2022 Wigan Warriors season

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Wigan Warriors 2022 season
2022 Challenge Cup champions
Super League XXVII Rank2nd
Play-off resultSemi-final
Challenge Cup Winners
2022 recordWins: 23; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 826; against: 503
Team information
Chairman Ian Lenagan
Head Coach Matt Peet
Captain
Stadium DW Stadium
Avg. attendance12,280
Agg. attendance159,623
High attendance19,210
Low attendance9,581
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevan French (31)
Goals Flag of England.svg Harry Smith (90)
Points Flag of England.svg Harry Smith (206)
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Home colours
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The 2022 season was the Wigan Warriors's 42nd consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.

Contents

Preseason friendlies

Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
23 January, 15:00 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park W42–12 Halsall (3), Mago, Miski, Shorrocks, Eckersley, Hanley Smith (4/6), Eckersley (1/2)927 [1]
29 January, 17:30 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W14–6 Field (2), Thornley Field (1/3)7,657 [2]

Super League

Regular season

Matches

  Win  Loss

  • All fixtures are subject to change
Date and timeMWVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
11 February, 20:001 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Craven Park W24–10 Bibby (2), Field, Marshall (2) Field, Hardaker 9,044 [3] Sky Sports [4]
18 February, 20:002 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H DW Stadium W34–12 Field (3), Powell (2), Farrell Field (3), Hardaker (3)12,575 [5] Sky Sports [6]
24 February, 20:003 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H DW Stadium W22–12 Farrell (2), Bibby, Bateman Hardaker (3)10,291 [7] [8]
5 March, 18:004 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Wallon W29–28 Field (2), Hardaker, Cust, Marshall Hardaker (4)
Drop-goals: Smith
5,466 [9] [10]
12 March, 18:005 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L0–287,481 [11] Sky Sports [12]
17 March, 20:006 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H DW Stadium W32–22 Hardaker, Farrell (2), Havard, Field Hardaker (6)10,042 [13] Sky Sports [14]
31 March, 20:007 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H DW Stadium W19–18 Field (2), Havard Hardaker (3)
Drop-goals: Smith
9,581 [15] Sky Sports [16]
15 April, 15:008 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L4–22 Field 17,980 [17] Sky Sports [18]
18 April, 15:009 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H DW Stadium W54–10 French (2), Singleton (2), Miski, Smith, Field (2), Cust Smith (9)11,621 [19]
24 April, 13:0010 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H DW Stadium W30–24 Field (2), Ellis, Farrell, Smith Smith (5)10,783 [20] Channel 4 [21]
29 April, 20:0011 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W40–24 Thornley (2), Field, Farrell, Marshall (2), Havard Smith (6)10,104 [22] Sky Sports [23]
13 May, 19:4512 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L22–32 Halsall (2), Nicholson (2) Smith (3)4,962 [24] Sky Sports [25]
21 May, 15:0013 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium L22–31 Bateman, Marshall, French, Farrell Smith (3)11,396 [26] [27]
4 June, 14:0014 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W32–12 Marshall (2), French, Miski, Bibby, Farrell Smith (4)6,497 [28] Channel 4 [29]
10 June, 20:0015 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W30–12 Smith, Marshall (2), French (3) Smith (3)5,944 [30] Sky Sports [31]
24 June, 20:0016 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H DW Stadium W40–6 Miski (4), Farrell, French, Field Smith (6)14,493 [32] [33]
3 July, 15:0017 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W46–22 Pearce-Paul (2), Marshall, Farrell, French (2), Miski (2) Smith (7)7,046 [34] [35]
9 July, 16:45 18 Saintscolours.svg St Helens N St James' Park L18–20 French (2), Farrell Smith (3)36,821 Sky Sports [36]
15 July, 20:0019 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H DW Stadium W60–0 French (7), Field (2), Marshall, Smith Smith (8)11,314 [37] [38]
21 July, 20:0020 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L12–42 French, Bibby Smith (2)13,368 [39] Sky Sports [40]
28 July, 20:0021 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H DW Stadium W46–4 French (3), Marshall (3), Cooper, Pearce-Paul, Mago Smith (5)11,032 [41] Sky Sports [42]
5 August, 20:0022 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H DW Stadium W32–6 Halsall, Bibby, Marshall (3), Field Smith (4)13,261 [43] Sky Sports [44]
14 August, 15:0023 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L12–30 Halsall, Field Smith (2)3,933 [45] [46]
19 August, 20:0024 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H DW Stadium W52–6 French (3), Cust, Smith, Bibby, Pearce-Paul, Farrell Smith (8)12,145 [47] [48]
26 August, 20:0025 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H DW Stadium W30–10 French (2), Field, Farrell, Marshall Smith (5)19,210 [49] Sky Sports [50]
29 August, 15:0026 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Craven Park L28–38 Partington, O’Keefe, Bibby, Halsall, McDonnell O’Keefe (4)7,315 [49] [51]
2 September, 20:0027 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H DW Stadium W48–4 Marshall (2), French (2), Smith, Ellis, Havard, Bibby Smith (8)13,275 [52] Sky Sports [53]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C, L)272106674374+30042Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 271908818483+33538
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271719613497+11635Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2716011539513+2632
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2714112577528+4929
6 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2714013700602+9828
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 27130145446207626
8 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 271201549860811024
9 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 271101650867516722
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 271001749764815120
11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2790185686649618
12 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique (R)27502242174532410Relegated to the Championship
Source:
(C) Champions; (L)
League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsRed CardsYellow CardsAttendanceTVReport
16 September, 20:00Semi-final Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H DW Stadium L8–20 Marshall, Powell Smith (0/3) Bateman Red card.svg 51'12,777 Sky Sports [54]

