Super League XIV
Teams
Table:
Team

Stadium

Capacity

City/Area

Bradford Bulls (2009 season)

Grattan Stadium, Odsal

27,000

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Castleford Tigers (2009 season)

The Jungle

11,750

Castleford, West Yorkshire

Catalans Dragons (2009 season)

Stade Gilbert Brutus

10,000

Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Crusaders (2009 season)

Brewery Field

12,000

Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales

Harlequins (2009 season)

Twickenham Stoop

12,700

Twickenham, London

Huddersfield Giants (2009 season)

Galpharm Stadium

24,544

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Hull F.C. (2009 season)

Kingston Communications Stadium

25,404

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hull Kingston Rovers (2009 season)

"New" Craven Park

9,471

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Leeds Rhinos (2009 season)

Headingley Carnegie Stadium

22,250

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salford City Reds (2009 season)

The Willows

11,363

Salford, Greater Manchester

St Helens R.F.C. (2009 season)

The GPW Recruitment Stadium

17,500

St Helens, Merseyside

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2009 season)

Belle Vue

12,600

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Warrington Wolves (2009 season)

Halliwell Jones Stadium

14,206

Warrington, Cheshire

Wigan Warriors (2009 season)

DW Stadium

25,138

Wigan, Greater Manchester

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The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford , West Yorkshire , England , currently playing in the Championship . They have won the Challenge Cup five times , the league championship six times and the World Club Challenge three times . Having vacated Odsal Stadium , Bradford intend to play their home games next year at Tetleys Stadium . The team jersey is white with red , amber and black chevrons . In 1907 , founder member of the Rugby Football League ( RFL ) Bradford F.C . switched codes to association football , and Bradford Northern ( later Bradford Bulls ) was formed by members who wished to continue rugby . Bradford Northern were renamed Bradford Bulls in 1996 , at the start of Super League . Bradford 's main rivalry was with Leeds ; they also had rivalries with Halifax and Huddersfield . The club entered administration in 2012 , and again in 2014 and 2016 . Several bids were made to take over the club but none were accepted by the administrators , and so on 3 January 2017 the club went into liquidation . Immediately the RFL announced the criteria and invited bids to form a new club , which ultimately acted as an immediate resurrection of the Bulls which retained the history , club colours , badge , home stadium and several players from the 2016 squad . Due to the administration and liquidation , the club started the 2017 season with a 12-point deduction .
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club 's 2009 season , the 14th season of the Super League era .
Odsal Stadium in Bradford , West Yorkshire , England , was the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team . It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team , BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars , the football team Bradford City , following the Valley Parade fire , and for baseball , basketball , kabbadi , show jumping , tennis , live music and international Rugby League . The stadium 's highest attendance was 102,569 in 1954 for the Warrington-Halifax Challenge Cup Final replay , and for a domestic , non-final , Rugby League match , 69,429 at the third round Challenge Cup tie between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield in 1953 . The stadium is owned by Bradford City Council , but due to financial problems the Rugby Football League purchased the lease on it in 2012 .
Bradford /ˈbrædfərd/ ( listen ) is a city in West Yorkshire , England , in the foothills of the Pennines , 8.6 miles ( 14 km ) west of Leeds , and 16 miles ( 26 km ) north-west of Wakefield . Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847 , and received its charter as a city in 1897 . Following local government reform in 1974 , city status was bestowed upon the City of Bradford metropolitan borough . Bradford forms part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area , which in 2001 had a population of 1.5 million and is the fourth largest in the United Kingdom . Bradford itself has a population of 529,870 , which makes it the seventh-largest city in the United Kingdom and the third-largest city in Yorkshire and the Humber after Leeds and Sheffield . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , Bradford rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture , particularly wool . It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution , and amongst the earliest industrialised settlements , rapidly becoming the wool capital of the world . The area 's access to a supply of coal , iron ore and soft water facilitated the growth of Bradford 's manufacturing base , which , as textile manufacture grew , led to an explosion in population and was a stimulus to civic investment ; Bradford has a large amount of listed Victorian architecture including the grand Italianate City Hall . The textile sector in Bradford fell into decline from the mid-20th century . Bradford has since emerged as a tourist destination , becoming the first UNESCO City of Film with attractions such as the National Science and Media Museum , Bradford City Park , the Alhambra theatre and Cartwright Hall . Bradford has faced similar challenges to the rest of post-industrial Northern England , including deindustrialisation , social unrest and economic deprivation .
