Bryn Hargreaves tribute match: Who is playing, venue, kick-off time and how to get tickets
A plethora of rugby league legends will come together this weekend to play in a memorial match to celebrate the life of former Wigan Warriors, St Helens and Bradford Bulls player Bryn Hargreaves.
The Bryn Hargreaves All Stars squad will take on the Rugby League All Stars squad at Clarington Park – home of Hargreaves’ junior club Wigan St Patricks – on Sunday, November 16.
The tribute match will kick off at 1:30pm, with a curtain-raiser between St Pats and Latchford Giants in the Masters format getting underway at 11:30am. Gates will open from 10:30am at Clarington Park, with the event closing at 4pm.
There will be a plethora of former Wigan and St Helens stars on show for the Bryn Hargreaves All Stars team in the form of Lee Gilmour, Sean Long, Micky Higham, Mick Cassidy and Chris Joynt to name just a few. Great Britain and England great Adrian Morley will also take part, as will Scotland icon Danny Brough. They will be coached by Phil Veivers, who will be assisted by Paul Aitchison.
The Rugby League All Stars squad includes former Castleford Tigers and London Broncos star Denny Solomona, who is now head coach of Orrell RUFC. Former Leigh Leopards favourites Gregg McNally, Martyn Ridyard and Tom Spencer will also feature.
The tribute match will be under the two-touch tackle rules and will be refereed by former Super League official Gareth Hewer.
Bryn Hargreaves All Stars squad: Ian Hardman, Chris Smith, Lee Gilmour, Paul Loughlin, Richard Owen, Danny Brough, Sean Long, Adrian Morley, Micky Higham, Maurie Fa’asavalu, Mick Cassidy, Keith Mason, Stephen Wild, Ronnie Braithwaite, Scott Moore, Gareth Frodsham, Wayne Godwin, Paul Anderson, Lee Doran, Chris Joynt.
Rugby League All Stars squad: Adam Briggs, Alex Hodgson, Alistar Young, Caleb McKinney, Dave Hoggard BEM, Dean Silvester, Denny Solomona, Dom Sheridan, Gary Hulse, Gregg McNally, Jake Webster, Joe Shears, Kingsley Henderson, Martyn Ridyard, Matt Doyley, Sam Williams, Shane Sisson, Tom Mennell, Tom Spencer, Tony Brownlee.
The bar and kitchen will be open at Clarington Park, and there will be a prize raffle as well as the legends rugby league on offer.
It will be a ticket-only event, with tickets priced at £5 for adults, £2 for children and Over-60s, whilst Under-5s go free of charge. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/wigan/st-patricks-rugby-club/bryn-hargreaves-all-star-game-16-11-2025/e-bberdb, with proceeds being donated to Rugby League Cares in recognition of the support the charity provided to the Hargreaves family over the last few years.
Hargreaves sadly passed away in the USA in 2022 at the young age of 37. He came through the famed youth ranks at his hometown club Wigan before making his first-team debut in 2004.
Hargreaves made 33 appearances for Wigan between 2004 and 2006, and enjoyed a brief loan spell with Leigh.
The Wigan-born prop crossed Billinge Hill to join St Helens ahead of the 2007 season, and would go on to play 115 games in the Red V over four seasons, featuring in Saints’ 2007 World Club Challenge and 2008 Challenge Cup final victories, as well as three Grand Final defeats at Old Trafford.
Hargreaves then spent the final two years of his career with Bradford Bulls. He called time on his rugby league career in 2012 and later emigrated to America.