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
Stadium Headingley Stadium
Avg. 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.

Notable moments

February

March

April

May

The Leeds Rhinos in action against Hull, May 2009.

June

July

August

September

October

Leeds Rhinos leave the pitch victorious after progressing to the Superleague Grand Final.
Leeds celebrate winning the 2009 Super League Grand Final

2009 Squad

As of 7 April 2009

Nat No Player Position App Tries Goals DG Points
New Zealand 1 Brent Webb Full-Back 1 0 0 0 0
Australia 2 Scott Donald Wing 0 0 0 0 0
England 3 Lee Smith Centre 0 0 0 0 0
England 4 Keith Senior Centre 0 0 0 0 0
England 5 Ryan Hall Wing 0 0 0 0 0
England 6 Danny McGuire Stand-Off 0 0 0 0 0
England 7 Rob Burrow Scrum-Half 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 8 Kylie Leuluai Prop 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 9 Danny Buderus Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
England 10 Jamie Peacock Prop 0 0 0 0 0
England 11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 12 Ali Lauitiiti Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
England 13 Kevin Sinfield (C) Loose-Forward 0 0 0 0 0
England 14 Matt Diskin Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
Fiji 15 Michael Ratu Centre 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 16 Ryan Bailey Prop 0 0 0 0 0
England 17 Ian Kirke Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
England 18 Carl Ablett Second-Row 0 0 0 0 0
England 19 Luke Burgess Prop 0 0 0 0 0
England 20 Ashley Gibson Centre 0 0 0 0 0
England 21 Simon Worrall Second Row 0 0 0 0 0
England 22 Danny Allan Loose Forward 0 0 0 0 0
England 23 Kallum Watkins Centre 0 0 0 0 0
England 24 Ben Jones-Bishop Full Back 0 0 0 0 0
England 26 Paul McShane Hooker 0 0 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland 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
New Zealand Brian McClennan Head Coach
England Francis Cummins Assistant Coach
Samoa Willie Poching Assistant Coach
England Barrie McDermott Head of Youth Development
Slovakia Aleks Gross Match Analyst
England Billy Watts Time-Keeper
England Jason Davidson Head Conditioner
Wales Meirion Jones Head Physiotherapist
England Rob Wilson Masseur

2009 Results

Date Competition Round Home Score Away Result Venue Referee Attendance Notes
26/12/2008 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 1622 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats L Headingley Matthew Thomason 8,143 2008 Boxing Day friendly
19/01/2009 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 1210 Salford City Reds W Hodges Stadium Ben Thaler Friendly held in Jacksonville, Florida.
26/01/2009 Friendly N/A Leeds Rhinos 1620 Hull FC L Headingley Gareth Hewer 5,329 Jamie Jones-Buchanan's testimonial game
06/02/2009 Super League XIV 3 Leeds Rhinos 286 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 184 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats W Headingley Steve Ganson 15,643
20/02/2009 Super League XIV 2 Hull Kingston Rovers 1019 Leeds Rhinos W Craven Park Phil Bentham 8,623
01/03/2009 2009 World Club Challenge N/A Leeds Rhinos 2028 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles L Elland Road Jason Robinson 32,569
08/03/2009 Super League XIV 4 Warrington Wolves 1420 Leeds Rhinos W Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,863
13/03/2009 Super League XIV 5 Leeds Rhinos 3410 Wigan Warriors W Headingley Ian Smith 17,677
20/03/2009 Super League XIV 6 St Helens RLFC 2618 Leeds Rhinos L GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 13,966
27/03/2009 Super League XIV 7 Leeds Rhinos 4214 Catalans Dragons W Headingley Ben Thaler 13,425
05/04/2009 2009 Challenge Cup 4 Leeds Rhinos 1822 St Helens RLFC L Headingley Phil Bentham 17,689
10/04/2009 Super League XIV 8 Bradford Bulls 106 Leeds Rhinos L Grattan Stadium Ian Smith 14,554
13/04/2009 Super League XIV 9 Leeds Rhinos 2030 Salford City Reds L Headingley James Child 14,381
18/04/2009 Super League XIV 10 Huddersfield Giants 434 Leeds Rhinos W Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 11,593
24/04/2009 Super League XIV 11 Leeds Rhinos 421 Harlequins RL L Headingley Steve Ganson 13,912
03/05/2009 Super League XIV 12 Catalans Dragons 1636 Leeds Rhinos W Murrayfield Stadium Thierry Alibert 30,122* Magic Weekend fixture
15/05/2009 Super League XIV 13 Castleford Tigers 2224 Leeds Rhinos W The Jungle Ian Smith 8,082
26/05/2009 Super League XIV 14 Leeds Rhinos 4616 Hull FC W Headingley Thierry Alibert 15,929
06/06/2009 Super League XIV 15 Catalans Dragons 3230 Leeds Rhinos L Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 7,913
14/06/2009 Super League XIV 16 Leeds Rhinos 2012 Huddersfield Giants W Headingley Thierry Alibert 14,934
20/06/2009 Super League XIV 17 Harlequins RL 1448 Leeds Rhinos W Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 4,378
26/06/2009 Super League XIV 18 Leeds Rhinos 3320 Bradford Bulls W Headingley Phil Bentham 17,824
04/07/2009 Super League XIV 19 Hull FC 3043 Leeds Rhinos W KC Stadium Ian Smith 11,780
10/07/2009 Super League XIV 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3032 Leeds Rhinos W Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,425
17/07/2009 Super League XIV 21 Leeds Rhinos 2412 Hull Kingston Rovers W Headingley Ben Thaler 16,192
24/07/2009 Super League XIV 22 Wigan Warriors 2810 Leeds Rhinos L JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 20,295
01/08/2009 Super League XIV 23 Leeds Rhinos 2422 Warrington Wolves W Headingley Ian Smith 13,386
14/08/2009 Super League XIV 24 Leeds Rhinos 7612 Castleford Tigers W Headingley Ben Thaler 16,931
22/08/2009 Super League XIV 25 Celtic Crusaders 068 Leeds Rhinos W Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 5,597
04/09/2009 Super League XIV 26 Leeds Rhinos 1810 St Helens RLFC W Headingley Phil Bentham 19,997
11/09/2009 Super League XIV 27 Salford City Reds 2430 Leeds Rhinos W The Willows Thierry Alibert 6,101
18/09/2009 Super League XIV QPO1 Leeds Rhinos 448 Hull Kingston Rovers W Headingley Steve Ganson 11,220
02/10/2009 Super League XIV QSF1 Leeds Rhinos 2720 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 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.

    References

    1. "Leeds star Eastwood denied visa". BBC News. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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