Wigan Warriors Wheelchair
| Club information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Cherry and Whites The Pies The Riversiders | ||
| Colours | Cherry and White | ||
| Founded | 2018 (As Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team) 2022 (As Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club) | ||
| Website | wiganwarriors.com | ||
| Current details | |||
| Ground(s) |
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| Chairman | Chris Brookes | ||
| Competition | Super League | ||
| 2023 | 3rd (Champions) | ||
 Current season | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Records | |||
| Championships | 1 (2023) | ||
| Challenge Cups | 0 | ||
| European Club Challenges | 0 | ||
The
History
Wigan Warriors formed their wheelchair team in early 2022, taking over Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team, and was granted Super League status for their inaugural season.[1][2] Wigan finished third in 2022 and lost to Halifax Panthers in the semi-finals.[3] The following year 'Wigan Warriors A' (the club's reserve side) entered the Championship finished second and as runners-up in the Championship Final.[4] Meanwhile, their first team won their inaugural league championship beating Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final after a consecutive third-place finish in regular season.[5] They lost their inaugural European Club Challenge to Catalans Dragons.[6]
Teams
The Wigan Warriors wheelchair rugby league team are one of 11 teams operated by Wigan Warriors, the others are:[7]
- Men's first team
- Men's Reserves
- Men's Academy (under 18s)
- Men's Scholarship (under 16s)
- College development squad (men and women aged 16–18)
- Women's first team
- Women's academy (under 19s)
- Physical disability
- Learning disability
- Wheelchair (mixed)
- Wheelchair A (wheelchair reserve team)
- Touch Rugby
Seaons
- Wigan Warriors
| Season | League | Challenge Cup |
European Club Challenge | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | |||
| 2022 | Super League | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 836 | 516 | 15 | 3rd | Lost in Semi-final | SF[8] | No Competition |
| 2023 | Super League | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 605 | 361 | 10 | 3rd | Champions | RR | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Super League | TBA | Runner-up | |||||||||
- Wigan Warriors A
| Season | League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | |
| 2023 | Championship | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 516 | 350 | 16 | 2nd | Lost in Championship Final |
Honours
Leagues
- Winners (1): 2023
References
- ^ "Wheelchair Super League expands to seven teams for 2022 in World Cup year". Total Rugby League. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Warriors launch Wheelchair team". Wigan Warriors. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Match Centre". Rugby-League.com.
- ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos 42 Wigan Warriors 50". RFL. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Wigan beat Leeds in Wheelchair Grand Final". BBC Sport. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "European Wheelchair Rugby League Club Championship: Catalans Dragons beat Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors announce groundbreaking record". Rugby League News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos to face Catalans Dragons in 2022 Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final". RFL. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2024.