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Matty Peet
Matthew Peet (born 15 April 1984) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. Background Peet was born in Wigan and played amateur rugby league for many years around the area. After failing to secure a professional contract, he switched direction and studied English at Manchester Metropolitan University. Upon graduation and completion of his degree in 2005, he returned to rugby league focusing on coaching. Career Peet began coaching at amateur level with the senior sides of both Westhoughton Lions and Wigan St Patricks, before joining Wigan in 2008 as a part time Scholarship coach. Peet went on to hold a number of roles within the club's youth ranks before being appointed to his first full-time position as the club's youth performance coach. In 2013, he was promoted to Head of Youth Performance, a role he would hold until 2018. Wigan's youth sides would win their respective Grand Finals six out of the seven ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,714. Wigan is part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire. Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes, Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now Northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of was established where Wigan lies. Wigan was incorporated as a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by Henry III of England, King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by royal charter. The Industrial Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Super League Grand Final
The 2023 Super League Grand Final, was the 26th official grand final, and championship-deciding rugby league game of Super League XXVIII. The match was contested between Wigan Warriors and Catalans Dragons, at Old Trafford. St Helens were the defending champions, having won 4 consecutive titles in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, but they were eliminated in the Semi-final, losing 6–12 to Catalans Dragons in a repeat of the 2021 Final, which St Helens won 12–10. Background Route to the final Catalans Dragons Catalans ended the regular season in 2nd place, thus earning them a bye to the semi-finals, where they would play the highest ranked winner of the eliminators, which was St Helens. Catalans thought they had scored the first try of the game on 18 minutes, as Tom Johnstone touched down in the corner, but the referee decided the on field decision was NO TRY, with the video referee confirming this, as Johnstone was deemed to have pushed Jonny Lomax off the ball, while cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XXIV
Super League XXIV, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, was the 2019 iteration of and the 24th season of the Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain. Twelve teams competed over 29 rounds, including the Magic Weekend, which took place at Anfield. After the regular rounds, the top five highest teams entered the Super League play-offs, for a place in the Super League Grand Final. London Broncos were immediately relegated to the Championship after only being promoted last year, but a bad season saw them win just 10 games out of 29. They will be replaced by Toronto Wolfpack. Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the competition, after suffering back to back defeats in the semi-finals. First against St Helens in the semi final, and eventually losing out to Salford in the preliminary final. Toronto Wolfpack won the Million Pound Game by beating Featherstone Rovers 24–6 and were promoted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XXVIII
Super League XXVIII, known as the 2023 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Super League and 129th season of rugby league in Great Britain. The season began on 16 February 2023, and ended with the Grand Final on 14 October 2023. St Helens were the reigning champions after winning their 4th successive title, beating Leeds Rhinos in the 2022 Grand Final. They were eliminated in the semi final, losing 6–12 to Catalans Dragons. Leigh Leopards were immediately promoted back to Super League, after they beat Batley Bulldogs 44–12 in the 2022 Championship Grand Final. Wakefield Trinity were relegated from Super League after 24 years. Wigan Warriors defeated Catalans, 10–2 in the Grand Final, to win their 6th super league title, and 23rd overall. Teams The league comprises 12 teams. The regular season comprises 27 rounds. Results Matches decided by golden point If a match ends in a draw after 80 minutes, then a further 10 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Super League Grand Final
The 2024 Super League Grand Final, Naming rights, named the 2024 Betfred Super League Grand Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th official Super League Grand Final and the championship-deciding rugby league game of the 2024 Super League season. The match saw Wigan Warriors take on Hull Kingston Rovers, Hull KR at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, having won six titles including in 2023 Super League Grand Final, 2023, while Hull KR were making their first appearance at a Grand Final, having last won a league title in the Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division, the Super League's predecessor, in 1985. Wigan successfully retained their title with a narrow 9–2 victory to claim their seventh Super League title, and in doing so, become the first team in Super League era to win all 4 major trophies in the same year. Background Route to the final Wigan Warriors 2023 Grand Final winners Wigan finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Grand Final
