# 2012 Wigan Warriors season

The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2012 season results in the Super League XVII and 2012 Challenge Cup are shown below.

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

| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Att. |
| 5 February 2012 | Huddersfield Giants | H | 16–20 | 16,771 |
| 11 February 2012 | Leeds Rhinos | H | 20–6 | 15,370 |
| 19 February 2012 | Bradford Bulls | A | 54–16 | 15,699 |
| 26 March 2012 | Castleford Tigers | A | 46–4 | 8,156 |
| 6 March 2012 | Catalans Dragons | H | 36–12 | 14,464 |
| 11 March 2012 | Widnes Vikings | A | 37–36 | 7,357 |
| 18 March 2012 | London Broncos | H | 42–30 | 12,608 |
| 23 March 2012 | Warrington Wolves | H | 20–22 | 21,267 |
| 30 March 2012 | Salford Red Devils | A | 40–20 | 6,774 |
| 6 April 2012 | St Helens | A | 28–10 | 17,980 |
| 9 April 2012 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | 36–6 | 13,609 |
| 22 April 2012 | Hull F.C. | A | 56–12 | 11,549 |
| 4 May 2012 | Hull KR | H | 36–22 | 14,457 |
| 18 May 2012 | Huddersfield Giants | A | 32–12 | 10,123 |
| 27 May 2012 | St Helens | N | 42–16 | 32,953 |
| 1 June 2012 | Leeds Rhinos | A | 50–8 | 16,113 |
| 9 June 2012 | Catalans Dragons | A | 26–39 | 13,858 |
| 25 June 2012 | Widnes Vikings | H | 52–12 | 13,445 |
| 29 June 2012 | Bradford Bulls | H | 22–30 | 19,628 |
| 8 July 2012 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | 52–10 | 9,107 |
| 21 July 2012 | London Broncos | A | 44–6 | 4,309 |
| 27 July 2012 | Castleford Tigers | H | 40–16 | 13,975 |
| 3 July 2012 | Hull F.C. | H | 48–10 | 17,736 |
| 10 August 2012 | Warrington Wolves | A | 10–30 | 13,859 |
| 11 August 2017 | Huddersfield Giants | H | 18–14 | 10,619 |
| 20 August 2012 | Salford Red Devils | H | 38–6 | 13,703 |
| 2 September 2012 | Hull KR | A | 42–36 | 8,845 |
| 8 September 2012 | St Helens | H | 18–26 | 21,522 |
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#### Table

Super League XVII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 994 | 449 | +545 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 909 | 539 | +370 | 41 | Play-offs |
| 3 | St Helens | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 795 | 480 | +315 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 812 | 611 | +201 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 823 | 662 | +161 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 696 | 621 | +75 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | +35 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 633 | 764 | −131 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 633 | 756 | −123 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 753 | 729 | +24 | 21 | |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 618 | 844 | −226 | 17 | |
| 12 | London Broncos | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 588 | 890 | −302 | 14 | |
| 13 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 554 | 948 | −394 | 12 | |
| 14 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 532 | 1082 | −550 | 12 | |
* ↑ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration

### Play-offs

| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
| 14 September 2012 | Qualifying play-offs | Catalans Dragons | H | 46–6 | | 7,232 |
| 28 September 2012 | Qualifying Semi-Final | Leeds Rhinos | H | 12–13 | | 8,235 |
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## Challenge Cup

After finishing second in the Super League XVI, Wigan Warriors entered the 2012 Challenge Cup at the fourth round. Their opening game saw them thrash North Wales Crusaders by 94 points. A win in the fifth round against Featherstone Rovers saw them beat derby rivals St Helens in the quarter-finals before losing to their other rivals, Leeds Rhinos, in the semi-finals.
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Att. |
| 16 April 2012 | Fourth round | North Wales Crusaders | H | 98–4 | 4,198 |
| 27 April 2012 | Fifth round | Featherstone Rovers | A | 32–16 | 4,082 |
| 12 May 2012 | Quarter-final | St Helens | H | 18–4 | 12,864 |
| 14 June 2012 | Semi-final | Leeds Rhinos | A | 28–39 | 12,860 |