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This article details the Widnes Vikings rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the Vikings' 4th consecutive season back in the Super League.
Pre season friendlies
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Widnes score is first.
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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7/1/15 | Pre Season | Warrington | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 0-16 | - | - | - |
18/1/15 | Pre Season | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | W | 20-16 | Flynn, Ah Van, Hulme (2) | Tickle 0/2, Craven 2/2 | - |
25/1/15 | Pre Season | Castleford | A | The Jungle | L | 18-20 | Flynn (2), Hanbury, Brown | Tickle 1/2, Marsh 0/2 | 2,141 |
Table
Super League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | +281 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | St Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | +162 | 32 | |
3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | +176 | 31 | |
4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | +144 | 28 | |
5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 26 | |
6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | +96 | 24 | |
7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | −32 | 22 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | −13 | 20 | |
9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | −47 | 19 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | −112 | 18 | |
11 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | −170 | 17 | |
12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | −527 | 6 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Super 8 Qualifier's Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 118 | +116 | 14 | 2016 Super League |
2 | Widnes Vikings | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 70 | +162 | 10 | |
3 | Salford City Reds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 10 | |
4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (W) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 170 | −17 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
5 | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 240 | −73 | 6 | |
6 | Halifax | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 186 | −24 | 4 | 2016 Championship |
7 | Sheffield Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 267 | −115 | 4 | |
8 | Leigh Centurions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 231 | −85 | 2 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(W) Million Pound Game Winner
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(W) Million Pound Game Winner
2015 fixtures and results
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
2015 Super League Fixtures
2015 Super 8 Qualifiers
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
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9/8/15 | Championship | S1 | Halifax | A | Shay Stadium | W | 14-0 | Runciman (2), Gerrard | White 1/3 | 3,022 | - |
16/8/15 | Championship | S2 | Sheffield | H | Halton Stadium | W | 48-12 | Brown, Marsh (3), Runciman (2), Hanbury, Galea, Mellor, Flynn | Tickle 2/4, White 2/4, Marsh 0/2 | 4,567 | - |
23/8/15 | Championship | S3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Halton Stadium | L | 8-12 | Clarkson, Whitley | White 0/2 | 5,461 | - |
6/9/15 | Championship | S4 | Bradford | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 56-12 | Mellor (3), Ah Van (3), Runciman, Cahill, Hanbury, Brown | White 2/4, Tickle 6/6 | 6,881 | - |
12/9/15 | Championship | S5 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue Stadium | W | 46-4 | White, Hanbury (4), Heremaia, Brown, Flynn | Tickle 5/6, Ah Van 2/2 | 3,365 | - |
20/9/15 | Championship | S6 | Salford | H | Halton Stadium | L | 10-24 | Ah Van, White | Ah Van 1/2 | 3,876 | - |
27/9/15 | Championship | S7 | Leigh | H | Halton Stadium | W | 50-6 | Ah Van (2), Brown, Runciman, Flynn, Gerrard, Hanbury, Mellor, Owens | Tickle 5/7, Owens 2/2 | 5,550 | - |
Player appearances
- Super League Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
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1 | Rhys Hanbury | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |
2 | Paddy Flynn | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||
3 | Cameron Phelps | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | B | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Stefan Marsh | C | W | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | W | W | ||||||||
5 | Patrick Ah Van | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
6 | Kevin Brown | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | ||||||||||
7 | Joe Mellor | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | ||
8 | Eamon O'Carroll | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Lloyd White | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | B | |||||||||
10 | Manase Manuokafoa | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | |
11 | Danny Galea | x | B | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | ||||
12 | Danny Tickle | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | B | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | |||||||||||||||
13 | Hep Cahill | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | P | B | L | L | L | L | L | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Chris Dean | B | C | C | C | C | SR | C | SR | SR | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||
15 | Jack Owens | x | W | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | B | |||||||||
16 | Willie Isa | B | B | B | B | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | B | B | C | L | L | B | |||||||||||||
17 | Chris Clarkson | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | B | SR | |||||||
18 | Paul Johnson | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
19 | Ben Kavanagh | x | x | B | B | P | B | B | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
20 | Declan Hulme | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
21 | Danny Craven | x | SO | x | x | B | x | x | x | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | B | x |
22 | Liam Carberry | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
23 | Philip Joseph | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | P | B | x | x | B | B | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
24 | Macgraff Leuluai | x | x | x | x | B | L | L | L | SR | L | L | B | B | B | SR | L | B | B | B | B | L | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
25 | Alex Gerrard | P | P | x | x | B | P | H | B | L | L | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
26 | Tom Gilmore | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | x | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
