2009 Harlequins Rugby League season | ||||
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Super League XIV Rank | 11th | |||
Challenge Cup | Fourth round | |||
2009 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 16 | |||
Points scored | For: 607; against: 731 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes | |||
Coach | Brian McDermott | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Stoop | |||
Avg. attendance | 3,369 | |||
High attendance | 4,378 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | David Howell - 15 | |||
Goals | Danny Orr - 45 | |||
Points | Danny 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.
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
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 |
2009 fixtures and results
Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
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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.[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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | |
4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 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 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
12 | Hull F.C. | 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 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
References
- ↑ The Press Association (1 December 2009). "RFL expect more from Quins". Google. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ↑ SLstats - 2009 Summary
- ↑ Gains & Losses
- ↑ Gains & Losses
- ↑ "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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