2018 Wigan Warriors season
Rugby league team 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.
Super League XXIII Rank2nd
Play-off resultChampions
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2018 recordWins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 8
| Wigan Warriors 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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Preseason friendlies
Wigan had a pre-season tour in Australia ahead of hosting a Super League game at Wollongong Showground.[1]
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2018 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
A | 8–18 |
Super League
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
| 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 | ||
Table
| 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 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Super 8s
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 (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 |
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]
| 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
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]
| 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
| Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabriel Hamlin | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 Years | October 2017 | [9] |
 Dan Sarginson |  Gold Coast Titans | 2 Years | December 2017 | [10] |
| Joe Greenwood |
Gold Coast Titans |
3 ½ Years | June 2018 | |
| Chris Hankinson |
 Swinton Lions |
2 ½ Years | July 2018 |
Out
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lewis Tierney | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | October 2017 | [11] |
| Nick Gregson |  Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | October 2017 | [12] |
| Gabriel Fell | Swinton Lions | 1 Year | November 2017 | [13] |
| Kyle Shelford | Swinton Lions | 1 Year | October 2017 | [14] |
| Michael McIlorum | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | January 2018 | [15] |
 Anthony Gelling |  New Zealand Warriors | 1 Year | January 2018 | [16] |
 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala |  Sydney Roosters | 1 Year | February 2018 | |
| Joel Tomkins |
Hull KR |
1 ½ Years | June 2018 |
Loans Out
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Shorrocks | Salford Red Devils | One Month Loan | March 2018 | |
| James Worthington |  Toulouse Olympique | One Month Loan | May 2018 | |
| Joe Bretherton | Toulouse Olympique | One Month Loan | May 2018 | |
Squad
Notes
- Originally scheduled for 18 March 2018