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England . It is an inland and , in relative terms , upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines . West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972 and has a population of 2.2 million . West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs ( City of Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees , City of Leeds and City of Wakefield ) and is bordered by the counties of Derbyshire to the south , Greater Manchester to the south-west , Lancashire to the north-west , North Yorkshire to the north and east , and South Yorkshire to the south and south-east . Remnants of strong coal , wool and iron ore industries remain in the county , having attracted people over the centuries , and this can be seen in the buildings and architecture . Major railways and two major motorways traverse the county , which also contains Leeds Bradford International Airport . West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986 , so its five districts became effectively unitary authorities . However , the metropolitan county , which covers an area of 2,029 square kilometres ( 783 sq mi ) , continues to exist in law , and as a geographic frame of reference . Since 1 April 2014 West Yorkshire has been a combined authority area , with the local authorities pooling together some functions over transport and regeneration as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority . West Yorkshire includes the West Yorkshire Urban Area , which is the biggest and most built-up urban area within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire .
The Castleford Tigers are a rugby league club in Castleford , West Yorkshire , England , that compete in the Super League , the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere . The club have competed in the top division for the majority of their existence having only been relegated twice in their history , Castleford has won the Challenge Cup four times . Their most recent major trophy was the 1985-86 Challenge Cup . Castleford have a rivalry with neighbours Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity . The club has been based at Wheldon Road since 1927 , after moving from the Sandy Desert in Lock Lane . The club 's current home colours are black and amber .
The Castleford Tigers competed in their twelfth Super League in their 84th rugby league season . They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup .
Wheldon Road ( known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship purposes ) is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby league Club in Castleford , West Yorkshire , England . It is on Wheldon Road , just outside Castleford town centre . The record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935 .
Castleford is a town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England . It had a population of 40,210 at the 2011 Census . Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire , to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation . The town is the site of a Roman settlement . Within the historical Castleford Borough are the suburbs of Airedale , Cutsyke , Ferry Fryston , Fryston Village , Glasshoughton , Half Acres , Hightown , Lock Lane , Townville , Wheldale and Whitwood . Castleford is home to the rugby league Super League team Castleford Tigers .
The Catalans Dragons ( French and Catalan : Dragons Catalans ) ( often in English Catalan Dragons ) are a professional rugby league club based in Perpignan , Pyrénées-Orientales , France and represent Catalonia . They play in the Super League . They have also played home matches in Barcelona , attracting a Super League regular season record crowd of 31,555 against the Wigan Warriors at the Nou Camp in 2019 . Along with the Toronto Wolfpack , they are currently the only teams in the competition from outside England . The Dragons play home games at Stade Gilbert Brutus . They were the first non British team to win the Challenge Cup since the competition started in 1896 , after beating Warrington Wolves 20-14 at Wembley Stadium on 25 August 2018 . The club was formed in 2000 by a merger of XIII Catalan and AS Saint-Estève into Union Treiziste Catalane ( UTC ) . They won the 2005 French Championship and the Lord Derby Cup in 2004 and 2005 . In 2006 , they were granted a Super League licence , taking the name Catalans Dragons . UTC continues to compete in the French Championship 's Elite One Championship as a feeder club for the Dragons , now under the name Saint-Estève XIII Catalan .
2009 marks nine years since UTC was founded , and the 4th year of the Catalans Dragons in the Super League . They also competed for the 2009 Challenge Cup .
Stade Gilbert Brutus is a rugby league stadium in Perpignan , France , which is the home ground of the Catalans Dragons .
Perpignan ( /ˈpɜːrpɪnjɒ̃/ , US : /ˌpɛərpiːˈnjɒn/ , French : [ pɛʁpiɲɑ̃ ] ( listen ) ; Catalan : Perpinyà [ pəɾpiˈɲa ] ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southwest France , and the centre of the metropolitan area Perpignan Mediterranée Métropole . Perpignan was the capital of the former province and County of Roussillon ( Rosselló in Catalan ) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries . In 2016 Perpignan had 121,875 inhabitants ( Perpignanais ( e ) in French , Perpinyanés ( a ) in Catalan ) in the commune proper , and the metropolitan area had a total population of 268,577 .
Pyrénées-Orientales ( French pronunciation : ​ [ piʁene ɔʁjɑ̃tal ] ; Catalan : Pirineus Orientals [ piɾiˈneus uɾiənˈtals ] ; Occitan : Pirenèus Orientals ; Eastern Pyrenees ) , also known as Northern Catalonia , is a department of the Occitanie region of Southern France , adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea . It also surrounds the tiny Spanish exclave of Llívia , and thus has two distinct borders with Spain . In 2016 , it had a population of 474,369 .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
Crusaders Rugby League ( Welsh : Croesgadwyr Rygbi ' r Gynghrair ) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham , Wales . They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions , including three years in the Super League from 2009 to 2011 . Founded as Celtic Crusaders in 2005 initially based in Bridgend , the club played in National League Two from 2006-07 and in National League One in 2008 . In 2009 they were awarded a Super League licence , and in 2010 they moved from Bridgend to Wrexham in North Wales , and dropped Celtic from their name . After three years in the Super League , on 26 July 2011 the club announced they were withdrawing their application to remain in the league for the 2012-15 seasons . They disbanded after the 2011 season , and were succeeded by a new club , North Wales Crusaders , in Championship 1 in 2012 . They played their home matches at Brewery Field then the Racecourse Ground . The Crusaders won the National League Two championship in 2007 . Their last coach was Wales national team coach Iestyn Harris . Their home strip was red and white and the away strip was black and yellow .
