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2015 Wigan Warriors season

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2015 Wigan Warriors season
Super League XX Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge Cup6th Round
2015 recordWins: 21; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 874; against: 590
Team information
ChairmanIan Lenagan
Head CoachShaun Wane
Captain
StadiumDW Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJoe Burgess - 26
GoalsMatty Smith - 78
PointsMatty Smith - 176
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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

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Wigan score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
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

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Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
21 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 positions 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

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Matches

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
5/2/15 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 Sports
1/3/15 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 Sports
1/5/15 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 Sports
9/7/15 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

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 +281 33 Super League Super 8s
2 St Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 +162 32
3 Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 +176 31
4 Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 +144 28
5 Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 +42 26
6 Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 +96 24
7 Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 452 484 −32 22
8 Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 −13 20
9 Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 −47 19 The Qualifiers
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14 534 646 −112 18
11 Salford City Reds 23 8 1 14 447 617 −170 17
12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 −527 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Super 8's

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Matches

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
6/8/15 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 Sports
25/9/15 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 -

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 30 20 1 9 944 650 +294 41 Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 30 20 1 9 798 530 +268 41
3 Huddersfield Giants 30 18 2 10 750 534 +216 38
4 St Helens 30 19 0 11 766 624 +142 38
5 Castleford Tigers 30 16 0 14 731 746 −15 32
6 Warrington Wolves 30 15 0 15 714 636 +78 30
7 Catalans Dragons 30 13 2 15 739 770 −31 28
8 Hull F.C. 30 12 0 18 620 716 −96 24
Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

2015 play-offs

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
1/10/15 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

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FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 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 SF
1 Matthew Bowen FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB x FB FB FB
2 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 W
6 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 SO
7 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 SH
8 Dom Crosby P P L P P P P P P B P P P P P P P P P P P P
9 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 H
10 Ben Flower B B P B P P P P P B P P P P P P P P
11 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 SR
12 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 SR
13 Sean O'Loughlin L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L x L L L
14 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 C
15 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 x
16 Sam Powell B SH B SO SO B B B SO B B B B B B H B B B B B
17 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 B
18 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 x
22 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 W
23 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 B
24 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 B
26 Logan Tomkins H B x x x B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x
27 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 x
28 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 x
30 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 x
31 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 x
32 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 x
33 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 x
34 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 C
35 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

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV
15/5/15 Cup 6th Hull Kingston Rovers H DW Stadium L 12-16 J.Tomkins, Burgess Smith 2/2 4,677 -

Player appearances

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FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 6
1 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

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  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 10 October 2015.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Matthew Bowen Fullback N/A North Queensland Cowboys 22 9 31 0 98
2 Josh Charnley Winger N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 21 10 0 0 40
3 Anthony Gelling Centre N/A Auckland Vulcans 20 8 0 0 32
4 Dan Sarginson Centre N/A London Broncos 20 8 0 0 32
5 Joe Burgess Wing N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 29 26 0 0 104
6 George Williams Stand off N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 33 8 0 0 32
7 Matty Smith Scrum half N/A Salford Red Devils 33 4 78 4 176
8 Dom Crosby Prop N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 25 4 1 0 18
9 Michael McIlorum Hooker N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 32 2 0 0 8
10 Ben Flower Prop N/A Crusaders 19 3 0 0 12
11 Joel Tomkins Second row N/A Saracens (Rugby Union) 33 8 0 0 32
12 Liam Farrell Second row N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 28 13 0 0 52
13 Sean O'Loughlin Loose forward N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 20 2 0 0 8
14 John Bateman Second row N/A Bradford Bulls 31 9 0 0 36
15 Iain Thornley Centre N/A Sale Sharks (Rugby Union) 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sam Powell Scrum half N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 23 1 0 0 4
17 Tony Clubb Centre N/A London Broncos 26 2 1 0 10
18 Warriors Fans - - - - - - - -
20 Ryan Hampshire Fullback N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 15 4 12 0 40
22 Dominic Manfredi Wing N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 18 22 0 0 88
23 Lee Mossop Prop N/A Parramatta Eels 29 3 0 0 12
24 Taulima Tautai Loose forward N/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 1 0 0 4
25 Larne Patrick Second row N/A Huddersfield Giants 29 4 0 0 16
26 Logan Tomkins Hooker N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 9 0 0 0 0
27 Lewis Tierney Fullback N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 1 0 0 0 0
28 Ryan Sutton Prop N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 18 1 0 0 4
29 James Greenwood Prop N/A South Wales Scorpions 1 0 0 0 0
30 Rhodri Lloyd Prop N/A South Wales Scorpions 2 0 0 0 0
31 Connor Farrell Second row N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 7 0 0 0 0
32 Jamie Doran Stand off N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 0 0 0 0 0
33 Rob Lever Loose forward N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 0 0 0 0 0
34 Oliver Gildart Centre N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 7 4 0 0 16
35 Jake Shorrocks Scrum half N/A Wigan Warriors Academy 0 0 0 0 0

= Injured = Suspended

Transfers

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In

Player Previous Club Contract Date Signed
Samoa Taulima Tautai Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 Years May 2014
England Joel Tomkins Saracens Rugby 4 ½ Years June 2014
Wales Rhodri Lloyd Widnes Vikings Loan return September 2014
England Logan Tomkins Salford Red Devils Loan return September 2014
England James Greenwood London Broncos Loan return September 2014
Wales Larne Patrick Huddersfield Giants 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Lee Mossop Parramatta Eels 3 Years November 2014

Out

Player Signed for Contract length Date announced
Wales Andy Powell Retired N/A June 2014
Australia Blake Green Melbourne Storm 3 Years June 2014
England Darrell Goulding Hull Kingston Rovers 3 Years July 2014
England Jack Murphy Workington Town 2 Years October 2014
England Grant Beecham Swinton Lions 2 Years October 2014
England Ryan Powell Swinton Lions 2 Years November 2014
England Ben Austin Swinton Lions 1 Year November 2014
England Jack Hughes Huddersfield Giants 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Greg Burke Hull Kingston Rovers 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Scott Taylor Salford Red Devils 1 Year Loan November 2014
Wales Jordan James Swinton Lions / Wigan Youth Performance Coach 1 Year December 2014
Wales Gil Dudson Widnes Vikings 2 Years January 2015
United States Eddy Pettybourne Gold Coast Titans 2 Years January 2015

References

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