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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 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 defending champions were Wigan Warriors who won the 2023 Grand Final, defeating Leeds Rhinos 50–42. [ 1 ] Five teams form the league and each played eight fixtures during the regular season, playing each of the other teams twice - home and away.
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
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The season began on 19 April with Leeds Rhinos defeating Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors winning against Barrow Raiders in two Friday night fixtures. [4] Also in the opening weekend St Helens lost to York Valkyrie in what proved to be their only loss throughout the regular season. [5]
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.
Wigan Warriors lifting the Super League Trophy. By winning the Grand Final, Wigan Warriors won their second 'quadruple' since the 1993-94 season, having also won of the World Club Challenge, the Challenge Cup and the League Leaders' Shield. The quadruple has only been achieved elsewhere by Bradford Bulls in 2003 and St Helens in 2006. [9]