Wigan Warriors 12–13 Leeds Rhinos — Qualifying Semi-Final, 2012 Super League Finals Series
28 Sep 2012 · DW Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 12,334
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Semi-Final, 2012 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 12–13 Leeds Rhinos, at DW Stadium, Wigan on 28 Sep 2012.
Sourcing caveat: Wigan's 12 points imply a second try beyond Harrison Hansen's, consistent with Wikipedia's narrative note that Wigan "scored more tries" than Leeds despite losing — but the second scorer isn't confirmed in the sources found and is reported as unconfirmed rather than guessed at. Danny McGuire and Shaun Lunt swapped into Leeds' bench/starting-13 respectively for this match compared to Leeds' other 2012 finals appearances (Rob Burrow moving to halfback in McGuire's absence, Lunt starting at hooker) — confirmed directly from Rugby League Project's own lineup page for this match rather than assumed to be an error, and McGuire returned for the following week's Grand Final.
Scorers
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Hansen Goals: Richards (2/2 conversions) |
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Watkins Goals: Sinfield (4/4 conversions) Drop goals: Sinfield |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Leeds Rhinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Murphy | Fullback | Zak Hardaker | 4 |
| 2 | Josh Charnley | Wing | Ben Jones-Bishop | 2 |
| 3 | Darrell Goulding | Centre | Kallum Watkins | 3 |
| 4 | George Carmont | Centre | Carl Ablett | 12 |
| 5 | Pat Richards | Wing | Ryan Hall | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Finch | Five-Eighth | Kevin Sinfield (c) | 13 |
| 7 | Thomas Leuluai | Halfback | Rob Burrow | 7 |
| 14 | Jeff Lima | Prop | Kylie Leuluai | 8 |
| 13 | Sean O'Loughlin (c) | Hooker | Shaun Lunt | 31 |
| 10 | Lee Mossop | Prop | Jamie Peacock | 10 |
| 11 | Harrison Hansen | Second Row | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | 11 |
| 12 | Gareth Hock | Second Row | Brett Delaney | 15 |
| 16 | Liam Farrell | Lock | Ryan Bailey | 16 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 21 | Epalahame Lauaki | Ian Kirke | 17 | |
| 38 | Matty Smith | Chris Clarkson | 18 | |
| 26 | Jack Hughes | Darrell Griffin | 20 | |
| 23 | Ben Flower | Stevie Ward | 25 | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | Brian McDermott | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood |
Match report
Leeds Rhinos won 13-12 away at Wigan Warriors' DW Stadium on 28 September 2012 in a Super League Qualifying Semi-Final — the fixture Wigan chose for themselves under the era's "club call" rule, gambling that Leeds (whom they had beaten twice in the regular season) would be an easier out than Warrington. It backfired: Leeds led 11-0 at half-time and held on, with Kevin Sinfield's field goal proving the winning margin, ending League Leaders' Shield winners Wigan's season in the semi-finals.