2009 Harlequins Rugby League season

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2009 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XIV Rank11th
Challenge Cup Fourth round
2009 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 607; against: 731
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Coach Brian McDermott
Captain
Stadium The Stoop
Avg. attendance3,369
High attendance4,378
Top scorers
Tries David Howell - 15
Goals Danny Orr - 45
PointsDanny Orr - 106
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The 2009 Harlequins Rugby League season was the thirtieth in the club's history and their fourteenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XIV, finishing in 11th place and reaching the Fourth round of the 2009 Challenge Cup.

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Harlequins RL – the only team in the Super League based in a capital city (London) attracted an average home crowd of just under 3,500. [1]

2009 Harlequins Rugby League squad

NoNamePositionPrevious 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

[2]

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)

NameTransferred fromDate 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

[3]

Transfers for 2009 (out)

NameTransferred toDate released
Mark McLinden Halifax October 2008
Rikki Sheriffe Salford City Reds October 2008
Scott Hill RetiredOctober 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

[4]

2009 fixtures and results

CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/awayVenueAttendanceDate
Friendly N/A Cruscolours.svg Crusaders N/AA-A †Home The Twickenham Stoop N/A29 January 2009
Super League XIV 2 ‡ Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls N/AP–P 1HomeThe Twickenham StoopN/A8 Feb 2009
Super League XIV1 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Win 8–12 Away The Jungle 7,04915 February 2009
FriendlyN/A Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Lose 26–34 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop~6,00022 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Lose 18–24 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,88328 February 2009
Super League XIV4 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds Win 18–48 Away The Willows 3,3676 Mar 2009
Super League XIV5 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Win 60–8 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,20614 March 2009
Super League XIV6 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants Lose 46–6 Away Galpharm Stadium 6,35622 March 2009
Super League XIV7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. Win 22–12 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,59328 March 2009
Challenge Cup 2009 4 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield GiantsLoss 16–42 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5004 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons Loss 24–28 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5399 Apr 2009
Super League XIV9 Cruscolours.svg Celtic CrusadersWin 18–40 Away Brewery Field 3,00913 April 2009
Super League XIV10 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 12–32 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,49219 April 2009
Super League XIV11 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Win 4–21 Away Headingley Stadium 13,91224 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Redscolours.svg Salford City RedsWin 16–24 Neutral Murrayfield Stadium 29,6272 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 24–17 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,61217 May 2009
Super League XIV14 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Loss 22–12 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 9,35922 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Cruscolours.svg Celtic CrusadersWin 26–6 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,2456 June 2009
Super League XIV16 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston RoversWin 10–40 Away New Craven Park 7,87414 June 2009
Super League XIV17 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds RhinosLoss 14–48 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,37820 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss 20–18 Away Belle Vue 5,07928 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Wigancolours.svg Wigan WarriorsLoss 40–12 Away JJB Stadium 14,9773 Jul 2009
Super League XIV20 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield GiantsLoss 16–32 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,91611 Jul 2009
Super League XIV21 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans DragonsLoss 38–16 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,32419 July 2009
Super League XIV22 Saintscolours.svg St HelensLoss 24–44 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,25825 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Bullscolours.svg Bradford BullsWin 14–22 Away Grattan Stadium 7,8132 Aug 2009
Super League XIV2 Bullscolours.svg Bradford BullsLoss 18–42 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,1121 Aug 2009
Super League XIV24 Redscolours.svg Salford City RedsLoss 22–26 HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,61215 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Hullcolours.svg Hull FCAway KC Stadium 21 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Castleford colours.svg Castleford TigersHomeThe Twickenham Stoop5 Sep 2009
Super League XIV27 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington WolvesAway Halliwell Jones Stadium 13 September 2009

†: Game called off due to flooded pitch. [5]

‡: 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. [6]

Super League XIV table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (L, C)272106805453+35242Play-offs
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 271908733466+26738
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271809690416+27436
4 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 271719650516+13435
5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2716011685609+7632
6 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2715012659551+10830
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2714013645702−5728
8 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2713014613660−4726
9 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2712114653668−1525
10 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2712015649705−5624
11 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins 2711016591691−10022
12 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2710017502623−12120
13 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 277020456754−29814
14 Cruscolours.svg Celtic Crusaders 273024357874−5176
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

References

  1. ↑ The Press Association (1 December 2009). "RFL expect more from Quins". Google. Retrieved 1 December 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ SLstats - 2009 Summary
  3. ↑ Gains & Losses
  4. ↑ Gains & Losses
  5. ↑ "Harlequins Rugby League : Medway Dragons RLFC 2009 Season Launch". www.league.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "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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