2010 Warrington Wolves season

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.

2010 Warrington Wolves season
2010 Challenge Cup Winners champions
Super League XV Rank3rd
Play-off resultRound 2
Challenge CupWon Final
Leeds Rhinos, 6 – 30
2010 recordWins: 24; Draws: 0; Losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 849; Against: 466
Team information
ChairmanSteven Broomhead
Head coachTony Smith
Captain
StadiumHalliwell Jones Stadium
Avg. Attend.10,947
Agg. Attend.142,305
High. Attend.13,024 v Wigan (20/2/10)
Top scorers
TriesChris Riley (25)
GoalsBen Westwood (44)
PointsBen Westwood (112)
Home colours
Away colours
< 2009 List of seasons 2011 >

Pre Season

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.

FriendlyDateOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueTriesGoalsAttendanceTV
Friendly17 January 2010 Leigh CenturionsW60–16AwayLeigh Sports Village
Friendly23 January 2010 Workington TownW12–34AwayDerwent Park
Testimonial27 January 2010 Wigan WarriorsL12–20HomeHalliwell Jones Stadium4,622

Super League

Table
Super League XV
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wigan Warriors 272205922411+51144
2 St. Helens 272007946547+39940
3 Warrington Wolves 272007885488+39740
4 Leeds Rhinos 271719725561+16435
5 Huddersfield Giants 2716110758439+31933
6 Hull FC 2716011569584−1532
7 Hull KR 2714112653632+2129
8 Crusaders RL 2712015547732−18524
9 Castleford Tigers 2711016648766−11822
10 Bradford Bulls 279117528728−20019
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 279018539741−20218
12 Salford City Reds 278019448857−40916
13 Harlequins RL 277020494838−34414
14 Catalans Dragons 276021409747−33812
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Warrington

