2009 Super League season results

2009 Super League season results details the regular season and play-off match results of Super League XIV.

Regular season

Round 1

The first full round of the season, two games (one each from rounds 3 and 17) having been played the weekend before. Bradford and Hull KR played out the first draw of the season at the Grattan Stadium.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull FC18 – 10 Wigan Warriors13 February, 20:00 GMTKC StadiumPhil Bentham14,573 Leeds Rhinos18 – 4 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats13 February, 20:00 GMTHeadingley Carnegie StadiumSteve Ganson15,643 St. Helens26 – 14 Warrington Wolves13 February, 20:00 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumIan Smith17,009 Catalans Dragons8 – 30 Huddersfield Giants14 February, 17:00 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusGareth Hewer7,520 Salford City Reds28 – 16 Crusaders14 February, 19:30 GMTThe WillowsThierry Alibert4,026 Bradford Bulls13 – 13 Hull Kingston Rovers15 February, 15:00 GMTGrattan StadiumBen Thaler12,141 Castleford Tigers8 – 12 Harlequins RL15 February, 15:30 GMTThe JungleJamie Leahy7,049 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 2

The fixture between Harlequins and Bradford will be played at another time during the course of the season. It was originally scheduled to be played before Round 1 to accommodate a friendly with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on Round 2 weekend but was postponed because a frozen pitch at The Twickenham Stoop. The match was rearranged for 8 August, to coincide with the semifinal stage of the 2009 Challenge Cup, in which both sides were knocked-out in Round 4. Leeds maintained their 100% winning start to the season with a hard-fought victory over Hull KR. Wigan fell to Castleford in their third successive loss - their worst start to a season in 24 years, and their worst ever start in the Super League.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull Kingston Rovers10 – 19 Leeds Rhinos20 February, 20:00 GMTCraven ParkPhil Bentham8,623 Wigan Warriors22 – 28 Castleford Tigers20 February, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumSteve Ganson12,079 Celtic Crusaders20 – 28 Hull FC21 February, 18:00 GMTBrewery FieldJamie Leahy5,272 Warrington Wolves20 – 40 Catalans Dragons21 February, 18:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumJason Robinson7,947 Huddersfield Giants6 – 23 St Helens RLFC22 February, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumThierry Alibert11,338 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats29 – 10 Salford City Reds22 February, 15:30 GMTBelle VueIan Smith6,578 Harlequins RL18 – 42 Bradford Bulls8 August, 15:00 BSTTwickenham StoopIan Smith3,112 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 3

The Leeds vs Celtic fixture was the first fixture of the season, played before Round 1 in order to accommodate Leeds Rhinos' World Club Challenge fixture against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles during the Round 3 weekend. Leeds started the defence of their Super League title with a victory over the Crusaders, who were making their Super League début. Hull KR became the first team to win a match by a single point in the 2009 season. Nineteen-year-old Shaun Ainscough picked up Wigan's Man of the Match award for his second match in-a-row. Castleford became the first team of the season to score 50 points or more . HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds Rhinos28 – 6 Celtic Crusaders6 February, 20:00 GMTHeadingley Carnegie StadiumBen Thaler14,827 Bradford Bulls12 – 16 Huddersfield Giants27 February, 20:00 GMTGrattan StadiumSteve Ganson10,186 Hull FC28 – 12 Catalans Dragons27 February, 20:00 GMTKC StadiumBen Thaler12,482 St Helens RLFC19 – 20 Hull Kingston Rovers27 February, 20:00 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumIan Smith11,830 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats48 – 22 Warrington Wolves27 February, 20:00 GMTBelle VuePhil Bentham5,169 Harlequins RL18 – 24 Wigan Warriors28 February, 17:30 GMTTwickenham StoopThierry Alibert3,883 Castleford Tigers52 – 16 Salford City Reds28 February, 18:00 GMTThe JungleGareth Hewer7,052 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 4 Celtic and St Helens take part in the lowest-scoring match in Super League history, and the first to be 0-0 at half-time. Hull FC and Leeds both continue their unbeaten start to the season, while Celtic and Warrington fail to register their first points, despite running St Helens and Leeds (respectively) close. Bradford hooker Wayne Godwin suffers a broken leg in the match against Wigan.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Huddersfield Giants20 – 24 Hull FC6 March, 20:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumIan Smith10,459 Salford City Reds18 – 48 Harlequins RL6 March, 20:00 GMTThe WillowsJamie Leahy3,367 Wigan Warriors44 – 10 Bradford Bulls7 March, 17:30 GMTJJB StadiumBen Thaler12,588 Catalans Dragons22 – 24 Castleford Tigers7 March, 18:00 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusRichard Silverwood8,150 Celtic Crusaders0 – 4 St Helens RLFC7 March, 18:00 GMTBrewery FieldPhil Bentham6,351 Hull Kingston Rovers31 – 18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats8 March, 15:00 GMTCraven ParkThierry Alibert9,038 Warrington Wolves14 – 20 Leeds Rhinos8 March, 15:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson9,863 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 5 Hull FC and Leeds both extend their winning start to 5 wins from 5 games, while at the other end of the table, Celtic and Warrington both continue their losing streak, and have now lost all of their first 5 games of the season.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds Rhinos34 – 10 Wigan Warriors13 March, 20:00 GMTHeadingley Carnegie StadiumIan Smith17,677 St Helens RLFC38 – 12 Salford City Reds13 March, 20:00 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood9,723 Harlequins RL60 – 8 Warrington Wolves14 March, 15:00 GMTTwickenham StoopThierry Alibert3,206 Castleford Tigers24 – 26 Huddersfield Giants14 March, 18:00 GMTThe JungleSteve Ganson6,572 Hull Kingston Rovers48 – 18 Celtic Crusaders15 March, 15:00 GMTCraven ParkBen Thaler8,046 Bradford Bulls24 – 36 Hull FC15 March, 15:00 GMTGrattan StadiumPhil Bentham11,327 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats30 – 10 Catalans Dragons15 March, 15:30 GMTBelle VueJames Child4,807 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 6 Hull FC and Leeds both lose, breaking the two remaining 100% season records. Warrington win their first game of the season. The Celtic vs Wakefield match was postponed 40 minutes before the scheduled kick-off due to "unforeseen circumstances". Later, it was announced that one of Wakefield's players, Leon Walker, had collapsed and died during their reserves match earlier in the day, and this was the reason for the postponement. The match was rearranged to coincide with the quarterfinal stage of the 2009 Challenge Cup, in which both sides had already been knocked-out.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull FC18 – 19 Castleford Tigers20 March, 20:00 GMTKC StadiumThierry Alibert14,028 St Helens RLFC26 – 18 Leeds Rhinos20 March, 20:00 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumPhil Bentham13,966 Salford City Reds12 – 38 Wigan Warriors20 March, 20:00 GMTThe WillowsGareth Hewer7,016 Catalans Dragons24 – 30 Bradford Bulls21 March, 17:00 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusIan Smith7,620 Huddersfield Giants46 – 6 Harlequins RL22 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumBen Thaler6,356 Warrington Wolves24 – 12 Hull Kingston Rovers22 March, 15:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood8,457 Celtic Crusaders6 – 50 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats30 May, 19:00 BSTBrewery FieldBen Thaler2,089 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 7 A minute's silence was held before each match this round in memory of Leon Walker.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds Rhinos42 – 14 Catalans Dragons27 March, 20:00 GMTHeadingley Carnegie StadiumBen Thaler13,425 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats18 – 42 St Helens RLFC27 March, 20:00 GMTBelle VueThierry Alibert6,038 Wigan Warriors8 – 22 Huddersfield Giants27 March, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumPhil Bentham11,670 Harlequins RL22 – 12 Hull FC28 March, 18:00 GMTTwickenham StoopRichard Silverwood3,593 Hull Kingston Rovers48 – 12 Salford City Reds29 March, 15:00 BSTCraven ParkSteve Ganson8,104 Warrington Wolves27 – 22 Celtic Crusaders29 March, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumIan Smith7,854 Castleford Tigers28 – 26 Bradford Bulls29 March, 15:30 BSTThe JungleGareth Hewer9,185 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 8

