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

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Round 1

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull FC 18 – 10   Wigan Warriors 13 February, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Phil Bentham 14,573
  Leeds Rhinos 18 – 4   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 13 February, 20:00 GMT Headingley Carnegie Stadium Steve Ganson 15,643
  St. Helens 26 – 14   Warrington Wolves 13 February, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ian Smith 17,009
  Catalans Dragons 8 – 30   Huddersfield Giants 14 February, 17:00 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Gareth Hewer 7,520
  Salford City Reds 28 – 16   Crusaders 14 February, 19:30 GMT The Willows Thierry Alibert 4,026
  Bradford Bulls 13 – 13   Hull Kingston Rovers 15 February, 15:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 12,141
  Castleford Tigers 8 – 12   Harlequins RL 15 February, 15:30 GMT The Jungle Jamie Leahy 7,049
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 2

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull Kingston Rovers 10 – 19   Leeds Rhinos 20 February, 20:00 GMT Craven Park Phil Bentham 8,623
  Wigan Warriors 22 – 28   Castleford Tigers 20 February, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Steve Ganson 12,079
  Celtic Crusaders 20 – 28   Hull FC 21 February, 18:00 GMT Brewery Field Jamie Leahy 5,272
  Warrington Wolves 20 – 40   Catalans Dragons 21 February, 18:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Jason Robinson 7,947
  Huddersfield Giants 6 – 23   St Helens RLFC 22 February, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Thierry Alibert 11,338
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 29 – 10   Salford City Reds 22 February, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Ian Smith 6,578
  Harlequins RL 18 – 42   Bradford Bulls 8 August, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 3,112
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 3

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  • 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 .
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 28 – 6   Celtic Crusaders 6 February, 20:00 GMT Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ben Thaler 14,827
  Bradford Bulls 12 – 16   Huddersfield Giants 27 February, 20:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Steve Ganson 10,186
  Hull FC 28 – 12   Catalans Dragons 27 February, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Ben Thaler 12,482
  St Helens RLFC 19 – 20   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 February, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ian Smith 11,830
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 48 – 22   Warrington Wolves 27 February, 20:00 GMT Belle Vue Phil Bentham 5,169
  Harlequins RL 18 – 24   Wigan Warriors 28 February, 17:30 GMT Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 3,883
  Castleford Tigers 52 – 16   Salford City Reds 28 February, 18:00 GMT The Jungle Gareth Hewer 7,052
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 4

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Huddersfield Giants 20 – 24   Hull FC 6 March, 20:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 10,459
  Salford City Reds 18 – 48   Harlequins RL 6 March, 20:00 GMT The Willows Jamie Leahy 3,367
  Wigan Warriors 44 – 10   Bradford Bulls 7 March, 17:30 GMT JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 12,588
  Catalans Dragons 22 – 24   Castleford Tigers 7 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwood 8,150
  Celtic Crusaders 0 – 4   St Helens RLFC 7 March, 18:00 GMT Brewery Field Phil Bentham 6,351
  Hull Kingston Rovers 31 – 18   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 March, 15:00 GMT Craven Park Thierry Alibert 9,038
  Warrington Wolves 14 – 20   Leeds Rhinos 8 March, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,863
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 5

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 34 – 10   Wigan Warriors 13 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ian Smith 17,677
  St Helens RLFC 38 – 12   Salford City Reds 13 March, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 9,723
  Harlequins RL 60 – 8   Warrington Wolves 14 March, 15:00 GMT Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 3,206
  Castleford Tigers 24 – 26   Huddersfield Giants 14 March, 18:00 GMT The Jungle Steve Ganson 6,572
  Hull Kingston Rovers 48 – 18   Celtic Crusaders 15 March, 15:00 GMT Craven Park Ben Thaler 8,046
  Bradford Bulls 24 – 36   Hull FC 15 March, 15:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 11,327
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 – 10   Catalans Dragons 15 March, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue James Child 4,807
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 6

