2013 Wigan Warriors season

The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2013 season results in the Super League XVIII and 2013 Challenge Cup are shown below.

Wigan Warriors 2013 season
Super League XVIII champions
2013 Challenge Cup champions
Super League XVIII Rank4th
Play-off resultChampions
Challenge CupChampions
2013 recordWins: 23; draws: 1; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 816; against: 460
Team information
ChairmanIan Lenagan
Head CoachShaun Wane
Captain
StadiumDW Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJosh Charnley (43)
PointsPat Richards (294)
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Super League edit

Regular season edit

Matches edit

Date Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att. Pos.
1 February 2013   Salford Red Devils A 24–0 5,383
8 February 2013   Warrington Wolves H 17–17 20,050
16 February 2013   Huddersfield Giants A 10–22 8,023
24 February 2013   London Broncos H 48–18 11,590
3 March 2013   Castleford Tigers A 28–22 7,852
8 March 2013   Catalans Dragons H 38–0 12,149
15 March 2013   Leeds Rhinos A 18–14 15,224
23 March 2013   Widnes Vikings H 62–4 11,904
29 March 2013   St Helens H 28–16 23,390
1 April 2013   Hull KR A 84–6 7,894
7 April 2013   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H 44–24 12,152
14 April 2013   Bradford Bulls A 36–6 9,899
26 April 2013   Hull F.C. A 28–20 11,403
3 May 2013   Salford Red Devils H 46–6 12,489
18 May 2013   London Broncos A 64–6 3,594
26 May 2013   Leeds Rhinos N 20–16 31,249
2 June 2013   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A 36–23 8,459
7 June 2013   Widnes Vikings A 33–32 6,528
24 June 2013   Warrington Wolves A 22–12 14,028
2 July 2017   Widnes Vikings H 28–12 12,758
28 June 2013   Castleford Tigers H 4–18 12,463
5 July 2013   Bradford Bulls H 26–20 13,213
22 July 2013   St Helens A 16–22 14,204
2 August 2013   Hull KR H 21–16 12,194
9 August 2013   Huddersfield Giants H 12–30 19,620
22 August 2013   Catalans Dragons A 8–22 8,968
30 August 2013   Hull F.C. H 33–34 12,417
5 September 2013   Leeds Rhinos H 6–20 14,982

Source: [1]

Table edit

Super League XVIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Huddersfield Giants (L) 27 21 0 6 851 507 +344 42 Play-offs
2   Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 836 461 +375 41
3   Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 712 507 +205 37
4   Wigan Warriors (C) 27 17 1 9 816 460 +356 35
5   St. Helens 27 15 1 11 678 536 +142 31
6   Hull F.C. 27 13 2 12 652 563 +89 28
7   Catalans Dragons 27 13 2 12 619 604 +15 28
8   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 642 760 −118 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 10 2 15 640 658 −18 22
10   Widnes Vikings 27 10 2 15 695 841 −146 22
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 660 749 −89 21
12   Castleford Tigers 27 9 2 16 702 881 −179 20
13   London Broncos 27 5 2 20 487 946 −459 12
14   Salford City Reds 27 6 1 20 436 953 −517 11[a]
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford[2]

Play-offs edit

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
12 September 2013 Qualifying play-offs   Huddersfield Giants A 22–8 8,000
27 September 2013 Qualifying Semi-Final   Leeds Rhinos H 22–12 14,600
5 October 2013 Grand Final   Warrington Wolves N 30–16 66,281

Source: [1]

Challenge Cup edit

After finishing first in the Super League XVII as league leaders, Wigan Warriors entered the 2013 Challenge Cup at the fourth round. Wins against Leigh Centurions, Hull KR, and Widnes Vikings saw them reach the semi-finals where they nilled London Broncos in a 70 point thrashing. The final saw them nill opponents Hull F.C. to win the 2013 Challenge Cup, their 19th title, after their most last victory in 2011.

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
19 April 2013 Fourth Round   Leigh Centurions H 60–10 6,889
12 May 2013 Fifth Round   Hull KR A 46–14 4,280
15 June 2013 Quarter Final   Widnes Vikings H 48–4 6,327
27 July 2013 Semi Final   London Broncos H 70–0 6,274
24 August 2013 Final   Hull F.C. N 16–0 78,137

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Super League Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Salford City Reds deducted two points for fielding 14 players". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.