2019 Wigan Warriors season

Wigan Warriors 2019 season
Super League XXIV Rank	2nd
Challenge Cup	6th Round
2019 record	Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 699; against: 539
Team information
Chairman	Ian Lenagan
Head Coach	Adrian Lam
Captain	Sean O'Loughlin
Stadium	DW Stadium
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World Club Challenge

Main article: 2019 World Club Challenge

Winners of the 2018 Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors qualified to play 2018 NRL champions Sydney Roosters in the 2019 World Club Challenge. Wigan were beaten by the Australian side, retaining the title for the NRL.

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Att.
17th February 2019	Sydney Roosters	H	8–20		21,331

Super League

Main article: Super League XXIV

Wigan's form was split through the season. The previous year's Grand Final champions start the season in poor form winning only once in their first six games. Form improved towards the middle of the season, before a surge of good results towards the end of the season – losing only once in the last three months. Wigan finished second in the league for the second year in a row.

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Att.	Pos.
31st January 2019	St Helens	A	22–12		16'508
8th February 2019	Leeds Rhinos	H	34–16		11,230
24th February 2019	Hull F.C.	H	22–23		10,971
3rd March 2019	London Broncos	A	18–16		2,586
8th March 2019	Huddersfield Giants	H	6–14		10,114
15th March 2019	Warrington Wolves	A	12–25		13,106
24th March 2019	Salford Red Devils	A	30–22		4,770
31th March 2019	Catalans Dragons	H	42–0		11,106
5th April 2019	Castleford Tigers	A	28–38		6,830
12th April 2019	Wakefield Trinity	A	20–30		5,694
19th April 2019	St Helens	H	10–36		22,050
22nd April 2019	Salford Red Devils	A	30–26		4,017
27th April 2019	Castleford Tigers	H	6–4		10,058
2nd May 2019	London Broncos	H	18–8		9,907
18th May 2019	Catalans Dragons	N	16–33		31,555
25th May 2019	Warrington Wolves	N	14–26		30,057
8th June 2019	Hull KR	A	19–18		8,010
14th June 2019	Leeds Rhinos	A	23–14		13,105
21st June 2019	Huddersfield Giants	A	38–22		5,578
28th June 2019	Salford Red Devils	H	28–12		12,066
5th July 2019	Hull KR	H	52–10		11,042
12th July 2019	St Helens	A	10–32		17,088
18th July 2019	Wakefield Trinity	H	46–16		10,203
1st August 2019	Hull F.C.	A	15–14		10,153
9th August 2019	Hull KR	H	36–18		10,702
18th August 2019	Warrington Wolves	H	20–6		12,555
1st September 2019	Wakefield Trinity	A	24–16		5,805
6th September 2019	Catalans Dragons	H	46–12		10,804
12th September 2019	Castleford Tigers	H	26–8		11,001

Grand Final Playoffs

Finishing second in the league, Wigan qualified for the Grand Final Play-offs. The warriors won the qualifying final, but lost the in the semi-final and the preliminary final to finish third in the play-off series.

Date	Match	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Att.
20th September 2019	Qualifying Final	Salford Red Devils	H	18–12		9,247
27th September 2019	Semi-final 1	St Helens	A	10–40		14,508
4th October 2019	Preliminary Final	Salford Red Devils	H	4–28		9,858

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2019 Challenge Cup

As a "Super 8s" team of the 2018 Super League, Wigan Warriors entered the 2019 Challenge Cup in the sixth round where they we're subsequently knocked out by Warrington Wolves.

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Att.
12th May 2019	Sixth Round	Warrington Wolves	A	24–26		7,086

Transfers

In

Player	From	Ref.
Joe Bullock	Barrow Raiders
Zak Hardaker	Free Agent
Jarrod Sammut	London Broncos

Out

Player	To	Ref.
John Bateman	Canberra Raiders
Ryan Sutton	Canberra Raiders
Sam Tomkins	Catalan Dragons

Loans Out

Player	To	Ref.
Josh Woods	Leigh Centurions