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  • 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.[1] The match was rearranged to coincide with the quarterfinal stage of the 2009 Challenge Cup, in which both sides had already been knocked-out.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull FC 18 – 19   Castleford Tigers 20 March, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Thierry Alibert 14,028
  St Helens RLFC 26 – 18   Leeds Rhinos 20 March, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 13,966
  Salford City Reds 12 – 38   Wigan Warriors 20 March, 20:00 GMT The Willows Gareth Hewer 7,016
  Catalans Dragons 24 – 30   Bradford Bulls 21 March, 17:00 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 7,620
  Huddersfield Giants 46 – 6   Harlequins RL 22 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ben Thaler 6,356
  Warrington Wolves 24 – 12   Hull Kingston Rovers 22 March, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 8,457
  Celtic Crusaders 6 – 50   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 May, 19:00 BST Brewery Field Ben Thaler 2,089
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 7

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  • A minute's silence was held before each match this round in memory of Leon Walker.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 42 – 14   Catalans Dragons 27 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ben Thaler 13,425
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 – 42   St Helens RLFC 27 March, 20:00 GMT Belle Vue Thierry Alibert 6,038
  Wigan Warriors 8 – 22   Huddersfield Giants 27 March, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 11,670
  Harlequins RL 22 – 12   Hull FC 28 March, 18:00 GMT Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 3,593
  Hull Kingston Rovers 48 – 12   Salford City Reds 29 March, 15:00 BST Craven Park Steve Ganson 8,104
  Warrington Wolves 27 – 22   Celtic Crusaders 29 March, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ian Smith 7,854
  Castleford Tigers 28 – 26   Bradford Bulls 29 March, 15:30 BST The Jungle Gareth Hewer 9,185
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 8

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Wigan Warriors 12 – 19   St Helens RLFC 9 April, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 22,332
  Harlequins RL 24 – 28   Catalans Dragons 9 April, 20:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 2,539
  Hull FC 14 – 18   Hull Kingston Rovers 10 April, 13:00 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 22,337
  Salford City Reds 18 – 16   Warrington Wolves 10 April, 15:00 BST The Willows Jamie Leahy 6,150
  Huddersfield Giants 30 – 10   Celtic Crusaders 10 April, 19:30 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 6,407
  Bradford Bulls 10 – 6   Leeds Rhinos 10 April, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ian Smith 14,554
  Castleford Tigers 6 – 35   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10 April, 20:00 BST The Jungle Phil Bentham 10,155
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 9

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull Kingston Rovers 8 – 30   Huddersfield Giants 13 April, 14:00 BST Craven Park Ben Thaler 8,731
  Celtic Crusaders 18 – 40   Harlequins RL 13 April, 15:00 BST Brewery Field Ian Smith 3,009
  Leeds Rhinos 20 – 30   Salford City Reds 13 April, 15:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium James Child 14,381
  St Helens RLFC 44 – 22   Hull FC 13 April, 15:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Thierry Alibert 13,684
  Warrington Wolves 6 – 28   Castleford Tigers 13 April, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 8,202
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24 – 22   Bradford Bulls 13 April, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 6,516
  Catalans Dragons 40 – 24   Wigan Warriors 13 April, 17:20 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Phil Bentham 9,490
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 10

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  • 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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Bradford Bulls 22 – 58   Warrington Wolves 17 April, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Thierry Alibert 8,643
  Hull FC 14 – 21   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 17 April, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Gareth Hewer 11,975
  Catalans Dragons 38 – 6   Salford City Reds 18 April, 17:30 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ben Thaler 8,327
  Huddersfield Giants 6 – 34   Leeds Rhinos 18 April, 18:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 11,593
  Harlequins RL 12 – 32   Hull Kingston Rovers 19 April, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Phil Bentham 3,492
  Wigan Warriors 44 – 10   Celtic Crusaders 19 April, 15:00 BST JJB Stadium Steve Ganson 12,371
  Castleford Tigers 22 – 68   St Helens RLFC 19 April, 15:30 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 8,003
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 11

