2018 Wigan Warriors season

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.

Wigan Warriors 2018 season
Super League XXIII champions
Super League XXIII Rank2nd
Play-off resultChampions
Challenge CupQuarter Finals
2018 recordWins: 24; Draws: 0; Losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 740; Against: 417
Team information
ChairmanIan Lenagan
Head CoachShaun Wane
Captain
StadiumDW Stadium
Top scorers
TriesLiam Marshall (17)
PointsSam Tomkins (252)
Home colours
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Super League
Before kick-off at the Wollongong Showground between Wigan and Hull F.C. - the first Super League game to be played in Australia
Main article: Super League XXIII

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]

Matches
Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
2 February 2018 Salford Red Devils A 40–12 5,568
10 February 2018 Hull F.C. N 24–10 12,416
23 February 2018 Warrington Wolves A 10–16 12,012
2 March 2018 Widnes Vikings H 32–16 10,815
11 March 2018 Wakefield Trinity H 30–18 11,455
18 March 2018 Castleford Tigers A P–P Postponed due to frozen pitch and heavy snowfall.[3]
23 March 2018 Huddersfield Giants H 48–10 10,641
30 March 2018 St Helens A 18–21 17,980
2 April 2018 Hull KR H 44–6 10,977
7 April 2018 Catalans Dragons A 32–23 8,387
13 April 2018 Leeds Rhinos A 9–8 12,221
20 April 2018 Castleford Tigers H 28–12 11,866
26 April 2018 Widnes Vikings A 32–24 5,668
4 May 2018 Salford Red Devils H 30–0 10,733
19 May 2018 Warrington Wolves N 38–10 38,881
25 May 2018 Hull KR A 8–24 7,222
7 June 2018 Wakefield Trinity A 16–32 4,681
16 June 2018 Hull F.C. A 14–10 13,256
22 June 2018[lower-alpha 1] Castleford Tigers A 18–19 7,714
28 June 2018 Leeds Rhinos H 46–8 10,645
6 July 2018 Warrington Wolves H 13–12 13,249
12 July 2018 Huddersfield Giants A 20–12 5,264
19 July 2018 St Helens H 6–14 16,047
27 July 2018 Catalans Dragons H 25–20 10,656

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens 23 21 0 2 713 298 +415 42 Super 8s
2 Wigan Warriors 23 16 0 7 573 345 +228 32
3 Castleford Tigers 23 15 1 7 567 480 +87 31
4 Warrington Wolves 23 14 1 8 531 410 +121 29
5 Huddersfield Giants 23 11 1 11 427 629 −202 23
6 Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 534 544 −10 22
7 Wakefield Trinity 23 10 1 12 581 506 +75 21
8 Catalans Dragons 23 10 1 12 488 531 −43 21
9 Leeds Rhinos 23 8 2 13 431 527 −96 18 The Qualifiers
10 Hull KR 23 8 1 14 476 582 −106 17
11 Salford Red Devils 23 7 0 16 384 597 −213 14
12 Widnes Vikings 23 3 0 20 387 653 −266 6
Source:

Matches
Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
10 August 2018 Castleford Tigers H 24–22 10,293
18 August 2018 Catalans Dragons A 35–16 6,739
31 August 2018 St Helens A 30–10 14,061
6 September 2018 Wakefield Trinity H 25–10 9,959
14 September 2018 Warrington Wolves H 26–6 12,372
20 September 2018 Huddersfield Giants A 13–6 4,197
28 September 2018 Hull F.C. H 14–12 11,189

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens 30 26 0 4 885 408 +477 52 League Leaders Shield/Playoffs
2 Wigan Warriors 30 23 0 7 740 417 +323 46 Playoffs
3 Castleford Tigers 30 20 1 9 767 582 +185 41
4 Warrington Wolves 30 18 1 11 767 561 +206 37
5 Wakefield Trinity 30 13 1 16 747 696 +51 27
6 Huddersfield Giants 30 13 1 16 537 794 −257 27
7 Catalans Dragons 30 12 1 17 596 750 −154 25
8 Hull F.C. 30 11 0 19 615 786 −171 22
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2018. Source:

Grand Final Playoffs

Wigan finished second in the league, qualifying them for the Grand Final Play offs. Wigan beat Castleford Tigers in the semi-finals 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.
5 October 2018 Semi-final 2 Castleford Tigers H 14–0 13,461
13 October 2018 Grand Final Warrington Wolves N 12–4 64,892

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2018 Challenge Cup

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 quarter finals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.[7]

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
13 May 2018 Sixth Round Hull KR A 28–10 3,524
2 June 2018 Quarter Final Warrington Wolves A 0–23 10,213

Transfers

In
PlayerFromContractDateRef.
Gabriel Hamlin South Sydney Rabbitohs2 YearsOctober 2017[8]
Dan Sarginson Gold Coast Titans2 YearsDecember 2017[9]
Joe Greenwood Gold Coast Titans 3 ½ Years June 2018
Chris Hankinson Swinton Lions 2 ½ Years July 2018

Out
PlayerToContractDateRef.
Lewis Tierney Catalans Dragons2 YearsOctober 2017[10]
Nick Gregson Leigh Centurions1 YearOctober 2017[11]
Gabriel Fell Swinton Lions1 YearNovember 2017[12]
Kyle Shelford Swinton Lions1 YearOctober 2017[13]
Michael McIlorum Catalans Dragons2 YearsJanuary 2018[14]
Anthony Gelling New Zealand Warriors1 YearJanuary 2018[15]
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Sydney Roosters1 YearFebruary 2018
Joel Tomkins Hull KR 1 ½ Years June 2018

Loans Out
PlayerToContractDateRef.
Jake Shorrocks Salford Red DevilsOne Month LoanMarch 2018
James Worthington Toulouse OlympiqueOne Month LoanMay 2018
Joe Bretherton Toulouse OlympiqueOne Month LoanMay 2018

Squad
2018 Wigan Warriors Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 16 January 2018
Source(s): 2018 Squad Numbers

Notes
  1. Originally scheduled for 18 March 2018

References
  1. "Wigan Warriors - Scores & Fixtures - Rugby League". BBC Sport.
  2. "Super League Results". Sky Sports. October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Castleford P-P Wigan". 16 March 2018.
  4. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington". BBC Sport. 11 October 2018.
  5. Piercy, James (13 October 2018). "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. "Challenge Cup sixth round: Holders Hull FC drawn away to Featherstone Rovers". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018.
  7. "Challenge Cup: Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018.
  8. "Wigan Warriors sign Gabriel Hamlin from South Sydney Rabbitohs". Sky Sports. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. "Dan Sarginson: Wigan Warriors re-sign centre from Gold Coast Titans". BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. "Lewis Tierney: Scotland back joins Catalans Dragons from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. "Leigh Centurions sign young pair Jack Blagbrough and Nick Gregson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  12. "Gabe Fell returns to the Lions!". Swinton Lions. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. "Lions land Shelford from Wigan Warriors!". Swinton Lions. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  14. "Michael McIlorum: Catalans Dragons sign Wigan Warriors hooker on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  15. "Warriors sign former Wigan centre Anthony Gelling to one-year-deal". Newshub. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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