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Wigan Warriors is a professional Rugby League club based in Wigan , England . The team currently plays in the Super League . Their current coach is Brian Noble who made the move to the Warriors on 20th April 2006 following over a week of speculation on his future at his former club Bradford Bulls . The team's players wear cherry and white hooped shirts with white or red shorts, and play at the JJB Stadium . The club is owned by Dave Whelan , who also owns Wigan Athletic F.C. and JJB Sports . Prior to the founding of the Super League , Wigan dominated British Rugby League but has not had quite as much success since. Wigan's fans are also known as 'the pie eaters' a reference to a strike in the 1920s when Wigan miners were forced to eat 'humble pie' and return to work before miners in other towns. Their academy has produced some of the greatest ever rugby league players and some of their players have gone on to play Rugby Union .Having won both the Championship and the Challenge Cup a record 17 times each, they are the most successful rugby league club in English history. On 11th April 2006 their coach Ian Millward , who was appointed in May 2005 was sacked for their poor start to the Super League XI season - winning just one of the first 8 rounds, which has the club staring Relegation in the face. Ian Millward's replacement was the Bradford Bulls & Great Britian coach Brian Noble who was announced as the new head coach of Wigan Thursday 20th April 2006 . He started his Wigan tenure with a 46-14 win over the Huddersfield Giants at the Galpharm Stadium. CURRENT SQUAD ''As of 29 March , 2006 '':
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Highest attendace at the JJB: 25,004 March 2005 vs St Helens EXTERNAL LINKS |
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