| Wigan Warriors 2018 season | |
| Year: | 2018 |
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| League: | Super League |
| League Champions: | Super League XXIII |
| League Rank: | 2nd |
| League Wins: | 23 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 7 |
| Points For: | 740 |
| Points Against: | 417 |
| Playoff Result: | Champions |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup Wins: | 1 |
| Cup Losses: | 1 |
| Ceo Title: | Chairman |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Top Tries: | Liam Marshall (17) |
| Top Points: | Sam Tomkins (252) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of Wigan Warriors seasons |
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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2018 season results in the Super League XXIII and 2018 Challenge Cup are shown below.
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 regular season. The Warriors went on to finish the season second.[1] [2]
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | 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.[3] | ||
| 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 | ||
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | 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 | ||
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.[4] [5]
| Date | Match | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2018 | Semi-final 2 | Castleford Tigers | H | 14–0 | 13,461 | |
| 13 October 2018 | Grand Final | Warrington Wolves | N | 12–4 | 64,892 | |
See main article: 2018 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.[6] Wigan beat Hull KR and progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.[7]
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2018 | Sixth Round | Hull KR | A | 28–10 | 3,524 | |
| 2 June 2018 | Quarter Final | Warrington Wolves | A | 0–23 | 10,213 | |
| Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | October 2017 | [8] | |||
| 2 Years | December 2017 | [9] | |||
| Joe Greenwood | Gold Coast Titans | 3 ½ Years | June 2018 | ||
| Chris Hankinson | 2 ½ Years | July 2018 |
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | October 2017 | [10] | |||
| 1 Year | October 2017 | [11] | |||
| Gabriel Fell | 1 Year | November 2017 | [12] | ||
| 1 Year | October 2017 | [13] | |||
| 2 Years | January 2018 | [14] | |||
| 1 Year | January 2018 | [15] | |||
| 1 Year | February 2018 | ||||
| Joel Tomkins | Hull KR | 1 ½ Years | June 2018 |
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Month Loan | March 2018 | |||
| One Month Loan | May 2018 | |||
| One Month Loan | May 2018 | |||