2012 Warrington Wolves season

This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2012 season. This is the clubs seventeenth season of the Super League era. Warrington Wolves won their eighth Challenge Cup with a 35-18 win against Leeds Rhinos in the final.[1][2]

2012 Warrington Wolves season
Super League XVII Rank3rd
2012 recordWins: 9; draws: 1; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 395; against: 258
Team information
ChairmanSteven Broomhead
Head coachEnglandAustraliaTony Smith
Captain
StadiumHalliwell Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance11,845
High attendance15,000 v St. Helens (30/3/12)
Top scorers
TriesAtkins = 11
GoalsHodgson = 30
PointsHodgson = 76
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2012 Super League XVII play-offs fixtures and results edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
05/02/12 Super League XVII 1   Hull F.C. A KC Stadium Draw 20-20 Waterhouse, Williams, Grix, Evans Westwood (2) 12,710 [1]
12/02/12 Super League XVII 2   London Broncos H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 50-10 Atkins (2), Briers (2), J.Monaghan (2), Bridge (2), Ratchford Westwood (5), Briers (2) 11,118 [2]
18/02/12 Super League XVII 3   Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium Won 22-32 Riley (2), Myler, Blythe, J.Monaghan, Bridge Briers (4) 8,184 Sky Sports [3]
26/02/12 Super League XVII 4   Hull Kingston Rovers H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 42-10 Riley (2), Atkins (2), Westwood (2), Bridge Hodgson (7) 11,916 [4]
03/03/12 Super League XVII 5   Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium Won 10-23 Riley, Higham, Atkins, Waterhouse Bridge (3) Briers (DG) 11,318 Sky Sports [5]
09/03/12 Super League XVII 6   Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium Lost 26-18 Blythe, Hill, Westwood Briers (3) 17,120 Sky Sports [6]
18/03/12 Super League XVII 7   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 32-30 Myler (2), Atkins, Westwood, Grix, J.Monaghan Briers (4) 10,686 [7]
23/03/12 Super League XVII 8   Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium Won 20-22 Atkins, J.Monaghan, Briers Hodgson (5) 21,267 Sky Sports [8]
30/03/12 Super League XVII 9   St. Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium Lost 16-28 Hodgson, J.Monaghan, Atkins Hodgson (2) 15,000 Sky Sports [9]
05/04/12 Super League XVII 10   Widnes Vikings H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 46-12 Bridge (2), Riley (3), Hodgson, Atkins, Dwyer Hodgson (7) 12,042 Sky Sports [10]
09/04/12 Super League XVII 11   Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus Lost 44-16 Higham, Riley, Dwyer Hodgson (2) 11,500 Sky Sports [11]
22/04/12 Super League XVII 12   Castleford Tigers H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 54-06 J.Monaghan (2), Atkins (2), Hodgson (2), Grix, Riley, Waterhouse, Bridge Hodgson (7) 10,590 [12]
06/05/12 Super League XVII 13   Salford City Reds H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 24-20 Williams (2), Currie, Carvell O'Brien (4) 10,437 [13]
20/05/12 Super League XVII 14   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue
26/05/12 Super League XVII 15   Widnes Vikings N Etihad Stadium Sky Sports
03/06/12 Super League XVII 16   Hull Kingston Rovers A New Craven Park
08/06/12 Super League XVII 17   Leeds Rhinos H Halliwell Jones Stadium Sky Sports
24/06/12 Super League XVII 18   Hull F.C. H Halliwell Jones Stadium
29/06/12 Super League XVII 19   Salford City Reds A Salford City Stadium
09/07/12 Super League XVII 20   Catalans Dragons H Halliwell Jones Stadium Sky Sports
22/07/12 Super League XVII 21   Castleford Tigers A The PROBIZ Coliseum
29/07/12 Super League XVII 22   Bradford Bulls H Halliwell Jones Stadium
0/0/12 Super League XVII 23 Team H/A Venue W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Attendance TV Match Report
0/0/12 Super League XVII 24 Team H/A Venue W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Attendance TV Match Report
0/0/12 Super League XVII 25 Team H/A Venue W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Attendance TV Match Report
0/0/12 Super League XVII 26 Team H/A Venue W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Attendance TV Match Report
0/0/12 Super League XVII 27 Team H/A Venue W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Attendance TV Match Report

2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup fixtures and results edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
15/04/12 Challenge Cup Round 4   Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park Won 18-44 J.Monaghan, Westwood, Hill, Williams, Dwyer, Riley, Harrison, Wood Briers (6) 2,196 [14]
28/04/12 Challenge Cup Round 5   Bradford Bulls H Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 32-16 J.Monaghan (3), Hodgson, Riley, Atkins Hodgson (4) 5,505 BBC One [15]
13/05/12 Challenge Cup Q-Final   Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus Won 22-32 J.Monaghan, Hodgson, Riley, Wood, Bridge Hodgson (6) 11,000 BBC Two [16]
15/07/12 Challenge Cup S-Final   Huddersfield Giants N Salford City Stadium BBC Two

2012 squad edit

Released November 2011.

Number Nat Player Position Previous Club
1   Brett Hodgson FB Huddersfield Giants
2   Chris Riley RW Warrington Wolves Academy
3   Chris Bridge LC Bradford Bulls
4   Ryan Atkins C Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
5   Joel Monaghan LW Canberra Raiders
6   Lee Briers SO St. Helens
7   Richard Myler SH Salford City Reds
8   Adrian Morley PR Sydney Roosters
9   Michael Monaghan HK Manly Sea Eagles
10   Garreth Carvell PR Hull
11   Trent Waterhouse SR Penrith Panthers
12   Ben Westwood SR Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
13   Ben Harrison LF Warrington Wolves Academy
14   Mickey Higham HK Wigan Warriors
15   Simon Grix LF Halifax
16   Paul Wood PR Warrington Wolves Academy
17   Michael Cooper PR Warrington Wolves Academy
18   Matty Blythe C Warrington Wolves Academy
19   Stefan Ratchford C Salford City Reds
20   Chris Hill PF Leigh Centurions
21   Tyrone McCarthy SR Warrington Wolves Academy
22   Rhys Williams W Warrington Wolves Academy
23   Rhys Evans W Warrington Wolves Academy
24   Gareth O'Brien SO/SH Warrington Wolves Academy
25   Ben Evans PR Warrington Wolves Academy
26   David Solomona SR Bradford Bulls
27   James Laithwaite SR Warrington Wolves Academy
28   Ryan Shaw CE/WG/SO Warrington Wolves Academy
29   Danny Bridge SR Wigan Warriors
30   James Mendieka SO Warrington Wolves Academy
31   Jordan Burke FB Warrington Wolves Academy
32   Ben Currie SR Warrington Wolves Academy
33   Brad Dwyer HK Warrington Wolves Academy
35   Glenn Riley PR Warrington Wolves Academy

2012 transfers in/out edit

In

Name Position Signed from Date
  Trent Waterhouse Second Row   Penrith Panthers October 2011
  Chris Hill Prop   Leigh Centurions October 2011
  Stefan Ratchford Utility Back   Salford City Reds October 2011

Out

Name Position Signed from Date
  Matt King Centre   South Sydney Rabbitohs October 2011
  Louis Anderson Second Row   Catalans Dragons October 2011
  Jon Clarke Hooker   Widnes Vikings October 2011
  Lee Mitchell Second Row   Castleford Tigers November 2011 (1 Year Loan)

References edit

  1. ^ "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Wolves win at Wembley again". Sky Sports. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.