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2015 Widnes Vikings season

This article details the Widnes Vikings rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the Vikings' 4th consecutive season back in the Super League.

2015 Widnes Vikings season
Super League XX Rank9th
Play-off result2nd
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2015 recordWins: 15; draws: 1; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 796; against: 681
Team information
ChairmanSteve O'Connor
Head CoachDenis Betts
Captain
StadiumHalton Stadium
Top scorers
TriesKevin Brown - 20
GoalsJack Owens - 46
PointsJack Owens - 128
← 2014 List of seasons 2016 →

Pre season friendlies edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Widnes score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
7/1/15 Pre Season  Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 0-16 - - -
18/1/15 Pre Season  St. Helens A Langtree Park W 20-16 Flynn, Ah Van, Hulme (2) Tickle 0/2, Craven 2/2 -
25/1/15 Pre Season  Castleford A The Jungle L 18-20 Flynn (2), Hanbury, Brown Tickle 1/2, Marsh 0/2 2,141

Table edit

Super League Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 +281 33 Super League Super 8s
2   St Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 +162 32
3   Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 +176 31
4   Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 +144 28
5   Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 +42 26
6   Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 +96 24
7   Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 452 484 −32 22
8   Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 −13 20
9   Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 −47 19 The Qualifiers
10   Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14 534 646 −112 18
11   Salford City Reds 23 8 1 14 447 617 −170 17
12   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 −527 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Super 8 Qualifier's Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Hull Kingston Rovers 7 7 0 0 234 118 +116 14 2016 Super League
2   Widnes Vikings 7 5 0 2 232 70 +162 10
3   Salford City Reds 7 5 0 2 239 203 +36 10
4   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (W) 7 3 0 4 153 170 −17 6 Million Pound Game
5   Bradford Bulls 7 3 0 4 167 240 −73 6
6   Halifax 7 2 0 5 162 186 −24 4 2016 Championship
7   Sheffield Eagles 7 2 0 5 152 267 −115 4
8   Leigh Centurions 7 1 0 6 146 231 −85 2
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(W) Million Pound Game Winner

2015 fixtures and results edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2015 Super League Fixtures

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
5/2/15 Super League XX 1  Wigan H Select Security Stadium D 22-22 Mellor, Hanbury, Phelps, Dean Tickle 2/2, Marsh 1/2 9,286 Sky Sports
13/2/15 Super League XX 2  Leeds A Headingley Stadium L 6-38 Manuokafoa Tickle 1/1 14,132 -
1/3/15 Super League XX 3  Wakefield Trinity H Select Security Stadium W 58-16 Mellor, Brown (2), White (4), Ah Van (2), Clarkson Tickle 5/6, White 4/4 5,810 -
6/3/15 Super League XX 4  Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L 12-24 Mellor, Manuokafoa Tickle 2/2 5,452 -
13/3/15 Super League XX 5  St. Helens H Select Security Stadium L 20-30 O'Carroll, Ah Van, Heremaia Tickle 1/1, Marsh 3/3 7,772 -
22/3/15 Super League XX 6  Hull Kingston Rovers H Select Security Stadium W 20-16 Flynn (2), Galea Owens 4/4 5,273 -
26/3/15 Super League XX 7  Salford A AJ Bell Stadium L 8-36 Flynn Owens 2/2 3,476 Sky Sports
2/4/15 Super League XX 8  Warrington H Select Security Stadium W 30-10 Phelps, Marsh (2), White, Brown, Owens Owens 3/6 7,768 -
6/4/15 Super League XX 9  Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16-32 Owens, Marsh, Gerrard Owens 2/3 7,000 Sky Sports
10/4/15 Super League XX 10  Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 8-22 Brown, Ah Van Owens 0/2 9,295 Sky Sports
19/4/15 Super League XX 11  Castleford H Select Security Stadium W 46-16 Ah Van (2), Hanbury (2), Owens, Marsh, Brown, Phelps Owens 7/8 5,257 -
24/4/15 Super League XX 12  St. Helens A Langtree Park L 16-34 Brown, Mellor, Whitley Owens 2/3 11,271 -
3/5/15 Super League XX 13  Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 20-22 Owens, Flynn, Brown (2) Owens 2/4 10,856 -
10/5/15 Super League XX 14  Leeds H Select Security Stadium W 38-24 Clarkson, Marsh, Mellor, Galea, Manuokafoa, Dean, Heremaia Owens 5/7 6,113 -
24/5/15 Super League XX 15  Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 30-18 Hanbury, Marsh (3), Owens, White Owens 0/3, White 3/3 3,132 -
30/5/15 Magic Weekend 16  Salford N St James' Park W 38-16 Ah Van (2), Galea, Brown (3), Marsh Owens 5/7 40,871 Sky Sports
4/6/15 Super League XX 17  Hull F.C. H Select Security Stadium L 12-25 Owens, Whitley Owens 2/2 5,573 Sky Sports
14/6/15 Super League XX 18  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 16-38 Marsh, Brown, Dean Owens 2/3 6,982 -
21/6/15 Super League XX 19  Huddersfield H Select Security Stadium L 22-30 Ah Van, Owens, Brown (2) Owens 3/4 5,420 -
5/7/15 Super League XX 20  Castleford A The Jungle L 20-34 Owens, Clarkson, Gilmore, Leuluai Owens 2/4 7,002 -
12/7/15 Super League XX 21  Catalans Dragons H Select Security Stadium W 29-22 Ah Van (2), Gilmore, Flynn (2) Marsh 3/3, Gilmore 1/3, Gilmore 1 DG 4,822 -
17/7/15 Super League XX 22  Wigan A DW Stadium L 10-20 Gilmore, Dean Gilmore 1/1 13,194 -
26/7/15 Super League XX 23  Salford H Select Security Stadium W 21-20 Clarkson, Flynn, Marsh, Heremaia Marsh 2/4, Craven 1 DG 5,479 -

