# 2006 Harlequins Rugby League season

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-final |
| 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 | Elimination play-offs |
| 5 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 600 | 539 | +61 | 26 | Elimination play-offs |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 743 | 721 | +22 | 26 | Elimination play-offs |
| 7 | Harlequins | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 556 | 823 | −267 | 23 | |
| 8 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 644 | 715 | −71 | 22 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.
* ↑ Wigan deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.

## 2006 Challenge Cup

Quins RL were knocked out in the quarter-finals by the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley for the second successive year.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 |