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 .
Brewery Field ( also known as The Morganstone Brewery Field for sponsorship purposes ) is an 8,000 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend , Wales 1,100 of which is seated capacity . It is the home ground of the rugby union team Bridgend Ravens . Bridgend Athletic RFC often use the ground for their Division 1 matches , as well as the Ospreys who sometimes play at the ground , including their age grade teams .
Bridgend ( English : /brɪˈdʒɛnd/ ; Welsh : Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just Pen-y-bont , meaning the end ( or head ) of the bridge on the Ogmore ) is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales , 20 miles ( 32 km ) west of the capital Cardiff and 20 miles ( 32 km ) east of Swansea . The river crossed by the original bridge , which gave the town its name , is the River Ogmore , but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town . Historically a part of Glamorgan , Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s - the 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town and the 2011 census reported that the Bridgend Local Authority had a population of 139,200 - up from 128,700 in 2001 . This 8.2% increase was the largest increase in Wales except for Cardiff . The town is undergoing a redevelopment project , with the town centre mainly pedestrianised and ongoing works including Brackla Street Centre redevelopment to Bridgend Shopping Centre , Rhiw Car Park redevelopment , ongoing public realm improvements and the upgrade of the Bridgend Life Centre and demolition of Sunnyside offices to accommodate a large retirement complex .
Glamorgan ( /ɡləˈmɔːrɡən/ ) , or sometimes Glamorganshire ( Welsh : Morgannwg [ mɔrˈɡanʊɡ ] or Sir Forgannwg [ ˈsiːr vɔrˈɡanʊɡ ] ) , is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales . It was originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship . Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan , South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan . The name also survives in that of Vale of Glamorgan , a county borough . Although initially a rural and pastoral area of little value , the area that became known as Glamorgan was a conflict point between the Norman lords and the Welsh princes , with the area being defined by a large concentration of castles . After falling under English rule in the 16th century , Glamorgan became a more stable county , and exploited its natural resources to become an important part of the Industrial Revolution . Glamorgan was the most populous and industrialised county in Wales , and was once called the crucible of the Industrial Revolution , as it contained the world centres of three metallurgical industries and its rich resources of coal . The county of Glamorgan comprises several distinct regions : the industrial valleys , the agricultural Vale of Glamorgan , and the scenic Gower Peninsula . The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire , east by Monmouthshire , south by the Bristol Channel , and west by Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay . Its total area is 2,100 km2 ( 811 sq mi ) , and the total population of the three preserved counties of Glamorgan in 1991 was 1,288,309 . Glamorgan contains two cities , Cardiff , the county town and from 1955 the capital city of Wales , and Swansea . The highest point in the county is Craig y Llyn ( 600 metres ( 2,000 ft ) ) which is situated near the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley .
Wales ( Welsh : Cymru [ ˈkəmri ] ( listen ) ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 ( 8,023 sq mi ) . Wales has over 1,680 miles ( 2,700 km ) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon ( Yr Wyddfa ) , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Welsh national identity emerged among the Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century , and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England 's conquest of Wales , though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century . The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century . Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh national feeling grew over the century ; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962 . Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters .
The London Broncos are the only professional rugby league club in the entire south of England and play at the Trailfinders Sports Ground in Ealing , sharing with the rugby union side Ealing Trailfinders . The club competes in the Rugby Football League Championship , though it was a founding member of Super League ( the first tier of professional rugby league football ) from its introduction in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season when it was relegated to the RFL Championship . The club returned to the Super League after having achieved promotion by winning the Million Pound Game against the Toronto Wolfpack in 2018 , but was relegated back to RFL Championship at the conclusion of the 2019 Super League season after finishing 12th . The club was originally formed as Fulham in 1981 , entering the Rugby Football League Championship 's second division for the 1980-81 Rugby Football League season . The club has also been known as London Crusaders ( 1991-1994 ) , London Broncos ( 1994-2005 and since 2012 ) and Harlequins Rugby League ( 2006-2011 ) . The current head coach and assistant coaches are Danny Ward and Jamie Langley , As both have been under 19s Head Coaches for the Broncos , they are renowned for bringing young players through to first team level . The Broncos squad as of 2019 includes home grown players such as Scotland international Alex Walker ; England Knights representatives Kieran Dixon and Rob Butler plus regular first teamers such as Krasniqi , Lovell and Adebiyi . There are six other club trained players in the first team pool . Former Broncos club trained players in Super League include Tony Clubb and Dan Sarginson ( Wigan ) ; Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook ( St Helens ) ; Matt Davis ( Warrington ) ; Lewis Bienek ( Hull FC ) ; Mike McMeeken and Tuoyo Egodo ( Castleford ) . Broncos has several club trained players in the Championship including Will Sharp ; Rob Worrincy ; Oscar Thomas ; Toby Everett and Joe Keyes . Five of the Jamaican World Cup squad in Jonathan Magrin , James Woodburn-Hall , Jacob Ogden , Lamont Bryan and Omari Caro are also club-trained Broncos ; the London Skolars tend towards fielding former under 19s players of the Broncos . The Broncos are captained by Jay Pitts , a second row forward who has previously played for the likes of Leeds Rhinos , Hull FC , Wakefield and Bradford Bulls .
