Wigan Warriors Wheelchair
| Club information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Cherry and Whites The Pies The Riversiders | ||
| Colours | Cherry and White | ||
| Founded | Thursday 21st November 1872 (Club Founded) 2018 (Wheelchair team formed as Wigan and District Wheelchair RL team) 2022 (Wheelchair team officially becomes part of the Wigan Warriors club as Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League) | ||
| 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 | ||
Wigan Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League is an English wheelchair rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester and is the official wheelchair rugby league team of the Wigan Warriors club. The team competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League. 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.
History
[edit]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]
Teams
[edit]The Wigan Warriors wheelchair rugby league team are one of 11 teams operated by Wigan Warriors, the others are:[7]
- Men's first team
- Men's Reserves
- Men's Academy (under 18s)
- Men's Scholarship (under 16s)
- College development squad (men and women aged 16–18)
- Women's first team
- Women's academy (under 19s)
- Physical disability
- Learning disability
- Wheelchair (mixed)
- Wheelchair A (wheelchair reserve team)
- Touch Rugby
Seasons
[edit]- Wigan Warriors
| Season | League | Challenge Cup |
European Club Challenge | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 316 | 6 | 4th | Lost in semi-final | RU | Runners-up |
- Wigan Warriors A
| Season | League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Honours
[edit]Leagues
[edit]- Winners (1): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Wheelchair Super League expands to seven teams for 2022 in World Cup year". Total Rugby League. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Warriors launch Wheelchair team". Wigan Warriors. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Match Centre". Rugby-League.com.
- ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos 42 Wigan Warriors 50". RFL. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Wigan beat Leeds in Wheelchair Grand Final". BBC Sport. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "European Wheelchair Rugby League Club Championship: Catalans Dragons beat Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors announce groundbreaking record". Rugby League News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos to face Catalans Dragons in 2022 Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final". RFL. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2024.