Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards

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WARRINGTON
WOLVES
Address
The Halliwell Jones Stadium,
Mike Gregory Way,
Warrington, WA2 7NE
Phone
01925 248880
Ticket Phone
01925 248888
Email
info@warringtonwolves.com
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Official Club Store Opening Hours
Monday-Saturday
9am-5pm
BOARD
Chairman
Stuart Middleton
Vice Chairman
Prof. Steven Broomhead
Directors
Simon Moran, Norman
Summers, Mike Lomax, Lance
James, Karl Fitzpatrick
Honorary President
Lord Hoyle of Warrington
Honorary Vice President
Peter Carey, Prof. Tim Wheeler
Club Patron
Lord Daresbury
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Official match programme has
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Contributors
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Gary Slater, Sean Spencer,
Rob Paddock, Helen Hall,
Matt Turner.
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Bob Brough, Eddie Whitham.
Welcome
WELCOME
WARRINGTON WOLVES
vs LEIGH LEOPARDS
FRIDAY 17TH MARCH 2023
THE HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM
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CONTENTS…
05 DARYL POWELL
06 THE BIG INTERVIEW...
BEN CURRIE
10 OPPOSITION:
LEIGH LEOPARDS
13 DOUBLE AGENTS
14 WARRINGTON GUARDIAN
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Coach’s Column
COACH’S COLUMN
DARYL POWELL
WE’RE FOUR FROM FOUR GOING INTO TONIGHT’S GAME AND
WE’VE HAD TO WIN EACH MATCH SO FAR IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE PLAYERS HAVE RESPONDED BRILLIANTLY TO WHAT’S BEEN
THROWN AT THEM.
It’s going to be a different game again
tonight against Leigh and a tough
challenge. We played them in pre-season
and they’ve recruited well to assemble a
really good squad of players. They came
after us physically from the off in that preseason
match and we had to ride through
a fair bit to come out on top.
I’m excited to have Joe Philbin back in the
squad tonight. He’s worked exceptionally
hard and he’s an example for anybody
who’s going through a tough period of how
to approach it. He’s had a positive mindset
right from the start when he injured his
knee. He got straight into his rehab and
has been busting out of his skin to work
hard and rise above the adversity. He’s done
fantastic to get himself in this position now
and I’m excited to see him back out there.
It’s been tough in the middle unit for us
with injuries and there’s a few players
who are doing some big minutes for
us out there. All the middles have been
exceptional for us so far and have to be
commended for what they’ve done. They’ve
got another big job tonight because
Leigh’s pack is very good and John Asiata
at the moment is one of the best front-row
players in the competition.
At both our home and away games so
far our fans have been exceptional. Even
though there weren’t quite as many at Hull
KR last week they really got behind the
team and it was great to see the scenes at
the end with the players going over to the
fans. Home games are hugely important
to us and we want to get this place full
and buzzing with everyone enjoying what
they’re seeing.
Enjoy the game,
Daryl

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Welcome... The Big Interview...
THE BIG INTERVIEW...
BEN CURRIE
BEN CURRIE IS CELEBRATING HIS TESTIMONIAL YEAR IN 2023 - HIS 12TH
SEASON IN PRIMROSE AND BLUE. THE SECOND-ROWER LOOKS AHEAD
TO TONIGHT’S CLASH AGAINST THE NEWLY-PROMOTED LEOPARDS.
Ben, it was a hard-fought win
last time out against Hull KR.
How do you look back on that
game now?
It was a very tough game and we
had spoken beforehand that we
knew it would be. It’s a difficult
place to go is Hull KR, they always
test the opposition and not many
teams get a result away there.
It was a great result for us to go
there and get the two points.
The win maintained our 100%
winning start to the season.
Confidence must be high
around the place?
Definitely, it’s been a great start
for us. It’s really positive to be
four from four. The team morale
is really high around the camp
but we’re focused on staying
grounded and not getting ahead
of ourselves. It’s a long season and
there’s many games to go. It’ll be
a tough game against Leigh and
it’s about knuckling down and
getting ready to go.
A lot has been said about the
middles that have come in.
What’s it like playing alongside
this pack?
It definitely helps us with the
big boys that we’ve signed.
Vaughany [Paul Vaughan] has
been outstanding, Big Kas [Sam
Kasiano] and the likes of Bull [Joe
Bullock] have been performing
really well for us. We’re a bit light
on troops in the middle and
seem to be gaining one and then
losing one to injury. Some of the
minutes these boys are playing
is unbelievable and they’re really
digging in. Hopefully they keep
going well for us.
What are you expecting from
Leigh tonight?
They’re going to be a really
dangerous team. They’re coming
here full of confidence having
won the last two and the win over
Saints last week. Obviously we
played them in my Testimonial
game not too long ago and they

