2017 Wigan Warriors season explained

Wigan Warriors 2017 season
Year:2017
Team Colour:
  1. DC143C
Font Colour:White
League:Super League
League Rank:6th
League Wins:14
League Draws:3
League Losses:13
Points For:691
Points Against:668
Playoff Result:Did not qualify
Cup:Challenge Cup
Cup Result:Runners-up
Cup Wins:3
Cup Losses:1
Ceo Title:Chairman
Coach Title:Head Coach
Top Tries:Joe Burgess (26)
Top Points:George Williams (153)
List:yes
List Link:List of Wigan Warriors seasons

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.

World Club Series

See 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 World Club Series era of the tournament.[1]

Super League

See main article: Super League XXII. Wigan's Super League form was relatively poor during the 2017 season. The year 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

DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Pos.
11 February 2017 Salford Red DevilsA26–166,527
22 February 2017 Widnes VikingsA28–166,561
3 March 2017 Leigh CenturionsH20–015,699
9 March 2017 Warrington WolvesA38–1611,250
18 March 2017 Huddersfield GiantsH16–1612,704
24 March 2017 Hull FCH20–2212,319
31 March 2017 Leeds RhinosA18–2617,030
6 April 2017 Castleford TigersH10–2712,423
14 April 2017 St HelensH29–1823,390
17 April 2017 Wakefield TrinityA16–104,640
23 April 2017 Catalans DragonsH42–2211,637
29 April 2017 Castleford TigersH4–549,333
5 May 2017 Salford Red DevilsH16–3111,861
20 May 2017 Warrington WolvesN24–2435,361
25 May 2017 St HelensA19–2213,138
29 May 2019 Wakefield TrinityH30–4213,110
3 June 2017 Wakefield TrinityH26–3910,333
8 June 2017 Leigh CenturionsA34–507,080
23 June 2017 Huddersfield GiantsA16–165,718
2 July 2017 Widnes VikingsH28–1212,758
8 July 2017 Catalans DragonsA32–109,810
13 July 2017 Warrington WolvesH10–1612,790
21 July 2017 Leeds RhinosH34–015,119

Table

Super 8s

Matches

DateOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.Pos.
4 August 2017 Leeds RhinosA16–3213,579
11 August 2017 Huddersfield GiantsH18–1410,619
18 August 2017 Salford Red DevilsH42–611,229
1 September 2017 St HelensA25–1015,248
8 September 2017 Hull F.C.A30–2211,291
17 September 2017 Castleford TigersH20–3815,706
23 September 2017 Wakefield TrinityA0–325,155

Table

Challenge Cup

See 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]

DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.
14 May 2017Sixth Round Swinton LionsA42–122,003
17 June 2017Quarter Final Warrington WolvesA27–267,312
30 July 2017Semi Final Salford Red DevilsN27–1410,796
26 August 2017Final Hull F.C.N14–1868,525

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks. 19 February 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Super League Results . Sky Sports . 28 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Challenge Cup quarter-final: Warrington Wolves 26-27 Wigan Warriors. 17 June 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Challenge Cup semi-final: Wigan Warriors 27-14 Salford Red Devils. 28 July 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors. 24 August 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.