| Wigan Warriors 2020 season | |
| Year: | 2020 |
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| Font Colour: | White |
| League: | Super League |
| League Rank: | 1st |
| League Wins: | 14 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 5 |
| Points For: | 489 |
| Points Against: | 318 |
| Playoff Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup Wins: | 1 |
| Cup Losses: | 1 |
| Ceo Title: | Chairman |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Agg Attendance: | 48,889 |
| Avg Attendance: | 12,222 |
| High Attendance: | 15,040 |
| Low Attendance: | 10,333 |
| Top Tries: | Bevan French (17) |
| Top Goals: | Zak Hardaker (72) |
| Top Points: | Zak Hardaker (164) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of Wigan Warriors seasons |
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The 2020 season is Wigan Warriors's 40th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXV and the 2020 Challenge Cup.
The 2020 pre-season saw three matches played including a testimonial, against Leeds Rhinos, for academy graduate Liam Farrell who has been playing for the first team since the 2010 season.[1] The first match against the London Skolars was a continuation of an annual event between the Warriors and Skolars, resulting in a 70–6 win by the away side. The second match against the Leeds Rhinos resulted in a 10–22 loss for Wigan. The final match against derby rivals Leigh Centurions, ended in a 6–12 loss for the Warriors.
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Ref. |
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| 17 January 2020 | London Skolars | A | 70–6 | |||
| 19 January 2020 | Leeds Rhinos | H | 10–22 | [2] | ||
| 23 January 2020 | Leigh Centurions | 6–12 | [3] | |||
See main article: Super League XXV.
Source:[4]
| Date and Time | MW | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Position | TV | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January, 19:45 | 1 | Warrington Wolves | H | W | 16–10 | Hardaker (2) | 15,040 | 6th | [5] | ||||
| 7 February, 19:45 | 2 | Castleford Tigers | A | L | 12–16 | Hardaker (2) | 8,848 | 7th | Not Aired | [6] | |||
| 13 February, 19:45 | 3 | Toronto Wolfpack | H | W | 32–10 | Smith, French (2), Burgess, Farrell (2) | Hardaker (4) | 10,333 | 2nd | Sky Sports | [7] | ||
| 23 February, 19:45 | 4 | Hull FC | H | W | 26–12 | Hardaker (5) | 12,005 | 2nd | Not Aired | [8] | |||
| 1 March, 15:00 | 5 | Huddersfield Giants | A | W | 42–10 | Hardaker (5) | 6,574 | 1st | Not Aired | [9] | |||
| 8 March, 15:00 | 6 | Hull KR | H | W | 30–16 | Hardaker (5) | 11,511 | 1st | Not Aired | ||||
| 13 March, 19:45 | 7 | Salford Red Devils | A | L | 14–18 | Hankinson (3) | 4,796 | 1st | [10] | ||||
| 22 March, 15:00 | 8 | Catalans Dragons | H | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic: On 16 March the Super League and RFL announced the suspension of all games until 3 April.[11] | |||||||||
| 27 March, 19:45 | 9 | Wakefield Trinity | A | ||||||||||
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| 9 August, 15:15 | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | N | W | 23–22 | Hardaker, French, Marshall, Bibby | Hardaker (3) Drop-goals: Smith | 1st | Sky Sports | [14] | |||
| 16 August, 18:30 | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | N | W | 28–10 | Farrell, Manfredi, French (2), Bibby | Hardaker (4) | 1st | Sky Sports | [15] | |||
| 29 August, 16:15 | 10 | Catalans Dragons | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Postponed due to two Catalans Dragons players testing positive for COVID-19. Wigan's schedule was changed to play their round 18 tie against Castleford Tigers instead, who had been freed up in round 10 due to Toronto Wolfpack's earlier exit from the competition.[16] [17] NB: This match was set to be aired on Sky Sports. | ||||||||
| 29 August, 16:15 | 18 | Castleford Tigers | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 30–22 | Powell, Burgess, Farrell, Bullock, Flower | Hardaker (5) | 1st | Sky Sports | [18] | ||
| 3 September, 18:00 | 11 | Hull KR | N | Headingley Stadium | L | 18–34 | Powell, Hastings, Smith | Hardaker (3) | 3rd >> 4th | Sky Sports | [19] | ||
| 12 September, 17:00 | 12 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 28–18 | Gildart, French, Burgess (2), Powell | Hardaker (4) | 5,000 | 3rd | Sky Sports | [20] | |
