2010 Warrington Wolves season
2010 Warrington Wolves season | ||||
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2010 Challenge Cup Winners champions
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Super League XV | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Round 2 | |||
Challenge Cup | Won Final 12px Leeds Rhinos, 6 - 30 |
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2010 record | Wins: 24; Draws: 0; Losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 849; Against: 466 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Steven Broomhead | |||
Head coach | Tony Smith | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Halliwell Jones Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 10,947 | |||
Agg. Attend. | 142,305 | |||
High. Attend. | 13,024 v Wigan (20/2/10) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Chris Riley (25) | |||
Goals | Ben Westwood (44) | |||
Points | Ben Westwood (112) | |||
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This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2010 season. This is the clubs fifteenth season of the Super League era. The club will also look to defend the Challenge Cup following victory at Wembley Stadium against Huddersfield Giants in August 2009.
Contents
Pre Season
The Wolves played three pre-season fixtures in total. The traditional Boxing Day fixture with rivals Widnes Vikings was postponed first on the 26/12/2009 and then on the 03/01/2010 due to the pitch being frozen. No further dates were attempted for this fixture. The Wolves first pre-season fixture saw them travel for the first time to Leigh Sports Village to face Leigh Centurions on the 17/01/2010. The Wolves ran out 16-60 victors on the day. The club then travelled to Derwent Park to face Workington Town on the 23/01/2010 in a game that helped raise funds for the area following the floods earlier this year. Warrington sent the Under 21's team but still had enough strength to record a 12-34 victory against the semi-professionals from Cumbria. Warrington's final warm up fixture was for Paul Wood's Testimonial and take place at Halliwell Jones Stadium on 27/01/2010 against Super League rivals Wigan Warriors. Wigan stole the show and recorded a 12-20 victory, this being the Warriors first ever victory at the new home of the Wolves since 2003.
Friendly | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
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Friendly | 17/01/2010 | Leigh Centurions | W | 60-16 | Away | Leigh Sports Village | ||||
Friendly | 23/01/2010 | Workington Town | W | 12-34 | Away | Derwent Park | ||||
Testimonial | 27/01/2010 | 12px Wigan Warriors | L | 12-20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 4,622 |
League table
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 922 | 411 | +511 | 44 | |
2 | File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 946 | 547 | +399 | 40 | |
3 | File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 885 | 488 | +397 | 40 | |
4 | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 561 | +164 | 35 | |
5 | File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | +319 | 33 | |
6 | Hull FC | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 569 | 584 | −15 | 32 | |
7 | Hull KR | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 653 | 632 | +21 | 29 | |
8 | Crusaders RL | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 547 | 732 | −185 | 24 | |
9 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 648 | 766 | −118 | 22 | |
10 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 528 | 728 | −200 | 19 | |
11 | File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 539 | 741 | −202 | 18 | |
12 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 448 | 857 | −409 | 16 | |
13 | File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 494 | 838 | −344 | 14 | |
14 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 409 | 747 | −338 | 12 |
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs | |
Warrington |
Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
2010 League Fixtures and Results
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
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1 | 07/02/2010 | 12px Harlequins RL | W | 58 - 0 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Carvell, Mathers, Monaghan, Bridge, Riley (5), Myler, Grix | Briers (7) | 11,678 | |
2 | 13/02/2010 | Castleford Tigers | W | 16 - 28 | Away | The Jungle | Grix, Riley, Briers, Myler (2) | Briers, Bridge (3) | 7,569 | Sky Sports |
3 | 20/02/2010 | 12px Wigan Warriors | L | 20 - 22 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler, Riley, Solomona, L Anderson | Briers (2) | 13,024 | Sky Sports |
4 | 28/02/2010 | 12px Huddersfield Giants | W | 10 - 14 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | King (2), Hicks | Myler | 8,567 | |
5 | 07/03/2010 | Crusaders | W | 46 - 12 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King (2), Grix, Westwood (2), Monaghan, Hicks, Solomona | Bridge (7) | 11,113 | |
6 | 13/03/2010 | Bradford Bulls | W | 33 - 8 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler, Atkins (2), King (2), Monaghan | Bridge (4), Monaghan (dg) | 10,434 | Sky Sports |
7 | 19/03/2010 | 12px St. Helens | L | 28 - 18 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | Grix, King, Harrison, Hicks | Bridge | 17,500 | |
