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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.
Wigan Warriors 2021 season | ||||
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Super League XXVI Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
2021 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Lenagan | |||
Head Coach | Adrian Lam | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | DW Stadium | |||
High attendance | 16,390[upper-alpha 1] | |||
Low attendance | 5,555[upper-alpha 2] | |||
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On 4 March, Wigan announced a pre-season friendly against Salford Red Devils ahead of the delay start to the Super League.[1]
Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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14 March, 16:00 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 6–20 | Sam Powell | Zak Hardaker | Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [2] |
The start of the 2021 Super League season, which ordinarily would have started in late January, was delayed to March due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 11 February it was confirmed that match week one would commence on Friday 26 March, with Wigan Warriors facing newly promoted local rivals Leigh Centurions in the second fixture of the round.[4] The full fixture list was announced on 26 February.[5]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Catalans Dragons (L) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 688 | 398 | 172.9 | 38 | 82.61 | Semi-final |
2 | St. Helens (C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 548 | 229 | 239.3 | 32 | 76.19 | |
3 | Warrington Wolves | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 588 | 354 | 166.1 | 31 | 73.81 | Elimination Semi-finals |
4 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 387 | 385 | 100.5 | 30 | 60.00 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 440 | 126.4 | 26 | 54.17 | |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 497 | 458 | 108.5 | 20 | 50.00 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 437 | 552 | 79.2 | 22 | 47.83 | |
8 | Hull FC | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 409 | 476 | 85.9 | 17 | 40.48 | |
9 | Huddersfield Giants | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 516 | 89.1 | 18 | 37.50 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 482 | 548 | 88.0 | 18 | 37.50 | |
11 | Salford Red Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 402 | 584 | 68.8 | 14 | 31.82 | |
12 | Leigh Centurions (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 356 | 870 | 40.9 | 4 | 9.09 | Relegated to the Championship |
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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23 September, 19:45 | Elimination Play-off | Leeds Rhinos | H | DW Stadium | L | 0–8 | 7,396 | Sky Sports | [32] |
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A/N | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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9 April, 19:45 | Round 3[upper-alpha 5] | York City Knights | A | York Community Stadium | W | 26–0 | Hardaker, Smith, Halsall, Hanley, Clubb | Hardaker (3) | Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | The Sportsman | [33] |
8 May, 14:30 | Quarter Finals | Hull F.C. | N | Emerald Headingley | L | 10–20 | Bibby, Manfredi | Smith | BBC Two | [34] |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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John Bateman | Canberra Raiders | 4 Years | July 2020[35] |
Jai Field | Parramatta Eels | 2 Years | November 2020[36] |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Sean O'Loughlin | Retired | November 2020[37] | |
Craig Mullen | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | November 2020[38] |
Ben Flower | December 2020[39] | ||
Joe Burgess | Salford Red Devils | 3 years | December 2020[40] |
Jack Wells | December 2020[41] | ||
Jake Shorrocks | Newcastle Thunder | December 2020[42] | |
Nathan Wilde | December 2020[43] | ||
Max Roberts | Oldham Roughyeds | December 2020[44] | |
James Barran | |||
Joe Greenwood | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years | December 2020[45] |
Chris Hankinson | London Broncos | 1 Year Loan | December 2020[46] |
George Burgess | Released | February 2021[47] |
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 7 December 2020 |
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