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It meant Wigan repeated the feat of their 1994 side - 30 years on - of winning every major honour over a single campaign. Since 2022, Wigan have won seven major trophies under Peet - despite the ...
In Sky Sports end of season review, Wigan were praised for their academy, coaching setup, squad hunger, and utilisation of Bevan French. [2] The Guardian described the 2024 squad as one of the all time greats. [3] The 2024 Wigan team won the BBC Sports Team of the Year Award, seeing the club win for a second time after their first in 1994. [4]
Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League , the top tier of the British rugby league system . Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism in 1895.
Wigan Warriors lifting the Super League Trophy. By winning the Grand Final, Wigan Warriors won their second 'quadruple' since the 1993-94 season, having also won of the World Club Challenge, the Challenge Cup and the League Leaders' Shield. The quadruple has only been achieved elsewhere by Bradford Bulls in 2003 and St Helens in 2006. [9]
In the Grand Final Warrington Wolves faced Wigan Warriors and lost by 30–16. In 2016, the club's 140th year, the club reached the Challenge Cup final losing 10–12 to Hull F.C. but the Wolves went on to win the League Leader Shield against Hull F.C. at the KCOM Stadium , bringing the first piece of silverware back to the Halliwell Jones ...
Jack Farrimond made his Super League début for Wigan on 9 March 2024 against the London Broncos. [4] He played again in the return fixture on 21 June, this time scoring two tries and six out of six conversions. [5] Farrimond played in Wigan's Magic Weekend derby day victory 20–0 victory over St Helens. He was praised by head coach and media ...
Attendances have generally risen for the Wigan Warriors since the start of the 2002 season, averaging around 14,000 over the three seasons from 2006 to 2009. Aside from Grand Finals, the largest Super League attendance was recorded at the stadium in 2005 when Wigan Warriors played their local rivals, St Helens R.F.C. [53]
The win for Wigan Warriors secured a record 22nd Rugby league title while Warrington's 63 years wait to be crowned champions goes on. Post-Match. This match was Shaun Wane's last game as Wigan coach before going to Scotland Rugby Union, after 7 seasons as head coach of Wigan. It was also the last game before Sam Tomkins left for Catalans, and ...