# 2009 Celtic Crusaders season

The Crusaders made their début season in the Super League in 2009, in their fifth year of existence. They also competed for the 2009 Challenge Cup.

## Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)
| Name | Transferred from | Date released |
| Ryan O'Hara | Wests Tigers | October 2008 |
| Lincoln Withers | Canberra Raiders | October 2008 |
| Mark Bryant | Manly Sea Eagles | October 2008 |
| Adam Peek | Cronulla Sharks | October 2008 |
| Marshall Chalk | Canberra Raiders | October 2008 |
| Matty Smith | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 |
| Peter Lupton | Castleford Tigers | October 2008 |
| Ste Tyrer | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 |
| Jason Chan | Windsor Wolves (Penrith Panthers) | January 2009 |
Transfers for 2009 (out)
| Name | Date released |
| Paul Ballard | October 2008 |
| Ian Webster | October 2008 |
| Aaron Summers | October 2008 |
| Neale Wyatt | October 2008 |
| Gareth Dean | October 2008 |
| Tom Burnell | October 2008 |
| Geraint Davies | October 2008 |
| Philippe Gardent | October 2008 |
| Jamie I'Anson | October 2008 |
| Rod Peake | October 2008 |
| Chris Vitalini | October 2008 |

## 2009 squad

| No | Player | Position | Previous club |
| 1 | Tony Duggan | Full back | Toowoomba Clydesdales |
| 2 | Luke Dyer | Wing | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 3 | Josh Hannay | Centre | Cronulla Sharks |
| 4 | Mark Dalle Cort | Centre | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 5 | Anthony Blackwood | Wing | Halifax |
| 6 | Damien Quinn | Stand off | Toowoomba Clydesdales |
| 7 | Jace Van Dijk(C) | Scrum half | Wynnum Seagulls |
| 8 | Ryan O'Hara | Prop | Wests Tigers |
| 9 | Lincoln Withers | Hooker | Canberra Raiders |
| 10 | Mark Bryant | Prop | Manly Sea Eagles |
| 11 | Adam Peek | Second row | Cronulla Sharks |
| 12 | Darren Mapp | Second row | Cronulla Sharks |
| 13 | Marshall Chalk | Loose forward | Canberra Raiders |
| 14 | Matty Smith | Scrum half | Widnes Vikings |
| 15 | Peter Lupton | Utility | Castleford Tigers |
| 16 | Ben Flower | Second row | Bedwas |
| 17 | Jordan James | Prop | Widnes Vikings |
| 18 | Mark Lennon | Wing | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 19 | Jason Chan | Prop | Windsor Wolves (Penrith Panthers) |
| 20 | David Tangata-Toa | Prop | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 21 | Chris Beasley | Second row | St Gaudens |
| 22 | Steve Tyrer | Centre | Widnes Vikings |
| 23 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | Harlequins RL |
| 24 | Aled James | Centre | Sheffield Eagles |
| 25 | Geraint Davies | Loose forward | Aberavon Fighting Irish |
| 26 | Terry Martin | Second row | Canberra Raiders |

## Fixtures and results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Friendly | N/A | Harlequins RL | N/A | A-A | Away | Twickenham Stoop Stadium | N/A | 29 January 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 28–6 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 14,827 | 6 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 1 | Salford City Reds | Loss | 28–16 | Away | The Willows | 4,026 | 14 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 | Hull | Loss | 20–28 | Home | Brewery Field | 5,272 | 21 February 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 | St Helens R.F.C. | Loss | 0–4 | Home | Brewery Field | 6,351 | 7 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 48–18 | Away | New Craven Park | 8,046 | 15 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | N/A | P-P | Home | Brewery Field | N/A | 22 March 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 27–22 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 7,854 | 29 March 2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Hull Kington Rovers | Loss | 32–6 | Away | New Craven Park | 7,104 | 3 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 30–10 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,407 | 10 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 18–40 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 13 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 44–10 | Away | JJB Stadium | 12,371 | 19 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 22–34 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,857 | 26 April 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–40 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 30,122 | 3 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 24–30 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 7,602 | 17 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 18–30 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,927 | 23 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 6–50 | Home | Brewery Field | 2,089 | 30 May 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 26–6 | Away | Twickenham Stoop Stadium | 2,245 | 6 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 22–16 | Home | Brewery Field | 5,253 | 13 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 18–32 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,015 | 20 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | St Helens RLFC | Loss | 30–0 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,684 | 26 June 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 6–22 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,231 | 4 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Salford City Reds | Win | 25–12 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 11 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Hull FC | Loss | 22–6 | Away | KC Stadium | 10,397 | 17 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | Bradford Bulls | Loss | 12–34 | Home | Brewery Field | 3,089 | 25 July 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 34–0 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 6,874 | 1 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 46–12 | Away | Belle Vue | 7,893 | 16 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 0–68 | Home | Rodney Parade | 5,597 | 22 August 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 26 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 16–42 | Home | Brewery Field | 1,988 | 5 September 2009 |
| Super League XIV | 27 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 35–22 | Away | The Jungle | 6,547 | 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 | |