2022 Wakefield Trinity season

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2022 Wakefield Trinity season
Super League Rank10
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2022 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 696
Team information
ChairmanMichael Carter
Head CoachWillie Poching
Captain
StadiumBelle Vue
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Avg. attendance4,552
Agg. attendance59,991
High attendance7,046
Low attendance3,221
Top scorers
TriesLewis Murphy (19)
GoalsMason Lino (47)
PointsMason Lino (102)
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The 2022 Wakefield Trinity season is the 24th consecutive season in the Super League and their 127th season at the Belle Vue. Wakefield were coached by Willie Poching and they competed in both Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.

Season review[edit]

Wakefield's season got off to a poor start when they lost their first pre-season friendly 34–6 to Leeds Rhinos[1] and were subsequently fined for a breach of operational rules regarding the RFL Covid-19 policy.[2] On 13 February, Wakefield began their Super League campaign with a 16–12 loss to Hull F.C.[3] which was followed by a 24–22 loss at Catalans Dragons.[4] Wakefield suffered two more losses before gaining their first win of the season, an 18–12 victory over Toulouse Olympique.[5] Then came two successful visits to Warrington Wolves for wins in the league and Challenge Cup[6] and a victory over Salford Red Devils that moved Wakefield up to seventh in the table.[7] There winning run ended with a loss to Wigan Warriors in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup[8] with their next win not coming until early June against Hull F.C. by which time Wakefield had slipped to 11th in the table.[9]

At the Magic Weekend, a 38–26 loss to Toulouse left Wakefield only two points from the bottom of the table,[10] and a 15–10 loss to Hull Kingston Rovers in the next round saw Wakefield drop below Toulouse on points difference.[11] However, by the end of the month they had moved back out of the relegation spot with a 32–6 victory over Castleford Tigers,[12] and began moving clear of danger from mid-August with a 30–12 win over Wigan.[13] Wakefield came close to finishing off the season with a fifth consecutive win, but lost 14–16 to Huddersfield Giants in extra time.[14]

Results[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

W Win L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
26 December 2021 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L 6–34 [1]
16 January Halifax Panthers A The Shay W 52–24 [a][15]
23 January Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road L 18–22 [16]
  1. ^ Scott Grix Testimonial

Super League[edit]

Main article: 2022 Super League season

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (C, L) 27 21 0 6 674 374 +300 42 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 27 19 0 8 818 483 +335 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 17 1 9 613 497 +116 35 Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalans Dragons 27 16 0 11 539 513 +26 32
5 Leeds Rhinos 27 14 1 12 577 528 +49 29
6 Salford Red Devils 27 14 0 13 700 602 +98 28
7 Castleford Tigers 27 13 0 14 544 620 −76 26
8 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 12 0 15 498 608 −110 24
9 Hull FC 27 11 0 16 508 675 −167 22
10 Wakefield Trinity 27 10 0 17 497 648 −151 20
11 Warrington Wolves 27 9 0 18 568 664 −96 18
12 Toulouse Olympique (R) 27 5 0 22 421 745 −324 10 Relegated to the Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results[edit]

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
13 February 1 Hull FC H Be Well Support Stadium L 12–16 Hall, Johnstone Jowitt (2) 6,148 RLP
19 February 2 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 22–24 Johnstone (2), Jowitt, Lineham Jowitt (3) 7,623 RLP
25 February 3 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 4–20 Johnstone 10,361 RLP
3 March 4 Leeds Rhinos H Be Well Support Stadium L 18–34 Ashurst, Johnstone, Jowitt Jowitt (3) 5,040 RLP
11 March 5 Toulouse Olympique H Be Well Support Stadium W 18–6 Hall, Hood, Tanginoa Walker (3) 4,351 RLP
19 March 6 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 38–22 Ashurst, Crowther, Escaré, Hall, Hood, Lino Lino (7) 8,164 RLP
3 April 7 Salford Red Devils H Be Well Support Stadium W 30–24 Johnstone (2), Lyne, Miller, Pitts Jowitt (5) 4,371 RLP
14 April 8 Castleford Tigers H Be Well Support Stadium L 4–34 Kay 5,557 RLP
18 April 9 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 10–54 Miller, Minns Lino 11,621 RLP
23 April 10 Hull Kingston Rovers A Sewell Group Craven Park L 10–32 Miller, Murphy Lino 7,058 RLP
28 April 11 Huddersfield Giants H Be Well Support Stadium L 12–14 Lino, Murphy Lino (2) 3,166 RLP
15 May 12 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon L 14–20 Hall, Kay, Murphy Lino 3,909 RLP
20 May 13 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L 6–24 Whitbread Lino 14,190 RLP
5 June 14 Hull FC H Be Well Support Stadium W 19–18 Ashurst, Gaskell, Hall Lino (3), Miller (FG) 4,426 RLP
12 June 15 Warrington Wolves H Be Well Support Stadium W 30–24 Batchelor (2), Ashurst, Hood, Tanginoa Lino (5) 3,891 RLP
26 June 16 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 10–74 Batchelor, Murphy Lino 4,047 RLP
3 July 17 Wigan Warriors H Be Well Support Stadium L 22–46 Jowitt (2), Evans, Pitts Lino (3) 7,046 RLP
9 July 18 Toulouse Olympique N St James' Park L 26–38 Ashurst, Fifita, Hood, Tanginoa Jowitt (5) 36,821 RLP
17 July 19 Hull Kingston Rovers A Sewell Group Craven Park L 10–15 Jowitt, Murphy Lino 7,029 RLP
24 July 20 St Helens H Be Well Support Stadium L 12–13 Croft, Taufua Lino (2) 4,162 RLP
29 July 21 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 32–6 Murphy (2), Ashurst, Fifita, Hood Lino (6) 6,796 RLP
7 August 22 Catalans Dragons H Be Well Support Stadium L 16–20 Ashurst, Murphy, Shaul Lino (2) 3,227 RLP
14 August 23 Wigan Warriors H Be Well Support Stadium W 30–12 Kershaw, Miller, Murphy, Tanginoa, Whitbread Lino (5) 3,933 RLP
19 August 24 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 26–18 Murphy, Hood, Kershaw Lino (3) 9,165 RLP
25 August 25 Hull Kingston Rovers H Be Well Support Stadium W 18–6 Jowitt, Kershaw, Murphy Jowitt (2), Fifita 4,653 RLP
29 August 26 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W 34–18 Murphy (4), Gaskell, Hall, Jowitt Gaskell (2), Jowitt 8,222 RLP
2 September 27 Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium L 14–16 Ashurst, Aydin, Tanginoa Lino 5,524 RLP

Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
27 March 6 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 16–12 Hall, Lyne, Murphy Lino (2) 2,627 RLP
9 April Quarter-final Wigan Warriors H Be Well Support Stadium L 6–36 Murphy Jowitt 3,756 RLP

Squad[edit]

2022 Wakefield Trinity Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 23 July 2022
Source(s): 2022 Squad Numbers


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Leeds beat Wakefield in Boxing Day Friendly". RFL. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Breach of RFL Operational Rules: Wakefield Trinity". RFL. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 1". RFL. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 2". RFL. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Betfred Super League Round Five Round-Up". RFL. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup Round 6 Round-Up". RFL. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 7 Round-Up". RFL. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final round-up". RFL. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 14 Round-Up". RFL. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 18 Round-Up". RFL. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 19 Round-Up". RFL. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 21". RFL. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 23". RFL. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 27". RFL. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Pre-Season Round-Up". RFL. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Pre-Season round-up | January 23". RFL. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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