The Brick Community Stadium

Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

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The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England — opened 1999, 438 rugby league games hosted, home of Wigan Warriors (rugby league) and Wigan Athletic (football) — shared tenants since the stadium opened.

Sourcing caveat: Some sources list further World Club Challenge finals at this ground in 2015 and 2016, but these could not be independently confirmed against primary sources, so only the 2003, 2004 and 2007 fixtures are listed above. The ground also hosted Great Britain fixtures during the mid-2000s Tri-Nations series, but exact dates and opponents were not identified in sources found.

Ground facts

Opened1999
Home clubWigan Warriors (rugby league) and Wigan Athletic (football) — shared tenants since the stadium opened
Games hosted (rugby league, on record)438
Top recorded crowd25,011
Capacity25,138
World Club Challenge finals hosted3
SurfaceGrass (hybrid-leaning reinforced turf)
First rugby league match19 September 1999
Years used1999–2026
LocationWigan, Greater Manchester

Name history

  • JJB Stadium — 1999–2009
  • DW Stadium — 2009–2024
  • The Brick Community Stadium — 2024–present

Rugby league history

Wigan Warriors moved here from Central Park in 1999 and have made it one of Super League's flagship venues, winning multiple Grand Finals, World Club Challenges and Challenge Cups while based there, and the ground has hosted World Club Challenge fixtures plus Tri-Nations games in the mid-2000s. At the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the stadium (branded DW Stadium at the time) hosted a quarter-final on 5 November 2022, England's 46–6 win over Papua New Guinea, in front of 23,179 fans — one of the tournament's best-attended games.

Also the long-time home of Wigan Athletic F.C. in football.

Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted

  • 2003 World Club Challenge — Sydney Roosters 38-4 Wigan Warriors
  • 2004 World Club Challenge — Bradford Bulls 22-4 Penrith Panthers
  • 2007 World Club Challenge — St Helens 18-14 Brisbane Broncos

Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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