167:
272:
392:
263:
31:
56:
65:
194:
174:
250:, with Leeds not winning their first league title until 1961. From then, the competitive rivalry started to intensify, but it wasn't until Wigan's period of dominance in the late 80s and 90s then Leeds's dominance in the late 00s and early 10s which saw both teams win
308:
in 2003, the Leeds-Wigan rivalry has seemingly inherited the name in the years since only adding to the rivalry's intensity. As representatives of the largest city in their respective counties (
317:
238:
and Wigan
Warriors at 38). The rivalry has been described as the most underrated rivalry in British rugby league, and having the grounds to be placed with the aforementioned
234:
in rugby league. Both clubs are the most decorated in their respective counties and have 33 league championships between them to date (beaten only by the collective hall of
166:
823:
618:
439:
542:
523:
213:
414:
774:
432:
724:
316:), the term "Roses Derby" is often used to describe derby matches from theses cities. The term has been used to describe matches in
818:
474:
457:
445:
305:
470:
426:
420:
246:. The rivalry was not present in the early years of rugby league, despite both clubs being founder members of the
599:
482:
251:
580:
451:
403:
280:
106:
757:
155:
and strong competitive history between the clubs with them both being considered two of the best in
England.
813:
808:
660:
247:
788:
704:
656:
637:
271:
684:
329:
313:
391:
680:
239:
325:
235:
44:
407:
262:
399:
227:
182:
68:
802:
729:
561:
333:
299:
231:
152:
30:
395:
223:
202:
148:
59:
321:
284:
243:
110:
55:
64:
254:
in their respective periods and the rivalry become what it is today.
390:
309:
775:"The top five underappreciated rivalries in Super League history"
287:(right) are the homes of Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors.
304:
Since the discontinuation of the county origin series
789:"Leeds Rhinos - Head to Head - Rugby League Project"
351:
In all competitions, competitive and uncompetitive:
758:"War of the Roses tickets on sale - Wigan Warriors"
129:
121:
116:
102:
94:
84:
74:
50:
40:
769:
767:
217:Locations of Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors.
8:
21:
488:
353:
35:Post match at a Wigan Leeds game in 2009
746:
824:Sports rivalries in the United Kingdom
752:
750:
173:
20:
230:is the primary representation of the
7:
725:Derbies in the Rugby Football League
242:between St Helens and Wigan and the
193:
141:Leeds Rhinos–Wigan Warriors rivalry
22:Leeds Rhinos–Wigan Warriors rivalry
324:, with the term deriving from the
90:(Leeds Rhinos 0–50 Wigan Warriors)
80:(Wigan Warriors 11–5 Leeds Rhinos)
14:
346:Statistics correct as of 19/8/22
270:
261:
192:
172:
165:
63:
54:
29:
475:List of Wigan Warriors seasons
1:
458:2015 Super League Grand Final
446:1998 Super League Grand Final
471:List of Leeds Rhinos seasons
840:
468:
297:
143:, recently branded as the
24:The War of the Roses Derby
497:
494:
491:
483:2024 World Club Challenge
28:
452:2011 Challenge Cup Final
435:Final: Wigan 69–12 Leeds
429:Final: Wigan 30–10 Leeds
423:Final: Wigan 26–16 Leeds
404:2011 Challenge Cup Final
387:Meetings in major finals
417:Final: Wigan 15–4 Leeds
819:Rugby league rivalries
410:
151:rivalry born from the
145:War of the Roses derby
427:1994–95 Challenge Cup
421:1993–94 Challenge Cup
394:
705:BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
638:World Club Challenge
524:League Championships
222:The rivalry between
214:class=notpageimage|
16:Rugby league rivalry
460:: Leeds 22–20 Wigan
454:: Wigan 28–18 Leeds
442:: Wigan 45–20 Leeds
433:1994–95 Premiership
25:
760:. 19 January 2022.
465:Collective Honours
448:: Wigan 10–4 Leeds
415:1982–83 League Cup
411:
330:House of Lancaster
88:09 September 2023
777:. 22 August 2021.
