Wigan Warriors: Fixtures announced ahead of the Wheelchair Super League season

[josie andrews]

Wigan Warriors Wheelchair rugby team will kick off their 2022 campaign on the weekend of March 5/6.

This is the first time in the club has entered a team into the Wheelchair Super League and will face London Roosters at Robin Park in their first game.

There will be seven rounds of fixtures before the competition splits, with the top four teams qualifying for a Super 4 League, which leads to the Grand Final in Autumn.

Sky Sports have already confirmed that they will broadcast the showpiece event at the end of season.

The bottom three teams will join leading clubs from the Wheelchair RL Championship – with further details to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Martin Coyd OBE, the General Manager of England Wheelchair Rugby League, said: “As we look forward to hosting the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup this autumn, this new structure represents a major step forward for the Wheelchair game.

To have famous Rugby League names such as Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors joining Halifax Panthers, Hull FC, North Wales Crusaders and the champions Leeds Rhinos is a huge boost for the competition, and further evidence of the growing profile of Wheelchair Rugby League.

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