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2006 Harlequins Rugby League season

The 2006 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-seventh in the club's history, their eleventh season in the Super League and the first as the rebranded Harlequins Rugby League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League XI, finishing in 7th place. The club also got to the quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

2006 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XI Rank7th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2006 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 704; against: 873
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachTony Rea
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance4,642
High attendance12,301
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dorn - 18
GoalsHenry Paul - 42
PointsHenry Paul - 89
Home colours
Away colours
← 2005 List of seasons 2007 →

2006 Harlequins Rugby League squad edit

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Mark McLinden   Fullback 27   Canberra Raiders 19 14 0 1 57
2 Jon Wells   Wing 27   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 1 0 0 4
3 Paul Sykes   Centre 25   Bradford Bulls 8 2 8 0 24
4 Tyrone Smith   Centre 23   Sydney Roosters 30 9 0 0 36
5 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa   Wing 26   Manly Sea Eagles 30 9 0 0 36
6 Luke Dorn   Stand-off 24   Sydney Roosters 27 18 0 0 72
7 Tommy Leuluai   Scrum-half 21   New Zealand Warriors 18 7 0 0 28
8 Karl Temata   Prop 28   New Zealand Warriors 12 1 0 0 4
9 Neil Budworth   Hooker 24   Wigan Warriors 23 0 0 0 0
10 Daniel Heckenberg   Prop 26   Manly Sea Eagles 25 1 0 0 4
11 Solomon Haumono   Second-row 30   Manly Sea Eagles 21 6 0 0 24
12 Lee Hopkins   Second-row 28   Penrith Panthers 26 8 0 0 32
13 Rob Purdham   Loose forward 26   Whitehaven 26 4 32 0 80
14 Danny Williams   Second-row 33   Melbourne Storm 25 4 0 0 16
15 David Mills   Prop 25   Widnes Vikings 30 2 0 0 8
16 Joe Mbu   Second-row 22   Doncaster Lakers 16 2 0 0 8
17 Mark Tookey   Prop 29   Castleford Tigers 29 1 0 0 4
18 Matt Gafa   Centre 28   Canberra Raiders 24 4 19 0 54
19 Tony Clubb   Wing 19   London Broncos Academy 7 4 0 0 16
20 Fili Lolohea   Prop 27   South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 0 0 0 0
21 Tim Hartley   Stand-off 20   Salford City Reds 3 3 0 0 12
22 Rikki Sheriffe   Wing 22   Halifax 4 2 0 0 8
23 Chad Randall   Hooker 25   Manly Sea Eagles 25 7 0 0 28
24 Pat Weisner   Hooker 24   Halifax 19 7 0 0 28
25 Zeb Luisi   Fullback 21   London Broncos Academy 24 4 0 0 16
26 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook   Second-row 20   London Broncos Academy 5 0 0 0 0
27 Henry Paul   Stand-off 32   Gloucester Rugby 17 1 42 1 89
28 Michael Worrincy   Second-row 20   London Broncos Academy 6 4 0 0 16
29 Paul Noone   Second-row 25   Warrington Wolves 7 0 0 0 0
30 Tony Stewart   Wing 27   Salford City Reds 4 0 0 0 0

Sources:[1][2]

Super League XI table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   St Helens (L, C) 28 24 0 4 939 430 +509 48 Semi-final
2   Hull F.C. 28 20 0 8 720 578 +142 40
3   Leeds Rhinos 28 19 0 9 869 543 +326 38 Elimination play-offs
4   Bradford Bulls 28 16 2 10 802 568 +234 32[a]
5   Salford City Reds 28 13 0 15 600 539 +61 26
6   Warrington Wolves 28 13 0 15 743 721 +22 26
7   Harlequins 28 11 1 16 556 823 −267 23
8   Wigan Warriors 28 12 0 16 644 715 −71 22[b]
9   Huddersfield Giants 28 11 0 17 609 753 −144 22
10   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 10 0 18 591 717 −126 20
11   Castleford Tigers (R) 28 9 1 18 575 968 −393 19 Relegation to National League One
12   Catalans Dragons (X) 28 8 0 20 601 894 −293 16
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated; (X) Exempt from relegation[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.[4][5]
  2. ^ Wigan deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.[5][6]

2006 Challenge Cup edit

Quins RL were knocked out in the quarter-finals by the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley for the second successive year.[7]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Harlequins RL 48-6 Toulouse Olympique 2 April 2006 The Stoop 3,917
Fifth round Harlequins RL 82-8 Barrow Raiders 21 May 2006 The Stoop 1,512
Quarter-finals Leeds Rhinos 36-18 Harlequins RL 4 June 2006 Headingley 5,332

References edit

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ SLstats - 2006 Summary
  3. ^ Orlovac, Mark (10 February 2006). "Catalans banking on home success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Bulls punished for salary breach". BBC Sport. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b "New salary cap for Super League". BBC Sport. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Wigan back in mire after penalty". BBC Sport. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  7. ^ "2006 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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