Harlequins RL - the only team in the Super League based in a capital city ( London ) - competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup as well as their fourteenth Super League season . In 2009 Harlequins attracted an average home crowd of just under 3,500 .
Twickenham Stoop Stadium ( informally referred to as The Stoop ) is a sports stadium located in south-west London , England . The stadium is home to Harlequins rugby union team , who play in the Gallagher Premiership . The stadium has a capacity of 14,800 and is situated just across the road from Twickenham Stadium .
Twickenham is an affluent suburban town in south-west London , England . It lies on the River Thames and is 10 miles ( 16 km ) west-southwest of Charing Cross , 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) south-east of Hounslow , and 2.6 miles ( 4.2 km ) north-west of Kingston upon Thames . Historically part of Middlesex , it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965 . The population of the town , including its localities St Margarets and Whitton , was 62,148 as of 2011 . Twickenham has an extensive town centre and is famous for being the home of rugby union in England , with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium , the world 's largest rugby stadium , each year . The historic riverside area is famous for its network of 18th-century buildings and pleasure grounds , many of which survive intact . This area has three grand period mansions with public access : York House , Marble Hill and Strawberry Hill House . Another has been lost , that belonging to 18th-century aphoristic poet Alexander Pope . Among these is the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole which has given its name to a whole district , Strawberry Hill , and is linked with the oldest Roman Catholic university in the country , St Mary 's University .
The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , the birthplace of rugby league , who play in the Super League competition . They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C . Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895 , making them one of the world 's first rugby league teams . The club was founded in 1864 and is the world 's oldest professional rugby league club . They have won 7 Championships and 6 Challenge Cups , but have not won a major trophy since 1962 , Although they did win the 2013 League Leaders Shield after topping the table for the first time in 81 years . The club , particularly amongst older supporters , is sometimes referred to as Fartown , after the ground in Fartown , Huddersfield that was the club 's home venue from 1878 to 1992 . The club was known as Huddersfield Barracudas from 1984-88 and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants ( after a merger with the original Sheffield Eagles ) for the 2000 season . The team plays in a distinctive strip of a claret shirt with thin gold hoops , claret shorts and claret and gold hooped socks . They have rivalries with Warrington , Leeds , Bradford , Halifax and Wakefield Trinity .
2009 was the Huddersfield Giants ' 146th year in rugby league , entering their eleventh Super League season and the 2009 Challenge Cup .
Kirklees Stadium ( currently known due to sponsorship as the John Smith 's Stadium ) is a multi-use stadium in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire , England . Since 1994 , it has been the home ground of football club Huddersfield Town and rugby league side Huddersfield Giants , both of whom moved from Leeds Road . The stadium was a venue at the Rugby League World Cup in 1995 , 2000 and 2013 , in addition to the 1999 Rugby World Cup . It is owned by both clubs , as well as Kirklees Council . Its naming rights have passed from constructors Alfred McAlpine to pharmaceutical company Galpharm International in 2004 , then to John Smith 's Brewery eight years later .
Huddersfield is a large market town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire , England . It has a population of 162,949 at the 2011 census . It lies 14 miles ( 23 km ) southwest of Leeds , west of Wakefield and north of Sheffield . As well as 24 miles ( 39 km ) northeast of Manchester . It is the administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of Kirklees . Along with neighbouring towns Dewsbury and Batley . Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme . Within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire , it is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough . The town is known for its role in the Industrial Revolution , and for being the birthplaces of rugby league , Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson , and the film star James Mason . Huddersfield is home to rugby league team Huddersfield Giants , founded in 1895 , who play in the Super League , and Championship football team Huddersfield Town A.F.C. , founded in 1908 . The town is home to the University of Huddersfield and the sixth form colleges Greenhead College , Kirklees College and Huddersfield New College . Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture .
Hull Football Club , commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C. , is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire , England . The club plays in the Super League competition and were known as Hull Sharks from 1996-99 . Hull F.C . were one of the founding members of the Northern Rugby Football Union which was formed in 1895 in Huddersfield , making them one of the world 's first twenty-two rugby league clubs . Later that year they moved to the Hull Athletic Club 's ground at the Boulevard , Airlie Street , which gave rise to their nickname the Airlie Birds ( Early Birds ) . Traditionally people from the west side of Hull support Hull F.C . while Hull Kingston Rovers are supported by the east half , the border being the River Hull . Old Faithful is a traditional Hull F.C . terrace song . The team shares the KCOM Stadium with association football side Hull City . Their mascot is the Airlie Bird .
