The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2018 season results in the Super League XXIII and the 2018 Challenge Cup are shown below.
Preseason friendlies Wigan had a pre-season tour in Australia ahead of hosting a Super League game at Wollongong Showground.
DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt. 17 February 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs A 8–18
Super League
Wigan generally kept to consistent good form throughout the 2018 league season. They won all seven Super 8s games and sixteen out of twenty-three in the regular season. The Warriors went on to finish the season second.
Regular season
Matches DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Pos. 2 February 2018 Salford Red Devils A 40–12 5,568 10 February 2018 Hull F.C. N 24–10 12,416 23 February 2018 Warrington Wolves A 10–16 12,012 2 March 2018 Widnes Vikings H 32–16 10,815 11 March 2018 Wakefield Trinity H 30–18 11,455 18 March 2018 Castleford Tigers A P–P Postponed due to frozen pitch and heavy snowfall. 23 March 2018 Huddersfield Giants H 48–10 10,641 30 March 2018 St Helens A 18–21 17,980 2 April 2018 Hull KR H 44–6 10,977 7 April 2018 Catalans Dragons A 32–23 8,387 13 April 2018 Leeds Rhinos A 9–8 12,221 20 April 2018 Castleford Tigers H 28–12 11,866 26 April 2018 Widnes Vikings A 32–24 5,668 4 May 2018 Salford Red Devils H 30–0 10,733 19 May 2018 Warrington Wolves N 38–10 38,881 25 May 2018 Hull KR A 8–24 7,222 7 June 2018 Wakefield Trinity A 16–32 4,681 16 June 2018 Hull F.C. A 14–10 13,256 22 June 2018 Castleford Tigers A 18–19 7,714 28 June 2018 Leeds Rhinos H 46–8 10,645 6 July 2018 Warrington Wolves H 13–12 13,249 12 July 2018 Huddersfield Giants A 20–12 5,264 19 July 2018 St Helens H 6–14 16,047 27 July 2018 Catalans Dragons H 25–20 10,656
Table
Super 8s
Matches DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Pos. 10 August 2018 Castleford Tigers H 24–22 10,293 18 August 2018 Catalans Dragons A 35–16 6,739 31 August 2018 St Helens A 30–10 14,061 6 September 2018 Wakefield Trinity H 25–10 9,959 14 September 2018 Warrington Wolves H 26–6 12,372 20 September 2018 Huddersfield Giants A 13–6 4,197 28 September 2018 Hull F.C. H 14–12 11,189
Table
Grand Final Playoffs Wigan finished second in the league, qualifying them for the Grand Final Playoffs. Wigan beat Castleford Tigers in the semifinals before beating Warrington Wolves, who had knocked them out of the Challenge Cup in the summer, to claim their fifth Grand Final championship.
DateMatchOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.5 October 2018Semi-final 2 Castleford TigersH14–0 13,46113 October 2018Grand Final Warrington WolvesN12–4 64,892
Challenge Cup
As a 2017 Super League Super 8s team, Wigan Warriors entered the 2018 Challenge Cup in the sixth round and were drawn against Hull KR. Wigan beat Hull KR and progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.
DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.13 May 2018Sixth Round Hull KRA28–10 3,524 2 June 2018Quarter Final Warrington WolvesA0–23 10,213
Transfers
In Player From Contract Date Ref. Gabriel Hamlin South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 Years October 2017 Dan Sarginson Gold Coast Titans 2 Years December 2017 Joe Greenwood Gold Coast Titans3 ½ Years June 2018 Chris Hankinson Swinton Lions 2 ½ YearsJuly 2018
Out Player To Contract Date Ref. Lewis Tierney Catalans Dragons 2 Years October 2017 Nick Gregson Leigh Centurions 1 Year October 2017 Gabriel Fell Swinton Lions 1 Year November 2017 Kyle Shelford Swinton Lions 1 Year October 2017 Michael McIlorum Catalans Dragons 2 Years January 2018 Anthony Gelling New Zealand Warriors 1 Year January 2018 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Sydney Roosters 1 Year February 2018 Joel Tomkins Hull KR1 ½ YearsJune 2018
Loans Out Player To Contract Date Ref. Jake Shorrocks Salford Red Devils One Month Loan March 2018 James Worthington Toulouse Olympique One Month Loan May 2018 Joe Bretherton Toulouse Olympique One Month Loan May 2018
Squad
Notes
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