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2018 Wigan Warriors season

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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2018 season results in the Super League XXIII and the 2018 Challenge Cup are shown below.

Play-off resultChampions
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2018 recordWins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 8
Quick facts Wigan Warriors 2018 season, Super League XXIII Rank ...
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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Preseason friendlies

Wigan had a pre-season tour in Australia ahead of hosting a Super League game at Wollongong Showground.[1]

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Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
17 February 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs A 8–18
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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

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 the regular season. The Warriors went on to finish the season second.[2][3]

Regular season

Matches

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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.[4]
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[a] 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
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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens 23 21 0 2 713 298 +415 42 Super League 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 13 441 527 −86 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
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Super 8s

Matches

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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
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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens (L) 30 26 0 4 895 408 +487 52 Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors (C) 30 23 0 7 740 417 +323 46
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 16 539 794 −255 27
7 Catalans Dragons 30 12 1 17 596 750 −154 25
8 Hull F.C. 30 11 0 19 615 787 −172 22
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Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Grand Final Playoffs

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.[5][6]

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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
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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.[7] Wigan beat Hull KR and progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.[8]

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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
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Transfers

In

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PlayerFromContractDateRef.
Australia Gabriel Hamlin South Sydney Rabbitohs2 YearsOctober 2017[9]
England Dan Sarginson Gold Coast Titans2 YearsDecember 2017[10]
England Joe Greenwood Gold Coast Titans 3 ½ Years June 2018
England Chris Hankinson Swinton Lions 2 ½ Years July 2018
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Out

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PlayerToContractDateRef.
Scotland Lewis Tierney Catalans Dragons2 YearsOctober 2017[11]
England Nick Gregson Leigh Centurions1 YearOctober 2017[12]
England Gabriel Fell Swinton Lions1 YearNovember 2017[13]
England Kyle Shelford Swinton Lions1 YearOctober 2017[14]
England Michael McIlorum Catalans Dragons2 YearsJanuary 2018[15]
Cook Islands Anthony Gelling New Zealand Warriors1 YearJanuary 2018[16]
New Zealand Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Sydney Roosters1 YearFebruary 2018
England Joel Tomkins Hull KR 1 ½ Years June 2018
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Loans Out

More information Player, To ...
PlayerToContractDateRef.
England Jake Shorrocks Salford Red DevilsOne Month LoanMarch 2018
England James Worthington Toulouse OlympiqueOne Month LoanMay 2018
England Joe Bretherton Toulouse OlympiqueOne Month LoanMay 2018
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Squad

More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
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

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Notes

  1. Originally scheduled for 18 March 2018

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