2009 in rugby league

none September 2020 2009 rugby league This article contains information on rugby league events played in 2009. The season commenced with a friendly match between Super League clubs Leeds Rhinos and Salford City Reds in the United States in January, and concluded with the Scottish tour of South Africa in December. January 4 Auckland, New Zealand - Rising NRL star Sonny Fai is presumed dead after being swept out to sea at Bethells Beach.Koch Dan Rising NRL star Sonny Fai feared drowned http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/rising-nrl-star-feared-drowned/story-e6frg7n6-1111118486666 25 August 2012 The Australian 6 January 2009October 2026 medicmedic February July 2010 March 1st: Leeds, England – The 2009 World Club Challenge is won by Australia's Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles who defeated England's Leeds Rhinos. 13th: Australia – The 2009 NRL season begins with the first games of Round 1 being played. 13th: England – The 2009 Super League XIV begins with the first games of Round 1 being played. 22nd: Maesteg, South Wales – 20-year-old forward Leon Walker collapses and dies on the field in a reserve match between Wakefield Wildcats and Celtic Crusaders. Wardrop Murray Rugby league player dies during match The Daily Telegraph UK 23 March 2009 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/5034566/Rugby-league-player-dies-during-match.html 15 June 2010 April 6th: France – The 75th anniversary of the creation of the French Rugby League.Lyle Beaton 75 Years of French Rugby League http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=32875 https://archive.today/20120908091158/http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=32875 dead 8 September 2012 30 October 2011 rleague.com 7 April 2009 May 8th City vs. Country Origin City vs Country Origin HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereesCrowdcountry Country Origin18 – 40city City Origin 8 May 2009, 7:35pmWade Park, OrangeGavin BadgerShayne Hayne8,226 Teams:http://www.nrl.com/RepGames/RepGamesScores/tabid/10882/roundId/0/fixtureId/0/infoTabId/4/Default.aspx Country v City City V Country 2010 - Rep Games Results Match Report - NRL.com 30 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108104357/http://www.nrl.com/repgames/repgamesscores/tabid/10882/roundid/0/fixtureid/0/infotabid/4/default.aspx 8 January 2010 dead COUNTRY: 1. Luke Patten (1 try), 2. James McManus, 3. Beau Scott, 4. Jamie Lyon (1 try, 3 goals), 5. Joel Monaghan, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Jarrod Mullen 8. Josh Perry, 9. Michael Ennis, 10. Michael Weyman, 11. Andrew Ryan (c), 12. Ben Creagh, 13. Alan Tongue (1 try). Subs: 14. Justin Poore, 15. Chris Heighington, 16. Anthony Tupou, 17. Jamie Soward CITY: 1. Wade McKinnon, 2. Jarryd Hayne (1 try), 3. Michael Jennings (1 try), 4. Ben Pomeroy, 5. David Williams (1 try), 6. John Sutton, 7. Peter Wallace (1 try, 6 goals) 8. Keith Galloway, 9. Robbie Farah (c), 10. Luke Stuart, 11. Trent Waterhouse, 12. Mark Minichiello (2 tries), 13. Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14. Craig Wing (1 try), 15. Shane Shackleton, 16. Mark O'Meley, 17. Ryan Hoffman ANZAC Test 2009 Anzac Test HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Australia Australia Kangaroos38 – 10 NZ New Zealand Kiwis 8 May 2009, 7:45pmSuncorp StadiumRichard Silverwood37,152 thumb|right|100px|Captain Lockyer kicking off for the Australian sideTeams:https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/8035844.stm BBC News Australia 38–10 New Zealand 8 May 2009 23 April 2010 AUSTRALIA: Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm), Israel Folau (Brisbane Broncos), Greg Inglis (Melbourne Storm), Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos), Darius Boyd (St George Illawarra Dragons), Darren Lockyer (captain – Brisbane Broncos), Johnathan Thurston (North Qld Cowboys) Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers), Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm), Steve Price (NZ Warriors) Anthony Laffranchi (Gold Coast Titans), Paul Gallen (Cronulla Sharks), Glenn Stewart (Manly Sea Eagles) Replacements: Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights), Brent Kite (Manly Sea Eagles), Luke Bailey (Gold Coast Titans), Anthony Watmough (Manly Sea Eagles) Coach: Tim Sheens NEW ZEALAND: Lance Hohaia (New Zealand Warriors); Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters), Iosia Soliola (Roosters), Jerome Ropati (Warriors), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors); Nathan Fien (Warriors), Benji Marshall (captain – Wests Tigers) Roy Asotasi (South Sydney), Dene Halatau (Wests Tigers), Adam Blair (Melbourne Storm); David Fa'alogo (South Sydney), Bronson Harrison (Canberra Raiders); Simon Mannering (Warriors) Replacements: Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs), Jeff Lima (Storm), Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra), Sika Manu (Storm) Coach: Stephen Kearney 22 Bridgend, Wales - The first Super League game to involve no English club is played when Celtic Crusaders play against Catalans Dragons at Brewery Field.superleague.co.uk Super League's first ever international (with no English) http://www.rleague.com/db/content/91000/91631.php 27 July 2012 rleague.com 22 May 2009 18 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618145611/http://rleague.com/db/content/91000/91631.php dead June England vs France On 13 June England played the first rugby league international since the 2008 World Cup against France in Paris' Stade Jean-Bouin. Teams: France 12–66 England BBC Sport news.bbc.co.uk 13 June 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8093909.stm 14 