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  • 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.
  • The top four teams in the league before this round; St Helens, Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield, all lose their fixtures.
  • Shaun Ainscough scores 4 tries against Wakefield, while Chris Hicks scores a hat-trick for the second successive weekend, this time against Huddersfield.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 4 – 21   Harlequins RL 24 April, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Steve Ganson 13,912
  St Helens RLFC 30 – 34   Bradford Bulls 24 April, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 14,000
  Salford City Reds 14 – 18   Hull FC 25 April, 18:00 BST The Willows Jamie Leahy 4,165
  Celtic Crusaders 22 – 34   Castleford Tigers 26 April, 15:00 BST Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 2,857
  Hull Kingston Rovers 44 – 10   Catalans Dragons 26 April, 15:00 BST Craven Park Ian Smith 8,115
  Warrington Wolves 40 – 18   Huddersfield Giants 26 April, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 8,007
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 26 – 40   Wigan Warriors 26 April, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ben Thaler 5,521
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 12

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Salford City Reds 16 – 24   Harlequins RL 2 May, 15:00 BST Murrayfield Stadium Gareth Hewer 29,627*
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 – 32   Bradford Bulls 2 May, 17:00 BST Murrayfield Stadium Ian Smith 29,627*
  Wigan Warriors 38 – 18   St Helens RLFC 2 May, 19:00 BST Murrayfield Stadium Steve Ganson 29,627*
  Huddersfield Giants 40 – 16   Celtic Crusaders 3 May, 12:30 BST Murrayfield Stadium Ben Thaler 30,122*
  Hull FC 24 – 16   Castleford Tigers 3 May, 14:45 BST Murrayfield Stadium Phil Bentham 30,122*
  Catalans Dragons 16 – 36   Leeds Rhinos 3 May, 17:00 BST Murrayfield Stadium Thierry Alibert 30,122*
  Warrington Wolves 28 – 36   Hull Kingston Rovers 3 May, 19:00 BST Murrayfield Stadium Richard Silverwood 30,122*
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

* The attendances displayed are total aggregate attendances for each of the two days.

Round 13

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  • Celtic win their first ever Super League match, ending an 11-match losing sequence.
  • Following their win on the Friday night, Hull KR take top position in the league briefly, until St Helens regain top spot on Saturday evening.
  • Leeds beat Castleford with the last kick of the match, a penalty conceded on 79:57 and converted after the hooter sounded.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Castleford Tigers 22 – 24   Leeds Rhinos 15 May, 20:00 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 8,082
  Wigan Warriors 12 – 20   Hull Kingston Rovers 15 May, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,415
  Hull FC 16 – 18   Warrington Wolves 16 May, 18:00 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 10,997
  Catalans Dragons 28 – 32   St Helens RLFC 16 May, 18:15 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Phil Bentham 9,065
  Huddersfield Giants 4 – 24   Salford City Reds 17 May, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Thierry Alibert 6,903
  Harlequins RL 24 – 17   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 17 May, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Ben Thaler 3,612
  Bradford Bulls 24 – 30   Celtic Crusaders 17 May, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium James Child 7,602

