2010 Warrington Wolves season

Rugby league team season

2010 Warrington Wolves season

2010 Challenge Cup Winners champions

Super League XV Rank| 3rd
Play-off result| Round 2
Challenge Cup| Won Final
Leeds Rhinos, 6 – 30[1]
2010 record| Wins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scored| For: 849; against: 466
Team information
Chairman| Steven Broomhead
Head coach| Tony Smith
Captain|

* Adrian Morley

Stadium| Halliwell Jones Stadium
Avg. attendance| 10,947
Agg. attendance| 142,305
High attendance| 13,024 v Wigan (20/2/10)
Top scorers
Tries| Chris Riley (25)
Goals| Ben Westwood (44)
Points| Ben Westwood (112)

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

## Pre Season

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The Wolves played three pre-season fixtures in total. The traditional Boxing Day fixture with rivals Widnes 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 to Leigh Sports Village to face Leigh Centurions on 17 January 2010. The Wolves ran out 16–60 victors on the day. The club then travelled to Derwent Park to face Workington 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 for Paul Wood's Testimonial and take place at Halliwell Jones Stadium on 27 January 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 January 2010 |  Leigh Centurions | W | 60–16 | Away | Leigh Sports Village |  |  |  |
Friendly | 23 January 2010 |  Workington Town | W | 12–34 | Away | Derwent Park |  |  |  |
Testimonial | 27 January 2010 |  Wigan Warriors | L | 12–20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium |  |  | 4,622 |

## Super League

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### Table

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1  |  Wigan Warriors (L, C) | 27  | 22  | 0  | 5  | 922  | 411  | +511  | 44  | Play-offs
2  |  St Helens | 27  | 20  | 0  | 7  | 946  | 547  | +399  | 40
3  |  Warrington Wolves | 27  | 20  | 0  | 7  | 885  | 488  | +397  | 40
4  |  Leeds Rhinos | 27  | 17  | 1  | 9  | 725  | 561  | +164  | 35
5  |  Huddersfield Giants | 27  | 16  | 1  | 10  | 758  | 439  | +319  | 33
6  |  Hull F.C. | 27  | 16  | 0  | 11  | 569  | 584  | −15  | 32
7  |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 27  | 14  | 1  | 12  | 653  | 632  | +21  | 29
8  |  Celtic Crusaders | 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  |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27  | 9  | 0  | 18  | 539  | 741  | −202  | 18
12  |  Salford City Reds | 27  | 8  | 0  | 19  | 448  | 857  | −409  | 16
13  |  Harlequins | 27  | 7  | 0  | 20  | 494  | 838  | −344  | 14
14  |  Catalans Dragons | 27  | 6  | 0  | 21  | 409  | 747  | −338  | 12

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

### Matches

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Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV

