2008 Harlequins Rugby League season

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2008 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XIII Rank9th
Challenge Cup Fifth round
2008 recordWins: 12; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 639; against: 813
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Coach Brian McDermott
Captain
Stadium The Stoop
Avg. attendance3,566
High attendance8,041
Top scorers
Tries Tony Clubb - 10
Matt Gafa - 10
Goals Rob Purdham - 52
PointsRob Purdham - 124
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The 2008 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-ninth in the club's history and their thirteenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XIII, finishing in 9th place and reaching the Fifth round of the 2008 Challenge Cup.

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2008 Squad

Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1 Mark McLinden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fullback 29 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 71004
2 Jon Wells Flag of England.svg Wing 29 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 192008
3 Matt Gafa Flag of Malta.svg Centre 30 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 14100040
4 David Howell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 24 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2680032
5 Rikki Sheriffe Flag of England.svg Wing 24 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 2480032
6 Scott Hill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stand-off 31 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2170028
7 Danny Orr Flag of England.svg Scrum-half 30 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2550020
8 Karl Temata Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Prop 30 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 261004
9 Chad Randall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hooker 27 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 2990036
10 Daniel Heckenberg Flag of Scotland.svg Prop 28 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles 120000
11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Flag of England.svg Second-row 22 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy1550020
13 Rob Purdham Flag of England.svg Loose forward 28 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 235520124
14 Julien Rinaldi Flag of France.svg Hooker 29 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2340016
15 Chris Melling Flag of England.svg Fullback 23 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2060024
16 Gareth Haggerty Four Provinces Flag.svg Prop 26 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 2550020
17 Danny Ward Flag of England.svg Prop 28 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 281004
18 Joe Mbu Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Second-row 24 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 231004
19 Tony Clubb Flag of England.svg Centre 21 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy25100040
20 Jon Grayshon Flag of England.svg Prop 25 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 212008
21 David Tootill Flag of England.svg Prop 22 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 00000
22 Dwayne Barker Flag of England.svg Second-row 23 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 101004
23 Henry Paul Flag of New Zealand.svg Loose forward 34 Wigancolours.svg Gloucester Rugby 277391107
24 Will Sharp Flag of Nigeria.svg Centre 22 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy1570028
25 Lamont Bryan Flag of Jamaica.svg Wing 20 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy50000
26 Joe Walsh Flag of England.svg Second-row 19 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 20000
27 Michael Worrincy Flag of England.svg Second-row 22 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy1890036
28 Dave Williams Flag of England.svg Prop 21 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy10000
29 Adam Janowski Flag of England.svg Prop 20 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy10000
30 Jamie O'Callaghan Four Provinces Flag.svg Centre 17 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy30000
31 Dylan Skee Flag of England.svg Stand-off 22 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins Rugby League Academy10000

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2008 Signings & transfers

2008 Signings/Transfers : Gains
PlayerPrevious clubYears signedUntil the end of
Scott Hill Melbourne Storm 22008
Julien Rinaldi Catalans Dragons 22008
Jon Grayshon Huddersfield Giants 12007
David Tootill Leeds Rhinos 22008
Chris Melling Wigan Warriors 12007
Danny Orr Wigan Warriors 32009
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 32009
Joe Walsh Leeds Rhinos 22008
Andy Smith Bradford Bulls 12007
Richard Villasanti Cronulla Sharks 22008
Luke Burgess Leeds Rhinos loan2007
Joe Mbu Doncaster 12007
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 12007
Steve Bannister St. Helens 32009

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2008 Signings/Transfers : Losses
PlayerSigned forWhen left
Luke Dorn Salford City Reds 2006
Danny Williams Retirement2006
Pat Weisner Hull Kingston Rovers 2006
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Manly Sea Eagles 2006
Neil Budworth Celtic Crusaders 2006
Thomas Leuluai Wigan Warriors 2006
Mark Tookey Manly Sea Eagles coaching position 2006
Filimone Lolohea Released2006
Joe Mbu Doncaster 2006
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 2006
Paul Noone Widnes Vikings 2006
Ade Adebisi Doncaster 2006
Anthony Stewart Leigh Centurions 2006
Tim Hartley Halifax 2006
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 2006
/ Solomon Haumono Returned to boxing2006
Richard Villasanti Retirement due to injury2007

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2008 Gains & losses

2008 Re-Signings
PlayerUntil the end of
Chris Melling 2009
Matt Gafa 2008
Karl Temata 2008
Jon Grayshon 2008
Rikki Sheriffe 2008
Henry Paul 2008
Chad Randall 2009
2008 Losses [4]
PlayerSigned forFee
Lee Hopkins Retiringn/a
Paul Sykes Bradford Bulls undisclosed
Tyrone Smith CA Brumbies released
David Mills Hull Kingston Rovers released
Andy Smith Unknownreleased
2008 Gains [5]
PlayerSigned fromFee
Henry Fa'afili Warrington Wolves out of contract
Gareth Haggerty Salford City Reds pre-contract agreement
Danny Ward Hull Kingston Rovers out of contract

Super League XIII table

Super League XIII
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (L)272115940457+48343Semi-final
2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (C)272106863413+45042
3 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 271629694625+6934Elimination semi-finals
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2713311648698−5029
5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2714013705625+8028
6 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2714013690713−2328
7 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2711115564713−14923
8 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2711016574760−18622
9 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins 2711016569763−19422
10 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2710116638681−4321
11 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 278118538699−16117
12 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 277119593869−27615
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

2008 Fixtures/Results

2008 Engage Super League

RdHome TeamScoreAway TeamResult (W/D/L)Attendance
1 Harlequins RL 28–47 Wigan Warriors L8,041
2 Hull 6–24 Harlequins RL W13,313
3 Harlequins RL 34–18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats W3,176
4 Castleford Tigers 16–22 Harlequins RL W6,268
5 Harlequins RL 24–0 Huddersfield Giants W3,284
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Notes
(a) Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
(b) engage Super League Grand Final to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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