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were really good then and drove
us all the way. It’s going to be
tough but it’s one we’re looking
forward to.
How do you look back on your
Testimonial game now?
I don’t often like being the main
man at the game and I was extra
nervous that week in the buildup.
Looking back it was such an
amazing event for me and my
family and to carry my little girl
out was just the icing on the cake.
Joe Philbin is back in the
matchday squad tonight. You’ve
been through the rigours of
recovering from an ACL injury
twice yourself. How pleased are
you to see him return?
I’ve come through the other
side of that injury myself twice.
There’s a certain session you have
to tick off before you return to
play which he went through last
week. It took me back to having
done those twice over. He’s come
through it, his preparation has
been good and he’s there now
fully fit and raring to go.
Finally, our Warrington Wolves
Foundation celebrate their
18th birthday tonight. How
good have they been in driving
inclusivity and engaging with
the community?
It’s amazing what they do there.
Over my time at the Wolves I’ve
been fortunate enough to spend
a bit of with the Foundation.
What they do for the community
and this club is outstanding.
There’s some big and funny
characters on their projects. I’ve
got lots of respect for everything
they do and wish them all the
best for the future.

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The Opposition
THE OPPOSITION
LEIGH LEOPARDS
AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE
OPENING FOUR GAMES
OF THE SEASON, OUR
ATTENTION NOW
TURNS TO FRIDAY
NIGHT UNDER THE
LIGHTS AS THE NEWLY-
PROMOTED, AND
NEWLY BRANDED,
LEIGH LEOPARDS
COME TO TOWN.
After a very shaky opening two
games where Salford Red Devils
and Catalans Dragons defeated
them in the opening rounds,
they go into tonight’s game full
of confidence with wins over
Hull KR and World Champions
St Helens.
Leigh are back in the big
time this season after beating
Batley Bulldogs 44-12 in the
Championship Grand Final.
A total of 11 signings have been
recruited in the off-season with
many familiar names with no
fewer than seven former Wire
players - Oliver Holmes, Matt Davis,
Jacob Gannon, Robbie Mulhern,
Gareth O’Brien, Josh Charnley,
and last year’s Wire captain Jack
Hughes. They have also made
some other experienced signings
with two-time Grand Final winner
Zak Hardaker, and Lance Todd
Trophy winner in 2015 Tom Briscoe
also going to the Leopards. Ricky
Leutele is another big name
signing having moved from
Huddersfield Giants.
Papua New Guinea international
hooker Edwin Ipape is one to
watch having received plenty of
plaudits last year and was named
in the 2021RLWC Team of the
Tournament.

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LAST TIME OUT
WARRINGTON WOLVES
22-10 LEIGH LEOPARDS
The sides met just over a month
ago in pre-season for Ben
Currie’s Testimonial fixture.
The Leopards went in ahead
10-6 at the break with tries from
former Wires Josh Charnley
and Gareth O’Brien with Stefan
Ratchford getting on the
scoresheet for Wire.
Warrington rallied in the
second half with tries from
Daryl Clark, Peter Mata’utia
and the Testimonial man Currie
sealing the win.
WARRINGTON
V LEOPARDS
SUPER LEAGUE RECORD
PLD
6
W
5
D
0
L
1
Warrington highest score:
50-10 (H, 2017) (also widest margin)
Leigh highest score:
22-8 (H, 2017) (also widest margin)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Josh Charnley Zak Hardaker Ricky Leutele
Former Wire winger Josh
Charnley returns back to
the HJ in a competitive
fixture for the first time
since his departure last
June. The former Grand
Final winner with Wigan
has just been granted
a Testimonial from his
service to the sport. He
has scored in every game
so far with his best one
coming a fortnight ago
at Craven Park to win the
game for the Leopards on
the last play of the match.
Influential full-back Zak
Hardaker is one of the
key components to the
Leigh outfit this year after
spending the second half
of the season last year
with Leeds and getting
them to the Super League
Grand Final. The two-time
Grand Final winner and
Man of Steel in 2015 has
scored one try so far this
year while making over
400 meters.
Samoa international Ricky
Leutele joins the Leopards
after a very successful
spell at Huddersfield in
the last couple of seasons
and he wants to bring
his form to Adrian Lam’s
side. The winger has made
nearly 400 meters so far
this season with the one
try to his name and with
an average gain of 10.22
metres.