Round 14

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  • Hull KR record their sixth win in a row, after a home victory to Castleford, who have failed to win a game during regular time in four matches.
  • Bradford lose to both of Super League XIV's newly promoted sides, Celtic and Salford respectively, in successive weeks.
  • Wigan's defeat at Warrington means they have never won at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in a professional match to date since the stadium's opening in 2004.
  • In the first ever Super League match not to feature an English side, Celtic's hapless form at home continues with a defeat to Catalans, bringing their Brewery Field 2009 record to five defeats out of five.
  • David Hodgson claims a hat-trick and Huddersfield score ten tries as Wakefield lose five matches in a row, this being their worst defeat since Round 24 of Super League X in terms of defeat margin.
  • Keith Senior scores twice in his 300th match for Leeds, who comfortably beat Hull FC at Headingley.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull Kingston Rovers 16 – 6   Castleford Tigers 22 May, 20:00 BST Craven Park Gareth Hewer 8,104
  St Helens RLFC 22 – 12   Harlequins RL 22 May, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Steve Ganson 9,359
  Salford City Reds 18 – 10   Bradford Bulls 22 May, 20:00 BST The Willows Phil Bentham 4,383
  Warrington Wolves 16 – 8   Wigan Warriors 22 May, 20:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 10,718
  Celtic Crusaders 18 – 30   Catalans Dragons 23 May, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Richard Silverwood 2,927
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 – 54   Huddersfield Giants 24 May, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 5,037
  Leeds Rhinos 46 – 16   Hull FC 26 May, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Thierry Alibert 15,929

Round 15

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  • Catalans record only their second ever win against Leeds, thanks to a try awarded by the video referee after the full eighty minutes had elapsed.
  • Warrington extend their winning streak to five after defeating Castleford.
  • Wigan claim their second home win over Salford in as many weekends, following their victory in the Challenge Cup seven days earlier.
  • Hull FC's home form continues to decline, after a defeat to St Helens means they have lost all of their last six matches at the KC Stadium.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Huddersfield Giants 22 – 6   Hull Kingston Rovers 5 June, 20:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 6,346
  Wigan Warriors 34 – 18   Salford City Reds 5 June, 20:00 BST The Willows Ian Smith 11,550
  Hull FC 6 – 30   St Helens RLFC 5 June, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 12,009
  Harlequins RL 26 – 6   Celtic Crusaders 6 June, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Jamie Leahy 2,245
  Catalans Dragons 32 – 30   Leeds Rhinos 6 June, 17:15 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 7,913
  Castleford Tigers 18 – 34   Warrington Wolves 6 June, 17:45 BST The Jungle Ben Thaler 5,628
  Bradford Bulls 36 – 22   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7 June, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Thierry Alibert 8,387

Round 16

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  • A test match between France and England is played in Paris over this weekend. Players on international duty miss their respective club's matches. Due to the test, and because ten Catalans players were selected for France,[3] the round's fixture between Catalans and Salford was rearranged for 7 August.[4]
  • Craig Stapleton is sent off for using foul and abusive language in Salford's match against Catalans.[5]
  • Castleford drop out of the play-off places on points difference after a heavy defeat to St Helens.
  • The first Super League home win at Brewery Field comes with defeat of Wigan.
  • For the fiftieth year in a row, Huddersfield fail to win at Headingley. Leeds leapfrog Hull KR for second place.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull Kingston Rovers 10 – 40   Harlequins RL 12 June, 20:00 BST Craven Park Phil Bentham 7,874
  St Helens RLFC 50 – 10   Castleford Tigers 12 June, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ian Smith 9,680
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 37 – 22   Hull FC 13 June, 18:00 BST Belle Vue Ben Thaler 4,721
  Celtic Crusaders 22 – 16   Wigan Warriors 13 June, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Steve Ganson 5,253
  Warrington Wolves 10 – 21   Bradford Bulls 14 June, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 9,606
  Leeds Rhinos 20 – 12   Huddersfield Giants 14 June, 15:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Thierry Alibert 14,934
  Salford City Reds 16 – 18   Catalans Dragons 7 August, 20:00 BST The Willows Phil Bentham 3,475

Round 17

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"Perpignan has a population of a little over 100,000 but there are three million inhabitants in Barcelona which is a two hours drive at the moment and will become much closer when the high-speed link is completed."

