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2019 World Club Challenge

2019 (2019) Betfred World Club Challenge  ()
The DW Stadium hosted the match
Wigan Warriors Sydney Roosters (Super League) (NRL) 8 20
1 2 Total WIG 4 4 8 SYD 14 6 20
Date	17 February 2019
Stadium	DW Stadium[1]
Location	Wigan, United Kingdom[1]
Man of the Match	Brett Morris
Referee	Robert Hicks
Attendance	21,331
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network Sky Sports Māori Television
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The 2019 Betfred World Club Challenge was the 27th staging of the World Club Challenge. It was played on 17 February 2019, and featured Super League champions Wigan Warriors, and NRL winners Sydney Roosters.^[1][2]

This was the second time these two teams had met in the World Club Challenge, with Sydney claiming a 36–14 victory in 2014. Wigan were aiming to extend their record winning total to five wins, whilst Sydney were aiming to equal Wigan's record with their fourth win, as well as keeping their 100% record in the World Club Challenge intact.^{[citation needed]}

Sydney won the match 20–8, thus equalling Wigan's record of 4 wins, and maintaining their 100% record of never losing a world club challenge.^[3]

After becoming the first team to win every game in the Super 8s, Wigan finished Super League XXIII's regular season in 2nd place. They went on to beat Castleford Tigers 14–0 in the semi-final, and defeated 4th-placed Warrington Wolves, 12–4, in the Grand Final.^{[citation needed]}

The Roosters finished the 2018 NRL season in 1st place and won the minor premiership. They then went undefeated through the finals series to claim the 2018 Premiership with a 21–6 win in the 2018 NRL Grand Final over the Melbourne Storm.^{[citation needed]}

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Wigan Warriors	8 – 20	Sydney Roosters
Tries: Tom Davies (20') 1 Liam Marshall (65') 1 Goals: Zak Hardaker 0/2	1st: 4 – 14 2nd: 4 – 6	Tries: 3 (4', 9', 32') Brett Morris 1 (77') Daniel Tupou Goals: 2/4 Sio Siua Taukeiaho (10', 61' pen) 0/1 James Tedesco