This article details the Wigan Warriors rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the Warriors' 20th season in the Super League.
Preseason friendlies LEGEND
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Wigan score is first. DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt 18/1/15 Pre Season Leigh A Leigh Sports Village L 14-18 Charnley, Hampshire, Burgess Smith 0/2, Hampshire 1/1 4,125 25/1/15 Pre Season St. Helens A Langtree Park L 12-28 Bateman, C.Farrell Smith 2/2 6,888
World Club Series LEGEND
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DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt21 February 2015 WCC Brisbane H DW Stadium L 12-14 L.Farrell, Burgess Smith 2/2 20,842
+ 2015 World Club Series Teams Wigan Warriors Brisbane Broncos 1. Matthew Bowen Fullback 1. Jordan Kahu 2. Josh Charnley Winger 2. Daniel Vidot 3. Anthony Gelling Centre 3. Aaron Whitchurch 4. Dan Sarginson Centre 4. Justin Hodges 5. Joe Burgess Winger 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. George Williams Stand off 6. Anthony Milford 7. Matty Smith Scrum half 7. Ben Hunt 8. Dom Crosby Prop 8. Josh McGuire 9. Michael McIlorum Hooker 9. Andrew McCullough 28. Ryan Sutton Prop 10. Adam Blair 11. Joel Tomkins 2nd Row 11. Alex Glenn 12. Liam Farrell 2nd Row 12. Sam Thaiday 14. John Bateman Loose forward 13. Corey Parker 17. Tony Clubb Interchange 14. Mitchell Dodds 24. Taulima Tautai Interchange 15. James Gavet 25. Larne Patrick Interchange 16. Joe Ofahengaue 26. Logan Tomkins Interchange 17. Kodi Nikorima Shaun Wane Coach Wayne Bennett
Super League
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Regular season Matches DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV5/2/15 Super League XX 1 Widnes A Halton Stadium D 22-22 J.Tomkins, Gelling (2), Burgess Smith 3/4 9,286 Sky Sports 13/2/15 Super League XX 2 Huddersfield H DW Stadium W 24-16 J.Tomkins (2), Bateman, McIlorum, Sutton Powell 0/1, Hampshire 2/4 12,448 Sky Sports1/3/15 Super League XX 3 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 20-22 Burgess, Mossop, Charnley, Williams Smith 2/4 7,632 - 6/3/15 Super League XX 4 Castleford A The Jungle L 14-42 Charnley (2), Smith Smith 1/3 7,772 -13/3/15 Super League XX 5 Hull FC H DW Stadium W 13-12 J.Tomkins, Sarginson Smith 2/2, Smith 1 DG 11,718 -20/3/15 Super League XX 6 Leeds A Headingley Stadium L 14-26 Smith, Burgess Smith 3/3 18,350 Sky Sports 27/3/15 Super League XX 7 Wakefield Trinity H DW Stadium W 52-10 L.Farrell (2), Smith, Manfredi (2), Gelling (3), Mossop Smith 7/8, Clubb 1/1 10,787 - 3/4/15 Super League XX 8 St. Helens H DW Stadium W 12-4 Manfredi, Burgess Smith 1/1, Hampshire 1/1 24,054 Sky Sports 6/4/15 Super League XX 9 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium L 18-24 Patrick, Hampshire, Burgess Hampshire 3/3 6,561 - 12/4/15 Super League XX 10 Catalans Dragons H DW Stadium W 34-0 Burgess (2), Sarginson, Manfredi (3), Gelling, Hampshire Hampshire 1/8 12,162 -16/4/15 Super League XX 11 Warrington H DW Stadium W 30-20 L.Farrell, Hampshire, Manfredi (3), Gelling Smith 3/6 14,175 Sky Sports 23/4/15 Super League XX 12 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 40-22 Crosby, Smith, Burgess (3), Manfredi, Mossop Smith 6/7 3,107 Sky Sports1/5/15 Super League XX 13 Hull Kingston Rovers H DW Stadium W 60-0 Crosby, Burgess (3), L.Farrell, J.Tomkins, Williams (2), Sarginson, Manfredi, Tautai Smith 8/11 11,468 Sky Sports 8/5/15 Super League XX 14 Castleford H DW Stadium W 28-0 Burgess, McIlorum, Sarginson, Manfredi Smith 6/6 15,022 - 23/5/15 Super League XX 15 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16-58 Charnley, Sarginson, Burgess Smith 2/3 10,423 Sky Sports 30/5/15 Magic Weekend 16 Leeds N St James' Park W 27-12 Sarginson, Williams, Burgess, Bowen (2) Smith 2/4, Crosby 1/1, Smith 1 DG 40,871 Sky Sports 7/6/15 Super League XX 17 Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium W 32-18 Burgess, L.Farrell (2), Charnley (2), Bateman Smith 4/6 7,307 - 12/6/15 Super League XX 18 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 14-30 Sarginson, Burgess, J.Tomkins