Match Preview: Leeds Rhinos
In association with Davanti Tyres, here is everything you need to know ahead of Wigan Warriors’ opening home game of the 2022 Betfred Super League season against Leeds Rhinos.
Wigan Warriors welcome Leeds Rhinos to the DW Stadium for the Cherry & Whites first home game of the new season on Friday 18th February (8pm K.O.)
Team News
Peet named an identical 21-player squad to the one named for Hull KR last week, the only change coming through Iain Thornley, who is replaced by Brad O’Neill.
Injury News
Peet confirmed that Iain Thornley sustained a grade two syndesmosis during the game at Hull KR and faces a spell of 6-8 weeks on the sidelines. Ethan Havard is also on course for a mid-March return.
Wigan Warriors squad to face Leeds Rhinos:
Matt Peet has named his Cherry and Whites squad for Friday’s fixture.
Opposition
Leeds Rhinos Head Coach Richard Agar also named his side for the fixture on Wednesday afternoon.
Previous Meetings
Last Ten:
- Wigan 0, Leeds 8 (SL-E, 23/9/21)
- Wigan 0, Leeds 14 (SLR21, 25/8/21)
- Leeds 6, Wigan 19 (SLR3, 15/4/21)
- Leeds 26, Wigan 12 (CCSF, 3/10/20)(at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens)
- Wigan 28, Leeds 10 (SLR9, 16/8/20)(at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens)
- Leeds 14, Wigan 23 (SLR18, 14/6/19)
- Wigan 34, Leeds 16 (SLR2, 8/2/19)
- Wigan 46, Leeds 8 (SLR19, 28/6/18)
- Leeds 8, Wigan 9 (SLR11, 13/4/18)
- Leeds 32, Wigan 16 (SLS8-R1, 4/8/17)
Super League Summary
- Wigan wins: 43
- Leeds wins: 31
- Draws: 4
Coach Quotes
Friday will be Wigan’s first home game of the season as they welcome fans back to the DW Stadium for 2022: “I’ve spoken before about wanting to build a connection between the team and the spectators but for me personally I want them to understand how passionate I am.
“The team are very excited to be back at home, it’s something that we’ve spoken about since day 1 of pre-season, about playing for our supporters and giving them something to get behind, hopefully we can give them a performance to be proud of and the local fans can get behind us.”
Read more from Matt Peet ahead of the game in his full preview HERE.
Match officials
The man in the middle on Friday evening will be Liam Moore.
Ticket prices
The prices for tickets are as follows:
South Stand:
- Loyal 18 members – from £10
- General sale – from £11
East and West Stands – in line with 2022 season ticket prices, tickets for the East and West Stands are priced the same:
- Loyal 18 members – from £20
- General sale – from £21
Pay on the day
Tickets will also be available to buy all day on Friday. The DW Stadium Ticket Office – located in the North West corner of the stadium – will be open all the way up to kick off at 8pm.
Please note the DW Stadium is now a cashless stadium and card payments only will be received. Pay on the gate is not available; tickets must be bought in advance to entry to the stadium. All food and drink inside the concourses are card only.
How to buy
You can buy tickets in either of these three ways:
- Buy online by clicking HERE.
- Call the DW Stadium Ticket Office on 01942 311111 (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri).
- Visit the DW Stadium Ticket Office in person (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri).
In case you missed it, tickets for our Round 3 game against Huddersfield Giants on Thursday 24th February are also on general sale. Click HERE for more info.
Around the ground
Due to Covid-19 and Robin Park Arena being a High-Performance Centre, there will be no Fan Zone for this week’s game. The Club is working through the logistics of getting the Fan Zone back up and running for future games. Confirmation on when the Fan Zone will return will be confirmed in due course.
Don’t forget that the South Stand Bar inside the DW Stadium will be open from 6:30pm onwards. The bar is free entry for everyone. Fans can go into the bar prior to or after the game. Please note that the bar is not open at half time.
Please also note that there will be no Max’s Club for this game. Find out all the matchday info HERE.
How to follow
Live on Sky
This Friday’s Betfred Super League game will be shown Live on Sky Sports Arena from 19:30.
Listen Live
Listen to free audio commentary of Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos from the DW Stadium as Wigan face Leeds in Round two of the Betfred Super League.
Our regular commentary team of Joe Mills and Bilko (Andrew Rimmer) will bring you full commentary, with coverage starting 10 minutes before kick-off (7:50pm).
How to listen
Head to our Mixlr page by clicking HERE. Alternatively, you can simply use the pop out player below.
Wigan TV
Match highlights and match reaction will be available on Wigan TV following the result. Not a subscriber? Find out more HERE.
Social Media
As an alternative to following the game, Wigan fans can keep up-to-date with every piece of the action via our social media channels and website,
- Twitter (@WiganWarriorsRL) – live game updates and reaction at the final hooter.
- Instagram (@wiganwarriorsrl) – behind-the-scenes action, both before and after kick off.
- Facebook (Wigan Warriors) – live matchday information and reaction.
- Website (www.wiganwarriors.com) – post-match reaction including match report, and Head Coach and players reaction.