In 2009 , Hull F.C . competed in their twelfth Super League season , in their 145th year after the club 's foundation in 1865 . They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup .
The KCOM Stadium ( also known as the Hull City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations ) is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England . The stadium was previously called the KC Stadium , but was renamed as part of a major rebrand by the stadium 's sponsors , telecommunications provider KCOM , on 4 April 2016 . Conceived in the late 1990s , it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million . The stadium is owned by Hull City Council and operated by the Stadium Management Company ( SMC ) , who are looking to expand the stadium up to 32,000 . The bowl-shaped stadium contains a continuous single tier of seats with a second tier on the west side . Its current capacity is 25,400 . The stadium hosts two tenants , association football club Hull City A.F.C. , which moved there from Boothferry Park , and rugby league football club Hull FC , relocated from the Boulevard . It is also the largest rugby league stadium in England . The ground also hosts international association football and rugby league football competitions and acts as a venue for concerts by musical artists , such as Elton John and The Who .
Kingston upon Hull , usually abbreviated to Hull , is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary , 25 miles ( 40 km ) inland from the North Sea , 50 miles ( 80 km ) east of Leeds , 34 miles ( 55 km ) south-east of York and 54 miles ( 87 km ) north-east of Sheffield . With a population of 260,645 ( mid-2018 est . ) , Hull is the fourth-largest city in Yorkshire and the Humber . The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool . Renamed Kings-town upon Hull in 1299 , Hull has been a market town , military supply port , trading hub , fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis . Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars . Its 18th-century Member of Parliament , William Wilberforce , took a prominent part in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain . After suffering heavy damage in the Second World War ( the Hull Blitz ) , Hull weathered a period of post-industrial decline , gaining unfavourable results on measures of social deprivation , education and policing . In the early 21st century spending boom before the late 2000s recession the city saw large amounts of new retail , commercial , housing and public service construction spending . Tourist attractions include The Hull People 's Memorial , the historic Old Town and Museum Quarter , Hull Marina and The Deep aquarium . Sports teams include EFL Championship football club Hull City and rugby league clubs Hull F.C .
The East Riding of Yorkshire , or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire , is an area in Northern England and can refer either to the administrative county ( Local Government Area ) of the East Riding of Yorkshire which is a unitary authority , to the ceremonial county ( Lieutenancy ) of the East Riding of Yorkshire or to the easternmost of the three subdivisions ( ridings ) of the traditional county of Yorkshire . No two of these areas share the same geographical boundaries despite sharing the same name . The traditional East Riding of Yorkshire includes parts of ceremonial North Yorkshire such as Filey but not Goole , whereas both the administrative and ceremonial East Riding of Yorkshire include Goole but not those parts of North Yorkshire . Both the traditional and ceremonial East Riding include Kingston upon Hull , but the administrative East Riding does not as Kingston upon Hull is in its own unitary authority . The traditional East Riding covers a larger area than both the ceremonial and administrative East Riding . The East Riding , North Riding and West Riding were treated as three separate counties for many purposes , such as having separate quarter sessions . In 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , administrative counties with a county council were created on the historic boundaries . In 1974 both the Local Government Area and the Lieutenancy of the East Riding of Yorkshire were abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 , being succeeded in most of the riding by the newly created Humberside which included parts of the West Riding and parts of Lincolnshire . The modern Local Government Area and the ceremonial East Riding of Yorkshire were formed in 1996 from the northern part of Humberside upon its abolition . At the 2011 Census , the population was 334,179 . The landscape consists of a crescent of low chalk hills , the Yorkshire Wolds , surrounded by the low-lying fertile plains of Holderness and the Vale of York . The Humber Estuary and North Sea mark its southern and eastern limits .
Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Kingston upon Hull , Yorkshire , England .
In 2009 , Hull Kingston Rovers , competing in their 128th season , played in their third Super League season , as well as the 2009 Challenge Cup .
Hull College Craven Park Stadium ( formally known as KCOM Craven Park ) and also referred to as New Craven Park is the home of the Hull Kingston Rovers R.F.C . It is situated on Preston Road in Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire , England .
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John 's and play in the Super League , the top tier of English rugby league . They play home matches at Headingley Stadium since 1890 . In 1895 , Leeds was one of twenty-two rugby clubs which broke away from the Rugby Football Union and formed what is now the Rugby Football League . The club was known simply as Leeds until the end of the 1996 season , when they added Rhinos to their name . They are also historically known as the Loiners , referring to the demonym for a native of Leeds . Leeds have won 11 League Titles , 13 Challenge Cups and three World Club Challenge titles . Leeds play in blue and amber kits at home matches and historically have worn either white or yellow away kits . They share rivalries with St. Helens , Wigan Warriors , Bradford Bulls and Castleford Tigers as well as a local city rivalry with Hunslet .
