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
Fixtures and results
| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | N/A |  Crusaders | N/A | A-A  | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | N/A | 29 January 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2  |  Bradford Bulls | N/A | P–P 1 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | N/A | 8 Feb 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 1 |  Castleford Tigers | Win | 8–12 | Away | The Jungle | 7,049 | 15 February 2009 |
| Friendly | N/A |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Lose | 26–34 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | ~6,000 | 22 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 |  Wigan Warriors | Lose | 18–24 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,883 | 28 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 |  Salford City Reds | Win | 18–48 | Away | The Willows | 3,367 | 6 Mar 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 |  Warrington Wolves | Win | 60–8 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,206 | 14 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 |  Huddersfield Giants | Lose | 46–6 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,356 | 22 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 |  Hull F.C. | Win | 22–12 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,593 | 28 March 2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–42 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,500 | 4 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 |  Catalans Dragons | Loss | 24–28 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,539 | 9 Apr 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 | Celtic Crusaders | Win | 18–40 | Away | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 13 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 12–32 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,492 | 19 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 |  Leeds Rhinos | Win | 4–21 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 13,912 | 24 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Salford City Reds | Win | 16–24 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 29,627 | 2 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 24–17 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,612 | 17 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 |  St. Helens | Loss | 22–12 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,359 | 22 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Celtic Crusaders | Win | 26–6 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,245 | 6 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Win | 10–40 | Away | New Craven Park | 7,874 | 14 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 14–48 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 4,378 | 20 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 20–18 | Away | Belle Vue | 5,079 | 28 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 40–12 | Away | JJB Stadium | 14,977 | 3 Jul 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–32 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,916 | 11 Jul 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 38–16 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,324 | 19 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | St Helens | Loss | 24–44 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 4,258 | 25 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 14–22 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 7,813 | 2 Aug 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 | Bradford Bulls | Loss | 18–42 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,112 | 1 Aug 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Salford City Reds | Loss | 22–26 | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,612 | 15 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Hull FC | Away | KC Stadium | 21 August 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 26 | Castleford Tigers | Home | The Twickenham Stoop | 5 Sep 2009 | |||
| Super League XIV | 27 | Warrington Wolves | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 13 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
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos |
27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | |
| 2 | St. Helens |
27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants |
27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | |
| 4 | Hull KR |
27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors |
27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers |
27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | –57 | 28 | |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons |
27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | –47 | 26 | |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls |
27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | –15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves |
27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | –56 | 24 | |
| 11 |  Harlequins RL |
27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | –100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull FC |
27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | –121 | 20 | |
| 13 | Salford City Reds |
27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | –298 | 14 | |
| 14 | Celtic Crusaders |
27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | –517 | 6 | |
| 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
- The Press Association (1 December 2009). "RFL expect more from Quins". Google. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- "Harlequins Rugby League : Medway Dragons RLFC 2009 Season Launch". www.league.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- "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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