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Double Agents
DOUBLE AGENTS
WOLVES & LEOPARDS
CLUB HISTORIAN GARY SLATER PICKS A DREAM TEAM
FROM THE MORE THAN 80 PLAYERS WHO HAVE PULLED
ON THE PRIMROSE AND BLUE OF WARRINGTON AND THE
CHERRY AND WHITE OF LEIGH.
Alex Murphy, Kevin Ashcroft,
Geoff Clarkson and Joe Walsh all
played in the Leigh team who
won the Challenge Cup in 1971
before joining Warrington.
Joe Walsh made only 10
appearances for the Wire but,
famously, one was in the side
who beat Australia 15-12 on a
memorable Wilderspool night
in 1978.
At the other end of the scale
Danny Isherwood and Chris Hill
both made 297 appearances for
Warrington. Isherwood made his
appearances before joining Leigh
in 1909 and captaining them in
that year’s Lancashire Cup final.
Chris Hill spent six years with
Leigh at the start of his career.
Special mention must go to prop
Jack “Cod” Miller who made 526
appearances for Warrington
before joining Leigh in 1946. He
picked up his unique nickname
because his job was selling fish
as a door-to-door salesman.
Among the many players just
missing out on selection for the
combined team are Brian Case,
Laurie Gilfedder, Keith Holden
snr, Eddie Hunter, John Kerr, Roy
Lester, Harry Major, “Cod” Miller,
Matty Russell and Clive Jones.
Clive joined Leigh in 1975 as
part of the deal that brought
Tommy Martyn to Warrington.
Clive made 45 appearances for
Warrington and 112 for Leigh.
FB: John Woods (72 apps for
Warrington, 1987-89)
RW: Des Drummond (182 apps
for Warrington, 1987-92)
RC: Danny Isherwood (297 apps
for Warrington, 1896-1908)
LC: Toa Kohe-Love (185 apps for
Warrington, 1996-2001 & 2005-06)
LW: Joe Walsh (10 apps for
Warrington, 1978-79)
SO: Wilf Briggs (112 apps for
Warrington, 1971-75)
SH: Alex Murphy (67 apps for
Warrington, 1971-75)
P: Dave Chisnall (210 apps for
Warrington 1971-75 & 1981-84)
H: Kevin Ashcroft (124 apps for
Warrington, 1972-75)
P: Chris Hill (297 apps for
Warrington, 2012-21)
SR: Tommy Martyn (220 apps for
Warrington, 1975-81)
SR: Geoff Clarkson (36 apps for
Warrington, 1971-72)
LF: Ian Potter (132 apps for
Warrington, 1975-81)

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Warrington
Guardian
THIS GAME HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS OF A CRACKER.
In the primrose and blue corner, we have a side
brimming with confidence having started the
season in a manner not even the most optimistic
of supporters would have predicted.
Let’s be honest, not many called a four-from-four
start for Wire but they have answered every single
question thrown their way so far.
Can you completely dominate and blitz a side?
Absolutely, see Round One…
Can you tough it out when backs are against the
wall? Sure thing, see Huddersfield in Round Two
and Hull KR last week.
Can you retrieve a pretty substantial deficit in both
scoreline and performance? Of course, Exhibit A on
that front being the turnaround from a pretty poor
first half against Salford the last time we were all here.
It is almost as if the next test is one they will want
to put off for as long as possible – how will they
respond to losing a game?
Every team loses games and barring something
truly special and almost miraculous happening,
it’s going to happen to Wire at some point in the
coming weeks and months.
We keep hearing about the mentality, fortitude and
togetherness of this group and its shining through
so far, but responding to a defeat is the next big
examination of those qualities.
Aiming to inflict that hardship on Warrington for
the first time this year will be the team standing in
the red and white corner, who are looking to get a
bit of a monkey off their back,
In their former guise as the Centurions, Leigh
visited this stadium five times and on each
occasion, they left defeated – some of the games
were close, some of them less so.
Following their much-discussed rebrand, however,
the Leopards prowl into town no doubt feeling this is
their best chance of getting a win on this ground for
a while and doing so will only serve to increase their
argument that they are in Super League to stay.
That case is growing stronger by the week,
especially after their victory over world champions
St Helens last time out – a result that made a lot of
people sit up and take notice.
And with a plethora of former Warrington players
in their ranks that will be itching to prove a point to
the club that let them go, it adds to the element of
danger this fixture poses for the home side.
To say it is a “banana skin” is arguably doing the
visitors too much of a disservice – this is a genuinely
intriguing contest between two sides in good form
and while Wire will probably start as favourites, you
get the sense it could go either way.
When these two sides met in pre-season, you
could have been forgiven for thinking it was a full
competitive fixture such was the intensity of the
contest.
With points now on the line, it really is an exciting
fixture.
Matt Turner

