2025 Warrington Wolves season

Warrington Wolves 2025 season
2025 Super League season Rank8th
Challenge CupRunners-up
2025 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 424; against: 497
Team information
ChairmanStuart Middleton
Head CoachSam Burgess
Captain
StadiumHalliwell Jones Stadium
High attendance12,503
Wigan Warriors, 8 August[1]
Low attendance8,625
Castleford Tigers, 30 May[2]
Top scorers
TriesJake Thewlis (11)
GoalsMarc Sneyd (40)
PointsMarc Sneyd (88)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2025 season is Warrington Wolves' 30th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They are competing in the 2025 Super League season and competed in the 2025 Challenge Cup.

Preseason friendlies

Date and Time Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
12 January; 15:00[a] Halifax Panthers A The Shay N/A P–P [3]
17 January; 19:30 Widnes Vikings H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 22–36 Johnson (2), Russell, J. Thewlis Leyland (2/2), Ratchford (1/2) [4]
1 February; 17:30[b] Leigh Leopards H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–20 Ashton, J. Thewlis Leyland (2/2) [5]

Super League

Main article: 2025 Super League season

On 9 July 2024, it was announced that Warrington would be part of the 2025 Rugby League Las Vegas event, playing their away match against Wigan Warriors at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.[6]

Fixtures

Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Pos. Report
16 February; 15:00 Round 1 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium W 20–12 Lindop, Ashton, King, Dufty Ratchford (1/2), Thewlis (1/2) 5,873 Sky Sports + 3rd [7]
21 February; 20:00 Round 2 Catalans Dragons H Halliwell Jones Stadium[c] W 18–12 King, Walker, Dufty Thewlis (3/3) 11,157 Sky Sports Action 3rd [8]
1 March, 21:30 (GMT) Round 3
(Rugby League Las Vegas) 		Wigan Warriors N Allegiant Stadium L 24–48 Lindop, Harrison, Dufty, Ashton Thewlis (4/4) 45,209 Sky Sports Main Event 6th [9]
9 March; 13:00 Round 4 Wakefield Trinity H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16–30 Lindop, Johnson, Thewlis Thewlis (2/3) 10,024 Sky Sports + 8th [10]
21 March; 20:00 Round 5 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W 14–12 Williams, Ashton Thewlis (2/2 + 1 pen.) 14,068 Sky Sports Main Event 7th [11]
28 March; 20:00 Round 6[d] Leeds Rhinos H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 16–14 Lindop, Ratchford, J. Thewlis Sneyd (2/3) 10,523 Sky Sports Main Event 5th [12]
12 April; 17:30 Round 7 Hull F.C. H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16–28 Ashton (2), Williams, Thewlis Sneyd (0/4) 10,523 Sky Sports + 7th [13]
19 April, 13:30 Round 8
(Rivals Round) 		Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village L 14–18 King, Ashton Sneyd (2/2 + 1 pen.) 9,267 BBC One 9th [14]
24 April, 20:00 Round 9 St Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 32–18 Ashton (3), King, Tai, Dufty Sneyd (2/3), Thewlis (2/3) 10,214 Sky Sports Action 8th [15]
4 May; 15:15 Round 10
(Magic Weekend) 		Wigan Warriors N St James' Park L 20–22 J. Thewlis (2), Tai, Philbin Ratchford (2/4) 32,862[e] Sky Sports Action 9th [16]
18 May; 15:00 Round 11 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L 10–40 Lindop, Wrench Sneyd (1/2) 10,764 Sky Sports + 9th [17]
23 May; 20:00 Round 12 Hull Kingston Rovers H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–31 Russell, Thewlis Thewlis (2/2) 9,972 Sky Sports Action 9th [18]
30 May; 20:00 Round 13 Castleford Tigers H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 34–24 J. Thewlis, Thewlis, Tai, Lindop, Currie, Ratchford Sneyd (4/5), Ratchford (1/1) 8,625 Sky Sports + 8th [2]
14 June; 17:30 Round 14 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium L 12–34 Thewlis, Currie Sneyd (2/2) 14,306 Sky Sports + 8th [19]
21 June; 15:00 Round 15 Huddersfield Giants H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16–24 Sneyd, King, J. Thewlis Sneyd (2/3) 9,964 Sky Sports + 8th [20]
28 June; 17:30 Round 16 Hull F.C. H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 24–10 Thewlis, J. Thewlis, Powell, Fitzgibbon Sneyd (4/4) 10,235 Sky Sports + 8th [21]
4 July; 20:00 Round 17 Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium W 24–12 Dufty, Harrison, Thewlis, Ratchford Sneyd (3/4 + 1 pen.) Sky Sports + 8th [22]
12 July; 18:00 (BST) Round 18 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 24–20 Gardner, Williams, Crowther, J. Thewlis Thewlis (3/3), Sneyd (1/1) 6,548 Sky Sports + 8th [23]
20 July; 15:00 Round 19 Castleford Tigers A The Jungle L 14–20 Stone, J. Thewlis, Ratchford Sneyd (1/2), Irwin (0/1) Sky Sports + 8th [24]
1 August; 20:00 Round 20 Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village L 16–20 Dufty, J. Thewlis Sneyd (1/2 + 3 pen.) Sky Sports + 8th [25]
8 August; 20:00 Round 21 Wigan Warriors H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18–24 Thewlis, Williams, J. Thewlis Sneyd (2/3 + 1 pen.) 12,503 Sky Sports Action 8th [1]
14 August; 20:00 Round 22 Catalans Dragons H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 30–22 J. Thewlis (2), Gardner, Stone, Thewlis Sneyd (5/5) 10,740 Sky Sports + 8th [26]
23 August; 15:00 Round 23 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium – Sky Sports
29 August; 20:00 Round 24 Salford Red Devils H Halliwell Jones Stadium – Sky Sports
6 September; 15:00 Round 25 Leigh Leopards H Halliwell Jones Stadium – Sky Sports
13 September; 17:30 Round 26 Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium – Sky Sports
21 September; 15:00 Round 27 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park – Sky Sports