June 2009 France: Constant Villegas (Toulouse); Vincent Duport (Catalans Dragons), Sébastien Planas (Toulouse), Jean-Philippe Baile (Catalans Dragons), Frédéric Vaccari (Catalans Dragons); Mickaël Murcia (Limoux), Thomas Bosc (Catalans Dragons); Rémi Casty (Catalans Dragons), Bentley (Catalans Dragons), Jérôme Guisset (Catalans Dragons, capt), Cyril Gossard (Catalans Dragons), Grégory Mounis (Catalans Dragons), Éric Anselme (Toulouse). Replacements: Sébastien Martins (Pia), Romain Gagliazzo (Carcassonne), William Barthau (Catalans Dragons), Mathieu Griffi (Toulouse). Coach: Bobbie Goulding England: Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR); Peter Fox (Hull KR), Michael Shenton (Castleford), Ryan Atkins (Wakefield), Ryan Hall (Leeds); Danny McGuire (Leeds), Richard Myler (Salford); Adrian Morley (Warrington), Scott Moore (Huddersfield), Jamie Peacock (Leeds, capt), Gareth Hock (Wigan), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Sam Burgess (Bradford). Replacements: James Roby (St Helens), James Graham (St Helens), Tony Clubb (Harlequins), Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield). Coach: Tony Smith July July 2010 August July 2010 September 23rd – Sydney, Australia: The 11th annual Tom Brock Lecture, entitled The Lost Tribes of League – the fate of axed and merged clubs and their fans is delivered by Terry Williams.Williams Terry The Lost Tribes of League - The Fate of Axed and Merged Clubs and their Fans http://www.tombrock.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tb09williamsA5.pdf Australian Society for Sports History 23 September 2009 October 4- Melbourne Storm defeat Parramatta Eels 23–16 to win the NRL Premiership New Zealand vs. Tonga Wednesday, 14 October 2009 New Zealand 40–24 Tonga Tries: Benji Marshall (2)Bryson Goodwin (2)Junior Sa'uSam PerrettNathan FienSteve MataiGoals: Issac Luke (3)Benji Marshall Tries: Etuate Uaisele (2)Feleti MateoSam HuihahauViliami MatakaGoals: Eddie Paea (2) Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand 7,000 Leon Williamson (NZL) Report New Zealand led 24–8 at half-time before Tonga fought back to level the scores at 24–24. New Zealand scored 16 points in a row to win the match 40–24. Four New Zealand players, Bryson Goodwin, Junior Sa'u, Frank-Paul Nuuausala and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, made their débuts. England vs. Wales Saturday, 17 October 2009 Wales 12–48 England Tries: Craig KopczakIan WatsonGoals: Lloyd White (2) Tries: Sam Tomkins (3)Louie McCarthy-ScarsbrookSam BurgessTom Briscoe (2)Sean O'LoughlinAdrian MorleyGoals: Paul Sykes (6) Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales 3,249 Thierry Alibert (FRA) Sam Tomkins (ENG) ReportReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic The last time these two sides met, England won 74–0. Wales took an early lead in the match but England were too strong. England's Sam Tomkins scored a hat-trick of tries on his début. England defeated Wales away from home, 48–12. November 14th: Leeds, England – The 2009 Four Nations tournament culminates in a final between Australia and England at Elland Road. December In Australia in 2009, rugby league's popularity was confirmed as it had the highest television ratings of any football code. Newstalk ZB League becomes Australia's top sport TVNZ New Zealand Television New Zealand Limited 21 December 2009 http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/league-becomes-australia-s-top-sport-3315931 24 December 2009 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224023018/http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/league-becomes-australia-s-top-sport-3315931 dead Super League Super League XIV The English Super League will continue in 2009 with two more teams than in previous seasons. There used to be a relegation system whereby the lowest team in a season was relegated to National League 1 but this has now been abolished. Leeds Rhinos are the back-to-back defending champions after beating St Helens R.F.C. for the last two seasons. National Rugby League National Rugby League season 2009 The National Rugby League (NRL), contested between 16 teams from Australia and New Zealand, will hold its 102nd season in 2009. The Melbourne Storm won this competition in 2009, winning the final 23–16 against the Parramatta Eels. This title was later stripped from the Storm due to salary cap breaches exposed by the NRL in 2010. Four Nations 2009 Rugby League Four Nations Later in the year, New Zealand, Australia, England and France will compete in a new 4 Nations competition. It replaces the previous Rugby League Tri-Nations, with France making its debut this year. All four teams have been playing regularly for a few years. However, due to France's poor performances at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup they may have to qualify to make this tournament. Bartercard Premiership 2009 Bartercard Premiership In August this competition will kick off. It started last year and features 6 teams all over New Zealand. References 40em External links Hadfield, Dave France are invited to join Tri-Nations as game looks to go global The Independent (online) https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/france-are-invited-to-join-trinations-as-game-looks-to-go-global-423867.html 11 November 2006 London 19 September 2017 1 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101082110/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/france-are-invited-to-join-trinations-as-game-looks-to-go-global-423867.html dead Rugby League international scores, 2009September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Rugby League Internationals Sports Category:Rugby league by year