2017 Wigan Warriors season

The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2017 season results in the Super League XXII, 2017 Challenge Cup, and 2017 World Club Series are shown below.

Wigan Warriors 2017 season
Super League XXII Rank6th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupRunners-up
2017 recordWins: 17; Draws: 3; Losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 691; Against: 668
Team information
ChairmanIan Lenagan
Head CoachShaun Wane
Captain
StadiumDW Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJoe Burgess (26)
PointsGeorge Williams (153)
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World Club Series
Main article: 2017 World Club Series

As winners of the 2016 Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors qualified for the 2017 World Club Series. The game saw them play Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks whom they beat providing the Super League's first ever win in the tournament.[1]

Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
19th February 2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks H 22–6 21,011

Super League
Main article: Super League XXII

Wigan's Super League form was relatively poor durind the 2017 season. The years was the first time they had lost ten more games since 2009, and the first time they had failed to qualify for the play-offs since 2006.[2]

Regular Season

Matches
Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
11th February 2017 Salford Red Devils A 26–16 6,527
22nd February 2017 Widnes Vikings A 28–16 6,561
3rd March 2017 Leigh Centurions H 20–0 15,699
9th March 2017 Warrington Wolves A 38–16 11,250
18th March 2017 Huddersfield Giants H 16–16 12,704
24th March 2017 Hull FC H 20–22 12,319
31st March 2017 Leeds Rhinos A 18–26 17,030
6th April 2017 Castleford Tigers H 10–27 12,423
14th April 2017 St Helens H 29–18 23,390
17th April 2017 Wakefield Trinity A 16–10 4,640
23rd April 2017 Catalans Dragons H 42–2 11,637
29th April 2017 Castleford Tigers H 4–54 9,333
5th May 2017 Salford Red Devils H 16–31 11,861
20th May 2017 Warrington Wolves N 24–24 35,361
25th May 2017 St Helens A 19–22 13,138
29th May 2019 Wakefield Trinity H 30–42 13,110
3rd June 2017 Wakefield Trinity H 26–39 10,333
8th June 2017 Leigh Centurions A 34–50 7,080
23rd June 2017 Huddersfield Giants A 16–16 5,718
2nd July 2017 Widnes Vikings H 28–12 12,758
8th July 2017 Catalans Dragons A 32–10 9,810
13th July 2017 Warrington Wolves H 10–16 12,790
21st July 2017 Leeds Rhinos H 34–0 15,119

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Castleford Tigers 23 20 0 3 769 378 +391 40 Super 8s
2 Leeds Rhinos 23 15 0 8 553 477 +76 30
3 Hull F.C. 23 13 1 9 541 483 +58 27
4 Salford Red Devils 23 13 0 10 576 500 +76 26
5 Wakefield Trinity 23 13 0 10 572 509 +63 26
6 St. Helens 23 12 1 10 516 420 +96 25
7 Wigan Warriors 23 10 3 10 539 518 +21 23
8 Huddersfield Giants 23 9 3 11 519 486 +33 21
9 Warrington Wolves 23 9 2 12 426 557 −131 20 The Qualifiers
10 Catalans Dragons 23 7 1 15 469 689 −220 15
11 Leigh Centurions 23 6 0 17 425 615 −190 12
12 Widnes Vikings 23 5 1 17 359 632 −273 11
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Super 8s

Matches
Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
4th August 2017 Leeds Rhinos A 16–32 13,579
11th August 2017 Huddersfield Giants H 18–14 10,619
18th August 2017 Salford Red Devils H 42–6 11,229
1st September 2017 St Helens A 25–10 15,248
8th September 2017 Hull F.C. A 30–22 11,291
17th September 2017 Castleford Tigers H 20–38 15,706
23rd September 2017 Wakefield Trinity A 0–32 5,155

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Castleford Tigers 30 25 0 5 965 536 +429 50 League Leaders Shield/Playoffs
2 Leeds Rhinos 30 20 0 10 749 623 +126 40 Playoffs
3 Hull F.C. 30 17 1 12 714 655 +59 35
4 St Helens 30 16 1 13 663 518 +145 33
5 Wakefield Trinity 30 16 0 14 714 679 +35 32 Eliminated
6 Wigan Warriors 30 14 3 13 691 668 +23 31
7 Salford Red Devils 30 14 0 16 680 728 −48 28
8 Huddersfield Giants 30 11 3 16 663 680 −17 25
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Challenge Cup
Main article: 2017 Challenge Cup

As a "Super 8s" team of the 2016 Super League, Wigan Warriors entered the 2017 Challenge Cup in the sixth round where they beat Championship's Swinton Lions. The quarter finals saw them beat local rivals Warrington Wolves by a single point.[3]. In the semi-finals Warriors beat Salford Red Devils,[4] before finishing runners-up at Wembley to Hull F.C.. The final was their first final since 2013.[5]

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
14th May 2017 Sixth Round Swinton Lions A 42–12 2,003
17th June 2017 Quarter Final Warrington Wolves A 27–26 7,312
30th July 2017 Semi Final Salford Red Devils N 27–14 10,796
26th August 2017 Final Hull F.C. N 14–18 68,525
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References
  1. "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks". February 19, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/competitions/super-league/results/2017-18
  3. "Challenge Cup quarter-final: Warrington Wolves 26-27 Wigan Warriors". June 17, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Challenge Cup semi-final: Wigan Warriors 27-14 Salford Red Devils". July 28, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors". August 24, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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