2014 Wigan Warriors season

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Wigan Warriors 2014 season
Super League XIX Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge Cup Quarter-finals
2014 recordWins: 20; draws: 1; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 796; against: 563
Team information
Chairman Ian Lenagan
Head Coach Shaun Wane
Captain
Stadium DW Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Joe Burgess (25)
Points Matty Smith (285)
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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2014 season results in the Super League XIX, 2014 Challenge Cup, and 2014 World Club Challenge are shown below.

Contents

World Club Challenge

As winners of the 2013 Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors qualified for the 2014 World Club Challenge. The game, which took place in Australia, saw Wigan lose to Sydney Roosters, champions of the 2013 NRL Grand Final. [1]

DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.
19 February 2017 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters A 14–3631,515

Super League

Regular season

Matches

DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Pos.Ref.
7 February 2014 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H8–2416,240 [2]
2 March 2014 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H46–2411,703 [3]
9 March 2014 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A 31–368,504 [4]
14 March 2014 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H34–2012,801 [5]
20 March 2014 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A 12–411,550 [6]
28 March 2014 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H22–1611,216 [7]
11 April 2014 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos H36–1410,680 [8]
18 April 2014 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A 33–1417,980 [9]
21 April 2014 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls H84–615,529 [10]
2 May 2014 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A 12–2818,139 [11]
9 May 2014 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A 44–1610,539 [12]
17 May 2014 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos N 18–1436,399 [13]
22 May 2014 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A 25–43,706 [14]
29 May 2014 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A 22–316,106 [15]
13 June 2014 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H46–611,914 [16]
18 June 2014 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings H48–811,638[ citation needed ]
22 June 2014 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A 28–364,069 [17]
27 June 2014 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H12–1620,224 [18]
5 July 2014 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos A 56–62,013 [19]
12 July 2014 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A 37–167,498 [20]
18 July 2014 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H56–1012,493 [21]
27 July 2014 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls A 8–166,535 [22]
31 July 2014 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H45–412,962 [23]
14 August 2014 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A 14–146,801 [24]
29 August 2014 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings A 10–246,223 [25]
5 September 2014 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H21–620,265 [26]
11 September 2014 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H24–2015,656 [27]

Source: [28]

Table

Super League XIX
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (L, C)271908796563+23338Play-offs
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 271818834429+40537
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271737785626+15937
4 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 271728814583+23136
5 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 271719793515+27835
6 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2715210685421+26432
7 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2714112733667+6629
8 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 271311361172511427
9 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 27103146276653823
10 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 27111156086958723
11 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2710215653586+6722
12 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 271011655775019321
13 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls (R)27801951298447210 [lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Championship
14 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos (R)27102643812377992
Source: [30]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration [29]

Play-offs

DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Ref.
18 September 2014Qualifying play-offs Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H57–48,562 [31]
2 October 2014Qualifying Semi-Final Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H16–1215,023 [32]
11 October 2014 Grand Final Saintscolours.svg St Helens N 6–1470,102 [33]

Source: [28]

Challenge Cup

After finishing second in the Super League XVI, Wigan Warriors entered the 2014 Challenge Cup at the fourth round. Last year's winners won in the fourth and fifth rounds before being eliminated by Castleford Tigers in the quarter finals.

DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.
4 April 2014Fourth Round Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams A 56–63,054
27 April 2014Fifth Round Hunsletcolours.svg Huntley Hawks H52–84,390
7 June 2014Quarter Final Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H4–168,736

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