2006 Harlequins Rugby League season

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
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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 squad

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

Sources:[1][2]

Super League XI table

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

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

  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.