Wigan Warriors 32–8 Huddersfield Giants — Semi-Final, 2015 Super League Finals Series
1 Oct 2015 · DW Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 10,035
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2015 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 32–8 Huddersfield Giants, at DW Stadium, Wigan on 1 Oct 2015.
Sourcing caveat: The exact date (1 October 2015) rests on a single clearly-dated source rather than two independently confirming it, though a second source's timing is consistent. The identity of the player who tripped Bateman for the penalty try is given as "Grix" in one summarized source; treated as reported rather than independently re-verified. No sin bins/cards were identified in sources found. John Bateman (14) and Oliver Gildart (34) both play centre here despite low-looking squad numbers not matching that position — Rugby League Project's own page repeatedly rendered them as low sequential numbers (2/3/4) on some fetches; resolved in favour of 14/34 using Wikipedia's dated 2015 Wigan Warriors season appearances table, which independently confirms both.
Scorers
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Flower; Bateman; Manfredi; penalty try (Grix tripped Bateman in-goal); Clubb Goals: Bowen (6 goals — conversions/penalties) |
| Huddersfield Giants | Tries: Ferres (late consolation) Goals: Brough (2 penalty goals) |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Huddersfield Giants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Bowen | Fullback | Scott Grix | 1 |
| 22 | Dominic Manfredi | Wing | Jermaine McGillvary | 2 |
| 14 | John Bateman | Centre | Leroy Cudjoe | 3 |
| 34 | Oliver Gildart | Centre | Jake Connor | 22 |
| 5 | Joe Burgess | Wing | Aaron Murphy | 5 |
| 6 | George Williams | Five-Eighth | Danny Brough | 6 |
| 7 | Matty Smith | Halfback | Jamie Ellis | 20 |
| 8 | Dominic Crosby | Prop | Craig Kopczak | 15 |
| 9 | Mike McIlorum | Hooker | Luke Robinson | 7 |
| 10 | Ben Flower | Prop | Craig Huby | 10 |
| 11 | Joel Tomkins | Second Row | Joe Wardle | 4 |
| 12 | Liam Farrell | Second Row | Jack Hughes | 12 |
| 13 | Sean O'Loughlin (c) | Lock | Brett Ferres | 11 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Sam Powell | Eorl Crabtree | 8 | |
| 17 | Tony Clubb | Chris Bailey | 13 | |
| 23 | Lee Mossop | Michael Lawrence | 14 | |
| 25 | Larne Patrick | Ukuma Ta'ai | 17 | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | Paul Anderson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Thaler |
Match report
Wigan Warriors beat Huddersfield Giants 32-8 at the DW Stadium, extending their unbeaten home run stretching back to June 2014. The match was Ben Flower's first back from a 6-month ban for his punch on Lance Hohaia in the 2014 Grand Final. Five different Wigan players/incidents contributed tries, including a penalty try awarded after Huddersfield's Eorl Crabtree — reported elsewhere as Grix — tripped John Bateman in-goal; Brett Ferres' late try was Huddersfield's only response.