– Christophe Levy, Catalans Dragons general manager[6]

  • Catalans' home match against the Warrington was rearranged to take place in Spain, at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the venue for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The aim was to spread the sport of rugby league into Catalonia, in what the Catalans' general manager described as the club's "Magic Weekend".[6] Over 15,000 advance tickets were sold.[6]
  • The Wigan vs Wakefield fixture was played before Round 1, due to maintenance work at the JJB Stadium during the month of June in anticipation of the upcoming Premier League season, in which Wigan Athletic F.C. play in sharing the same stadium. Both clubs had a week's break over this round's weekend as a result.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Wigan Warriors 6 – 12   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 February, 15:00 GMT JJB Stadium Ian Smith 14,377
  Huddersfield Giants 6 – 13   Castleford Tigers 19 June, 20:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 6,010
  Hull FC 14 – 12   Salford City Reds 19 June, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 11,218
  Celtic Crusaders 18 – 32   Hull Kingston Rovers 20 June, 18:00 BST Brewery Field James Child 3,015
  Harlequins RL 14 – 48   Leeds Rhinos 20 June, 18:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 4,378
  Catalans Dragons 12 – 24   Warrington Wolves 20 June, 18:00 BST Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Thierry Alibert 18,150
  Bradford Bulls 18 – 44   St Helens RLFC 21 June, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 10,599
Source: "Super League XIV 2009 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.

Round 18

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 33 – 20   Bradford Bulls 26 June, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Phil Bentham 17,824
  St Helens RLFC 30 – 0   Celtic Crusaders 26 June, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Gareth Hewer 8,684
  Salford City Reds 10 – 34   Huddersfield Giants 26 June, 20:00 BST The Willows Ben Thaler 3,721
  Castleford Tigers 20 – 22   Catalans Dragons 27 June, 18:00 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 5,508
  Warrington Wolves 24 – 12   Hull FC 28 June, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,170
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 – 18   Harlequins RL 28 June, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 5,079
  Hull Kingston Rovers 28 – 36   Wigan Warriors 28 June, 18:15 BST Craven Park Thierry Alibert 9,007

Round 19

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  • David Howell of Harlequins becomes the first player of the season to be sent off, in Quins' match against Wigan at the JJB.
  • Keith Senior, who holds the record for most Super League appearances, plays and scores in his 500th professional match.[7]
  • Jean-Philippe Baile picks up a hat-trick for Catalans as Hull KR lose their third game in a row and consequently drop to fourth in the table.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Salford City Reds 20 – 10   St Helens RLFC 3 July, 20:00 BST The Willows James Child 4,808
  Wigan Warriors 40 – 12   Harlequins RL 3 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Steve Ganson 14,977
  Hull FC 30 – 43   Leeds Rhinos 4 July, 17:00 BST KC Stadium Ian Smith 11,780
  Celtic Crusaders 6 – 22   Warrington Wolves 4 July, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 3,231
  Catalans Dragons 23 – 12   Hull Kingston Rovers 4 July, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwod 9,073
  Bradford Bulls 38 – 40   Castleford Tigers 5 July, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 8,971
  Huddersfield Giants 30 – 14   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 7,486

Round 20

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Wigan Warriors 24 – 22   Catalans Dragons 10 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 11,543
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 – 32   Leeds Rhinos 10 July, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,425
  Harlequins RL 16 – 32   Huddersfield Giants 11 July, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 3,916
  Warrington Wolves 26 – 40   St Helens RLFC 11 July, 18:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 12,075
  Celtic Crusaders 25 – 12   Salford City Reds 11 July, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Phil Bentham 3,009
  Hull Kingston Rovers 32 – 12   Bradford Bulls 12 July, 15:00 BST Craven Park Ian Smith 8,206
  Castleford Tigers 40 – 18   Hull FC 12 July, 15:30 BST The Jungle Jamie Leahy 8,297

