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.

2009 Harlequins Rugby League squad NoNamePositionPrevious club1Chris MellingFull backWigan Warriors2Jon WellsWingWakefield Trinity Wildcats3Matt GafaCentreCanberra Raiders4David HowellCentreCanberra Raiders5Will SharpWingHarlequins RL6Luke DornStand offCastleford Tigers7Danny OrrScrum halfWigan Warriors8Karl TemataPropNew Zealand Warriors9Chad RandallHookerManly Sea Eagles10Louie McCarthy-ScarsbrookPropHarlequins RL11Luke WilliamsonSecond rowManly Sea Eagles12Chad RobinsonSecond rowParramatta Eels13Rob PurdhamLoose-forwardWhitehaven14Tony ClubbCentreHarlequins RL15Ben KayeHookerLeeds Rhinos16Gareth HaggertyPropSalford City Reds17Danny WardPropHull Kingston Rovers18Joe MbuSecond rowDoncaster Lakers19Jason GoldenLoose forwardWakefield Trinity Wildcats20Jon GrayshonPropHuddersfield Giants21Luke GaleScrum halfDoncaster Lakers22Mick NanynCentreOldham R.L.F.C.23Daniel HeckenbergPropManly Sea Eagles24Luke MayCentreHarlequins RL25Dave WilliamsPropHarlequins RL26Matt GardnerWingSalford City RedsSLstats - 2009 Summary

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 2008Gains & Losses

Transfers for 2009 (out) NameTransferred toDate 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 2008Gains & Losses

2009 fixtures and results Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/away Venue Attendance Date 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.

: 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.

Super League XIV table

Squad statistics Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionPrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPointsNotes 1 Chris Melling Wigan Warriors 27 11 3 0 50 2 Jon Wells Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 19 0 0 0 0 3 Matt Gafa Canberra Raiders 25 7 4 0 36 4 David Howell Canberra Raiders 20 15 0 0 60 5 Will Sharp Harlequins RL Academy 26 5 0 0 20 6 Luke Dorn Castleford Tigers 22 13 0 0 52 7 Danny Orr Wigan Warriors 24 4 45 0 106 8 Karl Temata New Zealand Warriors 22 2 0 0 8 9 Chad Randall Manly Sea Eagles 25 9 0 0 36 10 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Harlequins RL Academy 28 6 0 0 24 11 Luke Williamson Manly Sea Eagles 22 3 0 0 12 12 Chad Robinson Parramatta Eels 15 2 0 0 8 13 Rob Purdham Whitehaven 18 3 39 1 91 14 Tony Clubb Harlequins RL Academy 23 5 0 0 20 15 Ben Kaye Leeds Rhinos 14 0 0 0 0 16 Gareth Haggerty Salford City Reds 13 2 0 0 8 17 Danny Ward Hull Kingston Rovers 23 3 0 0 12 18 Joe Mbu Doncaster Lakers 6 1 0 0 4 19 Jason Golden Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 25 2 0 0 8 20 Jon Grayshon Huddersfield Giants 2 0 0 0 0 21 Luke Gale Doncaster Lakers 21 6 2 0 28 22 Mick Nanyn Oldham Roughyeds 0 0 0 0 0 23 Daniel Heckenberg Manly Sea Eagles 23 1 0 0 4 24 Luke May Harlequins RL Academy 1 0 0 0 0 25 Dave Williams Harlequins RL Academy 1 0 0 0 0 26 Matt Gardner Salford City Reds 9 2 0 0 8 29 Dylan Skee Harlequins RL Academy 2 0 0 0 0 30 Jamie O'Callaghan Harlequins RL Academy 5 1 0 0 4 31 Sam Thompson St Helens 2 0 0 0 0 32 Ryan Esders Hull Kingston Rovers 8 2 0 0 8 34 Lamont Bryan Harlequins RL Academy 5 0 0 0 0

References

External links London Broncos - Rugby League Project Harlequins RL's official website