Last Time Out:
LAST TIME OUT:
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WARRINGTON
WOLVES 36-20
SALFORD RED
DEVILS
Warrington fought back
from 14 points down at halftime
to defeat Salford Red
Devils last time out at The
Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Despite Ben Currie’s opener,
the Wire found themselves
20-6 down at the interval after
Salford crossed three times in
14 minutes.
Matty Ashton’s fantastic
acrobatic finish started the
comeback shortly after restart,
and after a Ryan Brierley’s
sin-binning for holding down,
Daryl Powell’s side staged their
comeback.
Thomas Mikaele, Josh Thewlis,
George Williams and Matt
Dufty all added tries in the
final 20 minutes to maintain
Warrington’s position at the
top of the Super League table.
Warrington Wolves 36 (6)
Tries: Currie, Ashton, Mikaele,
Thewlis, Williams, Dufty
Goals: Ratchford (6)
Dufty, Thewlis, Minikin,
Ratchford, Ashton, Williams,
Drinkwater, Mikaele, D Clark,
Vaughan, Currie, Mata’utia,
Harrison.
Interchanges: Kasiano,
Walker, Bullock, Whitehead.
Salford Red Devils 20 (20)
Tries: Longstaff, Brierley, Sneyd
Goals: Sneyd (4)
Brierley, Sio, Cross, Lafai,
Burgess, Croft, Sneyd,
Ormondroyd, Ackers, Dupree,
Watkins, Longstaff, Partington.
Interchanges: Sidlow,
Vuniyayawa, Atkin, Wright.
HULL KR 10-18
WARRINGTON
WOLVES
Warrington maintained their
100% winning start to the
new season with a hardfought
away victory over
Hull KR.
The Robins went ahead early
on through Frankie Halton
before tries from Thomas
Mikaele and the returning
Matty Nicholson put the Wire
ahead 12-6 at the break.
Halton added his second for
the home side shortly after the
interval with Lachlan Coote
missing a crucial penalty goal
attempt on 70 minutes to level
the scores up.
Paul Vaughan’s first try for
the club in the dying stages
ensured Wire left Hull four
wins from four this campaign.
Hull KR 10 (6)
Tries: Halton (2)
Goals: Coote
Coote; Senior, Opacic, Wood,
Hall; Lewis, Milnes; Luckley,
Parcell, King, Halton, Batchelor,
Hadley.
Interchanges: Sue, Litten,
Kennedy, Storton.
Warrington Wolves 18 (12)
Tries: Mikaele, Nicholson,
Vaughan
Goals: Ratchford (3)
Dufty; Thewlis, Mata’utia,
Ratchford, Ashton; Williams,
Drinkwater; Mikaele, Clark,
Vaughan, Currie, Nicholson,
Kasiano.
Interchanges: Walker, Bullock,
Whitehead, Minikin.

