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Ahead of the 2024 NRL Grand Final, reports began circulating that the 2025 World Club Challenge would be at risk of being cancelled as teams that could potentially qualify (Penrith Panthers, Warrington Wolves, and Wigan Warriors) would have difficulty arranging travel to either the UK or Australia, then to the United States, with the usual date of the tournament being close to that of the 2025 ...
The full fixture list was released on 21 November 2024, with the newly promoted Wakefield Trinity playing away to Leeds Rhinos in Round One. [1] As Wigan had qualified for the 2025 edition of Rugby League Las Vegas , their round 3 fixture at home to Warrington Wolves on 1 March will be held at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada . [ 2 ]
The Wigan Warriors are an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.The club was formed in 1872, and was a founder member of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.
The Locker Cup (previously the Wardonia Cup until 1972) is a friendly tournament contested by rugby league clubs Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors introduced in 1938. The single game tournament was played as a preseason friendly alternating between the club's home grounds annually until the switch to summer rugby in 1996 .
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Wigan remain focused on repeating Super League glory but the World Club Challenge is a major incentive, says boss Matt Peet.
Eric Hughes became coach of Wigan Warriors, replacing Graeme West in February 1997 following an early exit from the Challenge Cup in 2 consecutive years. In 1997 the club was renamed as the Wigan Warriors. Wigan's dominance came under threat with the new league now fully professional and the introduction of the salary cap and the 20/20 rule.
Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, having beaten Catalans Dragons in the Grand Final, to win their sixth Super League title. [1] They retained their title by defeating Hull KR 9–2 in the Final , and by doing so, they become the first team in Super League history to win all 4 major trophies in the same year.