716:
715:
384:
383:
240:Good Friday Derby
137:
136:
831:
793:
792:
785:
779:
778:
771:
762:
761:
754:
489:
354:
326:War of the Roses
306:War of the Roses
274:
265:
196:
195:
176:
175:
169:
67:
58:
45:Northern England
33:
26:
839:
838:
834:
833:
832:
830:
829:
828:
799:
798:
797:
796:
787:
786:
782:
773:
772:
765:
756:
755:
748:
743:
738:
721:
498:Wigan Warriors
477:
467:
408:Wembley Stadium
389:
342:
302:
296:
291:
290:
289:
288:
283:(left) and the
277:
276:
275:
267:
266:
220:
219:
218:
216:
210:
209:
208:
207:
206:
197:
189:
188:
187:
186:
177:
161:
109:
89:
79:
62:
36:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
837:
835:
827:
826:
821:
816:
814:Wigan Warriors
811:
801:
800:
795:
794:
780:
763:
745:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
732:
727:
720:
717:
714:
713:
710:
707:
702:
699:
695:
694:
691:
688:
678:
675:
671:
670:
667:
664:
654:
651:
647:
646:
643:
640:
635:
632:
628:
627:
624:
621:
619:Charity Shield
616:
613:
609:
608:
605:
602:
597:
594:
590:
589:
586:
583:
578:
575:
571:
570:
567:
564:
559:
556:
552:
551:
548:
545:
543:League Leaders
540:
537:
533:
532:
529:
526:
521:
518:
514:
513:
510:
507:
504:
500:
499:
496:
493:
487:
486:
466:
463:
462:
461:
455:
449:
443:
440:Charity Shield
436:
430:
424:
418:
400:Wigan Warriors
388:
385:
382:
381:
378:
375:
372:
368:
367:
364:
361:
358:
349:
348:
341:
338:
295:
292:
279:
278:
269:
268:
260:
259:
258:
257:
256:
228:Wigan Warriors
212:
211:
200:
199:
198:
191:
190:
183:Wigan Warriors
180:
179:
178:
171:
170:
164:
163:
162:
160:
157:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
123:
122:Meetings total
119:
118:
114:
113:
104:
100:
99:
98:09 August 2024
96:
92:
91:
86:
85:Latest meeting
82:
81:
78:4 January 1896
76:
72:
71:
69:Wigan Warriors
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
34:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
836:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
806:
804:
790:
784:
781:
776:
770:
768:
764:
759:
753:
751:
747:
740:
735:
731:
730:Roses rivalry
728:
726:
723:
722:
718:
711:
708:
706:
703:
700:
697:
696:
692:
689:
686:
682:
679:
676:
673:
672:
668:
665:
662:
658:
655:
652:
649:
648:
644:
641:
639:
636:
633:
630:
629:
625:
622:
620:
617:
614:
611:
610:
606:
603:
601:
598:
595:
592:
591:
587:
584:
582:
579:
576:
573:
572:
568:
565:
563:
562:Challenge Cup
560:
557:
554:
553:
549:
546:
544:
541:
538:
535:
534:
530:
527:
525:
522:
519:
516:
515:
511:
508:
505:
502:
501:
492:Leeds Rhinos
490:
485:
484:
479:
478:
476:
472:
464:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
412:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
386:
379:
376:
373:
370:
369:
365:
362:
359:
356:
355:
352:
347:
344:
343:
339:
337:
335:
334:House of York
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
301:
300:Roses rivalry
293:
286:
282:
273:
264:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
232:roses rivalry
229:
225:
215:
205:
204:
185:
184:
168:
158:
156:
154:
153:roses rivalry
150:
146:
142:
132:
128:
124:
120:
115:
112:
108:
105:
101:
97:
93:
87:
83:
77:
75:First meeting
73:
70:
66:
61:
57:
53:
49:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
19:
809:Leeds Rhinos
783:
480:
402:contest the
396:Leeds Rhinos
350:
345:
340:Head to Head
328:between the
303:
224:Leeds Rhinos
221:
203:Leeds Rhinos
201:
181:
149:rugby league
144:
140:
138:
95:Next meeting
60:Leeds Rhinos
18:
581:Premiership
803:Categories
741:References
685:Lancashire
661:Lancashire
600:League Cup
481:As of the
469:See also:
314:Manchester
298:See also:
285:DW Stadium
281:Headingley
252:the treble
244:Hull Derby
133:Wigan (97)
117:Statistics
111:DW Stadium
107:Headingley
681:Yorkshire
657:Yorkshire
236:St Helens
130:Most wins
719:See also
438:1995–96
332:and the
318:football
103:Stadiums
41:Location
663:League
495:Honour
357:Played
322:cricket
159:History
147:, is a
366:Wigan
363:Drawn
360:Leeds
736:Notes
512:Rank
503:Rank
310:Leeds
51:Teams
712:5th
698:5th
693:1st
687:Cup
674:1st
669:1st
650:1st
645:1st
631:3rd
626:1st
607:1st
593:2nd
588:1st
574:4th
569:1st
555:2nd
550:1st
536:3rd
531:1st
517:3rd
509:No.
506:No.
473:and
398:and
371:168
320:and
312:and
294:Name
248:NRFU
226:and
139:The
690:21
677:17
666:18
653:15
566:20
558:14
547:22
528:23
520:11
406:at
380:97
374:63
125:168
805::
766:^
749:^
709:1
701:1
683:/
659:/
642:5
634:3
623:4
615:0
612:—
604:8
596:4
585:6
577:2
539:9
377:8
336:.
791:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