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Matches
RoundDateOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueTriesGoalsAttendanceTV
17 February 2010 Harlequins RLW58 – 0HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumCarvell, Mathers, Monaghan, Bridge, Riley (5), Myler, GrixBriers (7)11,678
213 February 2010 Castleford TigersW16 – 28AwayThe JungleGrix, Riley, Briers, Myler (2)Briers, Bridge (3)7,569Sky Sports
320 February 2010 Wigan WarriorsL20 – 22HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumMyler, Riley, Solomona, L AndersonBriers (2)13,024Sky Sports
428 February 2010 Huddersfield GiantsW10 – 14AwayGalpharm StadiumKing (2), HicksMyler8,567
57 March 2010 CrusadersW46 – 12HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumKing (2), Grix, Westwood (2), Monaghan, Hicks, SolomonaBridge (7)11,113
613 March 2010 Bradford BullsW33 – 8HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumMyler, Atkins (2), King (2), MonaghanBridge (4), Monaghan (dg)10,434Sky Sports
719 March 2010 St. HelensL28 – 18AwayGPW Recruitment StadiumGrix, King, Harrison, HicksBridge17,500
826 March 2010 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsW32 – 16HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumRiley (3), Bridge, Atkins (2)Bridge (4)10,743
92 April 2010 Salford City RedsW32 – 2HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumHicks (2), Atkins, Riley (2), Mathers, SolomonaBridge (2)11,467
105 April 2010 Hull F.C.W10 – 29AwayKC StadiumHicks (3), Myler, MonaghanHicks (2)14,131
1111 April 2010 Hull Kingston RoversL36 – 16AwayCraven ParkMathers, King, RileyWestwood (2)8,452
1225 April 2010 Catalans DragonsW40 – 6HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumMyler (2), Briers, Mathers, Riley, Cooper, HighamWestwood (6)9,619
131 May 2010 Salford City RedsW16 – 68NeutralMurrayfield StadiumMonaghan, Hicks (2), Atkins, Williams, Briers, Riley, V Anderson, Myler (2), Bridge, SolomonaWestwood (6), Briers, Bridge (3)26,642Sky Sports
1414 May 2010 Leeds RhinosL26 – 16AwayHeadingley Carnegie StadiumKing, Grix, HarrisonBridge (2)16,733
1523 May 2010 Huddersfield GiantsW36 – 20HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumHicks, King, Riley, Bridge, Morley, WoodBridge (4)11,087
164 June 2010 Salford City RedsW10 – 27AwayThe WillowsMathers (2), Hicks, Higham, SolomonaBridge (3), Briers (1 dg)6,093
1711 June 2010 Hull Kingston RoversW35 – 16HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumKing, Atkins, Briers (2), Monaghan, L AndersonBriers (5 + 1 dg)9,216
1819 June 2010 Bradford BullsW28 – 40AwayGrattan Stadium, OdsalRiley (2), Atkins, King, Briers, Higham (2)Briers (6)8,128
1927 June 2010 Leeds RhinosL30 – 37HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumHicks (2), King (2), Atkins, RileyBriers (3)10.442
203 July 2010 CrusadersW10 – 30AwayRacecourse GroundHicks (2), Riley (2), Higham, SolomonaBriers (2), Westwood5,197
2111 July 2010 Castleford TigersW54 – 30HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumMathers, Hicks, Atkins, Riley, Myler (3), Morley, SolomonaWestwood (9)10.577
2216 July 2010 Wigan WarriorsW16 – 23AwayDW StadiumHicks, Atkins, Myler, WestwoodWestwood (3), Briers (dg)22,701Sky Sports in 3D
2324 July 2010 Catalans DragonsL29 – 28AwayStade Aime GiralHicks (2), Briers, V Anderson, ClarkeWestwood (4)7,852
241 August 2010 St. HelensL24 – 26HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumWestwood (2), Clarke, WoodWestwood (4)12,863Sky Sports
2515 August 2010 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsW18 – 36AwayHearwell StadiumRiley, Hicks, Blythe, King (3), BriersWestwood (3), Briers5,562
2622 August 2010 Hull F.C.W36 – 18HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumRiley (2), Myler, Morley, Clarke, WestwoodWestwood (6)10,042Sky Sports
274 September 2010 Harlequins RLW22 – 36AwayThe StoopBridge (2), Cooper, Clarke, Solomona (2)Bridge (6)3,211

Challenge Cup
RoundDateOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueTriesGoalsAttendanceTV
418 April 2010 Featherstone RoversW48–24HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumGrix, Riley (2), Myler (3), V Anderson, Solomona (2)Westwood (4), Bridge (2)7,754
58 May 2010 Huddersfield GiantsW4 – 60AwayGalpharm StadiumAtkins, Bridge (5), Myler, Hicks (3), Riley, HighamWestwood (4), Briers (2)6,641BBC
Quarter Finals30 May 2010 Bradford BullsW22 – 26AwayGrattan StadiumHicks (2), Atkins, Briers, V AndersonBridge (3)7.000BBC
Semi Finals8 August 2010 Catalans DragonsW54 – 12NeutralStobart StadiumKing, Riley, Briers, Clarke, L Anderson (3), Harrison, MylerWestwood (7), Myler, Briers12,265BBC
Final28 August 2010 Leeds RhinosW6 – 30NeutralWembley StadiumHicks (3), Atkins (2), L AndersonWestwood (3)85,217BBC

Super League XV Play Offs
RoundDateOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueTriesGoalsAttendanceTV
PO110 September 2010 St. HelensL28 – 12AwayGPW Recruitment StadiumKing (2), Bridge14,632Sky Sports
PO218 September 2010 Huddersfield GiantsL22 – 34HomeHalliwell Jones StadiumHicks (2), Higham (2)Westwood (3)8,050Sky Sports

2010 Squad

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

2010 Transfers In/Out

In

Name Position Signed from Date
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

Out

Name Position Club Signed Date
Paul Johnson Hooker Wakefield Trinity Wildcats September 2009
Paul Rauhihi Second Row Retired September 2009
Steve Pickersgill Second Row Widnes Vikings September 2009

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