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…
• Hull FC 10-14 Wigan• Wigan reinforce position in Super League’s top fourWigan ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions as Liam Marshall’s late try solidified their position inside Super League’s top four with victory at Hull, who s…
• Forward signs deal with Hull KR until end of next season• Tomkins: ‘I decided the best thing would be for me to leave’Joel Tomkins’ Wigan career is over after the forward agreed to cut ties with his hometown club and join Hull KR less than a week aft…
Let’s hope the people in charge of promoting rugby league were among the crowd of 50,000 at Twickenham on SaturdayBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredAround 50,000 people went to a rugby event last Saturday. They all seemed to have a ball, cheering…
• Wakefield 32-16 Wigan• Ben Jones-Bishop leads way for Trinity with doubleShaun Wane insisted on Thursday night that “there is no panic at all” at Wigan, after yet another defeat for the Warriors amid off-field turmoil at one of Super League’s most fa…
• International suspended for four weeks and fined £10,000• Brother Sam fined £5,000 for his part in disturbanceWigan have suspended the forward Joel Tomkins for four weeks and fined his brother Sam after footage emerged of them being abusive towards b…
• Warrington 23-0 Wigan• Home side’s three first-half tries too much for WiganWarrington booked their place in the Challenge Cup semi-finals with a ruthless display to end Wigan’s hopes of winning rugby league’s most prestigious prize for a 20th time.T…
• Former England full-back tested positive for cocaine in 2017• Free agent expected to join Wigan after suspensionThe former Castleford and England full-back, Zak Hardaker, has received a 14-month suspension from UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) after testing pos…
Wigan Warriors 28-12 Castleford TigersWigan strengthened their grip on second place in Super League with not only a thoroughly deserved victory over Castleford, but a performance that again underlines that the Warriors are better placed for a title cha…
• Leeds 8-9 Wigan• Tomkins manages five points as Wigan win from 8-0 downPerhaps it was inevitable Sam Tomkins would have the last laugh. In the moments leading up to kick-off, he was ridiculed by the Leeds supporters after slipping while attempting a …
• St Helens 21-18 Wigan• Saints open up a four-point gap at Super League summitIt is impossible to argue Justin Holbrook has not overseen a remarkable transformation at St Helens in little over a year in charge but you felt there was still one niggling…