Smith 1/3 15,500 Sky Sports 19/6/15 Super League XX 19 Salford H DW Stadium W 19-12 Burgess, L.Farrell, Sarginson Smith 3/3, Smith 1 DG 13,710 -2/7/15 Super League XX 20 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 6-17 Manfredi Bowen 1/1 10,504 Sky Sports9/7/15 Super League XX 21 Leeds H DW Stadium W 26-24 L.Farrell, O'Loughlin, Bowen, Charnley Smith 5/5 15,009 Sky Sports 17/7/15 Super League XX 22 Widnes H DW Stadium W 20-10 Charnley, Burgess, Hampshire, Gelling Smith 2/4 13,194 - 23/7/15 Super League XX 23 Hull FC A KC Stadium W 48-12 Burgess, Bateman, Powell, Williams, Bowen (2), O'Loughlin, Crosby Smith 8/8 10,787 Sky Sports
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Super 8's Matches DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV6/8/15 Super League XX S1 Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium W 30-22 L.Farrell, Manfredi, Williams, Patrick, Crosby Smith 5/5 11,448 Sky Sports 14/8/15 Super League XX S2 Leeds A Headingley Stadium L 18-25 L.Farrell (2), Bateman, Manfredi Smith 0/2, Bowen 1/1 15,026 Sky Sports 21/8/15 Super League XX S3 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 28-0 L.Farrell, Clubb, Bateman (2), Gildart Bowen 4/5 10,095 Sky Sports 5/9/15 Super League XX S4 Catalans Dragons N The Den W 42-16 Flower, Bowen (2), Gildart, Charnley, Patrick, Manfredi Bowen 7/7 8,101 - 11/9/15 Super League XX S5 Hull FC H DW Stadium W 30-24 Gildart, Charnley, Bateman, Flower, Burgess Hampshire 5/5 12,028 - 18/9/15 Super League XX S6 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 14-18 J.Tomkins, Williams Bowen 3/3 15,808 Sky Sports25/9/15 Super League XX S7 Castleford H DW Stadium W 47-12 Manfredi (4), Bowen, Gildart, Williams, Burgess, Patrick Bowen 5/9, Smith 1 DG 15,070 -
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2015 play-offs DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV1/10/15 Super League XX Semi Final Huddersfield H DW Stadium W 32-8 Flower, Bateman (2), Manfredi, Clubb Bowen 6/6 10,035 Sky Sports 10/10/15 Super League XX Grand Final Leeds N Old Trafford L 20-22 Burgess, Manfredi, Bowen Bowen 4/4 73,512 Sky Sports
Player appearances FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 SF1 Matthew Bowen FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB x FB FB FB2 Josh Charnley W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 3 Anthony Gelling C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C B 4 Dan Sarginson C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 5 Joe Burgess W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W C W6 George Williams SO SO B B SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO B SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO7 Matty Smith SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH8 Dom Crosby P P L P P P P P P B P P P P P P P P P P P P9 Michael McIlorum H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H10 Ben Flower B B P B P P P P P B P P P P P P P P11 Joel Tomkins C C C SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR C C C C C C C SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR12 Liam Farrell SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR13 Sean O'Loughlin L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L x L L L14 John Bateman SR SR L L B L L L SR L L SR SR SR SR SR SR SR C C C C C C C SR C C15 Iain Thornley x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x16 Sam Powell B SH B SO SO B B B SO B B B B B B H B B B B B17 Tony Clubb B B B P B P P P B B B B B B B B B P B B B B B B18 Warriors Fans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -20 Ryan Hampshire x SO FB x x x FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB B FB B FB x x x22 Dominic Manfredi x x x W x W W W x W W W W W W W W W W W x x W W23 Lee Mossop B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P B B B B P B B B B B B B24 Taulima Tautai B P B B B B B P P B B B B B B B B B B B P B B B L 25 Larne Patrick B B B B L B B B L B L B SR SR B B B B B B B B SR x SR B B26 Logan Tomkins H B x x x B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x27 Lewis