Catalans Dragons 2009
Encyclopedia
2009 marks nine years since UTC was founded, and the 4th year of the Catalans Dragons
in Super League
. They also competed for the 2009 Challenge Cup
.
Transfers for 2009 (Out)
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
in Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. They also competed for the 2009 Challenge Cup
2009 Challenge Cup
The 2009 Carnegie Challenge Cup began in January 2009. The Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in European rugby league. Teams from England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia are included in the tournament....
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Transfers
Transfers for 2009 (In)| Nat | Name | Transferred from |
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Steven Bell Steven Bell Steven "Steve" Bell is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons of Super League... |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
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Shane Perry Shane Perry Shane Perry is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Norths Devils of the Queensland Cup His position of choice is in the halves... |
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
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Jason Ryles Jason Ryles Jason Ryles is an Australian rugby league player. He has played in the National Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons and in Europe's Super League for the Catalans Dragons. He is contracted to play for the Melbourne Storm from 2012... |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
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Frédéric Vaccari Frédéric Vaccari Frédéric Vaccari is a French professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons in Europe's Super League. A France international representative winger he previously played for Toulouse Olympique and Villeneuve Leopards in the French Elite One Championship.He has been named in the France... |
Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with... |
Transfers for 2009 (Out)
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Aaron Gorrell Aaron Gorrell Aaron Gorrell is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL. He has previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons before a spell with Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League... |
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
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Mathieu Griffi Mathieu Griffi Mathieu Griffi is a rugby league player for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.He has been named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.He had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.... |
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Alex Chan | |
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Younes Khattabi Younes Khattabi Younes Khattabi is a Moroccan rugby league player currently playing for Carpentras in the French Elite One Championship competition. He is famous for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at... |
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Justin Murphy Justin Murphy (rugby league) -Playing career:Murphy joined the Catalans Dragons club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition. He quickly established himself as one of the better players, topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season... |
2009 squad
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1 | Clint Greenshields Clint Greenshields Clint Greenshields is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons of Super League, having previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League... |
Fullback |
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2 | Cyril Stacul Cyril Stacul Cyril Stacul is a French professional rugby league footballer for Catalans Dragons of Super League. A France international representative three-quarter, he has spent his entire top-level career to date with Catalans.... |
Wing |
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3 | Steven Bell Steven Bell Steven "Steve" Bell is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons of Super League... |
Centre |
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4 | Adam Mogg Adam Mogg Adam Mogg is an Australian rugby league coach and former footballer.-Playing career:Mogg spent five years with the Redcliffe Dolphins, participating in four grand finals in the Queensland Cup and winning the club's player of the year award in 2001, before being scouted in 2002 by the Parramatta... |
Centre |
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5 | Dimitri Pelo Dimitri Pelo Dimitri Pelo is a French professional rugby union player for Montpellier Herault RC after switching codes in 2010. He was a former rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons club of Europe's Super League competition... |
Wing |
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6 | Thomas Bosc Thomas Bosc Thomas Bosc is a French professional rugby league footballer for the Catalan Dragons of Super League... |
Stand Off |
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7 | Shane Perry Shane Perry Shane Perry is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Norths Devils of the Queensland Cup His position of choice is in the halves... |
Scrum Half |
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8 | David Ferriol David Ferriol David Ferriol is a French professional rugby league player. He currently plays for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition.-Career:... |
Prop |
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9 | Casey McGuire Casey McGuire Casey McGuire is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Les Catalans club of the European Super League competition. A Queensland State of Origin representative utility back, he previously played in the NRL for the Brisbane Broncos with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership... |
Hooker |
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10 | Jérôme Guisset Jérôme Guisset Jérôme Guisset is a formerFrench professional rugby league player. He recently played for Catalans Dragons as prop or second row, but he retired at the end of the 2010 season, and is now the assistant coach at the club.... |
Prop |
