2017 Wigan Warriors season

Wigan Warriors 2017 season
Wigan Warriors 2017 season
Super League XXII Rank	6th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Runners-up
2017 record	Wins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 14
Points scored	For: 691; against: 668
Team information
Chairman	Ian Lenagan
Head Coach	Shaun Wane
Captain	Sean O'Loughlin;
Stadium	DW Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Joe Burgess (26)
Points	George Williams (153)

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 Challenge

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]

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Att.
19 February 2017	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	H	22–6		21,011

Super League

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att.
11 February 2017	Salford Red Devils	A	26–16	6,527
22 February 2017	Widnes Vikings	A	28–16	6,561
3 March 2017	Leigh Centurions	H	20–0	15,699
9 March 2017	Warrington Wolves	A	38–16	11,250
18 March 2017	Huddersfield Giants	H	16–16	12,704
24 March 2017	Hull FC	H	20–22	12,319
31 March 2017	Leeds Rhinos	A	18–26	17,030
6 April 2017	Castleford Tigers	H	10–27	12,423
14 April 2017	St Helens	H	29–18	23,390
17 April 2017	Wakefield Trinity	A	16–10	4,640
23 April 2017	Catalans Dragons	H	42–22	11,637
29 April 2017	Castleford Tigers	H	4–54	9,333
5 May 2017	Salford Red Devils	H	16–31	11,861
20 May 2017	Warrington Wolves	N	24–24	35,361
25 May 2017	St Helens	A	19–22	13,138
29 May 2019	Wakefield Trinity	H	30–42	13,110
3 June 2017	Wakefield Trinity	H	26–39	10,333
8 June 2017	Leigh Centurions	A	34–50	7,080
23 June 2017	Huddersfield Giants	A	16–16	5,718
2 July 2017	Widnes Vikings	H	28–12	12,758
8 July 2017	Catalans Dragons	A	32–10	9,810
13 July 2017	Warrington Wolves	H	10–16	12,790
21 July 2017	Leeds Rhinos	H	34–0	15,119

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Castleford Tigers	23	20	0	3	769	378	+391	40	Super League Super 8s
2	Leeds Rhinos	23	15	0	8	553	477	+76	30
3	Hull F.C.	23	13	1	9	541	483	+58	27
4	Salford Red Devils	23	13	0	10	576	500	+76	26
5	Wakefield Trinity	23	13	0	10	572	509	+63	26
6	St. Helens	23	12	1	10	516	420	+96	25
7	Wigan Warriors	23	10	3	10	539	518	+21	23
8	Huddersfield Giants	23	9	3	11	519	486	+33	21
9	Warrington Wolves	23	9	2	12	426	557	−131	20	The Qualifiers
10	Catalans Dragons	23	7	1	15	469	689	−220	15
11	Leigh Centurions	23	6	0	17	425	615	−190	12
12	Widnes Vikings	23	5	1	17	359	632	−273	11

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Super 8s

Matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att.
4 August 2017	Leeds Rhinos	A	16–32	13,579
11 August 2017	Huddersfield Giants	H	18–14	10,619
18 August 2017	Salford Red Devils	H	42–6	11,229
1 September 2017	St Helens	A	25–10	15,248
8 September 2017	Hull F.C.	A	30–22	11,291
17 September 2017	Castleford Tigers	H	20–38	15,706
23 September 2017	Wakefield Trinity	A	0–32	5,155

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Castleford Tigers (L)	30	25	0	5	965	536	+429	50	Semi-finals
2	Leeds Rhinos (C)	30	20	0	10	749	623	+126	40
3	Hull F.C.	30	17	1	12	714	655	+59	35
4	St Helens	30	16	1	13	663	518	+145	33
5	Wakefield Trinity	30	16	0	14	714	679	+35	32
6	Wigan Warriors	30	14	3	13	691	668	+23	31
7	Salford Red Devils	30	14	0	16	680	728	−48	28
8	Huddersfield Giants	30	11	3	16	663	680	−17	25

Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders Shield

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]

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att.
14 May 2017	Sixth Round	Swinton Lions	A	42–12	2,003
17 June 2017	Quarter Final	Warrington Wolves	A	27–26	7,312
30 July 2017	Semi Final	Salford Red Devils	N	27–14	10,796
26 August 2017	Final	Hull F.C.	N	14–18	68,525

References

^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks". 19 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Super League Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Challenge Cup quarter-final: Warrington Wolves 26-27 Wigan Warriors". 17 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Challenge Cup semi-final: Wigan Warriors 27-14 Salford Red Devils". 28 July 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors". 24 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[1] "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks". 19 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[2] "Super League Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[3] "Challenge Cup quarter-final: Warrington Wolves 26-27 Wigan Warriors". 17 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[4] "Challenge Cup semi-final: Wigan Warriors 27-14 Salford Red Devils". 28 July 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[5] "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors". 24 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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