# 2022 Wigan Warriors season

The 2022 season was the Wigan Warriors's 42nd consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 23 January, 15:00 | Newcastle Thunder | A | Kingston Park | W | 42–12 | Halsall (3), Mago, Miski, Shorrocks, Eckersley, Hanley | Smith (4/6), Eckersley (1/2) | 927 | |
| 29 January, 17:30 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 14–6 | Field (2), Thornley | Field (1/3) | 7,657 | |

## Super League
### Regular season
#### Matches

Win  Loss
| Date and time | MW | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 11 February, 20:00 | 1 | Hull KR | A | Craven Park | W | 24–10 | Bibby (2), Field, Marshall (2) | Field, Hardaker | 9,044 | Sky Sports |
| 18 February, 20:00 | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | H | DW Stadium | W | 34–12 | Field (3), Powell (2), Farrell | Field (3), Hardaker (3) | 12,575 | Sky Sports |
| 24 February, 20:00 | 3 | Huddersfield Giants | H | DW Stadium | W | 22–12 | Farrell (2), Bibby, Bateman | Hardaker (3) | 10,291 | |
| 5 March, 18:00 | 4 | Toulouse Olympique | A | Stade Ernest-Wallon | W | 29–28 | Field (2), Hardaker, Cust, Marshall | Hardaker (4) Drop-goals: Smith | 5,466 | |
| 12 March, 18:00 | 5 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 0–28 | | | 7,481 | Sky Sports |
| 17 March, 20:00 | 6 | Castleford Tigers | H | DW Stadium | W | 32–22 | Hardaker, Farrell (2), Havard, Field | Hardaker (6) | 10,042 | Sky Sports |
| 31 March, 20:00 | 7 | Hull F.C. | H | DW Stadium | W | 19–18 | Field (2), Havard | Hardaker (3) Drop-goals: Smith | 9,581 | Sky Sports |
| 15 April, 15:00 | 8 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 4–22 | Field | | 17,980 | Sky Sports |
| 18 April, 15:00 | 9 | Wakefield Trinity | H | DW Stadium | W | 54–10 | French (2), Singleton (2), Miski, Smith, Field (2), Cust | Smith (9) | 11,621 | |
| 24 April, 13:00 | 10 | Salford Red Devils | H | DW Stadium | W | 30–24 | Field (2), Ellis, Farrell, Smith | Smith (5) | 10,783 | Channel 4 |
| 29 April, 20:00 | 11 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 40–24 | Thornley (2), Field, Farrell, Marshall (2), Havard | Smith (6) | 10,104 | Sky Sports |
| 13 May, 19:45 | 12 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | L | 22–32 | Halsall (2), Nicholson (2) | Smith (3) | 4,962 | Sky Sports |
| 21 May, 15:00 | 13 | Hull F.C. | A | MKM Stadium | L | 22–31 | Bateman, Marshall, French, Farrell | Smith (3) | 11,396 | |
| 4 June, 14:00 | 14 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | W | 32–12 | Marshall (2), French, Miski, Bibby, Farrell | Smith (4) | 6,497 | Channel 4 |
| 10 June, 20:00 | 15 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 30–12 | Smith, Marshall (2), French (3) | Smith (3) | 5,944 | Sky Sports |
| 24 June, 20:00 | 16 | Toulouse Olympique | H | DW Stadium | W | 40–6 | Miski (4), Farrell, French, Field | Smith (6) | 14,493 | |
| 3 July, 15:00 | 17 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 46–22 | Pearce-Paul (2), Marshall, Farrell, French (2), Miski (2) | Smith (7) | 7,046 | |
| 9 July, 16:45 | 18 | St Helens | N | St James' Park | L | 18–20 | French (2), Farrell | Smith (3) | 36,821 | Sky Sports |
| 15 July, 20:00 | 19 | Hull F.C. | H | DW Stadium | W | 60–0 | French (7), Field (2), Marshall, Smith | Smith (8) | 11,314 | |
| 21 July, 20:00 | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 12–42 | French, Bibby | Smith (2) | 13,368 | Sky Sports |
| 28 July, 20:00 | 21 | Hull KR | H | DW Stadium | W | 46–4 | French (3), Marshall (3), Cooper, Pearce-Paul, Mago | Smith (5) | 11,032 | Sky Sports |
| 5 August, 20:00 | 22 | Warrington Wolves | H | DW Stadium | W | 32–6 | Halsall, Bibby, Marshall (3), Field | Smith (4) | 13,261 | Sky Sports |
| 14 August, 15:00 | 23 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | L | 12–30 | Halsall, Field | Smith (2) | 3,933 | |
| 19 August, 20:00 | 24 | Toulouse Olympique | H | DW Stadium | W | 52–6 | French (3), Cust, Smith, Bibby, Pearce-Paul, Farrell | Smith (8) | 12,145 | |
| 26 August, 20:00 | 25 | St Helens | H | DW Stadium | W | 30–10 | French (2), Field, Farrell, Marshall | Smith (5) | 19,210 | Sky Sports |
| 29 August, 15:00 | 26 | Hull KR | A | Craven Park | L | 28–38 | Partington, O’Keefe, Bibby, Halsall, McDonnell | O’Keefe (4) | 7,315 | |
| 2 September, 20:00 | 27 | Catalans Dragons | H | DW Stadium | W | 48–4 | Marshall (2), French (2), Smith, Ellis, Havard, Bibby | Smith (8) | 13,275 | Sky Sports |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
| 11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
| 12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |

### Play-offs

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Red Cards | Yellow Cards | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 16 September, 20:00 | Semi-final | Leeds Rhinos | H | DW Stadium | L | 8–20 | Marshall, Powell | Smith (0/3) | Bateman 51' | | 12,777 | Sky Sports | |

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 25 March, 19:35 | Round 6 | Salford Red Devils | H | DW Stadium | W | 20–0 | Byrne, Marshall, Bateman | Hardaker (4) | 6,005 | Premier Sports |
| 10 April, 14:30 | Quarter-finals | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 36–6 | Field (3), Havard, Hardaker, Farrell | Hardaker (6) | 3,756 | BBC Two |
| 7 May, 14:30 | Semi-finals | St Helens | N | Elland Road | W | 20–18 | Marshall (2), Cust, Farrell | Smith (2) | 22,141 | BBC One |
| 28 May, 15:00 | Final | Huddersfield Giants | N | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | W | 16–14 | Smith, Field, Marshall | Smith (2) | 51,628 | BBC One |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Kaide Ellis | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 years | July 2021 |
| Patrick Mago | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 years | July 2021 |
| Abbas Miski | London Broncos | 2 years | July 2021 |
| Cade Cust | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 Years | November 2021 |
| Iain Thornley | Leigh Centurions | | November 2021 |
| Ramon Silva | | | November 2021 |
| Mike Cooper | Warrington Wolves | 1 year | July 2022 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Jackson Hastings | Wests Tigers | 2 Years | April 2021 |
| Oliver Gildart | Wests Tigers | 2 Years | May 2021 |
| Dominic Manfredi | Retired | — | August 2021 |
| Amir Bourouh | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | August 2021 |
| Tony Clubb | Retired | — | September 2021 |
| Joe Bullock | Warrington Wolves | 3 Years | October 2021 |
| Zak Hardaker | Released | — | April 2022 |