2009 Hull Kingston Rovers season

In 2009, Hull Kingston Rovers, competing in their 128th season, played in their third Super League season, as well as the 2009 Challenge Cup.

2009 Hull Kingston Rovers season
Super League XIV Rank
Challenge Cup
2009 record	draws: 0; losses: 0
Team information
Stadium	New Craven Park
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Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (In)

Name	Transferred from	Date released
Michael Dobson	Canberra Raiders	May 2008
Ryan Esders	York City Knights	October 2008
Nick Fozzard	St Helens R.F.C.	October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (Out)

Name	Transferred to	Date released
James Webster	Hull F.C.	October 2008
Luke Menzies	Batley Bulldogs	October 2008
Jon Steel	Featherstone Rovers	October 2008
Chris Chester	Retired	October 2008
Kirk Netherton	Castleford Tigers	October 2008

Full squad

No.	Player	Position	Previous club
1	Shaun Briscoe	Fullback	Hull FC
2	Peter Fox	Winger	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
3	Chev Walker	Centre	Bath Rugby
4	Jake Webster	Centre	Gold Coast Titans
5	Liam Colbon	Winger	Wigan Warriors
6	Paul Cooke	Stand Off	Hull FC
7	Michael Dobson	Scrum-half	Canberra Raiders
8	Nick Fozzard	Prop	St. Helens
9	Ben Fisher	Hooker	Halifax
10	David Mills	Prop	Harlequins RL
11	Clint Newton	Second Row	Melbourne Storm
12	Ben Galea	Second Row	Wests Tigers
13	Scott Murrell	Loose forward	Leeds Rhinos
14	Stanley Gene	Utility	Bradford Bulls
15	Daniel Fitzhenry	Winger	Wests Tigers
16	Jason Netherton	Second row	Leeds Rhinos
17	Makali Aizue	Prop	Goroka Lahanis
18	Scott Wheeldon	Prop	Hull F.C.
19	Kris Welham	Centre	Hull Kingston Rovers
20	Michael Vella	Prop	Parramatta Eels
21	Chaz I'Anson	Scrum-half	Hull Kingston Rovers
22	Liam Watts	Prop	Castleford Tigers
23	Ryan Esders	Loose forward	York City Knights
24	Rhys Lovegrove	Centre	St George-Illawarra Dragons
25	Scott Spaven	Second row	Hull Kingston Rovers
28	Ben Cockayne	Fullback	Doncaster Lakers

Fixtures and results

Competition	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Home/Away	Venue	Attendance	Date
Friendly	N/A	Warrington Wolves	Win	24–32	Away	Halliwell Jones Stadium	–	29 January 2009
Friendly	N/A	York City Knights	Loss	14–12	Away	Huntington Stadium	1,403	1 February 2009
Friendly	N/A	Salford City Reds	Win	18–16	Home	New Craven Park	3,570	6 February 2009
Super League XIV	1	Bradford Bulls	Draw	13–13	Away	Grattan Stadium	12,141	15 February 2009
Super League XIV	2	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	10–19	Home	New Craven Park	8,623	20 February 2009
Super League XIV	3	St Helens R.F.C.	Win	19–20	Away	GPW Recruitment Stadium	11,830	27 February 2009
Super League XIV	4	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Win	31–18	Home	New Craven Park	9,038	8 March 2009
Super League XIV	5	Crusaders	Win	48–18	Home	New Craven Park	8,046	15 March 2009
Super League XIV	6	Warrington Wolves	Loss	12–24	Away	Halliwell Jones Stadium	8,457	22 March 2009
Super League XIV	7	Salford City Reds	Win	48–12	Home	New Craven Park	8,104	29 March 2009
Challenge Cup 2009	4	Celtic Crusaders	Win	32–6	Home	New Craven Park	7,104	3 April 2009
Super League XIV	8	Hull F.C.	Win	14–18	Away	KC Stadium	22,337	10 April 2009
Super League XIV	9	Huddersfield Giants	Loss	8–30	Home	New Craven Park	8,731	13 April 2009
Super League XIV	10	Harlequins RL	Win	12–32	Away	The Twickenham Stoop	3,492	19 April 2009
Super League XIV	11	Catalans Dragons	Win	44–10	Home	New Craven Park	8,115	26 April 2009
Super League XIV	12	Warrington Wolves	Win	28–36	Neutral	Murrayfield Stadium	30,122	3 May 2009
Challenge Cup 2009	5	Sheffield Eagles	Win	34–24	Home	New Craven Park	4,955	10 May 2009
Super League XIV	13	Wigan Warriors	Win	12–20	Away	JJB Stadium	13,415	15 May 2009
Super League XIV	14	Castleford Tigers	Win	16–6	Home	New Craven Park	8,104	22 May 2009
Challenge Cup 2009	QF	Warrington Wolves	Loss	24–24	Home	New Craven Park	7,671	30 May 2009
Super League XIV	15	Huddersfield Giants	Loss	22–6	Away	Galpharm Stadium	6,346	5 June 2009
Super League XIV	16	Harlequins RL	Loss	10–40	Home	New Craven Park	7,874	14 June 2009
Super League XIV	17	Celtic Crusaders	Win	18–32	Away	Brewery Field	3,015	20 June 2009
Super League XIV	18	Wigan Warriors	Loss	28–36	Home	New Craven Park	9,007	28 June 2009
Super League XIV	19	Catalans Dragons	Loss	23–12	Away	Stade Gilbert Brutus	9,073	4 July 2009
Super League XIV	20	Bradford Bulls	Win	32–12	Home	New Craven Park	8,206	12 July 2009
Super League XIV	21	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	24–14	Away	Headingley Stadium	16,192	17 July 2009
Super League XIV	22	Hull FC	Win	24–18	Home	New Craven Park	9,450	26 July 2009
Super League XIV	23	Castleford Tigers	Win	28–46	Away	The Jungle	8,709	2 August 2009
Super League XIV	24	St Helens RLFC	Win	26–10	Home	New Craven Park	8,976	16 August 2009
Super League XIV	25	Salford City Reds	Win	10–14	Away	The Willows	4,224	21 August 2009
Super League XIV	26	Warrington Wolves	Win	40–16	Home	New Craven Park	8,579	6 September 2009
Super League XIV	27	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loss	10–24	Away	Belle Vue	6,328	12 September 2009
Super League XIV	PO	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	44–8	Away	Headingley Stadium	11,220	18 September 2009
Super League XIV	PO	Wigan Warriors	Loss	16–30	Home	New Craven Park	8,162	26 September 2009

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leeds Rhinos (L, C)	27	21	0	6	805	453	+352	42	Play-offs
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	27	11	0	16	591	691	−100	22
12	Hull F.C.	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

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Notes

^a Note A: Warrington won 24–25 via the golden point rule.

External links

• Hull KR's official website