2017 Wigan Warriors season
Wigan Warriors 2017 season | ||||
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Super League XXII Rank | 6th | |||
Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
Challenge Cup | Runners-up | |||
2017 record | Wins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 691; against: 668 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Lenagan | |||
Head Coach | Shaun Wane | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | DW Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Joe Burgess (26) | |||
Points | George Williams (153) | |||
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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2017 season results in the Super League XXII, 2017 Challenge Cup, and 2017 World Club Series are shown below.
World Club Series
As winners of the 2016 Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors qualified for the 2017 World Club Series. The game saw them play Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks whom they beat providing the Super League's first ever win in the tournament.[1]
Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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19th February 2017 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | H | 22–6 | 21,011 |
Super League
Wigan's Super League form was relatively poor durind the 2017 season. The years was the first time they had lost ten more games since 2009, and the first time they had failed to qualify for the play-offs since 2006.[2]
Regular Season
Matches
Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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11th February 2017 | Salford Red Devils | A | 26–16 | 6,527 | ||
22nd February 2017 | Widnes Vikings | A | 28–16 | 6,561 | ||
3rd March 2017 | Leigh Centurions | H | 20–0 | 15,699 | ||
9th March 2017 | Warrington Wolves | A | 38–16 | 11,250 | ||
18th March 2017 | Huddersfield Giants | H | 16–16 | 12,704 | ||
24th March 2017 | Hull FC | H | 20–22 | 12,319 | ||
31st March 2017 | Leeds Rhinos | A | 18–26 | 17,030 | ||
6th April 2017 | Castleford Tigers | H | 10–27 | 12,423 | ||
14th April 2017 | St Helens | H | 29–18 | 23,390 | ||
17th April 2017 | Wakefield Trinity | A | 16–10 | 4,640 | ||
23rd April 2017 | Catalans Dragons | H | 42–2 | 11,637 | ||
29th April 2017 | Castleford Tigers | H | 4–54 | 9,333 | ||
5th May 2017 | Salford Red Devils | H | 16–31 | 11,861 | ||
20th May 2017 | Warrington Wolves | N | 24–24 | 35,361 | ||
25th May 2017 | St Helens | A | 19–22 | 13,138 | ||
29th May 2019 | Wakefield Trinity | H | 30–42 | 13,110 | ||
3rd June 2017 | Wakefield Trinity | H | 26–39 | 10,333 | ||
8th June 2017 | Leigh Centurions | A | 34–50 | 7,080 | ||
23rd June 2017 | Huddersfield Giants | A | 16–16 | 5,718 | ||
2nd July 2017 | Widnes Vikings | H | 28–12 | 12,758 | ||
8th July 2017 | Catalans Dragons | A | 32–10 | 9,810 | ||
13th July 2017 | Warrington Wolves | H | 10–16 | 12,790 | ||
21st July 2017 | Leeds Rhinos | H | 34–0 | 15,119 |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 378 | +391 | 40 | Super 8s |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 553 | 477 | +76 | 30 | |
3 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 483 | +58 | 27 | |
4 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 576 | 500 | +76 | 26 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 572 | 509 | +63 | 26 | |
6 | St. Helens | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 420 | +96 | 25 | |
7 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 518 | +21 | 23 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 486 | +33 | 21 | |
9 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 426 | 557 | −131 | 20 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 689 | −220 | 15 | |
11 | Leigh Centurions | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 615 | −190 | 12 | |
12 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 359 | 632 | −273 | 11 |
Super 8s
Matches
Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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4th August 2017 | Leeds Rhinos | A | 16–32 | 13,579 | ||
11th August 2017 | Huddersfield Giants | H | 18–14 | 10,619 | ||
18th August 2017 | Salford Red Devils | H | 42–6 | 11,229 | ||
1st September 2017 | St Helens | A | 25–10 | 15,248 | ||
8th September 2017 | Hull F.C. | A | 30–22 | 11,291 | ||
17th September 2017 | Castleford Tigers | H | 20–38 | 15,706 | ||
23rd September 2017 | Wakefield Trinity | A | 0–32 | 5,155 |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Castleford Tigers (L) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 | Semi-finals |
2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 | |
3 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 714 | 655 | +59 | 35 | |
4 | St Helens | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 663 | 518 | +145 | 33 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 714 | 679 | +35 | 32 | |
6 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 691 | 668 | +23 | 31 | |
7 | Salford Red Devils | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 680 | 728 | −48 | 28 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 663 | 680 | −17 | 25 |
Challenge Cup
As a "Super 8s" team of the 2016 Super League, Wigan Warriors entered the 2017 Challenge Cup in the sixth round where they beat Championship's Swinton Lions. The quarter finals saw them beat local rivals Warrington Wolves by a single point.[3]. In the semi-finals Warriors beat Salford Red Devils,[4] before finishing runners-up at Wembley to Hull F.C.. The final was their first final since 2013.[5]
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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14th May 2017 | Sixth Round | Swinton Lions | A | 42–12 | 2,003 | |
17th June 2017 | Quarter Final | Warrington Wolves | A | 27–26 | 7,312 | |
30th July 2017 | Semi Final | Salford Red Devils | N | 27–14 | 10,796 | |
26th August 2017 | Final | Hull F.C. | N | 14–18 | 68,525 |
References
- ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks". February 19, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/competitions/super-league/results/2017-18
- ^ "Challenge Cup quarter-final: Warrington Wolves 26-27 Wigan Warriors". June 17, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Challenge Cup semi-final: Wigan Warriors 27-14 Salford Red Devils". July 28, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors". August 24, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.