2015 Super 8 Qualifiers

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
9/8/15 Championship S1  Halifax A Shay Stadium W 14-0 Runciman (2), Gerrard White 1/3 3,022 -
16/8/15 Championship S2  Sheffield H Halton Stadium W 48-12 Brown, Marsh (3), Runciman (2), Hanbury, Galea, Mellor, Flynn Tickle 2/4, White 2/4, Marsh 0/2 4,567 -
23/8/15 Championship S3  Hull Kingston Rovers H Halton Stadium L 8-12 Clarkson, Whitley White 0/2 5,461 -
6/9/15 Championship S4  Bradford A Odsal Stadium W 56-12 Mellor (3), Ah Van (3), Runciman, Cahill, Hanbury, Brown White 2/4, Tickle 6/6 6,881 -
12/9/15 Championship S5  Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue Stadium W 46-4 White, Hanbury (4), Heremaia, Brown, Flynn Tickle 5/6, Ah Van 2/2 3,365 -
20/9/15 Championship S6  Salford H Halton Stadium L 10-24 Ah Van, White Ah Van 1/2 3,876 -
27/9/15 Championship S7  Leigh H Halton Stadium W 50-6 Ah Van (2), Brown, Runciman, Flynn, Gerrard, Hanbury, Mellor, Owens Tickle 5/7, Owens 2/2 5,550 -

Player appearances edit

  • Super League Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
1 Rhys Hanbury FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB   FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB
2 Paddy Flynn     W W W W W           W             W W W W   W W W W W W
3 Cameron Phelps C C C C   C C C B C C C     C C                            
4 Stefan Marsh C W     C C C W C C C W C C C C C C C   C   C W W W        
5 Patrick Ah Van W   W W W       W W W     W W W W W W   W W W W     W W W W
6 Kevin Brown SO   SO SO       SO   SO SO SO SO SO   SO SO SO SO         SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
7 Joe Mellor SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH   SH   SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH
8 Eamon O'Carroll P P P P P   P P   P P P P             B P P                
9 Lloyd White     H H       H H H H H H H H H H H B         B H H H H H B
10 Manase Manuokafoa B B B B   B B B B B B B B B B B B B P P B B B B B B B B B P
11 Danny Galea x B B B SR SR   SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR   SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR    
12 Danny Tickle SR SR SR SR L B   SR         SR                     B SR SR SR SR B SR
13 Hep Cahill L L L L                               L L L P B   L L L L L
14 Chris Dean B C C C C   SR C   SR SR C C C       C C C C C C C C C C C C C
15 Jack Owens x W x x x W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W                   B
16 Willie Isa B B                 B B L L L L L L B B B C L L B          
17 Chris Clarkson SR SR SR SR SR SR SR           B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR   B B B SR  
18 Paul Johnson x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
19 Ben Kavanagh x x B B P B B   P   x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
20 Declan Hulme W   x x x x x x C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
21 Danny Craven x SO x x B x x x FB x x x x x x x x x x C x B B x x x x x B x
22 Liam Carberry H H x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
23 Philip Joseph x x x x x B B x P B x x B B B x B B           x x x x x x x
24 Macgraff Leuluai x x x x B L L L SR   L L     B B B SR L B B B B   L x x x x x
25 Alex Gerrard P P x x B P H B L L B B P P P P P P P P B B B P P P P P P P
26 Tom Gilmore x x x x x x x x SO x SH x x x x x x x x SO SO SO SO x x x x x x x
27 Grant Gore x x x x SO SO B x SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
28 Matt Whitley x x x x x x x B B B x SR   B B B C B B           B B B B SR SR
29 Ed Chaimberlain x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
30 Ted Chapelhow x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
31 Ryan Ince x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
32 Almer Sevilla x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
33 Aaron Heremaia B B B B H H SO B B B B B B B SO B B B H H H H H H B B B B B H
34 Jay Chapelhow x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B
35 Gil Dudson x x P P B P P P   P P P   P P P P P B B P P P P P P P P P B
36 Charly Runciman x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x C C C C C C C

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Challenge Cup edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV
17/5/15 Cup 6th  Batley H Halton Stadium W 26-22 White, Ah Van, Brown (2), Phelps Owens 3/5 3,866 -
28/6/15 Cup QF  St. Helens A Langtree Park L 20-36 Mellor, Craven, Ah Van, Dean Craven 1/2, Ah Van 1/2 8,806 BBC Sport

