Widnes were probably our big rival until late 80s. In the 70s we had some big games against Widnes , who usually came away with the bragging rights in the main. With the success of Wigan from the mid 80s they started to become the main rivals. Widnes entered a period of demise and the rest is history. I enjoyed the first few Wire/Widnes derbies when they got back into super league the first time but now they are just another opposition similar in rivalry to Salford IMO. Historically Leigh were also a big local derby for us but again since Super League began we have played them very little in competitive games.
For me our rivals (for titles) are Wigan, Saints, Leeds and now Huddersfield following their recent years of success. It’s always good to beat the local teams but the big games/rivalry is against the above.
The question is a bit stupid really because your biggest rivals are whoever is standing in your way of achieving some silverware(not that we'll be having that problem for a while!). If the question is who do you hate the most, or who do you want to beat more than anyone then the answer is widnes. I started watching in the late 80s and even though widnes were a decent side wigan were the dominant force. Even then our true derby was widnes and it was the game that created the most passion amongst supporters.
When I first started watching Warrington I'd have said Wigan, then for years it was Saints as I was so desperate for us to beat them. Now I simply want Warrington to do well and can't say I "hate" any rugby league team.
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