| 2010 Warrington Wolves season | ||||
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2010 Challenge Cup Winners champions | ||||
| Super League XV Rank | 3rd | |||
| Play-off result | Round 2 | |||
| Challenge Cup | Won Final | |||
| 2010 record | Wins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 849; against: 466 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Steven Broomhead | |||
| Head coach | ||||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Halliwell Jones Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 10,947 | |||
| Agg. attendance | 142,305 | |||
| High attendance | 13,024 v Wigan (20/2/10) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | ||||
| Goals | ||||
| Points | ||||
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This article details theWarrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2010 season. This is the clubs fifteenth season of theSuper League era. The club will also look to defend theChallenge Cup following victory atWembley Stadium againstHuddersfield Giants in August 2009.
The Wolves played three pre-season fixtures in total. The traditionalBoxing Day fixture with rivalsWidnes Vikings was postponed first on 26 December 2009 and then on 3 January 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 toLeigh Sports Village to faceLeigh Centurions on 17 January 2010. The Wolves ran out 16–60 victors on the day. The club then travelled toDerwent Park to faceWorkington Town on 23 January 2010 in a game that helped raise funds for the area following the floods earlier this year. Warrington sent the Under 21s 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 forPaul Wood's Testimonial and take place atHalliwell Jones Stadium on 27 January 2010 againstSuper League rivalsWigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 17 January 2010 | W | 60–16 | Away | Leigh Sports Village | |||||
| Friendly | 23 January 2010 | W | 12–34 | Away | Derwent Park | |||||
| Testimonial | 27 January 2010 | L | 12–20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 4,622 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 922 | 411 | +511 | 44 | Play-offs | |
| 2 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 946 | 547 | +399 | 40 | ||
| 3 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 885 | 488 | +397 | 40 | ||
| 4 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 561 | +164 | 35 | ||
| 5 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | +319 | 33 | ||
| 6 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 569 | 584 | −15 | 32 | ||
| 7 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 653 | 632 | +21 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 547 | 732 | −185 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 648 | 766 | −118 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 528 | 728 | −200 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 539 | 741 | −202 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 448 | 857 | −409 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 494 | 838 | −344 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 409 | 747 | −338 | 12 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 February 2010 | W | 58 – 0 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Carvell, Mathers, Monaghan, Bridge, Riley (5), Myler, Grix | Briers (7) | 11,678 | ||
| 2 | 13 February 2010 | W | 16 – 28 | Away | The Jungle | Grix, Riley, Briers, Myler (2) | Briers, Bridge (3) | 7,569 | Sky Sports | |
| 3 | 20 February 2010 | L | 20 – 22 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler, Riley, Solomona, L Anderson | Briers (2) | 13,024 | Sky Sports | |
| 4 | 28 February 2010 | W | 10 – 14 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | King (2), Hicks | Myler | 8,567 | ||
| 5 | 7 March 2010 | W | 46 – 12 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King (2), Grix, Westwood (2), Monaghan, Hicks, Solomona | Bridge (7) | 11,113 | ||
| 6 | 13 March 2010 | W | 33 – 8 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler, Atkins (2), King (2), Monaghan | Bridge (4), Monaghan (dg) | 10,434 | Sky Sports | |
| 7 | 19 March 2010 | L | 28 – 18 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | Grix, King, Harrison, Hicks | Bridge | 17,500 | ||
| 8 | 26 March 2010 | W | 32 – 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (3), Bridge, Atkins (2) | Bridge (4) | 10,743 | ||
| 9 | 2 April 2010 | W | 32 – 2 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Riley (2), Mathers, Solomona | Bridge (2) | 11,467 | ||
| 10 | 5 April 2010 | W | 10 – 29 | Away | KC Stadium | Hicks (3), Myler, Monaghan | Hicks (2) | 14,131 | ||
| 11 | 11 April 2010 | L | 36 – 16 | Away | Craven Park | Mathers, King, Riley | Westwood (2) | 8,452 | ||
| 12 | 25 April 2010 | W | 40 – 6 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler (2), Briers, Mathers, Riley, Cooper, Higham | Westwood (6) | 9,619 | ||
| 13 | 1 May 2010 | 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 May 2010 | L | 26 – 16 | Away | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | King, Grix, Harrison | Bridge (2) | 16,733 | ||