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull KR (T) 23 19 0 4 716 232 +484 38 Advance to Semi-finals
2 St Helens 23 16 0 7 629 232 +397 32
3 Wigan Warriors 22 16 0 6 608 311 +297 32 Advance to Eliminators
4 Leeds Rhinos 23 16 0 7 536 272 +264 32
5 Leigh Leopards 23 15 1 7 481 408 +73 31
6 Hull FC 23 12 1 10 479 381 +98 25
7 Wakefield Trinity[A] 22 12 0 10 536 358 +178 24
8 Warrington Wolves 22 10 0 12 424 497 −73 20
9 Catalans Dragons (U) 22 6 0 16 324 562 −238 12
10 Castleford Tigers (U) 22 5 0 17 330 621 −291 10
11 Huddersfield Giants (U) 22 5 0 17 284 616 −332 10
12 Salford Red Devils[A] (U) 23 2 0 21 169 1026 −857 4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. Source: [1]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (U) Unable to qualify for the playoffs
  1. ^ a b Salford forfeited their game against Wakefield. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 48–0 victory for Wakefield, and converse loss for Salford, with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[27]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2025 Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.[28]

Warrington Wolves were first drawn on 14 January to play Whitehaven R.L.F.C. away in Round 3 following Whitehaven's subsequent Round 2 24–12 victory against the Swinton Lions on 25 January.[29] Following their victory against Whitehaven, Warrington beat the Widnes Vikings 26–16 away on 15 March,[30] qualifying them for the quarter-finals against local rivals St Helens.[31][32]

After winning 32–16 in the quarter-final, Warrington visited the Totally Wicked Stadium to play the Leigh Leopards in the semi-finals on 11 May. A 21–14 victory over Leigh qualified the Warrington Wolves to play in the 2025 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium against 2023 final runners-up Hull Kingston Rovers.[33] Following a closely-contended match, however, Warrington lost the final 8-6.[34]

Date and time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
8 February; 15:00 Round 3 Whitehaven R.L.F.C. A Recreation Ground W 44–4 Walker (2), Leyland, J. Thewlis (2), Taylor-Wray (2) Ratchford (3/4), Thewlis (3/4) 3,980 Not televised [35]
15 March; 17:00 Round 4 Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium W 26–16 Holroyd, Thewlis, Wood, Currie, Musgrove Ratchford (2/4), Thewlis (1/1) 7,011 Not televised [36]
6 April; 14:30 Quarter-finals St Helens H Halliwell Jones Stadium W 20–12 Dufty, Currie, Williams Sneyd (3/3 + 1 pen.) 10,114 BBC Two [37]
11 May; 16:15 Semi-finals Leigh Leopards N Totally Wicked Stadium W 21–14 Tai, Vaughan, King Sneyd (3/3 + 1 pen.) 11,722 BBC Two [33]
7 June; 15:00 Final Hull Kingston Rovers N Wembley Stadium L 6–8 Thewlis Sneyd (1/1) 63,278 BBC One [34]

Transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
England Oli Leyland London Broncos 2 Years October 2024[38]
Papua New Guinea Daniel Russell St George Illawarra Dragons 2 Years October 2024[38]
England Alfie Johnson Leeds Rhinos 2 Years October 2024[39]
England Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils 11⁄2 years March 2025[40]

Loans in

Player Club Loan period Date
Malta Sam Stone Salford Red Devils End of season June 2025[41]

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
England Matty Nicholson Canberra Raiders 3 Years July 2024[42]
Wales Gil Dudson Oldham R.L.F.C. 2 Years September 2024[43]
Scotland Matty Russell Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2024[44]
England John Bateman Wests Tigers End of loan October 2024[45]
England Wesley Bruines TBC October 2024[46]
England Joe Bullock Salford Red Devils 2 Years October 2024[47]
England Josh Drinkwater Oldham R.L.F.C. 1 Year November 2024[48]
Samoa Zane Musgrove Oldham R.L.F.C. 11⁄2 Years[f] May 2025[50]

Loans out

Player Club Loan period Date
England Alfie Johnson Halifax Panthers End of season May 2025[51]
Papua New Guinea Daniel Russell Salford Red Devils End of season June 2025[52]
England Tom Whitehead Salford Red Devils Rolling monthly June 2025[52]

Squad

2025 Warrington Wolves squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Red card = suspended
  • red cross icon = injured
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 1 November 2024
Source(s): 2025 squad numbers

Notes

  1. ^ James Saltonstall testimonial; match postponed due to poor weather
  2. ^ Toby King testimonial
  3. ^ Stadium was renamed the 'Luke Littler Stadium' for this fixture
  4. ^ 5,000th match of Super League rugby
  5. ^ Attendance recorded across three fixtures.
  6. ^ Following his contract release by Warrington due to a 'internal disciplinary issue', Musgrove was handed an eight-game ban by the RFL on 25 June for the use of unacceptable language during the Challenge Cup semi-final fixture against Leigh.[49]

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