2018 Wigan Warriors season
Wigan Warriors 2018 season | ||||
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Super League XXIII champions | ||||
Super League XXIII Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Champions | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
2018 record | Wins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 740; against: 417 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Lenagan | |||
Head Coach | Shaun Wane | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | DW Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Liam Marshall (17) | |||
Points | Sam Tomkins (252) | |||
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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2018 season results in the Super League XXIII and 2018 Challenge Cup are shown below.
Super League
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Wigan generally kept to consistent good form throughout the 2018 league season. They won all seven Super 8s games and sixteen out of twenty-three in regular season. The Warriors went on to finish the season second.[1][2]
Regular season
[edit]Matches
[edit]Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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2 February 2018 | ![]() |
A | 40–12 | 5,568 | ||
10 February 2018 | ![]() |
N | 24–10 | 12,416 | ||
23 February 2018 | ![]() |
A | 10–16 | 12,012 | ||
2 March 2018 | ![]() |
H | 32–16 | 10,815 | ||
11 March 2018 | ![]() |
H | 30–18 | 11,455 | ||
18 March 2018 | ![]() |
A | P–P | Postponed due to frozen pitch and heavy snowfall.[3] | ||
23 March 2018 | ![]() |
H | 48–10 | 10,641 | ||
30 March 2018 | ![]() |
A | 18–21 | 17,980 | ||
2 April 2018 | ![]() |
H | 44–6 | 10,977 | ||
7 April 2018 | ![]() |
A | 32–23 | 8,387 | ||
13 April 2018 | ![]() |
A | 9–8 | 12,221 | ||
20 April 2018 | ![]() |
H | 28–12 | 11,866 | ||
26 April 2018 | ![]() |
A | 32–24 | 5,668 | ||
4 May 2018 | ![]() |
H | 30–0 | 10,733 | ||
19 May 2018 | ![]() |
N | 38–10 | 38,881 | ||
25 May 2018 | ![]() |
A | 8–24 | 7,222 | ||
7 June 2018 | ![]() |
A | 16–32 | 4,681 | ||
16 June 2018 | ![]() |
A | 14–10 | 13,256 | ||
22 June 2018[a] | ![]() |
A | 18–19 | 7,714 | ||
28 June 2018 | ![]() |
H | 46–8 | 10,645 | ||
6 July 2018 | ![]() |
H | 13–12 | 13,249 | ||
12 July 2018 | ![]() |
A | 20–12 | 5,264 | ||
19 July 2018 | ![]() |
H | 6–14 | 16,047 | ||
27 July 2018 | ![]() |
H | 25–20 | 10,656 |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 713 | 298 | +415 | 42 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | ![]() |
23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 573 | 345 | +228 | 32 | |
3 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 567 | 480 | +87 | 31 | |
4 | ![]() |
23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 531 | 410 | +121 | 29 | |
5 | ![]() |
23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | −202 | 23 | |
6 | ![]() |
23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 534 | 544 | −10 | 22 | |
7 | ![]() |
23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 581 | 506 | +75 | 21 | |
8 | ![]() |
23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 531 | −43 | 21 | |
9 | ![]() |
23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 441 | 527 | −86 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
10 | ![]() |
23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 476 | 582 | −106 | 17 | |
11 | ![]() |
23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 384 | 597 | −213 | 14 | |
12 | ![]() |
23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 387 | 653 | −266 | 6 |
Super 8s
[edit]Matches
[edit]Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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10 August 2018 | ![]() |
H | 24–22 | 10,293 | ||
18 August 2018 | ![]() |
A | 35–16 | 6,739 | ||
31 August 2018 | ![]() |
A | 30–10 | 14,061 | ||
6 September 2018 | ![]() |
H | 25–10 | 9,959 | ||
14 September 2018 | ![]() |
H | 26–6 | 12,372 | ||
20 September 2018 | ![]() |
A | 13–6 | 4,197 | ||
28 September 2018 | ![]() |
H | 14–12 | 11,189 |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 895 | 408 | +487 | 52 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 740 | 417 | +323 | 46 | |
3 | ![]() |
30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 767 | 582 | +185 | 41 | |
4 | ![]() |
30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 767 | 561 | +206 | 37 | |
5 | ![]() |
30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 747 | 696 | +51 | 27 | |
6 | ![]() |
30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 539 | 794 | −255 | 27 | |
7 | ![]() |
30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 596 | 750 | −154 | 25 | |
8 | ![]() |
30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 615 | 787 | −172 | 22 |
Grand Final Playoffs
[edit]Wigan finished second in the league, qualifying them for the Grand Final Playoffs. Wigan beat Castleford Tigers in the semifinals before beating Warrington Wolves, who had knocked them out of the Challenge Cup in the summer, to claim their fifth Grand Final championship.[4][5]
Date | Match | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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5 October 2018 | Semi-final 2 | ![]() |
H | 14–0 | 13,461 | |
13 October 2018 | Grand Final | ![]() |
N | 12–4 | 64,892 |
Challenge Cup
[edit]As a 2017 Super League Super 8s team, Wigan Warriors entered the 2018 Challenge Cup in the sixth round and were drawn against Hull KR.[6] Wigan beat Hull KR and progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.[7]
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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13 May 2018 | Sixth Round | ![]() |
A | 28–10 | 3,524 | |
2 June 2018 | Quarter Final | ![]() |
A | 0–23 | 10,213 |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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2 Years | October 2017 | [8] |
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2 Years | December 2017 | [9] |
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3 ½ Years | June 2018 | |
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2 ½ Years | July 2018 |
Out
[edit]Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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2 Years | October 2017 | [10] |
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1 Year | October 2017 | [11] |
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1 Year | November 2017 | [12] |
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1 Year | October 2017 | [13] |
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2 Years | January 2018 | [14] |
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1 Year | January 2018 | [15] |
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1 Year | February 2018 | |
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1 ½ Years | June 2018 |
Loans Out
[edit]Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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One Month Loan | March 2018 | |
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One Month Loan | May 2018 | |
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One Month Loan | May 2018 |
Squad
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Originally scheduled for 18 March 2018
References
[edit]- ^ "Wigan Warriors - Scores & Fixtures - Rugby League". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League Results". Sky Sports. October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Castleford P-P Wigan". 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington". BBC Sport. 11 October 2018.
- ^ Piercy, James (13 October 2018). "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Challenge Cup sixth round: Holders Hull FC drawn away to Featherstone Rovers". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors sign Gabriel Hamlin from South Sydney Rabbitohs". Sky Sports. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Dan Sarginson: Wigan Warriors re-sign centre from Gold Coast Titans". BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Lewis Tierney: Scotland back joins Catalans Dragons from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Leigh Centurions sign young pair Jack Blagbrough and Nick Gregson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Gabe Fell returns to the Lions!". Swinton Lions. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Lions land Shelford from Wigan Warriors!". Swinton Lions. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Michael McIlorum: Catalans Dragons sign Wigan Warriors hooker on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Warriors sign former Wigan centre Anthony Gelling to one-year-deal". Newshub. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.