2009 Castleford Tigers season

The Castleford Tigers competed in their twelfth Super League in their 84th rugby league season. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (In)

Name Transferred from Date released
Rangi Chase St George Illawarra Dragons October 2008
Dean Widders South Sydney Rabbitohs October 2008
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys October 2008
Stuart Jones Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Ryan Hudson Huddersfield Giants October 2008
James Evans Bradford Bulls October 2008
James Ford Sheffield Eagles October 2008
Chris Feather Bradford Bulls October 2008
Kirk Netherton Hull Kingston Rovers October 2008
Brett Ferres Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (Out)

Name Transferred to Date released
Awen Guttenbeil Retired October 2008
Anthony Thackeray Widnes Vikings October 2008
Scott Moore Huddersfield Giants October 2008
Luke Dorn Harlequins RL October 2008
Ned Catic Barrow Raiders October 2008
Adam Fletcher Released October 2008
Stuart Donlan Leigh Centurions October 2008
Peter Lupton Crusaders October 2008
Mark Leafa Released October 2008
Andrew Henderson Gateshead Thunder October 2008
Michael Korkidas Huddersfield Giants October 2008

Full squad

No Player Position Previous club
1 Richard Owen Full Back Castleford Tigers
2 Kirk Dixon Wing Hull
3 Michael Shenton Center Castleford Tigers
4 James Evans Center Bradford Bulls
5 Michael Wainwright Wing Batley Bulldogs
6 Rangi Chase Stand Off St George Illawarra Dragons
7 Brent Sherwin Half Back Canterbury Bulldogs
8 Mitchell Sargent Prop Newcastle Knights
9 Ryan Hudson (Captain) Hooker Huddersfield Giants
10 Craig Huby Prop Castleford Tigers
11 Brett Ferres Second Row Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
12 Ryan Clayton Second Row Salford City Reds
13 Joe Westerman Loose Forward Castleford Tigers
14 Stuart Jones Second Row Huddersfield Giants
15 Liam Higgins Prop Hull
16 Chris Feather Prop Bradford Bulls
17 Ryan Boyle Prop Castleford Tigers
18 Nathan Massey Second Row Castleford Tigers
19 Kirk Netherton Hooker Hull Kingston Rovers
20 James Ford Center Sheffield Eagles
21 Sione Faumuina Second Row North Queensland Cowboys
22
23 Ryan McGoldrick Center Cronulla Sharks
24
25 Dean Widders Second Row South Sydney Rabbitohs
26 Joe Arundel Centre Castleford Tigers
27 Jamie Cording Loose Forward Castleford Tigers
28 John Davies Second Row Castleford Tigers
29 Ben Gledhill Second Row Castleford Tigers
30 Jordan Thompson Full Back Castleford Tigers
31 Jonathan Walker Prop Castleford Tigers

Fixtures and results

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date
Super League XIV 1 Harlequins RL Loss 8–12 Home The Jungle 7,049 15 February 2009
Super League XIV 2 Wigan Warriors Win 22–28 Away JJB Stadium 12,079 20 February 2009
Super League XIV 3 Salford City Reds Win 52–16 Home The Jungle 7,052 28 February 2009
Super League XIV 4 Catalans Dragons Win 22–24 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,150 7 March 2009
Super League XIV 5 Huddersfield Giants Loss 24–26 Home The Jungle 6,572 14 March 2009
Super League XIV 6 Hull Win 18–19 Away KC Stadium 14,028 20 March 2009
Super League XIV 7 Bradford Bulls Win 28–26 Home The Jungle 9,185 29 March 2009
Challenge Cup 2009 4 Keighley Cougars Win 20–64 Away Cougar Park 3,255 5 April 2009
Super League XIV 8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loss 6–35 Home The Jungle 10,155 10 April 2009
Super League XIV 9 Warrington Wolves Win 6–28 Away Halliwell Jones Stadium 8,202 13 April 2009
Super League XIV 10 St Helens RLFC Loss 22–68 Home The Jungle 8,003 19 April 2009
Super League XIV 11 Crusaders Win 22–34 Away Brewery Field 2,857 26 April 2009
Super League XIV 12 Hull Loss 24–16 Neutral Murrayfield Stadium 30,122 3 May 2009
Challenge Cup 2009 5 Halifax RLFC Win[A] 34–34 Home The Jungle 5,595 9 May 2009
Super League XIV 13 Leeds Rhinos Loss 22–24 Home The Jungle 8,082 15 May 2009
Super League XIV 14 Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 16–6 Away New Craven Park 8,104 22 May 2009
Challenge Cup 2009 QF Huddersfield Giants Loss 16–14 Away Galpharm Stadium 6,359 31 May 2009
Super League XIV 15 Warrington Wolves Loss 18–34 Home The Jungle 5,628 6 June 2009
Super League XIV 16 St Helens RLFC Loss 50–10 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 9,680 12 June 2009
Super League XIV 17 Huddersfield Giants Win 6–13 Away Galpharm Stadium 6,010 19 June 2009
Super League XIV 18 Catalans Dragons Loss 22–16 Home The Jungle 5,508 28 June 2009
Super League XIV 19 Bradford Bulls Win 38–40 Away Grattan Stadium 8,971 5 July 2009
Super League XIV 20 Hull FC Win 40–18 Home The Jungle 8,297 12 July 2009
Super League XIV 21 Salford City Reds Win 12–18 Away The Willows 3,487 17 July 2009
Super League XIV 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 20–12 Away Belle Vue 8,371 26 July 2009
Super League XIV 23 Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 28–46 Home The Jungle 8,709 2 August 2009
Super League XIV 24 Leeds Rhinos Loss 76–12 Away Headingley Stadium 16,931 14 August 2009
Super League XIV 25 Wigan Warriors Home The Jungle 23 August 2009
Super League XIV 26 Harlequins RL Away The Twickenham Stoop 5 September 2009
Super League XIV 27 Celtic Crusaders Home The Jungle 13 September 2009

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 KR 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 FC 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.

    Notes

    1. a Castleford win 35–34 via the golden point rule.

    References

      External links

      Castleford Tigers' official website

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