This article details the Leeds Rhinos 2009 Super League XIV season .
Headingley Rugby Stadium ( known as Emerald Headingley Rugby Stadium due to sponsorship ) shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground and is home to both Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby teams . Headingley is also the 5th largest rugby league stadium in England .
Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire in Northern England , approximately 170 miles north of central London . Leeds has one of the most diverse economies of all the UK 's main employment centres and has seen the fastest rate of private-sector jobs growth of any UK city . It also has the highest ratio of private to public sector jobs of all the UK 's Core Cities , with 77% of its workforce working in the private sector . Leeds has the third-largest jobs total by local authority area , with 480,000 in employment and self-employment at the beginning of 2015 . Leeds is ranked as a High Sufficiency level city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . Leeds is the cultural , financial and commercial heart of the West Yorkshire Urban Area . Leeds is served by five universities , and has the fourth largest student population in the country and the country 's fourth largest urban economy . Leeds was a small manorial borough in the 13th century , and in the 17th and 18th centuries it became a major centre for the production and trading of wool , and in the Industrial Revolution a major mill town ; wool was still the dominant industry , but flax , engineering , iron foundries , printing , and other industries were also important . From being a market town in the valley of the River Aire in the 16th century , Leeds expanded and absorbed the surrounding villages to become a populous urban centre by the mid-20th century . It now lies within the West Yorkshire Urban Area , the United Kingdom 's fourth-most populous urban area , with a population of 2.6 million . Today , Leeds has become the largest legal and financial centre outside London with the financial and insurance services industry worth £13 billion to the city 's economy . The finance and business service sector account for 38% of total output with more than 30 national and international banks located in the city , including an office of the Bank of England .
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford , Greater Manchester , England , who play in the Super League . Formed in 1873 , they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup . Their home ground since 2012 has been the AJ Bell Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell , before which they played at the Willows in Weaste . Before 1995 , the club was known simply as Salford , from 1995-98 Salford Reds and from 1999-2013 Salford City Reds .
Salford City Reds competed in their eleventh Super League season in their 137th year . They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup .
The Willows was a rugby league stadium in Weaste , Salford , England . It had a final capacity of 11,363 with 2,500 seats .
The City of Salford ( /ˈsɒlfərd/ ) is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester , England , named after its main settlement Salford . The borough extends west from Salford to include the towns of Eccles , Worsley , Swinton , Walkden , Little Hulton , and Irlam . The city has a population of 245,600 , and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton . The city 's boundaries , set by the Local Government Act 1972 , include five former local government districts . It is bounded on the south east by the River Irwell , which forms part of its boundary with Manchester to the east , and by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south , which forms its boundary with Trafford . The metropolitan boroughs of Wigan , Bolton and Bury lie to the west , northwest and north respectively . Some parts of the city , which lies directly west of Manchester , are highly industrialised and densely populated , but around one third of the city consists of rural open space . The western half of the city stretches across an ancient peat bog , Chat Moss . Salford has a history of human activity stretching back to the Neolithic age . There are over 250 listed buildings in the city , including Salford Cathedral , and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments . With the Industrial Revolution , Salford and its neighbours grew along with its textile industry . The former County Borough of Salford was granted city status in 1926 .
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England , with a population of 2.8 million ; the third largest in England after Greater London and the West Midlands . It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs : Bolton , Bury , Oldham , Rochdale , Stockport , Tameside , Trafford , Wigan , and the cities of Manchester and Salford . Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 , and designated a functional city region on 1 April 2011 . Greater Manchester spans 493 square miles ( 1,277 km2 ) , which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area , the second most populous urban area in the UK . It is landlocked and borders Cheshire ( to the south-west and south ) , Derbyshire ( to the south-east ) , West Yorkshire ( to the north-east ) , Lancashire ( to the north ) and Merseyside ( to the west ) . There is a mix of high-density urban areas , suburbs , semi-rural and rural locations in Greater Manchester , but land use is mostly urban - the product of concentric urbanisation and industrialisation which occurred mostly during the 19th century when the region flourished as the global centre of the cotton industry . It has a focused central business district , formed by Manchester city centre and the adjoining parts of Salford and Trafford , but Greater Manchester is also a polycentric county with ten metropolitan districts , each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs . Greater Manchester is governed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ( GMCA ) , which consists of political leaders from each of the ten metropolitan borough councils , plus a directly elected mayor , with responsibility for economic development , regeneration and transport . Andy Burnham is the inaugural Mayor of Greater Manchester , elected in 2017 . For the 12 years following 1974 the county had a two-tier system of local government ; district councils shared power with the Greater Manchester County Council . The county council was abolished in 1986 , and so its districts ( the metropolitan boroughs ) effectively became unitary authority areas . However , the metropolitan county continued to exist in law and as a geographic frame of reference , and as a ceremonial county , with a Lord Lieutenant and a High Sheriff .