Player appearances edit

  • Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 6 QF
1 Rhys Hanbury   FB
2 Paddy Flynn W W
3 Cameron Phelps C x
4 Stefan Marsh C C
5 Patrick Ah Van W W
6 Kevin Brown SO SO
7 Joe Mellor SH SH
8 Eamon O'Carroll   x
9 Lloyd White H x
10 Manase Manuokafoa B P
11 Danny Galea   x
12 Danny Tickle   x
13 Hep Cahill   B
14 Chris Dean B C
15 Jack Owens FB x
16 Willie Isa L B
17 Chris Clarkson SR SR
18 Paul Johnson x x
19 Ben Kavanagh x x
20 Declan Hulme x x
21 Danny Craven x B
22 Liam Carberry x x
23 Philip Joseph P x
24 Macgraff Leuluai B L
25 Alex Gerrard   P
26 Tom Gilmore x x
27 Grant Gore x x
28 Matt Whitley SR SR
29 Ed Chaimberlain x x
30 Ted Chapelhow x x
31 Ryan Ince x x
32 Almer Sevilla x x
33 Aaron Heremaia B H
34 Jay Chapelhow x x
35 Gil Dudson P B

2015 squad statistics edit

Further information: Widnes Vikings
  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Rhys Hanbury Fullback N/A Crusaders 30 11 0 0 44
2 Paddy Flynn Wing N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 18 10 0 0 40
3 Cameron Phelps Centre N/A Hull F.C. 14 4 0 0 16
4 Stefan Marsh Centre N/A Wigan Warriors 24 14 9 0 74
5 Patrick Ah Van Wing N/A Bradford Bulls 23 19 4 0 84
6 Kevin Brown Stand off N/A Huddersfield Giants 22 20 0 0 80
7 Joe Mellor Scrum half N/A Wigan Warriors 30 11 0 0 44
8 Eamon O'Carroll Prop N/A Hull F.C. 14 1 0 0 4
9 Lloyd White Hooker N/A Crusaders 22 9 12 0 60
10 Manase Manuokafoa Prop N/A Bradford Bulls 31 3 0 0 12
11 Danny Galea Second row N/A Penrith Panthers 25 4 0 0 16
12 Danny Tickle Second row N/A Hull F.C. 15 0 29 0 58
13 Hep Cahill Loose forward N/A Crusaders 15 1 0 0 4
14 Chris Dean Centre N/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 5 0 0 20
15 Jack Owens Fullback N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 18 9 46 0 128
16 Willie Isa Centre N/A Castleford Tigers 19 0 0 0 0
17 Chris Clarkson Second row N/A Leeds Rhinos 25 5 0 0 20
18 Paul Johnson Loose forward N/A Hull F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ben Kavanagh Prop N/A Wigan Warriors 6 0 0 0 0
20 Declan Hulme Wing N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 2 0 0 0 0
21 Danny Craven Scrum half N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 8 1 1 1 7
22 Liam Carberry Hooker N/A Wigan Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
23 Philip Joseph Prop N/A Bradford Bulls 10 0 0 0 0
24 Macgraff Leuluai Prop N/A Leigh Centurions 19 1 0 0 4
25 Alex Gerrard Prop N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 29 3 0 0 12
26 Tom Gilmore Stand off N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 6 3 2 1 17
27 Grant Gore Stand off N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 4 0 0 0 0
28 Matt Whitley Second row N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 18 3 0 0 12
29 Ed Chaimberlain Centre N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 0 0 0 0 0
30 Ted Chapelhow Prop N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 0 0 0 0 0
31 Ryan Ince Wing N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 0 0 0 0 0
32 Almer Salvilla Hooker N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 0 0 0 0 0
33 Aaron Heremaia Hooker N/A Hull F.C. 32 4 0 0 16
34 Jay Chapelhow Prop N/A Widnes Vikings Academy 1 0 0 0 0
35 Gil Dudson Prop N/A Wigan Warriors 28 0 0 0 0
36 Charly Runciman Centre N/A Melbourne Storm 7 6 0 0 24

  = Injured   = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out edit

In

Player Position Previous Club Contract Announced
  Aaron Heremaia Hooker Hull F.C. 2 Years June 2014
  Manase Manuokafoa Prop Bradford Bulls 2 Years July 2014
  Chris Clarkson Second row Leeds Rhinos 1 Year Loan September 2014
  Gil Dudson Prop Wigan Warriors 2 Years January 2015

Out

Player Position Signed for Contract Date
  Steve Pickersgill Prop Retired N/A May 2014
  Jon Clarke Hooker Retired - S & C Coach N/A June 2014
  Adam Lawton Second row Australia 1 Year July 2014
  Rhodri Lloyd Second row Wigan Warriors Loan return September 2014
  Paul Clough Prop Bradford Bulls 2 Years September 2014
  Dave Allen Second row Whitehaven 1 Year November 2014

References edit

External links edit

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