Club information | |||
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Full name | Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | The Cherry and Whites The Pies The Riversiders | ||
Colours | Cherry and White | ||
Founded | 2018 2022 (As Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club) | (As Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team)||
Website | wiganwarriors.com | ||
Current details | |||
Ground(s) | |||
Chairman | Chris Brookes | ||
Competition | Super League | ||
2023 | 3rd (Champions) | ||
Current season | |||
Uniforms | |||
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Records | |||
Championships | 1 (2023) | ||
Challenge Cups | 0 | ||
European Club Challenges | 0 |
The Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club has played its home games at the Robin Park Arena since its formation in 2018 when it was under the name "Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team" until being taken over by Wigan Warriors in 2022.
Wigan Warriors formed their wheelchair team in early 2022, taking over Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team, and was granted Super League status for their inaugural season. [1] [2] Wigan finished third in 2022 and lost to Halifax Panthers in the semi-finals. [3] The following year 'Wigan Warriors A' (the club's reserve side) entered the Championship finished second and as runners-up in the Championship Final. [4] Meanwhile, their first team won their inaugural league championship beating Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final after a consecutive third-place finish in regular season. [5] They lost their inaugural European Club Challenge to Catalans Dragons. [6]
The Wigan Warriors wheelchair rugby league team are one of 11 teams operated by Wigan Warriors, the others are: [7]
Season | League | Challenge Cup | European Club Challenge | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | |||
2022 | Super League | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 836 | 516 | 15 | 3rd | Lost in Semi-final | SF [8] | No Competition |
2023 | Super League | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 605 | 361 | 10 | 3rd | Champions | RR | Did not qualify |
2024 | Super League | TBA | Runner-up |
Season | League | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | |
2023 | Championship | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 516 | 350 | 16 | 2nd | Lost in Championship Final |
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