Club information | |
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Founded | 2017 |
Current details | |
Ground(s) |
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Coach | Denis Betts |
Captain | Rachel Thompson |
Competition | Women's Super League |
2022 Season | 4th |
Current season | |
Records | |
Women's Super League | 1 ( 2018) |
The Wigan Warriors Women are an English amateur women's rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They were formed in 2017 and completed in the RFL Women's Super League. [1]
Wigan Warriors women's team was established in October 2017 ahead of the 2018 RFL Women's Super League. [1] The team won the league championship in their inaugural season beating Leeds Rhinos 18–16 in the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena. [2] The team played their first match at the DW Stadium during the opening game of the 2024 Super League in a 18-4 victory over Barrow Raiders. [3]
Wigan Warriors Women are one of 11 teams operated by Wigan Warriors, the others are: [4]
Wigan Warriors Women [5]
Meg Bragg – SR
Alison Burrows – WG
Paige Costello – SR
Eleanor Dainty – PR
League Derbyshire – WG
Anna Davies – WG
Emma Dwyer – HK
Olivia Frain – SR
Lauren Gilham – WG
Jade Gregory-Haselden – PR
Beth Hayes – HB
Jessica Jardine – LF
Victoria Molyneux (VC) – LF, SR
Holly Speakman – PR
Katie Stephens – PR
Emily Stirzaker – HB
Georgia Wilson – CE
Season | League | Play-offs |
Challenge Cup |
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||
2018 | Super League | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 324 | 128 | 19 | 2nd | Won in Grand Final | SF | — |
2019 | Super League | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 328 | 224 | 13 | 4th | Lost in Semi Final | QF | |
2020 | Super League | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
2021 | Super League | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 254 | 186 | 10 | 5th | Did not qualify | QF | |
2022 | Super League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 313 | 4 | 4th | Lost in Semi Final | QF | QR [6] |
2023 | Super League | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 116 | 250 | 7 | 4th | Lost in Semi Final | SF [7] | RU [8] |