2009 Leeds Rhinos season

2009 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League XIV champions
Super League XIV   1st
Play-off result   Won Grand Final
(St Helens RLFC, 18–10)
Challenge Cup   Lost fourth round
(St Helens RLFC, 18–22)
World Club Challenge   Lost Final
(Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 20–28)
XIV record   Wins: 21; Draws: 0; Losses: 8
Points scored   For: 805; Against: 435
Team information
Chairman   Paul Caddick
Head coach   Brian McClennan
Captains   Kevin Sinfield
Jamie Peacock
Stadium   Headingley Stadium
Ave. Attend.   15,312
High. Attend.   19,997
(St Helens RLFC, 4 September)
Top scorers
Tries   Ryan Hall (31)
Goals   Kevin Sinfield (116)
Points   Kevin Sinfield (225)
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This article details the Leeds Rhinos 2009 Super League XIV season.

Contents

Notable moments

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October


2009 Squad

As of 7 April 2009

Nat No Player Position App Tries Goals DG Points
1 Brent Webb Full-Back 1 0 0 0 0
2 Scott Donald Wing 0 0 0 0 0
3 Lee Smith Centre 0 0 0 0 0
4 Keith Senior Centre 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ryan Hall Wing 0 0 0 0 0
6 Danny McGuire Stand-Off 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rob Burrow Scrum-Half 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kylie Leuluai Prop 0 0 0 0 0
9 Danny Buderus Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jamie Peacock Prop 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ali Lauitiiti Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kevin Sinfield (C) Loose-Forward 0 0 0 0 0
14 Matt Diskin Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
15 Michael Ratu Centre 0 0 0 0 0
16 Ryan Bailey Prop 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ian Kirke Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
18 Carl Ablett Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
19 Luke Burgess Prop 0 0 0 0 0
20 Ashley Gibson Centre 0 0 0 0 0
21 Simon Worrall Second Row 0 0 0 0 0
22 Danny Allan Loose Forward 0 0 0 0 0
23 Kallum Watkins Centre 0 0 0 0 0
24 Ben Jones-Bishop Full Back 0 0 0 0 0
26 Paul McShane Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
27 Luke Ambler Prop 0 0 0 0 0

2009 Player Signings/Transfers

Gains

Player Previous Club Years Signed Until the End of
Danny Buderus Newcastle Knights 2 years
Luke Ambler Salford City Reds 3 Years

Losses

Player Future Club Years Signed Until the End of
Nick Scruton Bradford Bulls 3 Years
Clinton Toopi Bay of Plenty Steamers (Rugby Union) Released
Ben Kaye Harlequins Rugby League 3 years
Jordan Tansey Sydney Roosters 2 Year Loan
Danny Williams Newcastle Falcons Rugby Union 2 years
Michael Haley Doncaster Dragons 1 year
Jordan Tansey Hull

Coaching Set-Up

Nationality Staff Name Position
Brian McClennan Head Coach
Francis Cummins Assistant Coach
Willie Poching Assistant Coach
Barrie McDermott Head of Youth Development
Aleks Gross Match Analyst
Billy Watts Time-Keeper
Jason Davidson Head Conditioner
Meirion Jones Head Physiotherapist
Rob Wilson Masseur