Round 21

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  • With normal kicker Kyle Eastmond out due to mumps, Paul Wellens misses all six of his attempts at goal in a game St Helens lose.
  • Leeds come from behind against Hull KR, to end the round level on points with league leaders St Helens.
  • Hull FC bounce back from three straight defeats with a win against Celtic at home.
  • Six Catalans players score tries as Harlequins suffer their fifth successive defeat.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull FC 22 – 6   Celtic Crusaders 17 July, 20:00 BST KC Stadium James Child 10,397
  Leeds Rhinos 24 – 14   Hull Kingston Rovers 17 July, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ben Thaler 16,192
  St Helens RLFC 20 – 22   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 17 July, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Thierry Alibert 8,651
  Salford City Reds 12 – 18   Castleford Tigers 17 July, 20:00 BST The Willows Gareth Hewer 3,487
  Bradford Bulls 14 – 20   Wigan Warriors 19 July, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 9,487
  Huddersfield Giants 28 – 10   Warrington Wolves 19 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 7,107
  Catalans Dragons 38 – 16   Harlequins RL 19 July, 17:30 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 8,324

Round 22

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  • Harlequins drop out of the play-offs for the first time all season, and because of their defeat to St Helens, only five teams remain with a positive points difference.
  • Steve Menzies of Bradford becomes the first Super League player to contract swine flu.[8]
  • In the last match at the JJB Stadium before its name change on 1 August over 20,000 attendees see Wigan defeat Leeds, the tenth such attendance in the stadium's Super League history.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Wigan Warriors 28 – 10   Leeds Rhinos 24 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 20,295
  Harlequins RL 24 – 44   St Helens RLFC 25 July, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop James Child 4,258
  Hull Kingston Rovers 24 – 18   Hull FC 25 July, 18:00 BST Craven Park Richard Silverwood 9,450
  Celtic Crusaders 12 – 34   Bradford Bulls 25 July, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 3,089
  Warrington Wolves 62 – 20   Salford City Reds 26 July, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 8,906
  Huddersfield Giants 36 – 12   Catalans Dragons 26 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 5,823
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12 – 20   Castleford Tigers 26 July, 15:00 BST Belle Vue Ian Smith 8,371

Round 23

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  • For the sixth consecutive year, Wigan fail to win at Knowsley Road.
  • Hull FC become the second team to be 'nilled' this season, as Celtic get 'nilled' for the third time.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  St Helens RLFC 10 – 6   Wigan Warriors 31 July, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ben Thaler 15,563
  Salford City Reds 24 – 30   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 31 July, 20:00 BST The Willows James Child 3,151
  Hull FC 0 – 24   Huddersfield Giants 31 July, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 11,191
  Leeds Rhinos 24 – 22   Warrington Wolves 1 August, 18:30 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ian Smith 13,386
  Catalans Dragons 34 – 0   Celtic Crusaders 1 August, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwood 6,874
  Castleford Tigers 28 – 46   Hull Kingston Rovers 2 August, 12:00 BST The Jungle Thierry Alibert 8,709
  Bradford Bulls 14 – 22   Harlequins RL 2 August, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 7,813

Round 24

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  • Leeds become the first team to score 70 or more points in a match this season.
  • Wigan beat Warrington in the first game since the JJB Stadium was renamed as the DW Stadium.
  • Danny Brough is sent off for dissent, having already been sin-binned earlier in the match, during Wakefield's defeat of Celtic.[9]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 76 – 12   Castleford Tigers 14 August, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Ben Thaler 16,931
  Wigan Warriors 36 – 16   Warrington Wolves 14 August, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,452
  Harlequins RL 22 – 26   Salford City Reds 15 August, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 2,612
  Catalans Dragons 18 – 6   Hull FC 15 August, 20:15 BST Stade de la Méditerranée Ian Smith 9,800
  Hull Kingston Rovers 26 – 10   St Helens RLFC 16 August, 15:00 BST Craven Park Steve Ganson 8,976
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 46 – 12   Celtic Crusaders 16 August, 15:30 BST Belle Vue James Child 7,893
  Huddersfield Giants 18 – 28   Bradford Bulls 16 August, 19:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 7,982