The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League play-offs. The winning team receives the Super League Trophy and goes on to play the NRL champions in the World Club Challenge. As of 2024, the Rob Burrow Award is awarded to the man of the match, replacing the Harry Sunderland Trophy. The match is normally played at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. Only four clubs have won the Super League, as of 2024 - St Helens (10), Leeds Rhinos (8), Wigan Warriors (7), and Bradford Bulls (4). St Helens and Bradford Bulls each won one of their Super League titles before the Play Off and Grand Final system was introduced in 1998. Wigan Warriors are the current champions, after winning the 2024 Super League Grand Final, defeating Hull KR 9–2, to win all 4 trophies in the same year. Background Use of a play-off system to decide the Championship brought back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Challenge Cup Final
The 2024 Challenge Cup Final was the 123rd final of the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. The final was contested by Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves. This was the first time since 1990 that both teams had met in the final. Background The 2024 Challenge Cup final will be only the second time Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves have played each other in the cup final – the first in 1990. Outside of the final, there have been 23 previous meetings in the cup. Wigan have won the competition a record 20 times, and enter the 2024 final as world champions. Their most recent final was in 2022, their first since 2013, beating Huddersfield Giants. Warrington's most recent final was in 2019 beating St Helens to win their ninth title, one year after their Wembley defeat to Catalans Dragons. Upon qualification for the final, Wigan were first in Super League with Warrington in third. Both teams however, were level on points though Wigan had a game in hand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Klopp
Jürgen Norbert Klopp (; born 16 June 1967) is a German football executive and former Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world. Klopp has been Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull GmbH since January 2025. Klopp spent most of his playing career at 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05. He was initially deployed as a Forward (association football), striker, but was later moved to Defender (association football), defence. Upon retiring in 2001, Klopp became the club's manager, and secured Bundesliga promotion in 2003–04 2. Bundesliga, 2004. After suffering relegation in the 2006–07 Bundesliga, 2006–07 season and unable to achieve promotion, Klopp resigned in 2008 as the club's longest-serving manager. He then became manager of Borussia Dortmund, guiding them to the Bundesliga title in 2010–11 Bundesliga, 2010–11, before winning Dortmund's first-ever Double (association football), domest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Catalans, Catalan professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player from Spain who has been the manager of club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City since 2016. Guardiola is one of two managers in history to win the Treble (association football)#Continental trebles, continental treble twice and he holds the record for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who usually played in a deep-lying playmaker's role. He spent the majority of his career with FC Barcelona, Barcelona, forming a part of Johan Cruyff's ''FC Barcelona#Dream Team, Dream Team'' that won the club's first European Cup in 1992 European Cup final, 1992, and four successive List of Spanish football champions, Spanish league titles from 1991 to 1994. He captained t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former professional football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as the greatest manager of all time and has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football. Ferguson is often credited for valuing youth during his time at Manchester United, particularly in the 1990s with the " Class of '92", who contributed to making the club one of the richest and most successful in the world. Ferguson played as a forward for several Scottish clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. While playing for Dunfermline, he was the top goalscorer in the Scottish league during the 1965–66 season. Towards the end of his playing career, he also worked as a coach, then started his managerial career with East Stirlingshire and St Mirren. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British broadcasting of sports events, subscription sports channels operated by the satellite television, satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Football League First Division, First Division to break away from the English Football League, Football League to form the Premier League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Tennis are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable television, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 World Club Challenge
The 2024 World Club Challenge was the 30th staging of the World Club Challenge, an annual rugby league match between the reigning champions of the Super League and the National Rugby League. The Wigan Warriors hosted the Penrith Panthers at DW Stadium on 24 February, 2024. Wigan won the match 16–12, seeing the Warriors win their fifth World Club Challenge, equaling the Sydney Roosters with the most titles. Background Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors qualified by defeating the Catalans Dragons in the 2023 Super League Grand Final. They previously played in eight World Club Challenges and won four, including a 21–4 victory over Penrith in 1991. The Warriors' last appearance was in a 12-point defeat to the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 World Club Challenge. Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers defeated the Brisbane Broncos in the 2023 NRL Grand Final - their third consecutive premiership - to qualify for their second consecutive World Club Challenge and their fifth overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