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Wolves:
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EVERYTHING WOLVES:
CATCH UP WITH ALL THE NEWS AND HAPPENINGS
AT THE HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM: THIS WEEK
WARRINGTON RESERVES & ACADEMY
Warrington Wolves Reserves 40-
16 Salford Red Devils Reserves
Warrington Wolves Reserves
got the new campaign off to a
flying start with a home win over
Salford Red Devils at Victoria Park.
Tries from Bobby Shingler and
Aiden Doolan inside the opening
10 minutes sent the Wire on their
way before Nathan Connell hit
back for Salford.
Lucas Green and Jamie
Reddecliff’s scores extended
Wire’s lead before the break with
Tom Whitehead and Jake Thewlis
crossing after the interval to hit
the 40-point mark.
Jacob Lee and Billy Walkley
scored for the visitors in the
second 40 but the opening round
points belonged to Warrington.
Warrington Wolves: Noah Booth,
Jake Thewlis, Jack Darbyshire,
Zac Bardsley-Rowe, Ewan Smith,
Lewis Hughes, Leon Hayes,
Bobby Shingler, Aiden Doolan,
Luke Thomas, Adam Holroyd,
Nolan Tupaea, Tom Whitehead.
Subs: Ben Hartill, Jamie
Reddecliff, Joe Bajer, Lucas
Green, Noah High (18th Man).
Tries: Shingler (5 mins), Doolan
(7, 43), Green (32), Reddecliff (36),
Whitehead (49), Thewlis (66).
Goals: Hayes 6
Salford Red Devils: Billy Walkley,
Jorge Cabral, George Charnock,
Sam Haynes, Nathan Connell,
Jack Newbegin, Jack Stevens,
Jordan Brown, Kellen Wood, Alex
Davidson, Ryan Lannon, Matthew
Unsworth, Rhys Davies.
Subs: Mason Phillips, Jacob Lee,
Charlie Glover, Lucas Illes, Finley
Yates (18th Man).
Tries: Connell (23 mins), Lee (57),
Walkley (70).
Goals: Walkley 2
Hull KR Academy 16-48
Warrington Wolves Academy
Warrington Wolves Under 18s
opened the new Academy
season with an impressive allround
win away to Hull KR.
Jake Thewlis, Ben Hartill, Cai
Taylor-Wray, Noah Booth and
Pat Irwin helped put the Wire
in a commanding 30-4 lead at
the break.
The Robins struck back at the start
of the second half with two scores
before Wire regained control. Two
tries from captain Lucas Green as
well as Zac Bardsley-Rowe’s effort
sealed the win.
Hull KR: Harvey Horne, Connor
Barley, Joshua Ratuvou, Louix
Gorman, Oliver Forsyth, Lennie
Ellis, Kieran Smith, Zach
Fishwick, Charlie Beet, Hayden
Todd, Ryan Hall, Anthony
Chambers, Archie Gray.
Subs: Jack Krebs, Jacob
Parkinson, Cameron Docherty,
Tom Smith, James Farrar
(18th Man).
Tries: Gorman (20 mins), Horne
(52), Parkinson (55).
Goals: Horne 2
Warrington Wolves: Cai Taylor-
Wray, Jake Thewlis, Ewan Smith,
Zac Bardsley-Rowe, Noah Booth,
Pat Irwin, Ben Tyrer, Logan
Raughter, Ben Hartill, Lucas
Green, Sam Marshall, Nolan
Tupaea, Noah High.
Subs: Alfie Mather, Ben Metcalfe,
Peter Scott, Joe Bajer, Ben
Godwin (18th Man).
Tries: Thewlis (12 mins), Hartill
(16), Taylor-Wray (26), Booth
(32), Irwin (35), Green (58, 79),
Bardsley-Rowe (70).
Goals: Booth 8 from 8

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CRAVEN PARK
HULL KR 10
WARRINGTON WOLVES 18

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Foundation
CHAIR’S TEAM TALK: PETE ASTLEY MBE
FOUNDATION NEWS
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When I took over as Chair of The Warrington
Wolves Foundation in 2019, I never expected the
challenges that have faced us all. A pandemic
that isolated our most vulnerable, affecting all of
our community; from schools to care homes, to
all community clubs and sports teams.
Challenging times certainly, but if there is
something that I have learnt through Rugby
League, it is maintaining resilience and the benefits
of teamwork. The Foundation has risen to these
challenges in a remarkable way, delivering so much
and I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you
to them and what they do.
A registered charity (1110734), and the official charity
of the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club, the
Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation changes
lives through sport. They do this by delivering
innovative Rugby League, Disability & Health &
Wellbeing projects designed to encourage people
of all ages to make positive lifestyle choices. Using
the power of the Warrington Wolves badge, they
engage, enthuse, and inspire the local community to
create a healthier and more resilient community.
As a charity, the Foundation cannot be funded by
Warrington Wolves Rugby Club so rely on donations
from wonderful supporters like YOU, income from
fundraising events, along with grants from various
organisations such as The National Lottery, Children
in Need, Sport England, Active Cheshire, NHS,
Cheshire Community Foundation, to enable them
to continue their fantastic work in Warrington and
Cheshire. Whether it be the first introduction to
Rugby League through our primary school delivery,
running a weekly youth club for young people
with disabilities or additional needs, using sport to
help tackle men’s health and isolation or helping
to reduce anti-social social behaviour through our
partnership with Cheshire Police; the Foundation
offer over 30 different projects designed to involve
people throughout their life course.
For information about any of the Foundation’s work
or for opportunities to get involved, please visit www.
warringtonwolvesfoundation.com. If you would like
to make a donation that will literally help change
(and in some cases, save) lives, please click here.
Your donations make an enormous difference to the
Warrington community.
Our Warrington Wolves Foundation celebrate their
18th birthday next month! The Foundation will
be showcasing some of their award-winning and
groundbreaking projects around the concourses
during tonight’s game.

The Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
WHO ARE WE?
Warrington Wolves Charitable
Foundation established in 2005.
By using the power of Warrington
RLFC to engage we support
changing people’s lives.
WHY DO WE THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT?
Warrington RLFC has been
established since 1876 and Part of
the DNA. We want Warrington to be
where People are proud to be part
of an active town.
HOW WILL WE MAKE
A DIFFERENCE?
Our energy will be focussed on
3 long-term outcomes:
Healthier and More Active Lifestyles
Enhanced Life Chances
A Safer and Stronger Community
WHAT IS OUR GOAL?
To create a Healthier, Happier and
more Resilient community.

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Test
Your
Knowledge!
Quiz Time!
QUIZ TIME!
TACKLE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON OUR
HISTORY WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS.
1. How many times have Leigh won the Challenge Cup?
2. How many times have Warrington won the Challenge Cup?
3. In what year were Warrington last crowned champions
after beating Oldham 7-3 in the Championship Final at
Maine Road?
4. In what year were Leigh last crowned champions after
winning the First Division title under coach Alex Murphy?
5. Whose 30ft tall bronze statue stands outside the Leigh
Sports Village? It was unveiled in September 2016.
6. Whose 37ft tall bronze statue stands outside the Halliwell
Jones? It was first unveiled close to Wilderspool Stadium in
August 1993.
7. Who scored a club record seven of Warrington’s eight tries
against Leigh at Wilderspool on Easter Monday 1948?
8. Who kicked Warrington’s drop goal when they drew 1-1 at
Leigh in the Premiership in May 1982? It remains the only
1-1 draw in the club’s history.
9. Warrington paid a then club record £12,500 to sign two
Leigh forwards in August 1971. Who were they?
10. In April 2008, the Leigh mascot was sent off by referee
Steve Ganson for taking a touch judge’s flag after
Leigh had scored a try in the Challenge Cup tie against
Warrington. He was led away by two stewards, wiping
an imaginary tear from his eyes. The RFL later decided
that he did not need to appear before the disciplinary
committee. What was his name?
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Name The
Badge
NAME THE
BADGE
Answers: 1. twice, 1920-21 and
1970-71, 2. nine times, 3. 1955,
4. 1982, 5. John Woods, 6. Brian
Bevan, 7. Brian Bevan again, 8.
Bob Eccles, 9. Geoff Clarkson and
Dave Chisnall, 10. Artorius the
Centurion, Arty for short.
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SEASON RECORD
FEBRUARY H/A KO COMP F/A ATT FB RW RC LC LW SO
THUR FEB 16 LEEDS RHINOS H 20:00 BSL 42-10 Dufty T Thewlis T Mata’utia Ratchford 6C P Ashton William
FRI FEB 24 HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS A 19:45 BSL 26-16 Dufty Thewlis Mata’utia T Ratchford 4C P Ashton 2T William
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FRI MAR 10 HULL KINGSTON ROVERS A 20:00 BSL 18-10 Dufty Thewlis Mata’utia Ratchford 3C Ashton William
FRI MAR 17 LEIGH LEOPARDS H 20:00 BSL
FRI MAR 24 CASTLEFORD TIGERS A 20:00 BSL
APRIL
SAT APR 1 HULL FC H 13:00 BSL
SAT APR 8 CATALANS DRAGONS A 16:00 BSL
FRI APR 14 WIGAN WARRIORS H 20:00 BSL
THUR APR 20 ST HELENS A 20:00 BSL
MAY
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FRI MAY 12 HULL KINGSTON ROVERS H 20:00 BSL
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FRI JUN 30 LEEDS RHINOS H 20:00 BSL
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SEPTEMBER
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SUN SEPT 10 SALFORD RED DEVILS A 15:00 BSL
FRI SEPT 15 ST HELENS H 20:00 BSL
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Home fixtures are in bold | T: Try | C: Conversion | P: Penalty
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s Drinkwater Mikaele Clark Vaughan Currie Holroyd Harrison T Kasiano Walker Bullock Minikin Whitehead
s T Drinkwater Mikaele T Clark Vaughan Currie T Mata’utia Harrison Kasiano Walker Bullock Whitehead
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