2025 Warrington Wolves season

Warrington Wolves 2025 season
2025 Super League season Rank8th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupRunners-up
2025 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 480; against: 641
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 (12)
GoalsMarc Sneyd (41)
PointsMarc Sneyd (90)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2025 season was Warrington Wolves' 30th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They competed in the 2025 Super League season and 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 C–C [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 Wheldon Road 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 L 10–23 Wrench, King Sneyd (1/2) 3,941 Sky Sports + 8th [27]
29 August; 20:00 Round 24 Salford Red Devils H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–25 Dufty, J. Thewlis Thewlis (2/2) Sky Sports + 8th [28]
6 September; 15:00 Round 25 Leigh Leopards H Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–34 King, Thewlis Ratchford (2/2) 11,060 Sky Sports + 8th [29]
13 September; 17:30 Round 26 Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium L 2–12 Sneyd (1 pen.) 10,494 Sky Sports + 8th [30]
18 September; 20:00 Round 27 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 20–28 Thewlis (2), Stone, Holroyd Sneyd (2/4) Sky Sports Main Event 8th [31]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull Kingston Rovers (L, C) 27 22 0 5 786 292 +494 44 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 27 21 0 6 794 333 +461 42
3 Leigh Leopards 27 19 1 7 619 452 +167 39 Advance to Eliminators
4 Leeds Rhinos 27 18 0 9 610 310 +300 36
5 St Helens 27 17 0 10 677 314 +363 34
6 Wakefield Trinity[f] 27 15 0 12 688 458 +230 30
7 Hull FC 27 13 1 13 539 461 +78 27
8 Warrington Wolves 27 10 0 17 480 641 −161 20
9 Catalans Dragons 27 10 0 17 425 652 −227 20
10 Huddersfield Giants 27 7 0 20 347 738 −391 14
11 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 396 815 −419 12
12 Salford Red Devils[f] (R) 27 3 0 24 234 1129 −895 4[g] Relegated to Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ James Saltonstall testimonial; match cancelled 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. ^ 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 and conceded applying to both teams.[32]
  7. ^ On 22 September 2025, Salford Red Devils were deducted two points breaching "a number of RFL operational rules" surrounding their team selection for their Round 1 fixture against St Helens on 15 February 2025.[33]

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.[34]

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.[35] Following their victory against Whitehaven, Warrington beat the Widnes Vikings 26–16 away on 15 March,[36] qualifying them for the quarter-finals against local rivals St Helens.[37][38]

After winning 20–12 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.[39] Following a closely-contended match, however, Warrington lost the final 8-6.[40]

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 [41]
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 [42]
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 [43]
11 May; 16:15 Semi-finals Leigh Leopards N Totally Wicked Stadium W 21–14 Tai, Vaughan, King Sneyd (3/3 + 1 pen.)
Drop-goals: Sneyd 		11,722 BBC Two [39]
7 June; 15:00 Final Hull Kingston Rovers N Wembley Stadium L 6–8 Thewlis Sneyd (1/1) 63,278 BBC One [40]

Transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
Oli Leyland London Broncos 2 Years October 2024[44]
Daniel Russell St George Illawarra Dragons 2 Years October 2024[44]
Alfie Johnson Leeds Rhinos 2 Years October 2024[45]
Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils 11⁄2 years March 2025[46]

Loans in

Player Club Loan period Date
Sam Stone Salford Red Devils End of season June 2025[47]
Ryan Matterson Parramatta Eels End of season July 2025[48]

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
Matty Nicholson Canberra Raiders 3 Years July 2024[49]
Gil Dudson Oldham R.L.F.C. 2 Years September 2024[50]
Matty Russell Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2024[51]
John Bateman Wests Tigers End of loan October 2024[52]
Wesley Bruines TBC October 2024[53]
Joe Bullock Salford Red Devils 2 Years October 2024[54]
Josh Drinkwater Oldham R.L.F.C. 1 Year November 2024[55]
Zane Musgrove Oldham R.L.F.C. 11⁄2 Years[a] May 2025[57]
Connor Wrench N/A Retirement August 2025[58]

Loans out

Player Club Loan period Date
Alfie Johnson Halifax Panthers End of season May 2025[59]
Daniel Russell Salford Red Devils End of season June 2025[60]
Tom Whitehead Salford Red Devils Rolling monthly June 2025[60]

Squad

2025 Warrington Wolves squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • = suspended
  • = injured
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 18 September 2025
Source(s): 2025 squad numbers

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[56]

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