# 2009 Castleford Tigers season

The Castleford Tigers competed in their twelfth Super League in their 84th rugby league season. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

## Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)
| Name | Transferred from | Date released |
| Rangi Chase | St George Illawarra Dragons | October 2008 |
| Dean Widders | South Sydney Rabbitohs | October 2008 |
| Sione Faumuina | North Queensland Cowboys | October 2008 |
| Stuart Jones | Huddersfield Giants | October 2008 |
| Ryan Hudson | Huddersfield Giants | October 2008 |
| James Evans | Bradford Bulls | October 2008 |
| James Ford | Sheffield Eagles | October 2008 |
| Chris Feather | Bradford Bulls | October 2008 |
| Kirk Netherton | Hull Kingston Rovers | October 2008 |
| Brett Ferres | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | October 2008 |
Transfers for 2009 (out)
| Name | Transferred to | Date released |
| Awen Guttenbeil | Retired | October 2008 |
| Anthony Thackeray | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 |
| Scott Moore | Huddersfield Giants | October 2008 |
| Luke Dorn | Harlequins RL | October 2008 |
| Ned Catic | Barrow Raiders | October 2008 |
| Adam Fletcher | Released | October 2008 |
| Stuart Donlan | Leigh Centurions | October 2008 |
| Peter Lupton | Crusaders | October 2008 |
| Mark Leafa | Released | October 2008 |
| Andrew Henderson | Gateshead Thunder | October 2008 |
| Michael Korkidas | Huddersfield Giants | October 2008 |

## Full squad

| No | Player | Position | Previous club |
| 1 | Richard Owen | Full back | Castleford Tigers |
| 2 | Kirk Dixon | Wing | Hull |
| 3 | Michael Shenton | Center | Castleford Tigers |
| 4 | James Evans | Center | Bradford Bulls |
| 5 | Michael Wainwright | Wing | Batley Bulldogs |
| 6 | Rangi Chase | Stand off | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| 7 | Brent Sherwin | Half back | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| 8 | Mitchell Sargent | Prop | Newcastle Knights |
| 9 | Ryan Hudson (Captain) | Hooker | Huddersfield Giants |
| 10 | Craig Huby | Prop | Castleford Tigers |
| 11 | Brett Ferres | Second row | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| 12 | Ryan Clayton | Second row | Salford City Reds |
| 13 | Joe Westerman | Loose forward | Castleford Tigers |
| 14 | Stuart Jones | Second row | Huddersfield Giants |
| 15 | Liam Higgins | Prop | Hull |
| 16 | Chris Feather | Prop | Bradford Bulls |
| 17 | Ryan Boyle | Prop | Castleford Tigers |
| 18 | Nathan Massey | Second row | Castleford Tigers |
| 19 | Kirk Netherton | Hooker | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 20 | James Ford | Center | Sheffield Eagles |
| 21 | Sione Faumuina | Second row | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 22 | | | |
| 23 | Ryan McGoldrick | Center | Cronulla Sharks |
| 24 | | | |
| 25 | Dean Widders | Second row | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 26 | Joe Arundel | Centre | Castleford Tigers |
| 27 | Jamie Cording | Loose forward | Castleford Tigers |
| 28 | John Davies | Second row | Castleford Tigers |
| 29 | Ben Gledhill | Second row | Castleford Tigers |
| 30 | Jordan Thompson | Full back | Castleford Tigers |
| 31 | Jonathan Walker | Prop | Castleford Tigers |

## Fixtures and results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Super League XIV | 1 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 8–12 | Home | The Jungle | 7,049 | 15 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 22–28 | Away | JJB Stadium | 12,079 | 20 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 | Salford City Reds | Win | 52–16 | Home | The Jungle | 7,052 | 28 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 | Catalans Dragons | Win | 22–24 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,150 | 7 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 24–26 | Home | The Jungle | 6,572 | 14 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 | Hull F.C. | Win | 18–19 | Away | KC Stadium | 14,028 | 20 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 28–26 | Home | The Jungle | 9,185 | 29 March 2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Keighley Cougars | Win | 20–64 | Away | Cougar Park | 3,255 | 5 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 6–35 | Home | The Jungle | 10,155 | 10 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 6–28 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 8,202 | 13 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 | St Helens R.F.C. | Loss | 22–68 | Home | The Jungle | 8,003 | 19 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 | Crusaders | Win | 22–34 | Away | Brewery Field | 2,857 | 26 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Hull F.C. | Loss | 24–16 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 30,122 | 3 May 2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 5 | Halifax | Win | 34–34 | Home | The Jungle | 5,595 | 9 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 22–24 | Home | The Jungle | 8,082 | 15 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 16–6 | Away | New Craven Park | 8,104 | 22 May 2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | QF | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–14 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,359 | 31 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 18–34 | Home | The Jungle | 5,628 | 6 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | St Helens RLFC | Loss | 50–10 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,680 | 12 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Huddersfield Giants | Win | 6–13 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,010 | 19 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 22–16 | Home | The Jungle | 5,508 | 28 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 38–40 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 8,971 | 5 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Hull FC | Win | 40–18 | Home | The Jungle | 8,297 | 12 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Salford City Reds | Win | 12–18 | Away | The Willows | 3,487 | 17 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 20–12 | Away | Belle Vue | 8,371 | 26 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 28–46 | Home | The Jungle | 8,709 | 2 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 76–12 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 16,931 | 14 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Wigan Warriors | | | Home | The Jungle | | 23 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 26 | Harlequins RL | | | Away | The Twickenham Stoop | | 5 September 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 27 | Celtic Crusaders | | | Home | The Jungle | | 13 September 2009 |

## League 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 | |