2009 Queensland Reds season

Current squad

The squad for the 2009 season:^[1]

Props Ben Daley Dayna Edwards Greg Holmes Jack Kennedy Laurie Weeks Hookers Saia Faingaa Sean Hardman Locks Adam Byrnes James Horwill (c) Van Humphries Rob Simmons

Loose forwards Daniel Braid Scott Higginbotham Leroy Houston Poutasi Luafutu Hugh McMeniman Ezra Taylor Half Backs Will Genia Ben Lucas Fly Halves Berrick Barnes Quade Cooper

Centres Blair Connor Anthony Faingaa Charlie Fetoai Morgan Turinui Wings Peter Hynes Digby Ioane Brando Va'aulu Full Backs Rodney Davies Mark McLinden

Player Changes

In

Player	Previous Team	League
Anthony Faingaa	Brumbies	Super 14
Saia Faingaa	Brumbies	Super 14
Daniel Braid	Blues	Super 14
Ezra Taylor	Highlanders	Super 14
Mark McLinden	Harlequins RL	European Super League (Rugby league)
Rodney Davies	Brisbane Broncos	National Rugby League (Rugby league)

Out

Player	New Team	League
Stephen Moore	Brumbies	Super 14
Rodney Blake	RC Narbonne	Rugby Pro D2
Sam Cordingley	FC Grenoble	Rugby Pro D2
Clinton Schifcofske	Ulster	Magners League
Chris Latham	Worcester Warriors	Guinness Premiership
David Croft	Retired	N/A
John Roe	Retired	N/A

Table

2009 Super 14 Table
Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/−	BP	Pts
1	Bulls	13	10	0	3	338	271	+67	6	46
2	Chiefs	13	9	0	4	338	236	+102	9	45
3	Hurricanes	13	9	0	4	380	279	+101	8	44
4	Crusaders	13	8	1	4	231	198	+33	7	41
5	Waratahs	13	9	0	4	241	212	+29	5	41
6	Sharks	13	8	0	5	282	239	+43	6	38
7	Brumbies	13	8	0	5	311	305	+6	6	38
8	Western Force	13	6	1	6	328	275	+45	10	36
9	Blues	13	5	0	8	339	369	−30	12	32
10	Stormers	13	5	0	8	235	249	−14	7	27
11	Highlanders	13	4	0	9	254	269	−15	10	26
12	Lions	13	4	0	9	294	419	−125	9	25
13	Reds	13	3	0	10	258	380	−122	7	19
14	Cheetahs	13	2	0	11	213	341	−128	4	12
Updated 17 May 2009

Fixtures

Week 1

19:10 2009-02-14

Bulls	33–20	Reds
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Burton Francis, Pierre Spies Con: Morné Steyn (2) Pen: Morné Steyn (3)		Tries: Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes Con: Berrick Barnes (1), Quade Cooper (1) Pen: Ben Lucas (1) DG: Berrick Barnes (1)

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: ????????? Referee: Marius Jonker

Week 2

19:10 2009-02-20

Stormers	27 – 24	Reds
Tries: Andries Bekker, Tonderai Chavanga, Sireli Naqelevuki Con: Peter Grant (3) Pen: Peter Grant (2)		Tries: Quade Cooper, Anthony Faingaa, Scott Higginbotham, Van Humphries Con: Ben Lucas (2) Pen:

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 33022 Referee: Chris Pollock

Week 3

• No D/L Savings in Brisbane

16:00 2009-03-01

Reds	22 – 3	Cheetahs
Tries: Mark McLinden, Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes Con: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1) Pen: Ben Lucas (1)		Tries: Con: Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter (1)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 16,295[2] Referee: Ian Smith

Week 4

19:40 2009-03-06

Waratahs	15 – 11	Reds
Tries: Benn Robinson, Timana Tahu Con:Kurtley Beale (1) Pen: Kurtley Beale (1)		Tries:Peter Hynes Con: Pen:Ben Lucas (2)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,109 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Week 5

• No D/L Savings in Brisbane

19:05 2009-03-14

Reds	25 – 13	Sharks
Tries: Adam Byrnes, Will Genia, Digby Ioane Con: Berrick Barnes (2) Pen: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1)		Tries: Ryan Kankowski Con: Rory Kockott (1) Pen: Rory Kockott (2)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 20,582 Referee: James Leckie

Week 6

Week 7

• No D/L Savings in Brisbane, Sunday 29 March D/L Savings ends in Perth.

19:05 2009-03-28

Reds	–	Chiefs
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Week 8

• Sunday, 5 April D/L Savings Ends in Australia and New Zealand.

19:05 2009-04-03

Western Force	–	Reds
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

Subiaco Oval, Perth

Week 9

• Easter Weekend

17:30 2009-04-11

Highlanders	–	Reds
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

Rugby Park, Invercargill

Week 10

17:35 2009-04-18

Reds	–	Lions
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Week 11

17:30 2009-04-25

Blues	–	Reds
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City

Week 12

2 May 2009 19:40

Reds	13 – 52	Brumbies
Tries: Will Genia (2) Pen: Quade Cooper		Tries: Gene Fairbanks, Stephen Hoiles (2), Peter Kimlin, Ben Alexander, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Francis Fainifo Con: Stirling Mortlock (7) Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 19,346[3] Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

Week 13

19:35 2009-05-08

Crusaders	32 – 12	Reds
Tries: Thomas Waldrom, Owen Franks, Tim Bateman, Jason Macdonald, Sean Maitland Con:Leon MacDonald (2)< Pen:Leon MacDonald		Tries:Ben Tapuai, Greg Holmes Con:Quade Cooper br />Cards: Quade Cooper 33' to 43'

AMI Stadium, Christchurch Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Week 14

19:40 2009-05-16

Reds	–	Hurricanes
Tries: Con: Pen:		Tries: Con: Pen:

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Statistics

Leading Try Scorers

Top 5

Top 10 try scorers
Pos	Name	Tries	Pld
=1	Digby Ioane	2	3
=1	Peter Hynes	2	3
=3	Scott Higginbotham	1	3
=3	Van Humphries	1	3
=3	Quade Cooper	1	3

Leading Points Scorers

Top 5

References

1. "Reds Player Profiles". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
2. http://sportal.com.au/rugby-union-match-report-display/reds-claim-first-win-65899
3. http://sportal.com.au/Rugby-Union-news-display/brumbies-thump-reds-69684

External links

• Official site of the Queensland Reds
• Official site of the QRU

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