Wigan St Patricks

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Wigan St. Patricks
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Club information
Full nameWigan St. Patricks
Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)St. Pats
ColoursBlack and white
Founded1910;114 years ago (1910)
Website Official Club Website
Current details
Ground(s)
CEO Flag of England.svg Jodie Whittle
CoachDave Ruddy, Richard Owen
CaptainMel Alker
Competition NCL Division One

Wigan St. Patricks is an amateur rugby league football club based in the Scholes area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The first team plays in the National Conference League Division One .

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In 1986, the club was one of ten founder members of the BARLA National Amateur League (now known as the National Conference League). [1]

The club is renowned for producing talented young players. More than 50 former St Pats players have gone on to play for the town's professional team, Wigan Warriors, [2] and many have gone on to play Test rugby league, the highest level, for Great Britain and England RL including Joe Egan, [3] Andy Gregory, John Fieldhouse, Joe Lydon, Andy Platt, Mike Gregory, Shaun Edwards, Martin Dermott, Shaun Wane, Ian Lucas, Phil Clarke, Chris Joynt, Mick Cassidy, Kris Radlinski, Sean O'Loughlin, Sam Tomkins, [4] Liam Farrell, Josh Charnley, Tom Davies. [5] and also Papua New Guinea international Lachlan Lam.

In 2014, St Pats reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, and were drawn against Leigh Centurions. Although St Pats were drawn at home, the club played the fixture at Leigh Sports Village, as their own ground did not meet the RFL's minimum requirements to host the fixture. St Pats were defeated 6–74. [6]

In January 2015, the club announced that they would not be taking part in the 2015 Challenge Cup, as "it was not in the players or clubs interest to enter the competition this year". Although cup matches against professional opposition usually generate a significant financial windfall for amateur teams, St Pats revealed they had made just £63 from their Challenge Cup game against Leigh in the previous year due to the costs of hosting the game at another venue. [7]

In 2017, St Pats' first round Challenge Cup tie against Leigh Miners Rangers was broadcast online on the BBC Sport website, and was the first time the opening round of the Challenge Cup had been shown live. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Macklin, Keith (13 May 1986). "Early kick-off for amateur pioneers". Times. London. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Heritage Numbers" (PDF). wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Andy (26 November 2012). "Joe Egan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "James Roby and James Graham go back to their Blackbrook roots". St Helens Star. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Bower, Aaron (30 January 2019). "Wigan docked two points before Super League opener over salary cap breach". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Parkinson, David. "Safe passage for Leigh Centurions". Leigh Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Club made just £63 from Challenge Cup tie against pro opposition". Love Rugby League. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "BBC To Show Early Challenge Cup Rounds". The Rugby Football League. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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