Challenge Cup

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Looking towards the Wigan end at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during the 2022 Challenge Cup Final
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
25 March, 19:35Round 6 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H DW Stadium W20–0 Byrne, Marshall, Bateman Hardaker (4)6,005 [55] Premier Sports [56]
10 April, 14:30Quarter-finals Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W36–6 Field (3), Havard, Hardaker, Farrell Hardaker (6)3,756 BBC Two [57]
7 May, 14:30Semi-finals Saintscolours.svg St Helens N Elland Road W20–18 Marshall (2), Cust, Farrell Smith (2)22,141 BBC One [58]
28 May, 15:00 Final Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants N Tottenham Hotspur Stadium W16–14 Smith, Field, Marshall Smith (2)51,628 BBC One [59]

Transfers

Matt Peet being confirmed as the new Wigan head coach ahead of the 2022 season Matt Peet Wigan Rugby League Coach Oct 2021.jpg
Matt Peet being confirmed as the new Wigan head coach ahead of the 2022 season

Gains

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaide Ellis St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 yearsJuly 2021 [60]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Patrick Mago South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Flag of Lebanon.svg Abbas Miski Broncoscolours.png London Broncos
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cade Cust Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2 YearsNovember 2021 [61]
Flag of England.svg Iain Thornley Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions November 2021 [62]
Flag of Brazil.svg Ramon Silva
Flag of England.svg Mike Cooper Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 1 yearJuly 2022 [63] [lower-alpha 1]

Losses

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of England.svg Jackson Hastings Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2 YearsApril 2021 [64]
Flag of England.svg Oliver Gildart May 2021 [65]
Flag of England.svg Dominic Manfredi RetiredAugust 2021 [66]
Flag of England.svg Amir Bourouh Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2 YearsAugust 2021 [67]
Flag of England.svg Tony Clubb RetiredSeptember 2021 [68]
Flag of England.svg Joe Bullock Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 3 YearsOctober 2021 [69]
Flag of England.svg Zak Hardaker ReleasedApril 2022 [70]

Squad

2022 Wigan Warriors Squad
First team squadCoaching staff
  • Flag of England.svg 27 Umyla Hanley FB
  • Flag of England.svg 28 Brad O'Neill HK
  • Flag of England.svg 29 Alex Sutton CE
  • Flag of England.svg 30 Matty Nicholson LF
  • Flag of Brazil.svg 31 Ramon Silva PR
  • Flag of England.svg 32 Junior Nsemba
  • Flag of England.svg 33 Zach Eckersley
  • Flag of England.svg 34 Logan Astey
  • Flag of England.svg 35 Jack Bibby
  • Flag of England.svg 36 Mike Cooper LF, PR
  • Flag of England.svg 37 Harvie Hill
  • Flag of England.svg 38 Ben O'Keefe (GK)
  • Flag of England.svg 39 Tom Forber

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • GK = Goal Kicker


Notes

  1. Cooper was originally scheduled to join Wigan in 2023 but was released by Warrington in July, and therefore able to join Wigan for the remainder of the 2022 season.

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