27 | Grant Gore | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | B | x | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
28 | Matt Whitley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | x | SR | B | B | B | C | B | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | ||||||
29 | Ed Chaimberlain | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Ted Chapelhow | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
31 | Ryan Ince | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
32 | Almer Sevilla | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
33 | Aaron Heremaia | B | B | B | B | H | H | SO | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | SO | B | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | B | B | H |
34 | Jay Chapelhow | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B |
35 | Gil Dudson | x | x | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | ||
36 | Charly Runciman | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
Challenge Cup
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
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17/5/15 | Cup | 6th | Batley | H | Halton Stadium | W | 26-22 | White, Ah Van, Brown (2), Phelps | Owens 3/5 | 3,866 | - |
28/6/15 | Cup | QF | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 20-36 | Mellor, Craven, Ah Van, Dean | Craven 1/2, Ah Van 1/2 | 8,806 | BBC Sport |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 6 | QF |
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1 | Rhys Hanbury | FB | |
2 | Paddy Flynn | W | W |
3 | Cameron Phelps | C | x |
4 | Stefan Marsh | C | C |
5 | Patrick Ah Van | W | W |
6 | Kevin Brown | SO | SO |
7 | Joe Mellor | SH | SH |
8 | Eamon O'Carroll | x | |
9 | Lloyd White | H | x |
10 | Manase Manuokafoa | B | P |
11 | Danny Galea | x | |
12 | Danny Tickle | x | |
13 | Hep Cahill | B | |
14 | Chris Dean | B | C |
15 | Jack Owens | FB | x |
16 | Willie Isa | L | B |
17 | Chris Clarkson | SR | SR |
18 | Paul Johnson | x | x |
19 | Ben Kavanagh | x | x |
20 | Declan Hulme | x | x |
21 | Danny Craven | x | B |
22 | Liam Carberry | x | x |
23 | Philip Joseph | P | x |
24 | Macgraff Leuluai | B | L |
25 | Alex Gerrard | P | |
26 | Tom Gilmore | x | x |
27 | Grant Gore | x | x |
28 | Matt Whitley | SR | SR |
29 | Ed Chaimberlain | x | x |
30 | Ted Chapelhow | x | x |
31 | Ryan Ince | x | x |
32 | Almer Sevilla | x | x |
33 | Aaron Heremaia | B | H |
34 | Jay Chapelhow | x | x |
35 | Gil Dudson | P | B |
2015 squad statistics
- Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015.
No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Rhys Hanbury | Fullback | N/A | Crusaders | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
2 | Paddy Flynn | Wing | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
3 | Cameron Phelps | Centre | N/A | Hull F.C. | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
4 | Stefan Marsh | Centre | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 74 |
5 | Patrick Ah Van | Wing | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 84 |
6 | Kevin Brown | Stand off | N/A | Huddersfield Giants | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
7 | Joe Mellor | Scrum half | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
8 | Eamon O'Carroll | Prop | N/A | Hull F.C. | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Lloyd White | Hooker | N/A | Crusaders | 22 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 60 |
10 | Manase Manuokafoa | Prop | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
11 | Danny Galea | Second row | N/A | Penrith Panthers | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
12 | Danny Tickle | Second row | N/A | Hull F.C. | 15 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 58 |
13 | Hep Cahill | Loose forward | N/A | Crusaders | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
14 | Chris Dean | Centre | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
15 | Jack Owens | Fullback | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 18 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 128 |
16 | Willie Isa | Centre | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Chris Clarkson | Second row | N/A | Leeds Rhinos | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
18 | Paul Johnson | Loose forward | N/A | Hull F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Ben Kavanagh | Prop | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Declan Hulme | Wing | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Danny Craven | Scrum half | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
22 | Liam Carberry | Hooker | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Philip Joseph | Prop | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Macgraff Leuluai | Prop | N/A | Leigh Centurions | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
25 | Alex Gerrard | Prop | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
26 | Tom Gilmore | Stand off | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
27 | Grant Gore | Stand off | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Matt Whitley | Second row | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
29 | Ed Chaimberlain | Centre | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Ted Chapelhow | Prop | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Ryan Ince | Wing | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Almer Salvilla | Hooker | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Aaron Heremaia | Hooker | N/A | Hull F.C. | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
34 | Jay Chapelhow | Prop | N/A | Widnes Vikings Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Gil Dudson | Prop | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Charly Runciman | Centre | N/A | Melbourne Storm | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2015 transfers in/out
In
Player | Position | Previous Club | Contract | Announced |
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Aaron Heremaia | Hooker | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | June 2014 |
Manase Manuokafoa | Prop | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | July 2014 |
Chris Clarkson | Second row | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year Loan | September 2014 |
Gil Dudson | Prop | Wigan Warriors | 2 Years | January 2015 |
Out
Player | Position | Signed for | Contract | Date |
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Steve Pickersgill | Prop | Retired | N/A | May 2014 |
Jon Clarke | Hooker | Retired - S & C Coach | N/A | June 2014 |
Adam Lawton | Second row | Australia | 1 Year | July 2014 |
Rhodri Lloyd | Second row | Wigan Warriors | Loan return | September 2014 |
Paul Clough | Prop | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | September 2014 |
Dave Allen | Second row | Whitehaven | 1 Year | November 2014 |
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