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WAR EMERGENCY LEAGUE WINNERS 1943/44 LEAGUE LEADERS TROPHY WINNERS CLUB HISTORY 1970/71 YEAR FORMED BBC2 FLOODLIT TROPHY WINNERS 1872 1968/69 LIMITED COMPANY NISSAN WORLD CLUB SEVENS WINNERS 1921 1991/92 MIDDLESEX SEVENS WINNERS MATCH PROGRAMME 1996 Programme Editor: David Kuzio CARNEGIE FLOODLIT 9’S WINNERS Programme Writers: David Kuzio, Phil Wilkinson, Tom 2010 Bramwell, Charlotte Fletcher & Ryan Kuzio. WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE WINNERS Photography: Bernard Platt (official club photographer), 2018 Dave Howarth & Sean Gosling. SW PIX & VPA (Super BBC SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR League Photographers). 1994 All rights reserved: No part of this publication may be reproduced in any way or by any means without the KENNY-STERLING SHIELD WINNERS permission of the club. 2018 WARRIOR - 03 CHAIRMAN Good evening and welcome to tonight’s game for our fans watching on TV, our directors and Hull FC’s owner, “Off the field, Tuesday’s commercial Adam Pearson. It was good to be back at the DW Stadium last week for a press announcement welcomed win against a tough Castleford team, with some excellent specialist men’s makeup brand – War flashes of play from Wigan – highlighting the hard work put Paint For Men – as our inaugural in on the training pitch. Seeing Bevan French back in action together with Zak Hardaker gave some indication of Training Kit Partner and Official our potential for the season, particularly as players return Men’s Health and Wellbeing Partner.” from injury. Off the field, Tuesday’s commercial press announcement welcomed specialist men’s makeup brand – War Paint For Men – as our inaugural Training Kit Partner and Official Men’s Health and Wellbeing Partner. By this partnership, we hope to help change some stigmas and misconceptions in society and to indicate the importance of diversity in sport. Tonight’s game is probably Wigan’s biggest challenge so far on the pitch. Hull have been impressive so far under their new coach, Brett Hodgson, a young coach with great potential. They play an exciting and entertaining brand of Rugby League. I’m sure it will be a big test for Adrian Lam and the squad but one they will relish and look forward to. Enjoy the game. Ian Lenagan, Chairman - Wigan Warriors WARRIOR - 05 ADRIAN LAM Four from four in Super League so far, things are It’s Hull next up, not just this week but next week going well… again in the Challenge Cup. You have previously It’s pretty good in the sense of the table. Our defence is described it as a game of chess, which chess piece quite good and we’re playing quite consistently but there’s do you move first this week? always room for improvement. It’s important we separate the two weeks. It’s hard to play a team twice and play well. Obviously, that is the goal, but We are making those small improvements each we’ve just got to focus on Super League this week and we’ve got a couple of days recovery after that before we week with last Thursday probably being the best of get into the Challenge Cup Quarter Final. We don’t want to the four games… talk about it just yet – our priority is to keep winning in It’s one thing that we had a focus on in making sure we Super League. Hull are undefeated, so it’s another massive started the season well off the back of our defence and I’m challenge for us. really pleased with that at the moment. There are some areas where we can improve – our discipline is an area we How to balance the two games? are talking about on a regular basis. When we get that We’ve got to make sure the team has a great attitude, keep right I think we will be a hard team to beat. focused and keep working hard together as a group. When we are doing that, and we are all connected we are going Do you think having players playing out of position to be a hard team to beat. We will put all of our eggs in one gives you more options moving forward for the rest basket here in Super League and then we will review the of the season? game. We will then put all of our eggs in the Challenge Yes, it does. Even Bevan French playing his first game Cup Quarter Final, which is an important part of the season for us. back last week – he had 20 carries, which is amazing for him. Then there’s players like Gildart, Manfredi and What have you made of Hull FC so far this season? Marshall to show what they are about, so I’m really happy You can see they work pretty hard on their defence. They with the group. We’re certainly on the same page, working are a team who turn up for each other. They are a quality hard together and when you are like that it’s hard to side with quality players right across the board. It’s a tough surrender. challenge for us and one we are looking forward to. WARRIOR - 07 Editor’s Comment. PROGRAMME EDITOR DAVE KUZIO RETURNS THIS WEEK, AND HE MUST BE GETTING SOFT IN HIS OLD AGE, AS HE RECALLS A HEART-WARMING MOMENT HE WITNESSED AT THE END OF LAST WEEKEND’S GAME. As I was completing my match report after the Wigan It looked very emotional, and even from a distance you versus Castleford game and waiting for the virtual press could conference to start, something caught my eye down near sense it was a touching moment. the pitch that made me smile and feel good about the Adrian Lam then revealed in the press conference that world. Burgess was having his life-changing hip operation the I noticed that some of the Wigan players were coming out of following day, and the playing squad wanted to show their the tunnel, warmly embracing someone and congregating at appreciation to the former player and tell them how much the side of the pitch. At first, I couldn't see who the they will miss him. gentleman they were acknowledging was, but then I saw In a world where people generally only care about him clear as day. It was George Burgess. themselves, it was nice to see the togetherness of one I immediately got my phone out and started taking photos, team unite for a friend who is going through tough time. because this looked like a special moment between a former This is what makes Wigan a special club, and I am pleased player and his mates. You could see they were all saying goodbye to him before Burgess stood in the middle of them I was there to witness it. and gave a speech. Best of luck in the future George. George Burgess... life changing hip operation. Last week was the first time in over 14 months that I had Well, you could hear everything last Thursday. The sound of been able to report on a game live from a stadium, I players hitting the tackling bags echoed around the empty have to admit the whole occasion was surreal. DW Stadium, and there was something weird about it.