2009 Results

Date Competition Round Home Score Away Result Venue Referee Attendance Notes
26/12/2008 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 16–22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats L Headingley Matthew Thomason 8,143 2008 Boxing Day friendly
19/01/2009 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 12–10 Salford City Reds W Hodges Stadium Ben Thaler Friendly held in Jacksonville, Florida.
26/01/2009 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 16–20 Hull FC L Headingley Gareth Hewer 5,329 Jamie Jones-Buchanan's testimonial game
06/02/2009 Super League XIV 3 Leeds Rhinos 28–6 Crusaders W Headingley Ben Thaler 14,827 Round 3 played before round 1 to accommodate World Club Challenge fixture on Round 3 weekend
13/02/2009 Super League XIV 1 Leeds Rhinos 18–4 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats W Headingley Steve Ganson 15,643
20/02/2009 Super League XIV 2 Hull Kingston Rovers 10–19 Leeds Rhinos W Craven Park Phil Bentham 8,623
01/03/2009 2009 World Club Challenge N/A Leeds Rhinos 20–28 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles L Elland Road Jason Robinson 32,569
08/03/2009 Super League XIV 4 Warrington Wolves 14–20 Leeds Rhinos W Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,863
13/03/2009 Super League XIV 5 Leeds Rhinos 34–10 Wigan Warriors W Headingley Ian Smith 17,677
20/03/2009 Super League XIV 6 St Helens RLFC 26–18 Leeds Rhinos L GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 13,966
27/03/2009 Super League XIV 7 Leeds Rhinos 42–14 Catalans Dragons W Headingley Ben Thaler 13,425
05/04/2009 2009 Challenge Cup 4 Leeds Rhinos 18–22 St Helens RLFC L Headingley Phil Bentham 17,689
10/04/2009 Super League XIV 8 Bradford Bulls 10–6 Leeds Rhinos L Grattan Stadium Ian Smith 14,554
13/04/2009 Super League XIV 9 Leeds Rhinos 20–30 Salford City Reds L Headingley James Child 14,381
18/04/2009 Super League XIV 10 Huddersfield Giants 4–34 Leeds Rhinos W Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 11,593
24/04/2009 Super League XIV 11 Leeds Rhinos 4–21 Harlequins RL L Headingley Steve Ganson 13,912
03/05/2009 Super League XIV 12 Catalans Dragons 16–36 Leeds Rhinos W Murrayfield Stadium Thierry Alibert 30,122* Magic Weekend fixture
15/05/2009 Super League XIV 13 Castleford Tigers 22–24 Leeds Rhinos W The Jungle Ian Smith 8,082
26/05/2009 Super League XIV 14 Leeds Rhinos 46–16 Hull FC W Headingley Thierry Alibert 15,929
06/06/2009 Super League XIV 15 Catalans Dragons 32–30 Leeds Rhinos L Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 7,913
14/06/2009 Super League XIV 16 Leeds Rhinos 20–12 Huddersfield Giants W Headingley Thierry Alibert 14,934
20/06/2009 Super League XIV 17 Harlequins RL 14–48 Leeds Rhinos W Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 4,378
26/06/2009 Super League XIV 18 Leeds Rhinos 33–20 Bradford Bulls W Headingley Phil Bentham 17,824
04/07/2009 Super League XIV 19 Hull FC 30–43 Leeds Rhinos W KC Stadium Ian Smith 11,780
10/07/2009 Super League XIV 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30–32 Leeds Rhinos W Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,425
17/07/2009 Super League XIV 21 Leeds Rhinos 24–12 Hull Kingston Rovers W Headingley Ben Thaler 16,192
24/07/2009 Super League XIV 22 Wigan Warriors 28–10 Leeds Rhinos L JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 20,295
01/08/2009 Super League XIV 23 Leeds Rhinos 24–22 Warrington Wolves W Headingley Ian Smith 13,386
14/08/2009 Super League XIV 24 Leeds Rhinos 76–12 Castleford Tigers W Headingley Ben Thaler 16,931
22/08/2009 Super League XIV 25 Celtic Crusaders 0–68 Leeds Rhinos W Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 5,597
04/09/2009 Super League XIV 26 Leeds Rhinos 18–10 St Helens RLFC W Headingley Phil Bentham 19,997
11/09/2009 Super League XIV 27 Salford City Reds 24–30 Leeds Rhinos W The Willows Thierry Alibert 6,101
18/09/2009 Super League XIV QPO1 Leeds Rhinos 44–8 Hull Kingston Rovers W Headingley Steve Ganson 11,220
02/10/2009 Super League XIV QSF1 Leeds Rhinos 27–20 Catalans Dragons W Headingley Richard Silverwood 13,409

* Aggregate attendance for second day of Magic Weekend.

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leeds Rhinos 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42
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 RL 27 11 0 16 591 691 –100 22
12 Hull 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
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

References

  1. ^ "Leeds star Eastwood denied visa". BBC News. March 18, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/leeds/7890204.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
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