# 2009 Hull Kingston Rovers season

In 2009, Hull Kingston Rovers, competing in their 128th season of rugby league, played in their third Super League season as well as in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 25 January; 15:00 | Batley Bulldogs | A | Mount Pleasant | W | 16–4 | I'Anson, Briscoe, Walker | Dobson (2/3) | |
| 29 January; 15:00 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 32–24 | Fisher (2), Fitzhenry, Dobson, Cockayne, Fox | Dobson (5/6) | |
| 1 February, 15:00 | York City Knights | A | Huntington Stadium | L | 12–14 | Gay, L. Welham | Spaven (2/2) | 1,403 |
| 6 February, 15:00 | Salford City Reds | H | Craven Park | W | 18–16 | | | 3,570 |

## Super League
### Fixtures

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Pos. |
| 15 February, 15:00 | Bradford Bulls | A | Grattan Stadium | D | 13–13 | Fox (2) | Dobson (2/2) Drop-goals: Dobson | 12,141 | 10th |
| 20 February, 20:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | L | 10–19 | Briscoe | Dobson (1/1 + 2 pen.) | 8,623 | 11th |
| 27 February, 20:00 | St Helens | A | GPW Recruitment Stadium | W | 20–19 | Galea, Fox, Webster | Dobson (3/3 + 1 pen.) | 11,830 | 8th |
| 8 March, 15:00 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Craven Park | W | 31–18 | Briscoe, Colbon, Fisher, Murrell, Newton | Dobson (5/5) Drop-goals: Dobson | 9,038 | 7th |
| 15 March, 15:00 | Celtic Crusaders | H | Craven Park | W | 48–18 | Newton (3), Welham, Fozzard, Walker, Galea, Dobson | Dobson (6/9) | 8,046 | 6th |
| 22 March, 15:00 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 12–24 | Fox, Aizue | Dobson (2/2) | 8,457 | 8th |
| 29 March, 15:00 | Salford City Reds | H | Craven Park | W | 48–12 | Fox (3), Dobson (3), Welham (2), Murrell | Dobson (6/9) | 8,104 | 3rd |
| 10 April, 13:00 (Good Friday) | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 18–14 | Webster, Cooke, Fox | Dobson (3/3) | 22,377 | 6th |
| 13 April, 14:00 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | L | 8–30 | Welham, Colbon | Dobson (0/2) | 8,731 | 6th |
| 19 April, 15:00 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 32–12 | Galea (2), Welham, Fox, Cooke, Colbon | Dobson (4/6) | 3,492 | 5th |
| 26 April, 15:00 | Catalans Dragons | H | Craven Park | W | 44–10 | Galea (2), Webster (2), Colbon, Murrell, Dobson, Fisher | Dobson (6/8) | 8,115 | 3rd |
| 3 May, 19:00 (Magic Weekend) | Warrington Wolves | N | Murrayfield Stadium | W | 36–28 | Galea (2), Briscoe, Dobson, Murrell, Vella | Dobson (7/7) | 30,122 | 1st |
| 15 May, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | W | 20–12 | Dobson, Cooke, Webster | Dobson (3/3 + 1 pen.) | 13,415 | 2nd |
| 22 May, 20:00 | Castleford Tigers | H | Craven Park | W | 16–6 | Briscoe (2), Fox | Dobson (2/3) | 8,104 | 2nd |
| 5 June, 20:00 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 6–22 | Welham | Dobson (1/1) | 6,436 | 2nd |
| 12 June, 20:00 | Harlequins RL | H | Craven Park | L | 10–40 | Gene, Wheeldon | Dobson (1/2) | 7,874 | 3rd |
| 20 June, 18:00 | Celtic Crusaders | A | Brewery Field | W | 32–18 | Newton (2), Netherton, Welham, Dobson, Briscoe | Dobson (4/6) | 3,015 | 3rd |
| 28 June, 18:15 | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | L | 28–36 | Fox (2), Vella, Fitzhenry, Webster | Dobson (4/5) | 9,007 | 3rd |
| 4 July, 20:00 (BST) | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12–23 | Cockayne, Fitzhenry | Dobson (2/2) | 9,073 | 4th |
| 12 July, 15:00 | Bradford Bulls | H | Craven Park | W | 32–12 | Colbon (2), Welham (2), Murrell, Fitzhenry | Dobson (4/7) | 8,206 | 4th |
| 17 July, 20:00 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | L | 14–24 | Cockayne, Welham | Dobson (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 16,192 | 4th |
| 25 July, 18:00 | Hull F.C. | H | Craven Park | W | 24–18 | Cooke (2), Dobson, Webster | Dobson (4/4) | 9,450 | 4th |
| 2 August, 15:30 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 46–28 | Briscoe (3), Fox (2), Dobson (2), Colbon | Dobson (7/8) | 8,709 | 4th |
| 16 August, 15:00 | St Helens | H | Craven Park | W | 26–10 | Fitzhenry (2), Welham, Webster, Fox | Dobson (3/5) | 8,976 | 3rd |
| 21 August, 20:00 | Salford City Reds | A | The Willows | W | 14–10 | Newton, Briscoe | Dobson (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 4,224 | 3rd |
| 5 September, 17:30 | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | W | 40–16 | Newton (3), Webster, Cooke, Welham, Fox | Dobson (6/7 | 8,579 | 3rd |
| 12 September, 18:00 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Hearwell Stadium | L | 10–24 | Newton, Fox | Dobson (1/2) | 6,328 | 4th |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | −121 | 20 | |
| 13 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | −298 | 14 | |
| 14 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | −517 | 6 | |

### Play-offs

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 18 September; 20:00 | Qualifying/Elimination playoffs | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | L | 8–44 | Fitzhenry | Dobson (1/1 + 1 pen.) | 11,220 | |
| 26 September, 15:00 | Preliminary semi-finals | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | L | 16–30 | Welham, Fox, I'Anson | Dobson (2/3) | 8,162 | |

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 3 April; 20:00 | Round 4 | Celtic Crusaders | H | Craven Park | W | 32–6 | Welham, Newton, Fitzhenry, Colbon, Webster | Dobson (5/5 + 1 pen.) | 7,104 |
| 10 May; 15:00 | Round 5 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Craven Park | W | 34–24 | Fisher (2), Welham, Gene, Newton, Briscoe | Dobson (5/5) | 4,955 |
| 30 May; 17:30 | Quarter-finals | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | L | 24–25 (g.p.) | Welham, Newton, Galea, Webster | Dobson (3/4 + 1 pen.) | 7,671 |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Michael Dobson | Canberra Raiders | 21⁄2 Years | May 2008 |
| Scott Wheeldon | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | September 2008 |
| Ryan Esders | York City Knights | 1 Year | September 2008 |
| Liam Colbon | Wigan Warriors | 2 Years | September 2008 |
| Nick Fozzard | St Helens | 2 Years | September 2008 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| James Webster | N/A | Released | May 2008 |
| Chris Chester | N/A | Retirement | August 2008 |
| Kirk Netherton | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | September 2008 |
| Luke Menzies | Batley Bulldogs | | 2008 |
| Jon Steel | Featherstone Rovers | | 2008 |

### Loans

| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
| Kyle Bibb | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 month | July 2009 |