• Warriors stand by full-back, saying they have ‘duty of care’ • Hardaker yet to play for club because of ban for cocaine useWigan have announced that Zak Hardaker will remain with the Super League champions in 2019 despite pleading guilty to a drink-d…
Warrington’s title drought goes on for another year, but will Wigan be vulnerable next season after their triumph?By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredGritty, nerve-wracking and desperate it might have been but, remove the extraordinary emotional so…
• Wigan wing had considered HGV driving one long injury layoff• Manfredi scored two of his side’s three tries in Grand FinalAs he basked in the glory of his club’s Grand Final triumph, two-try hero Dom Manfredi reflected on the dark days when he contem…
• Wigan 12-4 Warrington• Dominic Manfredi brace gives Wigan fifth Super League titleFor Wigan, the Super League title for the fifth time. For their coach, Shaun Wane, and his group of departing stars, the fairytale finale in cherry and white they had d…
Updates from the 6pm BST kick-off at Old TraffordShaun Wane: ‘I don’t cry much but I’ve just got upset then, haven’t I?’Email James your thoughts or via Twitter @piercy360 6.27pm BST 21min: Warrington 15m out and popping the ball around centrefield. So…
Wigan’s coach, facing the Grand Final against Warrington, is aiming to leave his beloved club with a fifth major trophyIt is often a thankless task trying to get a read on the stony-faced Shaun Wane and his emotions, but as the record buttons were pres…
The underdogs are looking to spoil Shaun Wane’s farewell party with Wigan at Old TraffordThe emotion driving Wigan’s pursuit of a fifth Super League title in Saturday’s Grand Final has dominated most of the headlines before the season-ending finale at …
As the full-back prepares to face Warrington in his last game, he reminisces about how hard he found it as a youngster to satisfy Shaun Wane, who is also bowing out of WiganFrom the moment Sam Tomkins burst on to the rugby league landscape in 2008, the…
• Barba, 29, becomes sixth Australian to win award• Wigan’s Shaun Wane named coach of the yearBen Barba has been named Super League’s 2018 Man of Steel. The 29-year-old full-back, who will leave St Helens at the end of this season to join the NRL side …
• Wigan 14-0 Castleford• Shaun Wane may have perfect farewellWigan will face Warrington in next weekend’s Super League Grand Final after the Warriors defeated Castleford to keep alive the possibility of the perfect farewell for their departing coach, S…
Expect the big clubs to hit the top flight soon; Ukraine and Malta dream on; and a teaser for Castleford and Wakefield fansBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredSo this is it: the last time we can guilty enjoy the eight-stage torture that is the Qual…
Expect the big clubs to hit the top flight soon; Ukraine and Malta dream on; and a teaser for Castleford and Wakefield fansBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredSo this is it: the last time we can guilty enjoy the eight-stage torture that is the Qual…
• Huddersfield 6-13 Wigan• Wigan guaranteed second place in Super LeagueWigan guaranteed second place and a home semi-final – in all probability against Castleford – with victory against Huddersfield, though dreadful conditions meant this was never lik…
• Wigan Warriors 25-10 Wakefield Trinity• Home side secure fifth Super League win in successionWigan moved a step closer to a home semi-final in the Super League play-offs following victory over Wakefield though there was a distinct feeling of after th…
• St Helens 10-30 Wigan• Dan Sarginson scores first two tries to set Wigan on their waySt Helens’ hopes of securing the League Leaders’ Shield have been placed on ice for at least another a week – yet while they will still almost certainly finish top o…
• Wigan 24-22 Castleford• Wigan remain in pole position to claim home semi-finalWigan, with their coaching team for next year and beyond watching on, took a significant step towards a home semi-final in the Super League play-offs by beating third-place…
• Club legend will take over as Wigan coach in 2020• Championship side London beat Widnes in QualifiersShaun Edwards admits he is taking a risk by returning to rugby league in 2020 but insists the opportunity to return to Wigan as their coach was too a…
• Wales coach will replace Shaun Wane after 2019 World Cup• Adrian Lam to lead Warriors on interim basis next seasonShaun Edwards will return to rugby league in 2020 as the Wigan head coach after fulfilling his commitments with Wales rugby union side f…
• Wigan Warriors 6-14 St Helens• St Helens are first team to win at Wigan this seasonSt Helens continued their season of dominance against Wigan with their 13th consecutive win – and did so without their star player Ben Barba.Should Hull fail to w…
• Wigan 46-8 Leeds• Uninspired Leeds in danger of another relegation battleLeeds Rhinos remain in danger of another battle against relegation in the Qualifiers this summer following a comprehensive defeat at Wigan: and the reigning champions also set t…