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1 | 7 February 2010 |  Harlequins RL | W | 58 – 0 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Carvell, Mathers, Monaghan, Bridge, Riley (5), Myler, Grix | Briers (7) | 11,678 |
2 | 13 February 2010 |  Castleford Tigers | W | 16 – 28 | Away | The Jungle | Grix, Riley, Briers, Myler (2) | Briers, Bridge (3) | 7,569 | Sky Sports
3 | 20 February 2010 |  Wigan Warriors | L | 20 – 22 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler, Riley, Solomona, L Anderson | Briers (2) | 13,024 | Sky Sports
4 | 28 February 2010 |  Huddersfield Giants | W | 10 – 14 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | King (2), Hicks | Myler | 8,567 |
5 | 7 March 2010 |  Crusaders | W | 46 – 12 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King (2), Grix, Westwood (2), Monaghan, Hicks, Solomona | Bridge (7) | 11,113 |
6 | 13 March 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 March 2010 |  St. Helens | L | 28 – 18 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | Grix, King, Harrison, Hicks | Bridge | 17,500 |
8 | 26 March 2010 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 32 – 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (3), Bridge, Atkins (2) | Bridge (4) | 10,743 |
9 | 2 April 2010 |  Salford City Reds | W | 32 – 2 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Riley (2), Mathers, Solomona | Bridge (2) | 11,467 |
10 | 5 April 2010 |  Hull F.C. | W | 10 – 29 | Away | KC Stadium | Hicks (3), Myler, Monaghan | Hicks (2) | 14,131 |
11 | 11 April 2010 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | L | 36 – 16 | Away | Craven Park | Mathers, King, Riley | Westwood (2) | 8,452 |
12 | 25 April 2010 |  Catalans Dragons | W | 40 – 6 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Myler (2), Briers, Mathers, Riley, Cooper, Higham | Westwood (6) | 9,619 |
13 | 1 May 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 May 2010 |  Leeds Rhinos | L | 26 – 16 | Away | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | King, Grix, Harrison | Bridge (2) | 16,733 |
15 | 23 May 2010 |  Huddersfield Giants | W | 36 – 20 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks, King, Riley, Bridge, Morley, Wood | Bridge (4) | 11,087 |
16 | 4 June 2010 |  Salford City Reds | W | 10 – 27 | Away | The Willows | Mathers (2), Hicks, Higham, Solomona | Bridge (3), Briers (1 dg) | 6,093 |
17 | 11 June 2010 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | W | 35 – 16 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | King, Atkins, Briers (2), Monaghan, L Anderson | Briers (5 + 1 dg) | 9,216 |
18 | 19 June 2010 |  Bradford Bulls | W | 28 – 40 | Away | Grattan Stadium, Odsal | Riley (2), Atkins, King, Briers, Higham (2) | Briers (6) | 8,128 |
19 | 27 June 2010 |  Leeds Rhinos | L | 30 – 37 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), King (2), Atkins, Riley | Briers (3) | 10.442 |
20 | 3 July 2010 |  Crusaders | W | 10 – 30 | Away | Racecourse Ground | Hicks (2), Riley (2), Higham, Solomona | Briers (2), Westwood | 5,197 |
21 | 11 July 2010 |  Castleford Tigers | W | 54 – 30 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Mathers, Hicks, Atkins, Riley, Myler (3), Morley, Solomona | Westwood (9) | 10.577 |
22 | 16 July 2010 |  Wigan Warriors | W | 16 – 23 | Away | DW Stadium | Hicks, Atkins, Myler, Westwood | Westwood (3), Briers (dg) | 22,701 | Sky Sports in 3D
23 | 24 July 2010 |  Catalans Dragons | L | 29 – 28 | Away | Stade Aime Giral | Hicks (2), Briers, V Anderson, Clarke | Westwood (4) | 7,852 |
24 | 1 August 2010 |  St. Helens | L | 24 – 26 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Westwood (2), Clarke, Wood | Westwood (4) | 12,863 | Sky Sports
25 | 15 August 2010 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 18 – 36 | Away | Hearwell Stadium | Riley, Hicks, Blythe, King (3), Briers | Westwood (3), Briers | 5,562 |
26 | 22 August 2010 |  Hull F.C. | W | 36 – 18 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Riley (2), Myler, Morley, Clarke, Westwood | Westwood (6) | 10,042 | Sky Sports
27 | 4 September 2010 |  Harlequins RL | W | 22 – 36 | Away | The Stoop | Bridge (2), Cooper, Clarke, Solomona (2) | Bridge (6) | 3,211 |

## Challenge Cup

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4 | 18 April 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 | 8 May 2010 |  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 May 2010 |  Bradford Bulls | W | 22 – 26 | Away | Grattan Stadium | Hicks (2), Atkins, Briers, V Anderson | Bridge (3) | 7.000 | BBC
Semi-finals | 8 August 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 August 2010 |  Leeds Rhinos | W | 6 – 30 | Neutral | Wembley Stadium | Hicks (3), Atkins (2), L Anderson | Westwood (3) | 85,217 | BBC

## Super League XV Play Offs

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Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV

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PO1 | 10 September 2010 |  St. Helens | L | 28 – 12 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | King (2), Bridge |  | 14,632 | Sky Sports
PO2 | 18 September 2010 |  Huddersfield Giants | L | 22 – 34 | Home | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Hicks (2), Higham (2) | Westwood (3) | 8,050 | Sky Sports

## 2010 Squad

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As of 27 November 2009:

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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

## 2010 Transfers In/Out

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| David Solomona | Second Row  |  Bradford Bulls | September 2009
| Ryan Atkins | Centre  |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2009
| Richard Myler | Stand Off/Scrum Half  |  Salford City Reds | September 2009

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| Paul Johnson | Hooker  |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2009
| Paul Rauhihi | Second Row  | Retired  | September 2009
| Steve Pickersgill | Second Row  |  Widnes Vikings | September 2009

## References

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1. ^ Wilson, Andy. "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". theguardian.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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