Wigan RUFC

{{short description|English rugby union club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Wigan | image = | imagesize =  | union = Lancashire RFU | fullname = Wigan Rugby Union Football Club | nickname = | shortname = | countryflag = ENG | countryflagvar = rugby | founded = {{start date and age|1913}} | location = Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | region = | ground = Douglas Valley | capacity = | ceo = | president = Michael Singer | captain = Lee Scully | top scorer = | caps = | coach = Martin Scott | url = http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wiganrufc | league = South Lancs/Cheshire 2 | season = 2017 - 2018 | position = | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=|pattern_so1=|pattern_sh1=  | leftarm1=000000|body1=000000|rightarm1=000000|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| }}

'''Wigan Rugby Union Football Club''' are a rugby union team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1913, they are based at Douglas Valley on the far edges of the Haigh Estate.

Wigan has produced talent that includes among others the late Mike Gregory, Joe Lydon and Andy Gregory who went on to forge careers at the top of rugby league, and the likes of Dave Cusani and many others who gained international and county honours at rugby union.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} In 2016/17, for the first time in the club's 104-year history they had mini, junior and colts teams playing in every age group, with an added bonus of an U5's and 6's training team. In total, mini and junior playing membership is now over 200, there are 30 qualified mini and junior volunteer coaches.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Wigan RUFC was the RFU Junior and Mini Section of the Year for 2017–18, and was awarded RFU Kids First Champion Club December 2017.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

==Club Honours== *North West 1 champions: 1988–89 *North West 3 champions: 1998–99<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1623&division=272&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-99 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref>

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Category:Rugby union teams in England Category:Rugby clubs established in 1913 Category:Sport in Wigan Category:1913 establishments in England Category:Rugby union in Greater Manchester