2022 Wigan Warriors season
Wigan Warriors 2022 season | ||||
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2022 Challenge Cup champions | ||||
Super League XXVII Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Semi-final | |||
Challenge Cup | Winners | |||
2022 record | Wins: 23; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 826; against: 503 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Lenagan | |||
Head Coach | Matt Peet | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | DW Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,280 | |||
Agg. attendance | 159,623 | |||
High attendance | 19,210 | |||
Low attendance | 9,581 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Bevan French (31) | |||
Goals | Harry Smith (90) | |||
Points | Harry Smith (206) | |||
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The 2022 season was the Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.
Preseason friendlies
Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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23 January, 15:00 | Newcastle Thunder | A | Kingston Park | W | 42–12 | Halsall (3), Mago, Miski, Shorrocks, Eckersley, Hanley | Smith (4/6), Eckersley (1/2) | 927 | [1] |
29 January, 17:30 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 14–6 | Field (2), Thornley | Field (1/3) | 7,657 | [2] |
Super League
Regular season
Matches
Win Loss
- All fixtures are subject to change
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | |
6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
9 | Hull FC
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27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |
Play-offs
Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Red Cards | Yellow Cards | Attendance | TV | Report |
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16 September, 20:00 | Semi-final | Leeds Rhinos | H | DW Stadium | L | 8–20 | Marshall, Powell | Smith (0/3) | Bateman 51' | 12,777 | Sky Sports | [54] |
Challenge Cup
Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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25 March, 19:35 | Round 6 | Salford Red Devils | H | DW Stadium | W | 20–0 | Byrne, Marshall, Bateman | Hardaker (4) | 6,005[55] | Premier Sports | [56] |
10 April, 14:30 | Quarter-finals | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 36–6 | Field (3), Havard, Hardaker, Farrell | Hardaker (6) | 3,756 | BBC Two | [57] |
7 May, 14:30 | Semi-finals | St Helens | N | Elland Road | W | 20–18 | Marshall (2), Cust, Farrell | Smith (2) | 22,141 | BBC One | [58] |
28 May, 15:00 | Final
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Huddersfield Giants | N | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | W | 16–14 | Smith, Field, Marshall | Smith (2) | 51,628 | BBC One | [59] |
Transfers
Gains
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Kaide Ellis | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 years | July 2021[60] |
Patrick Mago | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ||
Abbas Miski | London Broncos | ||
Cade Cust | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 Years | November 2021[61] |
Iain Thornley | Leigh Centurions |
November 2021[62] | |
Ramon Silva | |||
Mike Cooper | Warrington Wolves | 1 year | July 2022[63][a] |
Losses
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Jackson Hastings | Wests Tigers | 2 Years | April 2021[64] |
Oliver Gildart | May 2021[65] | ||
Dominic Manfredi | Retired | — | August 2021[66] |
Amir Bourouh | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | August 2021[67] |
Tony Clubb | Retired | — | September 2021[68] |
Joe Bullock | Warrington Wolves | 3 Years | October 2021[69] |
Zak Hardaker | Released | — | April 2022[70] |
Squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Notes
- ^ Cooper was originally scheduled to join Wigan in 2023 but was released by Warrington in July, and therefore able to join Wigan for the remainder of the 2022 season.
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