8 | 26/03/2010 | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 32 - 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (3), Bridge, Atkins (2) | Bridge (4) | 10,743 | |
9 | 02/04/2010 | Salford City Reds | W | 32 - 2 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Riley (2), Mathers, Solomona | Bridge (2) | 11,467 | |
10 | 05/04/2010 | Hull | W | 10 - 29 | Away | KC Stadium | Hicks (3), Myler, Monaghan | Hicks (2) | 14,131 | |
11 | 11/04/2010 | Hull KR | L | 36 - 16 | Away | Craven Park | Mathers, King, Riley | Westwood (2) | 8,452 | |
12 | 25/04/2010 | Catalans Dragons | W | 40 - 6 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler (2), Briers, Mathers, Riley, Cooper, Higham | Westwood (6) | 9,619 | |
13 | 01/05/2010 | Salford City Reds | W | 16 - 68 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | Monaghan, Hicks (2), Atkins, Williams, Briers, Riley, V Anderson, Myler (2), Bridge, Solomona | Westwood (6), Briers, Bridge (3) | 26,642 | Sky Sports |
14 | 14/05/2010 | 12px Leeds Rhinos | L | 26 - 16 | Away | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | King, Grix, Harrison | Bridge (2) | 16,733 | |
15 | 23/05/2010 | 12px Huddersfield Giants | W | 36 - 20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks, King, Riley, Bridge, Morley, Wood | Bridge (4) | 11,087 | |
16 | 04/06/2010 | Salford City Reds | W | 10 - 27 | Away | The Willows | Mathers (2), Hicks, Higham, Solomona | Bridge (3), Briers (1 dg) | 6,093 | |
17 | 11/06/2010 | Hull KR | W | 35 - 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King, Atkins, Briers (2), Monaghan, L Anderson | Briers (5 + 1 dg) | 9,216 | |
18 | 19/06/2010 | Bradford Bulls | W | 28 - 40 | Away | Grattan Stadium, Odsal | Riley (2), Atkins, King, Briers, Higham (2) | Briers (6) | 8,128 | |
19 | 27/06/2010 | 12px Leeds Rhinos | L | 30 - 37 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), King (2), Atkins, Riley | Briers (3) | 10.442 | |
20 | 03/07/2010 | Crusaders | W | 10 - 30 | Away | Racecourse Ground | Hicks (2), Riley (2), Higham, Solomona | Briers (2), Westwood | 5,197 | |
21 | 11/07/2010 | Castleford Tigers | W | 54 - 30 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Mathers, Hicks, Atkins, Riley, Myler (3), Morley, Solomona | Westwood (9) | 10.577 | |
22 | 16/07/2010 | 12px Wigan Warriors | W | 16 - 23 | Away | DW Stadium | Hicks, Atkins, Myler, Westwood | Westwood (3), Briers (dg) | 22,701 | Sky Sports in 3D |
23 | 24/07/2010 | Catalans Dragons | L | 29 - 28 | Away | Stade Aime Giral | Hicks (2), Briers, V Anderson, Clarke | Westwood (4) | 7,852 | |
24 | 01/08/2010 | 12px St. Helens | L | 24 - 26 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Westwood (2), Clarke, Wood | Westwood (4) | 12,863 | Sky Sports |
25 | 15/08/2010 | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 18 - 36 | Away | Hearwell Stadium | Riley, Hicks, Blythe, King (3), Briers | Westwood (3), Briers | 5,562 | |
26 | 22/08/2010 | Hull | W | 36 - 18 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (2), Myler, Morley, Clarke, Westwood | Westwood (6) | 10,042 | Sky Sports |
27 | 04/09/2010 | 12px Harlequins RL | W | 22 - 36 | Away | The Stoop | Bridge (2), Cooper, Clarke, Solomona (2) | Bridge (6) | 3,211 |
Challenge Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
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4 | 18/04/2010 | Featherstone Rovers | W | 48-24 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Grix, Riley (2), Myler (3), V Anderson, Solomona (2) | Westwood (4), Bridge (2) | 7,754 | |
5 | 08/05/2010 | 12px Huddersfield Giants | W | 4 - 60 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | Atkins, Bridge (5), Myler, Hicks (3), Riley, Higham | Westwood (4), Briers (2) | 6,641 | BBC |
Quarter Finals | 30/05/2010 | Bradford Bulls | W | 22 - 26 | Away | Grattan Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Briers, V Anderson | Bridge (3) | 7.000 | BBC |
Semi Finals | 08/08/2010 | Catalans Dragons | W | 54 - 12 | Neutral | Stobart Stadium | King, Riley, Briers, Clarke, L Anderson (3), Harrison, Myler | Westwood (7), Myler, Briers | 12,265 | BBC |
Final | 28/08/2010 | 12px Leeds Rhinos | W | 6 - 30 | Neutral | Wembley Stadium | Hicks (3), Atkins (2), L Anderson | Westwood (3) | 85,217 | BBC |
Super League XV Play Offs
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
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PO1 | 10/09/2010 | 12px St. Helens | L | 28 - 12 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | King (2), Bridge | 14,632 | Sky Sports | |
PO2 | 18/09/2010 | 12px Huddersfield Giants | L | 22 - 34 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Higham (2) | Westwood (3) | 8,050 | Sky Sports |
2010 Squad
As of 27 November 2009:
2010 Transfers In/Out
In
Name | Position | Signed from | Date | |
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David Solomona | Second Row | Bradford Bulls | September 2009 | |
Ryan Atkins | Centre | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2009 | |
Richard Myler | Stand Off/Scrum Half | Salford City Reds | September 2009 |
Out
Name | Position | Club Signed | Date | |
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Paul Johnson | Hooker | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2009 | |
Paul Rauhihi | Second Row | Retired | September 2009 | |
Steve Pickersgill | Second Row | 12px Widnes Vikings | September 2009 |