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11 | Sébastien Raguin Sébastien Raguin Sébastien Raguin is a rugby league player for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition. His usual position is .... |
Second Row |
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12 | Jason Croker Jason Croker Jason Croker is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he previously played club football in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders, with whom he won the 1994 Winfield Cup and set club... |
Second Row |
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13 | Grégory Mounis Gregory Mounis Grégory Mounis is a professional rugby league player for Catalans Dragons in the European Super League competition... |
Loose Forward |
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14 | Dane Carlaw Dane Carlaw Dane Carlaw is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in Australia's National Rugby League after spending three years in the European Super League competition playing for French side Catalans Dragons.-Early years:While attending Padua... |
Utility |
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15 | Jean-Philippe Baile | Second Row |
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16 | Olivier Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... |
Second Row |
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17 | Cyril Gossard Cyril Gossard Cyril Gossard is a rugby league player for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition.... |
Second Row |
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18 | Vincent Duport Vincent Duport Vincent Duport is a French professional rugby league footballer for Catalans Dragons in Super League. He was previously playing for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship... |
Centre |
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19 | Julien Touxagas Julien Touxagas Julien Touxagas is a rugby league player. He currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the European Super League competition.-Career:... |
Second Row |
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20 | Kane Bentley Kane Bentley Kane Bentley is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He has also represented France.-Early years:... |
Hooker |
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21 | Florian Quintilla Florian Quintilla Florian Quintilla is a rugby league player. He played for Catalans Dragons in the European Super League and for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. He is now playing for Lezignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship.He primarily plays in the second-row.Quintilla named in the... |
Scrum Half |
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22 | Jamal Fakir Jamal Fakir Jamal Fakir is a Moroccan-Frenchrugby league player for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition. A fiery, strong-running second-rower.... |
Prop |
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23 | Jason Ryles Jason Ryles Jason Ryles is an Australian rugby league player. He has played in the National Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons and in Europe's Super League for the Catalans Dragons. He is contracted to play for the Melbourne Storm from 2012... |
Loose Forward |
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24 | Rémi Casty Rémi Casty Rémi Casty is a French professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons club of Super League. A France international representative forward, he has played his entire top-level career to date with Catalans Dragons.... |
Prop |
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25 | Frédéric Vaccari Frédéric Vaccari Frédéric Vaccari is a French professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons in Europe's Super League. A France international representative winger he previously played for Toulouse Olympique and Villeneuve Leopards in the French Elite One Championship.He has been named in the France... |
Wing |
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26 | Andrew Bentley Andrew Bentley Andrew Bentley is a professional rugby league footballer. A France international representative forward, he has previously played for the Catalans Dragons of Super League... |
Loose Forward |
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27 | David Guasch David Guasch David Guasch is a French rugby league player for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, the elite competition of European rugby league... |
Loose Forward |
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28 | William Barthau William Barthau William Barthau is a French professional rugby league footballer who is currently contracted to the French Super League franchise Catalans Dragons. He is by preference a scrum-half. Despite only being promoted to the Catalans first-team squad in 2010, he played for the French national side at... |
Centre |
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29 | Michael Simon Michael Simon (rugby league) Michael Simon is a French rugby league player for the Catalans Dragons in the European Super League. He plays as a prop.-External links:*... |
Prop |
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30 | Mathias Pala Mathias Pala Mathias Pala is a French rugby league player for the Catalan Dragons in Super League. His position is centre. He has previously played in Australia with Balmain Tigers.He represented France in 2011 against England.... |
Fullback |
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31 | Romain Mencarini Romain Mencarini Romain Mencarini is a rugby league player of the Toulouse Olympique in Championship. He plays prop.... |
Second Row |
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32 | Vincent Pagès | Scrum Half |
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33 | Michaël Tribillac | Second Row |
Fixtures and results
| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
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| Super League XIV Super League XIV The 2009 Super League season is the fourteenth season of rugby league since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
1 |  Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
Loss | 8-30 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus Stade Gilbert Brutus Stade Gilbert Brutus is a rugby league stadium located in Perpignan, in the south of France. Even though the stadium currently has around 9,000 seats installed, it can accommodate around 1,000 fans more due to standing room... |