| 25 September, 20:15 | 13 | Wakefield Trinity | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 28–16 | Hastings, French (2), Powell, Gildart | Hardaker (4) | 3rd | Sky Sports | [21] | ||
| 29 September, 19:45 | 14 | St Helens | N | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 0–42 | 4th | Sky Sports | [22] | ||||
| 9 October, 19:45 | 15 | Warrington Wolves | N | Headingley Stadium | W | 18–14 | Greenwood, Hardaker, Farrell | Hardaker (3) | 2nd | Sky Sports | [23] | ||
| 14 October | 16 | Toronto Wolfpack | A | Lamport Stadium | Fixture cancelled following Toronto Wolfpack withdrawal from the Super League 2020. | ||||||||
| 15 October, 17:30 | 10 | Catalans Dragons | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Postponed due to several Wigan Warriors players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was later cancelled as a revised date was unable to be arranged. NB: This match was set to be aired on Sky Sports. | ||||||||
| 23 October, 17:30 | 17 | Salford Red Devils | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 58–12 | Powell (2), Farrell (2), French (3), Hastings, Gildart (2) | Hardaker (9) | 2nd | Sky Sports | [24] | ||
| 30 October, 19:45 | 19 | St Helens | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 18–6 | Bibby, Leuluai, French, Hastings | Hardaker | 1st | Sky Sports | [25] | ||
| 6 November, 19:45 | 20 | Huddersfield Giants | N | Headingley Stadium | W | 19–6 | Powell, Hastings, Hardaker | Hardaker (3) Drop-goals: Hastings | 1st | Sky Sports | [26] | ||
| 8/9 November | 21 | Leeds Rhinos | Cancelled: Due to a significantly higher proportion of positive COVID-19 tests in the Hull KR squad, a decision was made to curtail the remainder of the season on 3 November. Select matches would still go ahead to enable all teams to have played a similar number of games.[27] | ||||||||||
| 12/13 November | 22 | Hull F.C. | |||||||||||
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November, 19:45 | Semi-final | Hull F.C. | H | DW Stadium | W | 29–2 | Burgess, Smith, Hardaker, Bibby, French | Hardaker (4) Drop-goals: Smith | Sky Sports | [28] | |
| 27 November, 20:00 | Grand Final | St Helens | N | KCOM Stadium | L | 4–8 | Bibby | Sky Sports | [29] |
See main article: 2020 Challenge Cup.
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5 April | Sixth round | Warrington Wolves | H | DW Stadium | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic: On 16 March the Super League and RFL announced the suspension of all games until 3 April. | ||||||
| 22 August, 14:30 | N | Cancelled: Due to the withdrawal of tier 2 and tier 3 clubs, and Toronto Wolfpack from the competition, all sixth round will be redrawn.[30] Wigan was one of the six teams to receive a bye to the quarter-finals.[31] NB: This match was set to be aired on BBC One.[32] | |||||||||
| 19 September, 17:00 | Quarter-final | Hull F.C. | N | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 36–4 | Powell, Farrell (2), French (2), Burgess, Gildart | Hardaker (4) | BBC Two | [33] | |
| 3 October, 14:30 | Semi-final | Leeds Rhinos | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–26 | Smith, Hardaker | Hardaker (2) | BBC One | [34] | |
| Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bibby | Salford Red Devils | 3 Years | June 2019 | [35] |
| George Burgess | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 Years | June 2019 | [36] |
| Mitch Clark | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | June 2019 | [37] |
| Jackson Hastings | 3 Years | July 2019 | [38] | |
| Kai Pearce-Paul | London Broncos | 4 Years | November 2019 | [39] |
| Brad Singleton | Toronto Wolfpack | 3 Years | September 2020 | |
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samy Kibula | 1 Year | September 2019 | [40] | ||
| Caine Barnes | September 2019 | ||||
| October 2019 | [41] | ||||
| 2 Years | October 2019 | [42] | |||
| 1 Year | October 2019 | ||||
| November 2019 | |||||
| 2 Years | November 2019 | [43] | |||
| Sam Grant | 1 Year | November 2019 | |||
| Mikey Fitz | Cronulla Sharks | 3 Years | November 2019 | ||
| Released | June 2020 | [44] |
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Woods | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | December 2019 | |
| 1 Year | December 2019 | |||