{"id":356281,"date":"2026-01-07T03:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/356281\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:02:09","slug":"owens-and-wilde-named-as-captain-and-vice-captain-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/356281\/","title":{"rendered":"OWENS AND WILDE NAMED AS CAPTAIN AND VICE-CAPTAIN FOR 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"458\">Widnes Vikings can confirm our leadership group for the 2026 season, with Jack Owens continuing as Club Captain and Sam Wilde named as Vice-Captain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"763\">Owens will lead the Vikings for a seventh successive season, underlining his importance both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"763\">Since first being appointed captain, Jack has been a consistent figure within the squad, setting standards through his professionalism and performances in a Vikings shirt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"931\">His continued appointment reflects the trust placed in him by the coaching staff and his teammates as the club looks to build momentum heading into the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1269\">Joining him in the leadership group is Sam Wilde, who has been named Vice-Captain following his return to the club.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1269\">Wilde\u2019s experience, familiarity with the club, and leadership qualities have made him a natural choice for the role, adding further strength and balance to the Vikings\u2019 on-field leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1414\">We believe the combination of Owens and Wilde will provide strong direction and continuity as preparations continue for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Widnes Vikings can confirm our leadership group for the 2026 season, with Jack Owens continuing as Club Captain&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-356281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}