2009 Harlequins Rugby League season

Harlequins RL – the only team in the Super League based in a capital city (London) – competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup as well as their fourteenth Super League season.

In 2009 Harlequins attracted an average home crowd of just under 3,500.[1]

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (In)

Name Transferred from Date released
Luke Dorn Castleford Tigers October 2008
Luke Williamson Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles October 2008
Chad Robinson Parramatta Eels October 2008
Ben Kaye Leeds Rhinos October 2008
Jason Golden Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2008
Mick Nanyn Oldham R.L.F.C. October 2008
Matt Gardner Salford City Reds October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (Out)

Name Transferred to Date released
Mark McLinden Halifax October 2008
Rikki Sheriffe Salford City Reds October 2008
Scott Hill Retired October 2008
Julien Rinaldi Union Treiziste Catalan October 2008
Henry Paul Leeds Carnegie October 2008
David Tootill October 2008
Dwayne Barker Halifax October 2008
Michael Worrincy Bradford Bulls October 2008
Lamont Bryan October 2008
Joe Walsh Halifax October 2008

Full squad

No Name Position Previous Club
1 Chris Melling Full Back Wigan Warriors
2 Jon Wells Wing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
3 Matt Gafa Centre Canberra Raiders
4 David Howell Centre Canberra Raiders
5 Will Sharp Wing Harlequins RL
6 Luke Dorn Stand Off Castleford Tigers
7 Danny Orr Scrum Half Wigan Warriors
8 Karl Temata Prop New Zealand Warriors
9 Chad Randall Hooker Manly Sea Eagles
10 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Prop Harlequins RL
11 Luke Williamson Second Row Manly Sea Eagles
12 Chad Robinson Second Row Parramatta Eels
13 Rob Purdham Loose-forward Whitehaven
14 Tony Clubb Centre Harlequins RL
15 Ben Kaye Hooker Leeds Rhinos
16 Gareth Haggerty Prop Salford City Reds
17 Danny Ward Prop Hull Kingston Rovers
18 Joe Mbu Second Row Doncaster Lakers
19 Jason Golden Loose Forward Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
20 Jon Grayshon Prop Huddersfield Giants
21 Luke Gale Scrum Half Doncaster Lakers
22 Mick Nanyn Centre Oldham R.L.F.C.
23 Daniel Heckenberg Prop Manly Sea Eagles
24 Luke May Centre Harlequins RL
25 Dave Williams Prop Harlequins RL
26 Matt Gardner Wing Salford City Reds

Fixtures and results

CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueAttendanceDate
FriendlyN/A CrusadersN/AA-A HomeThe Twickenham StoopN/A29 January 2009
Super League XIV2 Bradford BullsN/AP–P 1HomeThe Twickenham StoopN/A8 Feb 2009
Super League XIV1 Castleford TigersWin8–12AwayThe Jungle7,04915 February 2009
FriendlyN/A Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLose26–34HomeThe Twickenham Stoop~6,00022 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Wigan WarriorsLose18–24HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,88328 February 2009
Super League XIV4 Salford City RedsWin18–48AwayThe Willows3,3676 Mar 2009
Super League XIV5 Warrington WolvesWin60–8HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,20614 March 2009
Super League XIV6 Huddersfield GiantsLose46–6AwayGalpharm Stadium6,35622 March 2009
Super League XIV7 Hull F.C.Win22–12HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,59328 March 2009
Challenge Cup 20094 Huddersfield GiantsLoss16–42HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5004 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Catalans DragonsLoss24–28HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5399 Apr 2009
Super League XIV9 Celtic CrusadersWin18–40AwayBrewery Field3,00913 April 2009
Super League XIV10 Hull Kingston RoversLoss12–32HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,49219 April 2009
Super League XIV11 Leeds RhinosWin4–21AwayHeadingley Stadium13,91224 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Salford City RedsWin16–24NeutralMurrayfield Stadium29,6272 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWin24–17HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,61217 May 2009
Super League XIV14 St. HelensLoss22–12AwayGPW Recruitment Stadium9,35922 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Celtic CrusadersWin26–6HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,2456 June 2009
Super League XIV16 Hull Kingston RoversWin10–40AwayNew Craven Park7,87414 June 2009
Super League XIV17 Leeds RhinosLoss14–48HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,37820 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss20–18AwayBelle Vue5,07928 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Wigan WarriorsLoss40–12AwayJJB Stadium14,9773 Jul 2009
Super League XIV20 Huddersfield GiantsLoss16–32HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,91611 Jul 2009
Super League XIV21 Catalans DragonsLoss38–16AwayStade Gilbert Brutus8,32419 July 2009
Super League XIV22 St HelensLoss24–44HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,25825 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Bradford BullsWin14–22AwayGrattan Stadium7,8132 Aug 2009
Super League XIV2 Bradford BullsLoss18–42HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,1121 Aug 2009
Super League XIV24 Salford City RedsLoss22–26HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,61215 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Hull FCAwayKC Stadium21 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Castleford TigersHomeThe Twickenham Stoop5 Sep 2009
Super League XIV27 Warrington WolvesAwayHalliwell Jones Stadium13 September 2009

: Game called off due to flooded pitch.[2]

: Game rearranged to make Harlequins RL available for a Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' warm-up game for the 2009 World Club Challenge.

1: Game postponed due to frozen pitch.[3]

League table

Super League XIV
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leeds Rhinos 272106805453+35242
2 St. Helens 271908733466+26738
3 Huddersfield Giants 271809690416+27436
4 Hull KR 271719650516+13435
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2716011685609+7632
6 Wigan Warriors 2715012659551+10830
7 Castleford Tigers 2714013645702–5728
8 Catalans Dragons 2713014613660–4726
9 Bradford Bulls 2712114653668–1525
10 Warrington Wolves 2712015649705–5624
11 Harlequins RL 2711016591691–10022
12 Hull FC 2710017502623–12120
13 Salford City Reds 277020456754–29814
14 Celtic Crusaders 273024357874–5176
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

References

  1. The Press Association (1 December 2009). "RFL expect more from Quins". Google. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  2. "Harlequins Rugby League : Medway Dragons RLFC 2009 Season Launch". www.league.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  3. "Harlequins P–P Bradford". BBC News. London. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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