Round 25

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull FC 26 – 6   Harlequins RL 21 August, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 15,592
  St Helens RLFC 12 – 10   Huddersfield Giants 21 August, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ian Smith 8,708
  Salford City Reds 10 – 14   Hull Kingston Rovers 21 August, 20:00 BST The Willows Jamie Leahy 4,224
  Warrington Wolves 28 – 40   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 21 August, 20:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 8,681
  Celtic Crusaders 0 – 68   Leeds Rhinos 22 August, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Thierry Alibert 5,597
  Bradford Bulls 42 – 18   Catalans Dragons 23 August, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 7,919
  Castleford Tigers 26 – 29   Wigan Warriors 23 August, 19:00 BST The Jungle Steve Ganson 6,574

Round 26

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  • In an ill-tempered affair, Leeds pull ahead of St Helens on points at the top of the table with only one round of the regular season remaining.
  • Wigan's win over Hull FC guarantees them a home tie in the first weekend of the play-offs (as they are now sure to finish 5th or 6th in the table), while Hull FC now have no chance of making the play-offs.
  • Clint Newton scores a hat-trick in a win that maintains Hull KR's 3rd spot, and leaves Warrington struggling to qualify for the play-offs.
  • Like Wigan, Wakefield's win guarantees them 5th or 6th spot, and a home tie in the first round of the play-offs.
  • Huddersfield keep up the pressure on Hull KR with a win over Celtic.
  • After a sub-standard season, Bradford keep their play-off hopes alive with a win over Salford.
  • Castleford guarantee themselves a place in the play-offs, at the expense of Harlequins, who now look unlikely to qualify.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 18 – 10   St Helens RLFC 4 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Phil Bentham 19,997
  Wigan Warriors 34 – 22   Hull FC 4 September, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Ben Thaler 12,491
  Hull Kingston Rovers 40 – 16   Warrington Wolves 5 September, 17:30 BST Craven Park Richard Silverwood 8,579
  Catalans Dragons 20 – 34   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 September, 17:45 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 8,755
  Celtic Crusaders 16 – 42   Huddersfield Giants 5 September, 18:00 BST Brewery Field Steve Ganson 1,988
  Bradford Bulls 44 – 18   Salford City Reds 6 September, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium James Child 8,167
  Harlequins RL 0 – 48   Castleford Tigers 6 September, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 3,824

Round 27

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  • Leeds secure the League Leaders' Shield for the first time since 2004 with a close victory over Salford.
  • Catalans secure a play-off position by beating St Helens.
  • Despite winning their fifth game in a row, Bradford fail to make the play-offs.
  • Huddersfield beat Wigan to secure 3rd place in the final table.
  • Castleford's victory over Celtic guarantees them 7th place in the table.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull FC 18 – 21   Bradford Bulls 11 September, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,412
  St Helens RLFC 12 – 24   Catalans Dragons 11 September, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ben Thaler 8,268
  Salford City Reds 24 – 30   Leeds Rhinos 11 September, 20:00 BST The Willows Thierry Alibert 6,101
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24 – 10   Hull Kingston Rovers 12 September, 18:00 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,328
  Huddersfield Giants 48 – 16   Wigan Warriors 13 September, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 8,988
  Warrington Wolves 44 – 34   Harlequins RL 13 September, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 10,387
  Castleford Tigers 35 – 22   Celtic Crusaders 13 September, 15:30 BST The Jungle James Child 6,547

Final table

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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

Progression table

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  • Green cells indicate teams in play-off places at the end of the round. An underlined number indicates the team finished first in the table in that round.
  • Note: Table is in round-by-round format, and does not necessarily follow chronological order. Rearranged fixtures are treated as though they were played on their respective rounds' weekends. Rearranged fixtures:
    • Harlequins RL vs Bradford Bulls, Round 2
    • Leeds Rhinos vs Celtic Crusaders, Round 3
    • Celtic Crusaders vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Round 6
    • Wigan Warriors vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Round 17
  Team Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1   St. Helens 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
2   Leeds 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26
3   Hull Kingston Rovers 1 1 3 5 7 7 9 11 11 13 15 17 19 21 21 21 23 23
4   Huddersfield 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22
5   Harlequins RL 2 2* 4* 6* 6* 8* 8* 10* 10* 12* 14* 16* 16* 18* 20* 20* 20*
6   Wakefield Trinity 0 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20
7   Warrington 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18
8   Wigan 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 16
9   Hull FC 2 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
10   Castleford 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
11   Catalans Dragons 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 12* 14*
12   Bradford 1 1* 1* 1* 3* 3* 5* 5* 5* 7* 9* 9* 9* 11* 13* 13* 13*
13   Salford 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10* 10*
14   Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4