This round saw the traditional Easter derbies, with Wigan taking on St Helens, Leeds travelling to Bradford, Castleford hosting Wakefield, and both Hull clubs meeting at the KC Stadium. Bradford win their first home game of the season, with Leeds being denied two tries from the video referee. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan Warriors12 – 19 St Helens RLFC9 April, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumBen Thaler22,332 Harlequins RL24 – 28 Catalans Dragons9 April, 20:00 BSTTwickenham StoopThierry Alibert2,539 Hull FC14 – 18 Hull Kingston Rovers10 April, 13:00 BSTKC StadiumSteve Ganson22,337 Salford City Reds18 – 16 Warrington Wolves10 April, 15:00 BSTThe WillowsJamie Leahy6,150 Huddersfield Giants30 – 10 Celtic Crusaders10 April, 19:30 BSTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood6,407 Bradford Bulls10 – 6 Leeds Rhinos10 April, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumIan Smith14,554 Castleford Tigers6 – 35 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats10 April, 20:00 BSTThe JunglePhil Bentham10,155 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 9 The Easter Monday fixtures. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull Kingston Rovers8 – 30 Huddersfield Giants13 April, 14:00 BSTCraven ParkBen Thaler8,731 Celtic Crusaders18 – 40 Harlequins RL13 April, 15:00 BSTBrewery FieldIan Smith3,009 Leeds Rhinos20 – 30 Salford City Reds13 April, 15:00 BSTHeadingley Carnegie StadiumJames Child14,381 St Helens RLFC44 – 22 Hull FC13 April, 15:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumThierry Alibert13,684 Warrington Wolves6 – 28 Castleford Tigers13 April, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson8,202 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats24 – 22 Bradford Bulls13 April, 15:30 BSTBelle VueRichard Silverwood6,516 Catalans Dragons40 – 24 Wigan Warriors13 April, 17:20 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusPhil Bentham9,490 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 10

Chris Hicks claims a hat-trick and scores 30 points in a 22–58 defeat of Bradford at the Grattan Stadium. St Helens become the first team to score 60 points or more in a single game, against Castleford. Huddersfield's six-win run comes to an end against Super League champions, Leeds. On the other hand, Hull FC extend their losing run to six with a loss to Wakefield. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford Bulls22 – 58 Warrington Wolves17 April, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumThierry Alibert8,643 Hull FC14 – 21 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats17 April, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumGareth Hewer11,975 Catalans Dragons38 – 6 Salford City Reds18 April, 17:30 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusBen Thaler8,327 Huddersfield Giants6 – 34 Leeds Rhinos18 April, 18:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood11,593 Harlequins RL12 – 32 Hull Kingston Rovers19 April, 15:00 BSTTwickenham StoopPhil Bentham3,492 Wigan Warriors44 – 10 Celtic Crusaders19 April, 15:00 BSTJJB StadiumSteve Ganson12,371 Castleford Tigers22 – 68 St Helens RLFC19 April, 15:30 BSTThe JungleIan Smith8,003 Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 11

For the first time in over a year, since round 10 of Super League XIII, both St Helens and Leeds lose in the same round.