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Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League , the top tier of the British rugby league system . Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism in 1895.
The 2024 season was the Wigan Warriors's 44th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXIX , the 2024 Challenge Cup , and the 2024 World Club Challenge .
The DW Stadium is shared by Wigan Warriors Rugby League club and Wigan Athletic Football Club: the football club are soon to become owners but as a guarantee to Wigan Rugby League, the rugby club was given a 50-year lease [20] on the stadium so that the club could still use the stadium, as part of a stadium share, when Whelan sold the club in 2007.
Wigan remain focused on repeating Super League glory but the World Club Challenge is a major incentive, says boss Matt Peet. Wigan Warriors: World Club Challenge glory captures the imagination in 2024
The 2024 Super League Grand Final, named the 2024 Betfred Super League Grand Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th official Super League Grand Final and the championship-deciding rugby league game of the 2024 Super League season. The match saw Wigan Warriors take on Hull KR at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1872, the club was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, and competed in the inaugural season of the Northern Union's league championship. Since then, more than 1,100 players have appeared for the club's first team.
The 2021 season will be Wigan Warriors's 41st consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they will compete in the Super League XXVI and the 2021 Challenge Cup .
The following year 'Wigan Warriors A' (the club's reserve side) entered the Championship finished second and as runners-up in the Championship Final. [4] Meanwhile, their first team won their inaugural league championship beating Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final after a consecutive third-place finish in regular season. [ 5 ]