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The DW Stadium is shared by Wigan Warriors Rugby League club and Wigan Athletic Football Club: the football club are soon to become owners but as a guarantee to Wigan Rugby League, the rugby club was given a 50-year lease [20] on the stadium so that the club could still use the stadium, as part of a stadium share, when Whelan sold the club in 2007.
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.
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 ...
Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1872, the club was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, and competed in the inaugural season of the Northern Union's league championship. Since then, more than 1,100 players have appeared for the club's first team.
Wigan remain focused on repeating Super League glory but the World Club Challenge is a major incentive, says boss Matt Peet.
Rugby union (pre-29 August 1895), and rugby league footballers who have played for Wigan Warriors (Wigan 1872–1996), see List of Wigan Warriors players Contents Top
Wigan Warriors will face Barrow Raiders and London Broncos in Group 4. The top two teams from each group will go through to the quarter-finals. Full men's Challenge Cup third-round draw.
The following season, Wigan won the League Leaders' Shield after winning 20 games of 27 in regular season; and, on 14 October, Peet coached Wigan to their 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons securing the league title for the first time since 2018 and qualifying for the World Club Challenge. [11] Peet's Wigan hosted ...