2015 Widnes Vikings season

April 2022 2015 #000000 #ffffff Super League Super League XX 9th 14 1 15 796 681 2nd Challenge Cup Quarter-final 1 1 Chairman Steve O'Connor Head Coach Denis Betts Kevin Brown Halton Stadium Kevin Brown - 20 Jack Owens - 46 Jack Owens - 128 2014 2016 yes List of Widnes Vikings seasons 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 LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss Widnes score is first. DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt 7/1/15 Pre Season 12pxWarrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 0-16 - - - 18/1/15 Pre Season 12pxSt. Helens A Langtree Park W 20-16 Flynn, Ah Van, Hulme (2) Tickle 0/2, Craven 2/2 - 25/1/15 Pre Season Castleford Tigers 12Castleford A The Jungle L 18-20 Flynn (2), Hanbury, Brown Tickle 1/2, Marsh 0/2 2,141 Table Super League Table WID Super 8 Qualifier's Table WID 2015 fixtures and results LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss 2015 Super League Fixtures DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV5/2/15 Super League XX 1 12pxWigan H Select Security Stadium D 22-22 Mellor, Hanbury, Phelps, Dean Tickle 2/2, Marsh 1/2 9,286 Sky Sports 13/2/15 Super League XX 2 12pxLeeds A Headingley Stadium L 6-38 Manuokafoa Tickle 1/1 14,132 - 1/3/15 Super League XX 3 12pxWakefield Trinity H Select Security Stadium W 58-16 Mellor, Brown (2), White (4), Ah Van (2), Clarkson Tickle 5/6, White 4/4 5,810 -6/3/15 Super League XX 4 12pxHuddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L 12-24 Mellor, Manuokafoa Tickle 2/2 5,452 - 13/3/15 Super League XX 5 12pxSt. Helens H Select Security Stadium L 20-30 O'Carroll, Ah Van, Heremaia Tickle 1/1, Marsh 3/3 7,772 - 22/3/15 Super League XX 6 12pxHull Kingston Rovers H Select Security Stadium W 20-16 Flynn (2), Galea Owens 4/4 5,273 -26/3/15 Super League XX 7 12pxSalford A AJ Bell Stadium L 8-36 Flynn Owens 2/2 3,476 Sky Sports 2/4/15 Super League XX 8 12pxWarrington H Select Security Stadium W 30-10 Phelps, Marsh (2), White, Brown, Owens Owens 3/6 7,768 - 6/4/15 Super League XX 9 12pxCatalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16-32 Owens, Marsh, Gerrard Owens 2/3 7,000 Sky Sports 10/4/15 Super League XX 10 12pxHull F.C. A KC Stadium L 8-22 Brown, Ah Van Owens 0/2 9,295 Sky Sports 19/4/15 Super League XX 11 12pxCastleford H Select Security Stadium W 46-16 Ah Van (2), Hanbury (2), Owens, Marsh, Brown, Phelps Owens 7/8 5,257 - 24/4/15 Super League XX 12 12pxSt. Helens A Langtree Park L 16-34 Brown, Mellor, Whitley Owens 2/3 11,271 - 3/5/15 Super League XX 13 12pxWarrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 20-22 Owens, Flynn, Brown (2) Owens 2/4 10,856 -10/5/15 Super League XX 14 12pxLeeds H Select Security Stadium W 38-24 Clarkson, Marsh, Mellor, Galea, Manuokafoa, Dean, Heremaia Owens 5/7 6,113 - 24/5/15 Super League XX 15 12pxWakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 30-18 Hanbury, Marsh (3), Owens, White Owens 0/3, White 3/3 3,132 -30/5/15 Magic Weekend 16 12pxSalford N St James' Park W 38-16 Ah Van (2), Galea, Brown (3), Marsh Owens 5/7 40,871 Sky Sports 4/6/15 Super League XX 17 12pxHull F.C. H Select Security Stadium L 12-25 Owens, Whitley Owens 2/2 5,573 Sky Sports 14/6/15 Super League XX 18 12pxHull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 16-38 Marsh, Brown, Dean Owens 2/3 6,982 - 21/6/15 Super League XX 19 12pxHuddersfield H Select Security Stadium L 22-30 Ah Van, Owens, Brown (2) Owens 3/4 5,420 - 5/7/15 Super League XX 20 12pxCastleford A The Jungle L 20-34 Owens, Clarkson, Gilmore, Leuluai Owens 2/4 7,002 - 12/7/15 Super League XX 21 12pxCatalans Dragons H Select Security Stadium W 29-22 Ah Van (2), Gilmore, Flynn (2) Marsh 3/3, Gilmore 1/3, Gilmore 1 DG 4,822 - 17/7/15 Super League XX 22 12pxWigan A DW Stadium L 10-20 Gilmore, Dean Gilmore 1/1 13,194 -26/7/15 Super League XX 23 12pxSalford H Select Security Stadium W 21-20 Clarkson, Flynn, Marsh, Heremaia Marsh 2/4, Craven 1 DG 5,479 - 