2009 Featherstone Rovers season

The Featherstone Rovers competed in the Co-operative Championship in 2009.

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Table

# 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. [1]
Note: (b): Doncaster lost 9 competition points for entering administration. [2]
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.

2009 Fixtures and results

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date
Northern Rail Cup - Doncaster Win 6-36 Away Keepmoat Stadium 1,126 15/02/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Leigh Centurions Win 10-6 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,487 18/02/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Dewsbury Rams Loss 26-28 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,470 22/02/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Workington Town Win 6-38 Away Derwent Park 477 01/03/2009
Challenge Cup 3 British Army Win 94-2 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,763 08/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 1 Batley Bulldogs Win 8-34 Away Mount Pleasant 1,127 15/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 2 Whitehaven Loss 26-52 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,555 22/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 4 Gateshead Thunder Win 2-23 Away Gateshead International Stadium 651 10/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 5 Sheffield Eagles Win 20-12 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,612 13/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 6 Whitehaven Win 16-44 Away Recreation Ground 1,411 19/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 7 Leigh Centurions Win 16-30 Away LSV 2,307 23/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 8 Halifax Loss 26-39 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 2,673 30/04/2009
Challenge Cup 4 Warrington Wolves Loss 8-56 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 3,127 10/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 10 Doncaster Win 68-12 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,577 17/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 11 Barrow Raiders Loss 44-12 Away Craven Park 1,995 24/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 12 Leigh Centurions Win 30-24 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,535 28/05/2009
Northern Rail Cup QF Oldham Roughyeds (TV) Win 18-32 Away LSV 853 04/06/2009
Co-operative Championship 13 Widnes Vikings Loss 46-22 Away Stobart Stadium Halton 3,278 13/06/2009
Northern Rail Cup SF Barrow Raiders Loss 16-10 Away Craven Park 2,775 18/06/2009
Co-operative Championship 14 Toulouse Olympique (TV {France}) Win 16-32 Away Stade Ernest-Argeles 2321 27/06/2009
Co-operative Championship 15 Gateshead Thunder Win 56-40 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1475 05/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 17 Halifax Win 20-22 Home Shay Stadium 2,456 24/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 18 Toulouse Olympique Loss 18-34 Home Chris Moyles Stadium 1,346 01/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 19 Widnes Vikings Home Chris Moyles Stadium 09/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 20 Doncaster Away Keepmoat Stadium 16/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 21 Barrow Raiders Home Chris Moyles Stadium 23/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 9 Sheffield Eagles Away Don Valley Stadium 27/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 22 Batley Bulldogs Home Chris Moyles Stadium 06/09/2009

2009 Squad

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 KR
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
22 Matthew Handforth Second Row
23 Gareth Swift (died 25 April 2010) Loose Forward Normanton Knights
24 John Fallon Prop Hull KR
25 Scott Wilson Wing Featherstone Rovers
26 Sam Smeaton Wing Featherstone Rovers

2009 Transfers In

Nat Name Moved From
Ian Hardman Widnes
Jon Steel Hull KR
Iestyn Harris Bradford Bulls
Joe Hirst Wakefield Trinity
Jon Fallon Hull KR
Matt Dale Hull
Tim Spears Batley
Gareth Swift Normanton Knights
Stuart Kain Gateshead
Jack Lee Castleford

2009 Transfers Out

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

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