2009 Harlequins Rugby League season

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.

2009 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XIV Rank11th
Challenge CupFourth round
2009 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 607; against: 731
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachBrian McDermott
Captain
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance3,369
High attendance4,378
Top scorers
TriesDavid Howell - 15
GoalsDanny Orr - 45
PointsDanny Orr - 106
Home colours
Away colours
< 2008 List of seasons 2010 >

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
No Name Position Previous 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

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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

[3]

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

[4]

2009 fixtures and results
CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/awayVenueAttendanceDate
FriendlyN/A CrusadersN/AA-A †HomeThe Twickenham StoopN/A29 January 2009
Super League XIV2 ‡ Bradford BullsN/AP–P 1HomeThe Twickenham StoopN/A8 Feb 2009
Super League XIV1 Castleford TigersWin8–12AwayThe Jungle7,04915 February 2009
FriendlyN/A Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLose26–34HomeThe Twickenham Stoop~6,00022 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Wigan WarriorsLose18–24HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,88328 February 2009
Super League XIV4 Salford City RedsWin18–48AwayThe Willows3,3676 Mar 2009
Super League XIV5 Warrington WolvesWin60–8HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,20614 March 2009
Super League XIV6 Huddersfield GiantsLose46–6AwayGalpharm Stadium6,35622 March 2009
Super League XIV7 Hull F.C.Win22–12HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,59328 March 2009
Challenge Cup 20094 Huddersfield GiantsLoss16–42HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5004 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Catalans DragonsLoss24–28HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,5399 Apr 2009
Super League XIV9 Celtic CrusadersWin18–40AwayBrewery Field3,00913 April 2009
Super League XIV10 Hull Kingston RoversLoss12–32HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,49219 April 2009
Super League XIV11 Leeds RhinosWin4–21AwayHeadingley Stadium13,91224 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Salford City RedsWin16–24NeutralMurrayfield Stadium29,6272 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWin24–17HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,61217 May 2009
Super League XIV14 St. HelensLoss22–12AwayGPW Recruitment Stadium9,35922 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Celtic CrusadersWin26–6HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,2456 June 2009
Super League XIV16 Hull Kingston RoversWin10–40AwayNew Craven Park7,87414 June 2009
Super League XIV17 Leeds RhinosLoss14–48HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,37820 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss20–18AwayBelle Vue5,07928 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Wigan WarriorsLoss40–12AwayJJB Stadium14,9773 Jul 2009
Super League XIV20 Huddersfield GiantsLoss16–32HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,91611 Jul 2009
Super League XIV21 Catalans DragonsLoss38–16AwayStade Gilbert Brutus8,32419 July 2009
Super League XIV22 St HelensLoss24–44HomeThe Twickenham Stoop4,25825 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Bradford BullsWin14–22AwayGrattan Stadium7,8132 Aug 2009
Super League XIV2 Bradford BullsLoss18–42HomeThe Twickenham Stoop3,1121 Aug 2009
Super League XIV24 Salford City RedsLoss22–26HomeThe Twickenham Stoop2,61215 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Hull FCAwayKC Stadium21 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Castleford TigersHomeThe Twickenham Stoop5 Sep 2009
Super League XIV27 Warrington WolvesAwayHalliwell Jones Stadium13 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
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 14 623 660 −37 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 623 660 −37 26
11 Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
12 Harlequins 28 11 0 17 591 691 −100 22
13 Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14 Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
Source:
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.
  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.
  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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