# 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.

## 2012 Super League XVII play-offs fixtures and results

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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | |
| 09/03/12 | Super League XVII | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | Lost | 26-18 | Blythe, Hill, Westwood | Briers (3) | 17,120 | Sky Sports | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 15/07/12 | Challenge Cup | S-Final | Huddersfield Giants | N | Salford City Stadium | | | | | | BBC Two |

## 2012 squad

Released November 2011.
| Number | 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

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) |