| 15 | 23 May 2010 | W | 36 – 20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks, King, Riley, Bridge, Morley, Wood | Bridge (4) | 11,087 | ||
| 16 | 4 June 2010 | W | 10 – 27 | Away | The Willows | Mathers (2), Hicks, Higham, Solomona | Bridge (3), Briers (1 dg) | 6,093 | ||
| 17 | 11 June 2010 | W | 35 – 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King, Atkins, Briers (2), Monaghan, L Anderson | Briers (5 + 1 dg) | 9,216 | ||
| 18 | 19 June 2010 | W | 28 – 40 | Away | Grattan Stadium, Odsal | Riley (2), Atkins, King, Briers, Higham (2) | Briers (6) | 8,128 | ||
| 19 | 27 June 2010 | L | 30 – 37 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), King (2), Atkins, Riley | Briers (3) | 10.442 | ||
| 20 | 3 July 2010 | W | 10 – 30 | Away | Racecourse Ground | Hicks (2), Riley (2), Higham, Solomona | Briers (2), Westwood | 5,197 | ||
| 21 | 11 July 2010 | W | 54 – 30 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Mathers, Hicks, Atkins, Riley, Myler (3), Morley, Solomona | Westwood (9) | 10.577 | ||
| 22 | 16 July 2010 | W | 16 – 23 | Away | DW Stadium | Hicks, Atkins, Myler, Westwood | Westwood (3), Briers (dg) | 22,701 | Sky Sports in 3D | |
| 23 | 24 July 2010 | L | 29 – 28 | Away | Stade Aime Giral | Hicks (2), Briers, V Anderson, Clarke | Westwood (4) | 7,852 | ||
| 24 | 1 August 2010 | L | 24 – 26 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Westwood (2), Clarke, Wood | Westwood (4) | 12,863 | Sky Sports | |
| 25 | 15 August 2010 | W | 18 – 36 | Away | Hearwell Stadium | Riley, Hicks, Blythe, King (3), Briers | Westwood (3), Briers | 5,562 | ||
| 26 | 22 August 2010 | W | 36 – 18 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (2), Myler, Morley, Clarke, Westwood | Westwood (6) | 10,042 | Sky Sports | |
| 27 | 4 September 2010 | W | 22 – 36 | Away | The Stoop | Bridge (2), Cooper, Clarke, Solomona (2) | Bridge (6) | 3,211 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 18 April 2010 | W | 48–24 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Grix, Riley (2), Myler (3), V Anderson, Solomona (2) | Westwood (4), Bridge (2) | 7,754 | ||
| 5 | 8 May 2010 | W | 4 – 60 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | Atkins, Bridge (5), Myler, Hicks (3), Riley, Higham | Westwood (4), Briers (2) | 6,641 | BBC | |
| Quarter-finals | 30 May 2010 | W | 22 – 26 | Away | Grattan Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Briers, V Anderson | Bridge (3) | 7.000 | BBC | |
| Semi-finals | 8 August 2010 | W | 54 – 12 | Neutral | Stobart Stadium | King, Riley, Briers, Clarke, L Anderson (3), Harrison, Myler | Westwood (7), Myler, Briers | 12,265 | BBC | |
| Final | 28 August 2010 | W | 6 – 30 | Neutral | Wembley Stadium | Hicks (3), Atkins (2), L Anderson | Westwood (3) | 85,217 | BBC |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO1 | 10 September 2010 | L | 28 – 12 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | King (2), Bridge | 14,632 | Sky Sports | ||
| PO2 | 18 September 2010 | L | 22 – 34 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Higham (2) | Westwood (3) | 8,050 | Sky Sports |
As of 27 November 2009:
| Number | Nat | Player | Position | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Mathers | FB | Wigan Warriors | |
| 2 | Chris Riley | RW | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 3 | Matt King | RC | Melbourne Storm | |
| 4 | Chris Bridge | LC | Bradford Bulls | |
| 5 | Chris Hicks | LW | Manly Sea Eagles | |
| 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 | Louis Anderson | SR | New Zealand Warriors | |
| 12 | Ben Westwood | SR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |
| 13 | Ben Harrison | LF | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 14 | Mickey Higham | HK | Wigan Warriors | |
| 15 | Jon Clarke | HK | Harlequins RL | |
| 16 | Paul Wood | PR | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 17 | Simon Grix | LF | Halifax | |
| 18 | Michael Cooper | PR | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 19 | Lee Mitchell | SR | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 20 | Matty Blythe | SR | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 21 | Kevin Penny | WG | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 22 | Tyrone McCarthy | SR | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 23 | Ryan Atkins | C | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |
| 24 | Alex Thompson | HK | Warrington Wolves Academy | |
| 26 | David Solomona | PF | Bradford Bulls | |
| 27 | Vinnie Anderson | SR | St. Helens | |
| 28 | Adam Neal | PR | Warrington Wolves Academy |
In
| Name | Position | Signed from | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Solomona | Second Row | September 2009 | ||
| Ryan Atkins | Centre | September 2009 | ||
| Richard Myler | Stand Off/Scrum Half | September 2009 |
Out
| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johnson | Hooker | September 2009 | ||
| Paul Rauhihi | Second Row | Retired | September 2009 | |
| Steve Pickersgill | Second Row | September 2009 |