The 2026 season is the Wigan Warriors's 46th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They are competing in the 2026 Super League season and the 2026 Challenge Cup.

Contents

• Preseason friendlies
• Super League
• Fixtures
• Table
• Challenge Cup
• Transfers
• Gains
• Losses
• Squad
• Notes
• References

Preseason friendlies

Wigan's preseason game against Hull FC will be Liam Marshall's testimonial match. ^[1]

Date and time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
10 January; 13:00	North Wales Crusaders	A	Eirias Stadium	L	22–34	Chan, Wadsworth, Sambou, Hodkinson	Lowe (2/3)	1,509	Not televised	[2]
1 February; 15:00	Hull FC	H	Brick Community Stadium	W	22–18	Marshall, Nsemba, Field, Farrimond	Keighran (2/3), Farrimond (1/1)	4,511	Not televised	[3]

Super League

From 2026, the Super League expanded to 14 teams, with Toulouse Olympique and York Knights being promoted from the RFL Championship via the IMG Grading system. ^[4] At a meeting of all twelve Super League teams at the Headingley Rugby Stadium on 28 July 2025 to vote on the expansion proposal, Wigan Warriors were the only club to abstain from voting. ^[5]

Wigan's 2026 Super League fixtures were announced on 27 November 2025, ^[6] with the opening round fixtures confirmed the day prior. ^[7] After speculation regarding its inclusion in the 2026 calendar, Wigan's Magic Weekend fixture was confirmed on 25 November; with the event taking place at the Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium in Liverpool. ^[8]

Wigan's away fixture against Catalans Dragons was moved to Paris by the hosts in 2025 to celebrate 20 years of the club competing in Super League, in addition to also marking 30 years of French clubs competing in the British rugby league system. ^{[9] [10]} The match will be played as a double-header with the Super XIII 2025–2026 Grand Final. ^[11]

Fixtures

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV [a]	Pos.	Report
15 February; 15:00	Round 1	Castleford Tigers	A	Wheldon Road	W	26–18	Marshall, French, Eckersley (2), Wardle	Keighran (3/5)	8,259	BBC iPlayer / Super League+	3rd	[14]
21 February; 20:00	Round 2	Hull FC	H	Brick Community Stadium	W	34–6	Walters, Eckersley, Eseh, Field (2), French	Keighran (5/6)	16,620	Sky Sports+ / Super League+	1st	[15]
26 February; 20:00	Round 3	Leigh Leopards	H	Brick Community Stadium	W	54–0	Keighran, French, Field (2), Smith (2), Eckersley, Nsemba, Forber	Keighran (9/9)	16,370	Sky Sports Action	1st	[16]
7 March; 17:00 (GMT)	Round 4	Toulouse Olympique	A	Stade Ernest-Wallon	W	36–16	Eckersley (2), Keighran (2), French, O'Neill, Walters	Keighran (4/7)	5,497	Sky Sports+ Main Channel	1st	[17]
19 March; 20:00	Round 5	York Knights	H	Brick Community Stadium	W	23–22	Marshall (2), Hodkinson, Keighran	Keighran (3/4) Drop-goals: Smith	13,187	Sky Sports+ / Super League+	1st	[18]
28 March; 15:00	Round 6	Huddersfield Giants	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports+ / Super League+
3 April; 15:00	Round 7 (Good Friday)	St Helens	A	Langtree Park		–				Sky Sports Main Event
19 April; 15:00	Round 8	Castleford Tigers	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports+ / Super League+
24 April; 20:00	Round 9	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium		–				Sky Sports+ Main Channel
2 May; 15:00	Round 10	Bradford Bulls	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				BBC iPlayer / Super League+
15 May; 20:00	Round 11	Leeds Rhinos	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports Exclusive
21 May; 20:00	Round 12	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park		–				Sky Sports Exclusive
6 June; 18:30 (BST)	Round 13	Catalans Dragons	N	Stade Jean-Bouin		–				Sky Sports Exclusive
12 June; 20:00	Round 14	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue		–				Sky Sports Exclusive
20 June; 15:00	Round 15	York Knights	A	York Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports+ / Super League+
27 June; 15:00	Round 16	Hull FC	A	MKM Stadium		–				Sky Sports
5 July; TBC	Round 17 (Magic Weekend)	St Helens	N	Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium		–				Sky Sports
10 July; 20:00	Round 18	Warrington Wolves	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports
17 July; 20:00	Round 19	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium		–				Sky Sports
24 July; 20:00	Round 20	St Helens	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports
31 July; 20:00	Round 21	Leigh Leopards	A	Leigh Sports Village		–				Sky Sports
8 August; 17:30	Round 22	Toulouse Olympique	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports
15 August; 15:00	Round 23	Bradford Bulls	A	Odsal Stadium		–				Sky Sports
21 August; 20:00	Round 24	Wakefield	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports
27 August; 20:00	Round 25	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports
5 September; 20:00	Round 26	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Rugby Stadium		–				Sky Sports
11 September; 20:00	Round 27	Catalans Dragons	H	Brick Community Stadium		–				Sky Sports