St Helens R.F.C . is a professional rugby league club in St Helens , Merseyside who compete in the Super League , the top tier of competition for rugby league in Europe . Formed in 1873 , St Helens are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union and have been league champions on 14 occasions . St Helens are also the third most successful side in the Challenge Cup with 12 wins in 21 Final appearances . St Helens are founding members of the Super League and are one of only four teams to have appeared in every season since its creation in 1996 . Since 1961 the club 's home colours have been white , with a red V on the jersey . St Helens play their home games at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens , having moved from their previous home , Knowsley Road , in 2012 .
St. Helens entered their 137th year in 2009 , and were in contention for of rugby league 's Super League and Carnegie Challenge Cup competitions .
Knowsley Road in Eccleston , St Helens , Merseyside , was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 until its closure in 2010 . St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010 . For a period , the venue also hosted Liverpool F.C . Reserves . The stadium was demolished during spring 2011 and a new construction then known as Cunningham Grange , named after club legend Keiron Cunningham , was built on the site .
St Helens ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ) is a large town in Merseyside , England , with a population of 102,629 . It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens , which had a population of 176,843 at the 2001 Census . St Helens is in the south west of the historic county of Lancashire , 6 miles ( 10 km ) north of the River Mersey . The town historically lay within the ancient Lancashire division of West Derby known as a hundred . It was created by incorporation as a municipal borough in 1868 , bringing together the townships of Eccleston , Parr , Sutton and Windle , for administrative purposes . It became a county borough in 1887 and a metropolitan borough in 1974 . The area developed rapidly in the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries into a significant centre for coal mining and glassmaking . It was also home to a cotton and linen industry ( notably sail making ) that lasted until the mid-19th century as well as salt , lime and alkali pits , copper smelting , and brewing . Glass producer Pilkington is the town 's only remaining large industrial employer . Previously it was home to Beechams , the Gamble Alkali Works , Ravenhead glass , United Glass Bottles , Triplex , Daglish Foundry , and Greenall 's brewery .
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England , that plays in the Super League . One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895 , between 1999 and 2016 the club was known as Wakefield Trinity Wildcats . The club has played at Belle Vue Stadium in Wakefield since 1895 and has rivalries with Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers . Wakefield have won two premierships in their history when they went back to back in 1967 and 1968 . As of 2019 , it has been 51 years since Wakefield last won the league .
The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ' 137th season saw them enter their eleventh Super League campaign , as well as the 2009 Challenge Cup .
Belle Vue ( known as the Mobile Rocket Stadium under sponsorship agreement ) in Wakefield , England , is the home of Wakefield Trinity rugby league team . It is beside the A638 Doncaster Road , approximately one mile south of Wakefield city centre .
Wakefield is a cathedral city in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire , England , on the River Calder and the eastern edge of the Pennines , which had a population of 99,251 at the 2011 census . The Battle of Wakefield took place in the Wars of the Roses and it was a Royalist stronghold in the Civil War . Wakefield became an important market town and centre for wool , exploiting its position on the navigable River Calder to become an inland port . In the 18th century , Wakefield traded in corn , coal mining and textiles and in 1888 its parish church acquired cathedral status . It became the county town of the West Riding of Yorkshire and was the seat of the West Riding County Council from 1889 until 1974 , when the county and council were abolished , and of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council from 1974 until its dissolution in 1986 .
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club in Warrington , England , that competes in the Super League . They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium , having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004 . They are the current Challenge Cup holders , after successfully beating St. Helens at Wembley Stadium on 24 August 2019 , to win their first trophy since 2012 . Founded as Warrington Zingari Football Club in 1876 , they are one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895 and the only one that has played every season in the top flight . They are nicknamed The Wire in reference to the wire-drawing industry in the town . Warrington have local rivalries with Widnes , St. Helens and Wigan . They have won three League Championships and are the fourth most successful team in the Challenge Cup with nine victories , behind Wigan , St. Helens and Leeds . Their most successful season came in 1953-54 when they completed a Championship and Challenge Cup 'Double ' , beating Halifax twice in the space of four days to first win the Challenge Cup 8-4 in a replay at Odsal , then clinch the Championship 8-7 at Maine Road . 1955 was the last time they were crowned Champions . Warrington are the 10th most successful rugby league club in England behind Wigan Warriors , St Helens , Bradford Bulls , Hull FC , Leeds Rhinos , Salford Red Devils , Widnes Vikings , Hull Kingston Rovers
