The Featherstone Rovers competed in the Co-operative Championship in 2009.
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barrow Raiders | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 632 | 261 | 271 | 5 | 44 |
2 | Halifax | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 714 | 476 | 238 | 4 | 43 |
3 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 635 | 447 | 188 | 9 | 42 |
4 | Widnes Vikings | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 649 | 438 | 211 | 6 | 39 |
5 | Whitehaven | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 565 | 567 | −2 | 3 | 39 |
6 | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 619 | 524 | 95 | 1 | 37 |
7 | Gateshead Thunder | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 610 | 657 | −47 | 3 | 32 |
8 | Batley Bulldogs | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 536 | 620 | −84 | 6 | 32 |
9 | Leigh Centurions | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 426 | 572 | −146 | 5 | 32 |
10 | Toulouse Olympique XIII | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 582 | −26 | 3 | 30(a) |
11 | Doncaster | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 257 | 955 | −698 | 5 | -1(b) |
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs | |
Teams in relegation position |
Source: Co-Operative Championship Table
Note (a): Toulouse were exempt from relegation.
Note: (b): Doncaster lost 9 competition points for entering administration.
Classification: 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference.
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; BP = Bonus Points; Pts = League points.
W WinD DrawL Loss
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Live on TV | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 September | Eliminators | Sheffield Eagles | A | Don Valley Stadium | W | 32-8 | RLP | ||||
18 September | Semi-final | Widnes Vikings | A | Stobart Stadium Halton | W | 32-24 | RLP | ||||
18 September | Elimination Final | Halifax | A | Shay Stadium | L | 30-36 | RLP |
Eliminators | Semi-finals | Eliminator Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Barrow Raiders | 35 | 1 | Barrow Raiders | 26 | |||||||||||||
2 | Halifax | 12 | 2 | Halifax | 18 | |||||||||||||
2 | Halifax | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Widnes Vikings | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Whitehaven | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Widnes Vikings | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Featherstone Rovers | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sheffield Eagles | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Featherstone Rovers | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 February | Group | Doncaster | A | Keepmoat Stadium | W | 36-6 | 1,126 | Featherstone | ||
18 February | Group | Leigh Centurions | H | Big Fellas Stadium | W | 10-6 | 1,487 | Featherstone | ||
22 February | Group | Dewsbury Rams | H | Big Fellas Stadium | L | 26-28 | 1,470 | Featherstone | ||
1 March | Group | Workington Town | A | Derwent Park | W | 38-6 | 477 | Featherstone | ||
4 June | Quarter-final | Oldham | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 32-18 | 853 | Featherstone | ||
18 June | Semi-final | Barrow Raiders | A | Craven Park | L | 10-16 | 2,775 | RLP |
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 March | 3 | British Army | H | Big Fellas Stadium | W | 94-2 | 1,763 | Featherstone | ||
10 May | 4 | Warrington Wolves | H | Big Fellas Stadium | L | 8-56 | 3,127 | Featherstone |
As of 25 December 2008:
No | Nat | Player | Position | Previous Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Saxton | Full back | Salford | |
2 | Waine Pryce | Wing | Wakefield Trinity | |
3 | Ian Hardman | Center | Widnes | |
4 | Andrew "Andy" Kirk | Center | Widnes | |
5 | Jon Steel | Wing | Hull Kingston Rovers | |
6 | Iestyn Harris | Stand off | Bradford Bulls | |
7 | Andy Kain | Half back | Widnes | |
8 | Tony Tonks | Prop | Oldham | |
9 | Jack Lee | Hooker | Featherstone Rovers | |
10 | Stuart Dickens (C) | Prop | Featherstone Rovers | |
11 | Matty Dale | Second row | Hull | |
12 | Jamie Field | Second row | Featherstone Rovers | |
13 | Richard Blakeway | Loose forward | Featherstone Rovers | |
14 | Tom Haughey | Second row | Featherstone Rovers | |
15 | James Houston | Prop | Featherstone Rovers | |
16 | Joe McLocklan | Hooker | Doncaster | |
17 | Joe Hirst | Second row | Wakefield Trinity | |
18 | Tim Spears | Second row | Batley | |
19 | Sean Hesketh | Prop/Second Row | Doncaster | |
20 | Stuart Kain | Full back | Gateshead Thunder | |
22 | Matthew Handforth | Second row | ||
23 | Gareth Swift | Loose forward | Normanton Knights | |
24 | John Fallon | Prop | Hull Kingston Rovers | |
25 | Scott Wilson | Wing | Featherstone Rovers | |
26 | Sam Smeaton | Wing | Featherstone Rovers | |
Nat | Name | Moved To |
---|---|---|
Paul Handforth | Released | |
Loz Wildbore | Widnes | |
Craig Cawthray | Hunslet | |
Nathan Larvin | Hunslet | |
Nathan Batty | Released | |
Carl Hughes | Keighley | |
Kevin Eadie | Released | |
Ian Tonks | Dewsbury | |
Lee Lingard | Dewsbury | |
Anthony Thackray | End of Loan | |
Nathan Massey | End of Loan | |
Wayne McHugh | York City Knights |
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