Wigan Warriors 2017 season
Super League XXII Rank6th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupRunners-up
2017 recordWins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 691; against: 668
Team information
ChairmanIan Lenagan
Head CoachShaun Wane
Captain
StadiumDW Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJoe Burgess (26)
PointsGeorge Williams (153)
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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

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 Scorers Att. Pos.
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 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Castleford Tigers 23 20 0 3 769 378 +391 40 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:

Super 8s

Matches

Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
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 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:
(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 Scorers 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

  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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