*: Indicates team has a game in-hand due to a postponed match

Play-offs

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The 2009 Super League play-offs took place in September and October 2009. They decided which two teams contested the Grand Final.

Format

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Super League has used a play-off system since Super League III in 1998. When introduced, 5 teams qualified for the play-offs, which was subsequently expanded to 6 teams in 2002. For the first time, eight teams will compete in the play-offs in 2009.[10]

Following the final round of matches, all eight play-off teams will be decided. The 2009 play-offs see the introduction of a system where the winning team from week one with the highest League placing will be allowed to select their opponents for week three.[10] Except this choosing opportunity, the new format follows the play-off system of the Australian Football League.

Super League XIV play-offs bracket
Qualifying/Elimination playoffsPreliminary semifinalsQualifying semifinalsGrand Final
1  Leeds Rhinos44
4  Hull Kingston Rovers8
  Hull Kingston Rovers16
  Wigan Warriors30Leeds selected Catalans[11]
5  Wigan Warriors18  Leeds Rhinos27
8  Castleford Tigers12  Catalans Dragons2010 October, Old Trafford
  Leeds Rhinos18
  St. Helens10
6  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats16  St. Helens14
7  Catalans Dragons25  Wigan Warriors10
  Catalans Dragons16
  Huddersfield Giants6
2  St. Helens15
3  Huddersfield Giants2

Week 1. Qualifying/Elimination play-offs: Fixtures decided by regular reason finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 2. Preliminary semi-finals: Fixtures decided by regular season finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 3. Qualifying semi-finals: Winners of Qualifying play-offs play winners of Qualifying semi-finals. Fixtures decided by club call. Winners of Qualifying play-offs receive home ground advantage.

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 44 – 8   Hull Kingston Rovers 18 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Steve Ganson 11,220
  St. Helens 15 – 2   Huddersfield Giants 19 September, 18:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 6,157
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 – 25   Catalans Dragons 19 September, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 4,008
  Wigan Warriors 18 – 12   Castleford Tigers 20 September, 19:00 BST DW Stadium Ian Smith 8,689
Eliminated: Wakefield, Castleford
  • Chev Walker suffers a compound fracture of his leg as Leeds beat Hull KR, to progress to the Qualifying Semi-Finals.
  • St Helens and Leeds progressed directly to week three.

Preliminary Semi-Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Huddersfield Giants 6 – 16   Catalans Dragons 25 September, 20:00 BST Galpharm Stadium S Ganson 4,263
  Hull Kingston Rovers 10 – 30   Wigan Warriors 26 September, 17:30 BST Craven Park R Silverwood 8,162
Eliminated: Huddersfield, Hull KR

Semi-finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 27 – 20   Catalans Dragons 2 October, 20:00 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,409
  St. Helens 14 – 10   Wigan Warriors 3 October, 17:30 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Steve Ganson 13,087
Eliminated: Catalans, Wigan
  • Under the rules of the Super League play-off system, Leeds were awarded a "club call", which allowed them to decide which of the winners from the Preliminary Semi-Finals they played.
  • Leeds choose to play Catalans Dragons.

Grand final

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Club 1 Score Club 2 Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 18 – 10   St. Helens 10 October, 18:05[12] BST Old Trafford, Manchester Steve Ganson 63,259[13]

See also

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References

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  10. ^ a b "New top eight play-off format for engage Super League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
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