2015 Super 8 Qualifiers DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV9/8/15 Championship S1 Halifax 12Halifax A Shay Stadium W 14-0 Runciman (2), Gerrard White 1/3 3,022 -16/8/15 Championship S2 Sheffield 12Sheffield 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 KR 12Hull Kingston Rovers H Halton Stadium L 8-12 Clarkson, Whitley White 0/2 5,461 -6/9/15 Championship S4 Bradford 12Bradford 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 12Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 46-4 White, Hanbury (4), Heremaia, Brown, Flynn Tickle 5/6, Ah Van 2/2 3,365 -20/9/15 Championship S6 12pxSalford H Halton Stadium L 10-24 Ah Van, White Ah Van 1/2 3,876 -27/9/15 Championship S7 Leigh 12Leigh 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=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer12 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 S71 Rhys Hanbury FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB 12px FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB2 Paddy Flynn 12px 12px W W W W W 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px W 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px W W W W 12px W W W W W W3 Cameron Phelps C C C C 12px C C C B C C C 12px 12px C C 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px4 Stefan Marsh C W 12px 12px C C C W C C C W C C C C C C C 12px C 12px C W W W 12px 12px 12px 12px5 Patrick Ah Van W 12px W W W 12px 12px 12px W W W 12px 12px W W W W W W 12px W W W W 12px 12px W W W W6 Kevin Brown SO 12px SO SO 12px 12px 12px SO 12px SO SO SO SO SO 12px SO SO SO SO 12px 12px 12px 12px SO SO SO SO SO SO SO7 Joe Mellor SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH 12px SH 12px SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH8 Eamon O'Carroll P P P P P 12px P P 12px P P P P 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B P P 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px9 Lloyd White 12px 12px H H 12px 12px 12px H H H H H H H H H H H B 12px 12px 12px 12px B H H H H H B10 Manase Manuokafoa B B B B 12px B B B B B B B B B B B B B P P B B B B B B B B B P11 Danny Galea x B B B SR SR 12px SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12px SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12px 12px12 Danny Tickle SR SR SR SR L B 12px SR 12px 12px 12px 12px SR 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B SR SR SR SR B SR13 Hep Cahill L L L L 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px L L L P B 12px L L L L L14 Chris Dean B C C C C 12px SR C 12px SR SR C C C 12px 12px 12px C C C C C C C C C C C C C15 Jack Owens x W x x x W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B16 Willie Isa B B 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B B L L L L L L B B B C L L B 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px17 Chris Clarkson SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12px B B B SR 12px18 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 x19 Ben Kavanagh x x B B P B B 12px P 12px x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x20 Declan Hulme W 12px 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 x21 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 x22 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 x23 Philip Joseph x x x x x B B x P B x x B B B x B B 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px x x x x x x x24 Macgraff Leuluai x x x x B L L L SR 12px L L 12px 12px B B B SR L B B B B 12px L x x x x x25 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 P26 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 x27 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 x28 Matt Whitley x x x x x x x B B B x SR 12px B B B C B B 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B B B B SR SR29 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 x30 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 x31 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 x32 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 x33 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 H34 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 B35 Gil Dudson x x P P B P P P 12px P P P 12px P P P P P B B P P P P P P P P P B36 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 16px = Injured 16px = Suspended Challenge Cup LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTV17/5/15 Cup 6th Batley 12Batley H Halton Stadium W 26-22 White, Ah Van, Brown (2), Phelps Owens 3/5 3,866 - 28/6/15 Cup QF 12pxSt. 