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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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
* The attendances displayed are total aggregate attendances for each of the two days.
Round 13
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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
"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.
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.
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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
Startseite
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
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.
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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
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.
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.
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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
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.
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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
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]
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.
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.