Tierney x x x x x x x x W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x28 Ryan Sutton P P P P B B B B B B B B L B B B 29 James Greenwood x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x30 Rhodri Lloyd x x x x x x x x x x x x x SR B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x31 Connor Farrell x B SR x x B B x B x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x B x x x32 Jamie Doran x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x33 Rob Lever x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x34 Oliver Gildart x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x C C C C C C35 Jake Shorrocks x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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Challenge Cup
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DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTV15/5/15 Cup 6th Hull Kingston Rovers H DW Stadium L 12-16 J.Tomkins, Burgess Smith 2/2 4,677 -
Player appearances FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer61 Matthew Bowen 2 Josh Charnley W 3 Anthony Gelling 4 Dan Sarginson C 5 Joe Burgess W 6 George Williams SO 7 Matty Smith SH 8 Dom Crosby P 9 Michael McIlorum H 10 Ben Flower 11 Joel Tomkins C 12 Liam Farrell SR 13 Sean O'Loughlin L 14 John Bateman SR 15 Ian Thornley x 16 Sam Powell B 17 Tony Clubb 18 Warriors Fans x 20 Ryan Hampshire FB 22 Dominic Manfredi x 23 Lee Mossop P 24 Taulima Tautai B 25 Larne Patrick B 26 Logan Tomkins x 27 Lewis Tierney x 28 Ryan Sutton B 29 James Greenwood x 30 Rhodri Lloyd x 31 Connor Farrell x 32 Jamie Doran x 33 Rob Lever x 34 Oliver Gildart x 35 Jake Shorrocks x
Squad statistics
Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 10 October 2015.
NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1Matthew Bowen FullbackN/A North Queensland Cowboys229310982Josh Charnley WingerN/A Wigan Warriors Academy211000403Anthony Gelling CentreN/A Auckland Vulcans20800324Dan Sarginson CentreN/A London Broncos20800325Joe Burgess WingN/A Wigan Warriors Academy2926001046George Williams Stand offN/A Wigan Warriors Academy33800327Matty Smith Scrum halfN/A Salford Red Devils3347841768Dom Crosby PropN/A Wigan Warriors Academy25410189Michael McIlorum HookerN/A Wigan Warriors Academy32200810Ben Flower PropN/A Crusaders193001211Joel Tomkins Second rowN/A Saracens (Rugby Union)338003212Liam Farrell Second rowN/A Wigan Warriors Academy2813005213Sean O'Loughlin Loose forwardN/A Wigan Warriors Academy20200814John Bateman Second rowN/A Bradford Bulls319003615Iain Thornley CentreN/A Sale Sharks (Rugby Union)0000016Sam Powell Scrum halfN/A Wigan Warriors Academy23100417Tony Clubb CentreN/A London Broncos262101018Warriors Fans -- ------20Ryan Hampshire FullbackN/A Wigan Warriors Academy1541204022Dominic Manfredi WingN/A Wigan Warriors Academy1822008823Lee Mossop PropN/A Parramatta Eels293001224Taulima Tautai Loose forwardN/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats27100425Larne Patrick Second rowN/A Huddersfield Giants294001626Logan Tomkins HookerN/A Wigan Warriors Academy9000027Lewis Tierney FullbackN/A Wigan Warriors Academy1000028Ryan Sutton PropN/A Wigan Warriors Academy18100429James Greenwood PropN/A South Wales Scorpions1000030Rhodri Lloyd PropN/A South Wales Scorpions2000031Connor Farrell Second rowN/A Wigan Warriors Academy7000032Jamie Doran Stand offN/A Wigan Warriors Academy0000033Rob Lever Loose forwardN/A Wigan Warriors Academy0000034Oliver Gildart CentreN/A Wigan Warriors Academy74001635Jake Shorrocks Scrum halfN/A Wigan Warriors Academy00000
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Player Previous club Contract Date signed Taulima Tautai Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 Years May 2014 Joel Tomkins Saracens Rugby 4 ½ Years June 2014 Rhodri Lloyd Widnes Vikings Loan return September 2014 Logan Tomkins Salford Red Devils Loan return September 2014 James Greenwood London Broncos Loan return September 2014 Larne Patrick Huddersfield Giants 1 Year Loan November 2014 Lee Mossop Parramatta Eels 3 Years November 2014
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