2008 Harlequins Rugby League season

2008 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XIII Rank9th
Challenge CupFifth round
2008 recordWins: 12; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 639; against: 813
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachBrian McDermott
Captain
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance3,566
High attendance8,041
Top scorers
TriesTony Clubb - 10
Matt Gafa - 10
GoalsRob Purdham - 52
PointsRob Purdham - 124
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2008 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-ninth in the club's history and their thirteenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XIII, finishing in 9th place and reaching the Fifth round of the 2008 Challenge Cup.

2008 Squad

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Mark McLinden Australia Fullback 29 Canberra Raiders 7 1 0 0 4
2 Jon Wells England Wing 29 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 19 2 0 0 8
3 Matt Gafa Malta Centre 30 Canberra Raiders 14 10 0 0 40
4 David Howell Australia Centre 24 Canberra Raiders 26 8 0 0 32
5 Rikki Sheriffe England Wing 24 Doncaster 24 8 0 0 32
6 Scott Hill Australia Stand-off 31 Melbourne Storm 21 7 0 0 28
7 Danny Orr England Scrum-half 30 Wigan Warriors 25 5 0 0 20
8 Karl Temata Cook Islands Prop 30 New Zealand Warriors 26 1 0 0 4
9 Chad Randall Australia Hooker 27 Manly Sea Eagles 29 9 0 0 36
10 Daniel Heckenberg Scotland Prop 28 Manly Sea Eagles 12 0 0 0 0
11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook England Second-row 22 London Broncos Academy 15 5 0 0 20
13 Rob Purdham England Loose forward 28 Whitehaven 23 5 52 0 124
14 Julien Rinaldi France Hooker 29 Catalans Dragons 23 4 0 0 16
15 Chris Melling England Fullback 23 Wigan Warriors 20 6 0 0 24
16 Gareth Haggerty Ireland Prop 26 Salford City Reds 25 5 0 0 20
17 Danny Ward England Prop 28 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 1 0 0 4
18 Joe Mbu Zaire Second-row 24 Doncaster 23 1 0 0 4
19 Tony Clubb England Centre 21 London Broncos Academy 25 10 0 0 40
20 Jon Grayshon England Prop 25 Huddersfield Giants 21 2 0 0 8
21 David Tootill England Prop 22 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
22 Dwayne Barker England Second-row 23 Castleford Tigers 10 1 0 0 4
23 Henry Paul New Zealand Loose forward 34 Gloucester Rugby 27 7 39 1 107
24 Will Sharp Nigeria Centre 22 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 15 7 0 0 28
25 Lamont Bryan Jamaica Wing 20 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 5 0 0 0 0
26 Joe Walsh England Second-row 19 Leeds Rhinos 2 0 0 0 0
27 Michael Worrincy England Second-row 22 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 18 9 0 0 36
28 Dave Williams England Prop 21 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 1 0 0 0 0
29 Adam Janowski England Prop 20 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 1 0 0 0 0
30 Jamie O'Callaghan Ireland Centre 17 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 3 0 0 0 0
31 Dylan Skee England Stand-off 22 Harlequins Rugby League Academy 1 0 0 0 0

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2008 Signings & transfers

2008 Signings/Transfers : Gains
Player Previous club Years signed Until the end of
Scott Hill Melbourne Storm 2 2008
Julien Rinaldi Catalans Dragons 2 2008
Jon Grayshon Huddersfield Giants 1 2007
David Tootill Leeds Rhinos 2 2008
Chris Melling Wigan Warriors 1 2007
Danny Orr Wigan Warriors 3 2009
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 3 2009
Joe Walsh Leeds Rhinos 2 2008
Andy Smith Bradford Bulls 1 2007
Richard Villasanti Cronulla Sharks 2 2008
Luke Burgess Leeds Rhinos loan 2007
Joe Mbu Doncaster 1 2007
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 1 2007
Steve Bannister St. Helens 3 2009

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2008 Signings/Transfers : Losses
Player Signed for When left
Luke Dorn Salford City Reds 2006
Danny Williams Retirement 2006
Pat Weisner Hull Kingston Rovers 2006
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Manly Sea Eagles 2006
Neil Budworth Celtic Crusaders 2006
Thomas Leuluai Wigan Warriors 2006
Mark Tookey Manly Sea Eagles coaching position 2006
Filimone Lolohea Released 2006
Joe Mbu Doncaster 2006
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 2006
Paul Noone Widnes Vikings 2006
Ade Adebisi Doncaster 2006
Anthony Stewart Leigh Centurions 2006
Tim Hartley Halifax 2006
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 2006
/ Solomon Haumono Returned to boxing 2006
Richard Villasanti Retirement due to injury 2007

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2008 Gains & losses

2008 Re-Signings
Player Until the end of
Chris Melling 2009
Matt Gafa 2008
Karl Temata 2008
Jon Grayshon 2008
Rikki Sheriffe 2008
Henry Paul 2008
Chad Randall 2009
2008 Losses[4]
Player Signed for Fee
Lee Hopkins Retiring n/a
Paul Sykes Bradford Bulls undisclosed
Tyrone Smith CA Brumbies released
David Mills Hull Kingston Rovers released
Andy Smith Unknown released
2008 Gains[5]
Player Signed from Fee
Henry Fa'afili Warrington Wolves out of contract
Gareth Haggerty Salford City Reds pre-contract agreement
Danny Ward Hull Kingston Rovers out of contract

Super League XIII table

Super League XIII
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens (L) 27 21 1 5 940 457 +483 43 Semi-final
2 Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 21 0 6 863 413 +450 42
3 Catalans Dragons 27 16 2 9 694 625 +69 34 Elimination semi-finals
4 Wigan Warriors 27 13 3 11 648 698 −50 29
5 Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 −23 28
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 11 1 15 564 713 −149 23
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 11 0 16 574 760 −186 22
9 Harlequins 27 11 0 16 569 763 −194 22
10 Huddersfield Giants 27 10 1 16 638 681 −43 21
11 Hull F.C. 27 8 1 18 538 699 −161 17
12 Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 593 869 −276 15
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

2008 Fixtures/Results

2008 Engage Super League

Rd Home Team Score Away Team Result (W/D/L) Attendance
1 Harlequins RL 28–47 Wigan Warriors L 8,041
2 Hull 6–24 Harlequins RL W 13,313
3 Harlequins RL 34–18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats W 3,176
4 Castleford Tigers 16–22 Harlequins RL W 6,268
5 Harlequins RL 24–0 Huddersfield Giants W 3,284
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Notes
(a) Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
(b) engage Super League Grand Final to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.

References

  1. ^ SLstats - 2008 Summary
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
  3. ^ Gains & Losses
  4. ^ Harlequins Rugby League Football Club, Twickenham Stoop, Sarah Butler, 5 September 2007
  5. ^ Harlequins Rugby League Football Club, Twickenham Stoop, Sarah Butler, 5 September 2007