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors	5	5	0	0	173	60	+113	10	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Leeds Rhinos	4	3	0	1	140	50	+90	6
3	Warrington Wolves [b]	3	3	0	0	89	60	+29	6	Advance to Eliminators
4	St Helens	4	3	0	1	96	68	+28	6
5	Bradford Bulls	4	2	0	2	88	69	+19	4
6	Wakefield Trinity	4	2	0	2	64	71	−7	4
7	Toulouse Olympique	4	2	0	2	64	82	−18	4
8	Catalans Dragons	4	2	0	2	62	90	−28	4
9	York Knights	5	2	0	3	102	141	−39	4
10	Castleford Tigers	4	1	0	3	66	80	−14	2
11	Hull F.C.	4	1	0	3	59	85	−26	2
12	Hull KR [b]	3	1	0	2	56	83	−27	2
13	Leigh Leopards	4	1	0	3	60	110	−50	2
14	Huddersfield Giants	4	0	0	4	40	110	−70	0	Relegated to Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2026. Source:
Notes:

1. ↑ Ahead of 2024, Sky Sports announced they would be broadcasting all Super League matches over the next three seasons. ^[12] Exact TV channels can be sourced by using WayBack Machine on RugbyLeagueOnTV.
   NB Not all games were broadcast on Sky Sports TV (advertised as "Sky Sports Exclusives"), with the remainder being broadcast using Sky Sports+, their on demand services accessible online or via red button. These games were also made available on Super League+, and a select few on the BBC. ^[13] Further, games on Main Event were also broadcast on Action.
2. 1 2 A Round 2 fixture between Hull Kingston Rovers and Warrington Wolves is to be rearranged later in the season due to the former's World Club Challenge commitments. ^[19]

Challenge Cup

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
8 February; 15:00	Round 3	Rochdale Hornets	A	Spotland Stadium	W	83–0	Eckersley (4), French (2), Field (3), Farrimond, Partington, Wardle (3), Mago	Keighran (12/15) Drop-goals: French	4,248	Not televised	[20]
13 March; 20:00	Round 4	Bradford Bulls	H	Brick Community Stadium	W	30–6	Thompson, Eckersley, Marshall, Keighran, Sambou	Keighran (4/5), Smith (1/1)	9,997	Not televised	[21]
12 April; 13:00	Quarter-finals	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue		–				BBC One

Transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Dayon Sambou	St Helens	4 years	October 2025 [22]
Jonny Vaughan
Oliver Wilson	Huddersfield Giants	3 years	November 2025 [23]
Finn McMillan	Barrow Raiders	2 years + 1 Year	December 2025 [24]
Oliver Partington	Catalans Dragons	5 years	January 2025 [25]

Losses

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Christian Wade	Newcastle Red Bulls		October 2025 [26] [27]
Liam Byrne	Warrington Wolves	2 Years + 1 Year	October 2025 [28] [29]
Trent Kelly-Duffy	Swinton Lions		October 2025 [30]
Harvie Hill	Hull F.C.	4 Years	October 2025 [31]
Tyler Dupree	Toulouse Olympique	1 Year Loan	November 2025 [32]
Jacob Douglas	St Helens	3 Years	November 2025 [33]
Harvey Makin	Oldham Roughyeds	1 Year Loan	November 2025 [34]
Kruise Leeming	Catalans Dragons	1 Year Loan	January 2025 [25]
George Hirst	Castleford Tigers	3 Years	March 2025 [35]

Squad

Notes

References