2009 Featherstone Rovers season

The Featherstone Rovers competed in the Co-operative Championship in 2009.

Table

2009 Co-operative Championship
# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Barrow Raiders 20 13 0 7 632 261 271 5 44
2 Halifax 20 13 0 7 714 476 238 4 43
3 Sheffield Eagles 20 11 0 9 635 447 188 9 42
4 Widnes Vikings 20 11 0 9 649 438 211 6 39
5 Whitehaven 20 12 0 8 565 567 −2 3 39
6 Featherstone Rovers 20 12 0 8 619 524 95 1 37
7 Gateshead Thunder 20 9 2 9 610 657 −47 3 32
8 Batley Bulldogs 20 8 2 10 536 620 −84 6 32
9 Leigh Centurions 20 9 0 11 426 572 −146 5 32
10 Toulouse Olympique XIII 20 9 0 11 556 582 −26 3 30(a)
11 Doncaster 20 1 0 19 257 955 −698 5 -1(b)
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Teams in relegation position

Source: Co-Operative Championship Table
Note (a): Toulouse were exempt from relegation. [1]
Note: (b): Doncaster lost 9 competition points for entering administration. [2]
Classification: 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference.
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; BP = Bonus Points; Pts = League points.


2009 fixtures and results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Co-operative Championship

Date Round Opponent H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Co-operative Championship results
15 March 1 Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant W 34-8 1,127 Co-op
22 March 2 Whitehaven H Big Fellas Stadium L 26-52 1,555 Co-op
10 April 4 Gateshead Thunder A Gateshead International Stadium W 23-2 651 Co-op
13 April 5 Sheffield Eagles H Big Fellas Stadium W 20-12 1,612 Co-op
19 April 6 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground W 44-16 1,411 Co-op
23 April 7 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 30-16 2,307 Co-op
30 April 8 Halifax H Big Fellas Stadium L 26-39 2,673 Co-op
17 May 10 Doncaster H Big Fellas Stadium W 68-12 1,577 Featherstone
24 May 11 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park L 12-44 1,995 Featherstone
28 May 12 Leigh Centurions H Big Fellas Stadium W 30-24 1,535 Featherstone
13 June 13 Widnes Vikings A Stobart Stadium Halton L 22-46 3,278 Co-op
27 June 14 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Argeles W 32-16 2,321 Featherstone
5 July 15 Gateshead Thunder H Big Fellas Stadium W 56-40 1,475 Featherstone
24 July 17 Halifax A Shay Stadium W 22-20 2,456 Co-op
1 August 18 Toulouse Olympique H Big Fellas Stadium L 18-34 1,346 RLP
9 August 19 Widnes Vikings H Big Fellas Stadium W 34-29 RLP
16 August 20 Doncaster A Keepmoat Stadium W 56-10 RLP
23 August 21 Barrow Raiders H Big Fellas Stadium L 28-46 RLP
27 August 9 Sheffield Eagles A Don Valley Stadium L 12-28 RLP
6 September 22 Batley Bulldogs H Big Fellas Stadium L 26-30 RLP
Note: Featherstone had byes in rounds 3 and 16.

Play-offs

Date Round Opponent H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Live on TV Report
11 September Eliminators Sheffield Eagles A Don Valley Stadium W 32-8 RLP
18 September Semi-final Widnes Vikings A Stobart Stadium Halton W 32-24 RLP
18 September Elimination Final Halifax A Shay Stadium L 30-36 RLP
Team bracket
EliminatorsSemi-finalsEliminator FinalGrand Final
1Barrow Raiders351Barrow Raiders26
2Halifax122Halifax18
2Halifax36
4Widnes Vikings26
6Featherstone Rovers30
5Whitehaven21
4Widnes Vikings24
6Featherstone Rovers32
3Sheffield Eagles8
6Featherstone Rovers32
Source:Rugby League Project

Northern Rail Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Opponent H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Northern Rail Cup results
15 February Group Doncaster A Keepmoat Stadium W 36-6 1,126 Featherstone
18 February Group Leigh Centurions H Big Fellas Stadium W 10-6 1,487 Featherstone
22 February Group Dewsbury Rams H Big Fellas Stadium L 26-28 1,470 Featherstone
1 March Group Workington Town A Derwent Park W 38-6 477 Featherstone
4 June Quarter-final Oldham A Leigh Sports Village W 32-18 853 Featherstone
18 June Semi-final Barrow Raiders A Craven Park L 10-16 2,775 RLP

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2009 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Opponent H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
8 March 3 British Army H Big Fellas Stadium W 94-2 1,763 Featherstone
10 May 4 Warrington Wolves H Big Fellas Stadium L 8-56 3,127 Featherstone

2009 Squad

As of 25 December 2008:

No Nat Player Position Previous Club
1 England Tommy Saxton Full back Salford
2 England Waine Pryce Wing Wakefield Trinity
3 England Ian Hardman Center Widnes
4 England Andrew "Andy" Kirk Center Widnes
5 Scotland Jon Steel Wing Hull Kingston Rovers
6 Wales Iestyn Harris Stand off Bradford Bulls
7 England Andy Kain Half back Widnes
8 England Tony Tonks Prop Oldham
9 England Jack Lee Hooker Featherstone Rovers
10 England Stuart Dickens (C) Prop Featherstone Rovers
11 England Matty Dale Second row Hull
12 England Jamie Field Second row Featherstone Rovers
13 England Richard Blakeway Loose forward Featherstone Rovers
14 Ireland Tom Haughey Second row Featherstone Rovers
15 Scotland James Houston Prop Featherstone Rovers
16 England Joe McLocklan Hooker Doncaster
17 England Joe Hirst Second row Wakefield Trinity
18 England Tim Spears Second row Batley
19 England Sean Hesketh Prop/Second Row Doncaster
20 England Stuart Kain Full back Gateshead Thunder
22 England Matthew Handforth Second row
23 England Gareth Swift Loose forward Normanton Knights
24 England John Fallon Prop Hull Kingston Rovers
25 England Scott Wilson Wing Featherstone Rovers
26 England Sam Smeaton Wing Featherstone Rovers

2009 transfers in

Nat Name Moved From
England Ian Hardman Widnes
Scotland Jon Steel Hull Kingston Rovers
Wales Iestyn Harris Bradford Bulls
England Joe Hirst Wakefield Trinity
England Jon Fallon Hull Kingston Rovers
England Matt Dale Hull
England Tim Spears Batley
England Gareth Swift Normanton Knights
England Stuart Kain Gateshead Thunder
England Jack Lee Castleford


2009 transfers out

Nat Name Moved To
Ireland Paul Handforth Released
England Loz Wildbore Widnes
England Craig Cawthray Hunslet
England Nathan Larvin Hunslet
England Nathan Batty Released
England Carl Hughes Keighley
England Kevin Eadie Released
England Ian Tonks Dewsbury
England Lee Lingard Dewsbury
England Anthony Thackray End of Loan
United States Nathan Massey End of Loan
England Wayne McHugh York City Knights