The 2009 Warrington Wolves season was the 131st in the club 's history . They competed in Super League XIV as well the 2009 Challenge Cup . They reached the Challenge Cup final in which they defeated Huddersfield Giants .
The Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington , England , which is the home ground of Warrington Wolves . It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals , the European Nations Final , the National League Grand Finals ' Day and two games of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup .
Warrington ( /ˈwɒrɪŋtən/ ) is a large town and unitary authority area in Cheshire , England , on the banks of the River Mersey . It is 20 miles ( 32 km ) east of Liverpool , and 20 miles ( 32 km ) west of Manchester . The population in 2018 was estimated at just over 209,500 , more than double that of 1968 when it became a New Town . Warrington is the largest town in the county of Cheshire . Warrington was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey . A new settlement was established by the Saxons . By the Middle Ages , Warrington had emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of the river . A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time . Historically part of Lancashire , the expansion and urbanisation of Warrington coincided with the Industrial Revolution , particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century . The West Coast Main Line runs north to south through the town , and the Liverpool to Manchester railway ( the Cheshire Lines route ) west to east . The Manchester Ship Canal cuts through the south of the borough ( west to east ) . The M6 , M56 and M62 motorways form a partial box around the town .
Cheshire ( /ˈtʃɛʃər , -ɪər/ CHESH-ər , -⁠eer ; archaically the County Palatine of Chester ) is a county in North West England , bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north , Derbyshire to the east , Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south , and Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough in Wales to the west . Cheshire 's county town is the City of Chester ( 118,200 ) ; the largest town is Warrington ( 209,700 ) . Other major towns include Crewe ( 71,722 ) , Runcorn ( 61,789 ) , Widnes ( 61,464 ) , Ellesmere Port ( 55,715 ) , Macclesfield ( 52,044 ) , Winsford ( 32,610 ) and Northwich ( 19,924 ) . The county covers 905 square miles ( 2,344 km2 ) and has a population of around 1 million . It is mostly rural , with a number of small towns and villages supporting the agricultural and other industries which produce Cheshire cheese , salt , chemicals and silk .
Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional rugby league club founded and based in Wigan , England . The club competes in the Betfred Super League . Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club , Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism from the Rugby Football Union in 1895 . Wigan have won 22 League Championships ( including 5 Super League Grand Finals ) , 19 Challenge Cups and 4 World Club Challenges . Wigan are the most successful club in English rugby league and had a period of sustained success from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s , winning eight successive Challenge Cups and seven successive League Championships . The club plays home matches at the DW Stadium , having played at Central Park between 1902 and 1999 . The head coach is Adrian Lam ; the club captain is Sean O'Loughlin ( current Great Britain and England captain ) .
This article is about the 2009 season of the Wigan Warriors in the Super League XIV and Challenge Cup .
The DW Stadium is a stadium in Pemberton , near Wigan , within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan , Greater Manchester , England . The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited , which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned by Wigan local authority . It is used by Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club , the rugby league club having a 50 years lease on tenancy to play games at the stadium . Built and opened in 1999 , it is named after its main sponsor , DW Sports Fitness . In UEFA matches , it is called Wigan Athletic Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorship . The stadium architect was Alfred McAlpine . Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors moved into it from their long-term homes of Springfield Park and Central Park respectively . International rugby league matches have also taken place at the venue . Its current capacity is 25,133 - seated in four single-tier stands - and its record attendance was on 11 May 2008 when 25,133 people watched Wigan Athletic play Manchester United in the final match of the 2007-08 Premier League season .
Wigan ( /ˈwɪɡən/ WIG-ən ) is a town in Greater Manchester , England , on the River Douglas , 10 miles ( 16 km ) south-west of Bolton , 12 miles ( 19 km ) north of Warrington and 17 miles ( 27.4 km ) west-northwest of Manchester . Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre . The town has a population of 103,608 , whilst the wider borough has a population of 318,100 . Historically in Lancashire , Wigan during classical antiquity was in the territory of the Brigantes , an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England . The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain during the 1st century , and it is asserted that the Roman settlement of Coccium was established where Wigan lies . Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England . At the end of the Middle Ages , it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by Royal charter . During the Industrial Revolution Wigan experienced dramatic economic expansion and a rapid rise in population . Although porcelain manufacture and clock making had been major industries , Wigan became known as a major mill town and coal mining district . A coal mine was recorded in 1450 and at its peak , there were 1,000 pit shafts within 5 miles ( 8 km ) of the town centre . Mining was so extensive that a town councillor remarked that a coal mine in the backyard was not uncommon in Wigan . Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century .