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=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer6QF1 Rhys Hanbury 12px FB2 Paddy Flynn W W 3 Cameron Phelps C x 4 Stefan Marsh C C 5 Patrick Ah Van W W6 Kevin Brown SO SO7 Joe Mellor SH SH 8 Eamon O'Carroll 12px x 9 Lloyd White H x 10 Manase Manuokafoa B P11 Danny Galea 12px x 12 Danny Tickle 12px x 13 Hep Cahill 12px B14 Chris Dean B C 15 Jack Owens FB x 16 Willie Isa L B17 Chris Clarkson SR SR18 Paul Johnson x x 19 Ben Kavanagh x x 20 Declan Hulme x x21 Danny Craven x B 22 Liam Carberry x x 23 Philip Joseph P x 24 Macgraff Leuluai B L25 Alex Gerrard 12px P 26 Tom Gilmore x x27 Grant Gore x x 28 Matt Whitley SR SR29 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 Widnes Vikings Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015. NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1Rhys Hanbury FullbackN/A Crusaders301100442Paddy Flynn WingN/A Widnes Vikings Academy181000403Cameron Phelps CentreN/A Hull F.C.14400164Stefan Marsh CentreN/A Wigan Warriors241490745Patrick Ah Van WingN/A Bradford Bulls231940846Kevin Brown Stand offN/A Huddersfield Giants222000807Joe Mellor Scrum halfN/A Wigan Warriors301100448Eamon O'Carroll PropN/A Hull F.C.1410049Lloyd White HookerN/A Crusaders2291206010Manase Manuokafoa PropN/A Bradford Bulls313001211Danny Galea Second rowN/A Penrith Panthers254001612Danny Tickle Second rowN/A Hull F.C.1502905813Hep Cahill Loose forwardN/A Crusaders15100414Chris Dean CentreN/A Wakefield Trinity Wildcats275002015Jack Owens FullbackN/A Widnes Vikings Academy18946012816Willie Isa CentreN/A Castleford Tigers19000017Chris Clarkson Second rowN/A Leeds Rhinos255002018Paul Johnson Loose forwardN/A Hull F.C.0000019Ben Kavanagh PropN/A Wigan Warriors6000020Declan Hulme WingN/A Widnes Vikings Academy2000021Danny Craven Scrum halfN/A Widnes Vikings Academy8111722Liam Carberry HookerN/A Wigan Warriors2000023Philip Joseph PropN/A Bradford Bulls10000024Macgraff Leuluai PropN/A Leigh Centurions19100425Alex Gerrard PropN/A Widnes Vikings Academy293001226Tom Gilmore Stand offN/A Widnes Vikings Academy63211727Grant Gore Stand offN/A Widnes Vikings Academy4000028Matt Whitley Second rowN/A Widnes Vikings Academy183001229Ed Chaimberlain CentreN/A Widnes Vikings Academy0000030Ted Chapelhow PropN/A Widnes Vikings Academy0000031Ryan Ince WingN/A Widnes Vikings Academy0000032Almer Salvilla HookerN/A Widnes Vikings Academy0000033Aaron Heremaia HookerN/A Hull F.C.324001634Jay Chapelhow PropN/A Widnes Vikings Academy1000035Gil Dudson PropN/A Wigan Warriors28000036Charly Runciman CentreN/A Melbourne Storm760024 16px = Injured 16px = Suspended 2015 transfers in/out In Player Position Previous club Contract AnnouncedNZL Aaron Heremaia Hooker Hull F.C. 2 Years June 2014TON Manase Manuokafoa Prop Bradford Bulls 2 Years July 2014ENG Chris Clarkson Second row Leeds Rhinos 1 Year Loan September 2014WAL Gil Dudson Prop Wigan Warriors 2 Years January 2015 Out Player Position Signed for Contract DateENG Steve Pickersgill Prop Retired N/A May 2014ENG Jon Clarke Hooker Retired - S & C Coach N/A June 2014ENG Adam Lawton Second row Australia 1 Year July 2014WAL Rhodri Lloyd Second row Wigan Warriors Loan return September 2014ENG Paul Clough Prop Bradford Bulls 2 Years September 2014IRE Dave Allen Second row Whitehaven 1 Year November 2014 References External links Widnes Vikings Website Widnes Vikings - SL Website Category:Widnes Vikings seasons Widnes Vikings season