7,520 | 14/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 |  Warrington WolvesWarrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
Win | 20-40 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England that is the home ground of Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final and the National League Grand Finals' Day.... |
7,947 | 22/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 |  Hull |
Loss | 28-12 | Away | KC Stadium KC Stadium The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,... |
12,482 | 27/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 |  Castleford TigersCastleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
Loss | 22-24 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,150 | 07/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 |  Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
Loss | 30-10 | Away | Belle Vue Belle Vue (Wakefield) Belle Vue is a rugby league stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. It is located beside the A638 Doncaster Road, approximately one mile south of Wakefield City Centre.- Description :Currently, the East stand has a covered stand with seating, with some... |
4,807 | 15/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 |  Bradford BullsBradford Bulls Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league.... |
Loss | 24-30 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 7,620 | 21/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 |  Leeds RhinosLeeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
Loss | 42-14 | Away | Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie .... |
13,425 | 79/03/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Bradford Bulls |
Win | 40-38 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 6,450 | 05/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 |  Harlequins RL |
Win | 24-28 | Away | Twickenham Stoop Stadium The Stoop Twickenham Stoop is a sports stadium located in the western suburbs of London, England. The stadium is home to Harlequins rugby union team, who play in the Aviva Premiership, and tenants London Broncos, who play in the Super League... |
2,539 | 09/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 |  Wigan WarriorsWigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
Win | 40-24 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 9,490 | 13/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 |  Salford City RedsSalford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
Win | 38-6 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,327 | 18/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 |  Hull Kingston RoversHull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
Loss | 44-10 | Away | New Craven Park | 8,115 | 26/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Leeds Rhinos |
Loss | 16-36 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one... |
30,122 | 03/05/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 5 |  St Helens RLFC |
Loss | 42-8 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium Knowsley Road Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves... |
7,176 | 10/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 | St Helens RLFC |
Loss | 28-32 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 9,065 | 16/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 |  Crusaders |
Win | 18-30 | Away | Brewery Field Brewery Field Brewery Field is a 8,000 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales 1,100 of which is seated capacity... |
2,927 | 23/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Leeds Rhinos |
Win | 32-30 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 7,913 | 06/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Salford City Reds |
N/A | — | Away | The Willows | — | 12/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Warrington Wolves |
Loss | 12-24 | Home | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics... |
18,150 | 20/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | Castleford Tigers |
Win | 20-22 | Away | The Jungle The Jungle (Wheldon Road) The Jungle is the former name of Wheldon Road, a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. This is the home of the Castleford Tigers rugby league team.... |
5,508 | 28/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Won | 23-12 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 9,073 | 04/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Wigan Warriors |
Loss | 24-22 | Away | JJB Stadium JJB Stadium The DW Stadium is a sports stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, that is home to Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club.... |
11,543 | 10/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Harlequins RL |
Win | 38-16 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,324 | 19/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | Huddersfield Giants |
Loss | 36-12 | Away | Galpharm Stadium Galpharm Stadium The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:... |
5,823 | 26/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Celtic Crusaders |
Win | 34-0 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 6,874 | 01/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Salford City Reds |
Win | 16-18 | Away | The Willows | 3,475 | 07/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Hull FC |
Win | 18-6 | Home | Stade de la Méditerranée Stade de la Méditerranée Stade de la Méditerranée is a multi-purpose stadium in Béziers, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of AS Béziers Hérault. The stadium is able to hold 18,555 people and was built in 1989.... |
9,800 | 15/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Bradford Bulls |
Loss | 42-18 | Away | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
7,919 | 23/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Loss | 20-34 | Home | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,755 | 05/09/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 27 | St Helens RLFC |
Win | 12-24 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,268 | 11/09/2009 |
| Super League XIV Play-offs | Semi-final | Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
Loss | 27-20 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 13,409 | 02/10/2009 |