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| This article contains information on ] events to be played in 2009. The season commenced with a friendly match between English Super League clubs ] and ] in the United States in January, and is scheduled to conclude with the Scottish tour of South Africa in December. | This article contains information on ] events to be played in 2009. The season commenced with a friendly match between English Super League clubs ] and ] in the United States in January, and is scheduled to conclude with the Scottish tour of South Africa in December. | ||
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This article contains information on rugby league events to be played in 2009. The season commenced with a friendly match between English Super League clubs Leeds and Salford in the United States in January, and is scheduled to conclude with the Scottish tour of South Africa in December.
January
February
March
- 1 March Leeds, England – The 2009 World Club Challenge is won by Australia's Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles who defeated England's Leeds Rhinos.
- 13 March Australia – The 2009 NRL season begins with the first games of Round 1 being played.
- 13 March England – The 2009 Super League season begins with the first games of Round 1 being played.
April
- 6 April France - 2009 marked the 75th anniversary of the creation of the French Rugby League.
May
City vs. Country Origin
Further information: City vs Country Origin| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| Date and Time | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
 Country Origin
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18 – 40 |  City Origin
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8 May 2009, 7:35pm | Wade Park, Orange | Gavin Badger Shayne Hayne |
8,226 | ||
Teams:
COUNTRY:
1. Luke Patten (1 try), 2. James McManus, 3. Beau Scott, 4. Jamie Lyon (1 try, 3 goals), 5. Joel Monaghan, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Josh Perry, 9. Michael Ennis, 10. Michael Weyman, 11. Andrew Ryan (c), 12. Ben Creagh, 13. Alan Tongue (1 try). Subs: 14. Justin Poore, 15. Chris Heighington, 16. Anthony Tupou, 17. Jamie Soward
CITY:
1. Wade McKinnon, 2. Jarryd Hayne (1 try), 3. Michael Jennings (1 try), 4. Ben Pomeroy, 5. David Williams (1 try), 6. John Sutton, 7. Peter Wallace (1 try, 6 goals)
8. Keith Galloway, 9. Robbie Farah (c), 10. Luke Stuart, 11. Trent Waterhouse, 12. Mark Minichiello (2 tries), 13. Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14. Craig Wing (1 try), 15. Shane Shackleton, 16. Mark O'Meley, 17. Ryan Hoffman
ANZAC Test
Further information: ANZAC Test| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
 Australia Kangaroos
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38 – 10 |  New Zealand Kiwis
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8 May 2009, 7:45pm | Suncorp Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 37,152 | ||
Teams:
AUSTRALIA:
Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm), Israel Folau (Brisbane Broncos), Greg Inglis (Melbourne Storm), Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos), Darius Boyd (St George Illawarra Dragons), Darren Lockyer (captain - Brisbane Broncos), Johnathan Thurston (North Qld Cowboys)
Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers), Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm), Steve Price (NZ Warriors) Anthony Laffranchi (Gold Coast Titans), Paul Gallen (Cronulla Sharks), Glenn Stewart (Manly Sea Eagles)
Replacements: Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights), Brent Kite (Manly Sea Eagles), Luke Bailey (Gold Coast Titans), Anthony Watmough (Manly Sea Eagles)
Coach: Tim Sheens
MEW ZEALAND:
Lance Hohaia (New Zealand Warriors); Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters), Iosia Soliola (Roosters), Jerome Ropati (Warriors), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors); Nathan Fien (Warriors), Benji Marshall (captain - Wests Tigers)
Roy Asotasi (South Sydney), Dene Halatau (Wests Tigers), Adam Blair (Melbourne Storm); David Fa'alogo (South Sydney), Bronson Harrison (Canberra Raiders); Simon Mannering (Warriors)
Replacements: Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs), Jeff Lima (Storm), Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra), Sika Manu (Storm)
Coach: Stephen Kearney
June
13th: England vs France
On 13 the 13th of June England played the first rugby league international since the 2008 World Cup against France in Paris' Stade Jean-Bouin.
Teams:
France:
Constant Villegas (Toulouse); Vincent Duport (Catalans Dragons), Sébastien Planas (Toulouse), Jean-Philippe Baile (Catalans Dragons), Frédéric Vaccari (Catalans Dragons); Mickaël Murcia (Limoux), Thomas Bosc (Catalans Dragons); Rémi Casty (Catalans Dragons), Bentley (Catalans Dragons), Jérôme Guisset (Catalans Dragons, capt), Cyril Gossard (Catalans Dragons), Grégory Mounis (Catalans Dragons), Éric Anselme (Toulouse).
Replacements: Sébastien Martins (Pia), Romain Gagliazzo (Carcassonne), William Barthau (Catalans Dragons), Mathieu Griffi (Toulouse).
Coach: Bobbie Goulding
England:
Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR); Peter Fox (Hull KR), Michael Shenton (Castleford), Ryan Atkins (Wakefield), Ryan Hall (Leeds); Danny McGuire (Leeds), Richard Myler (Salford); Adrian Morley (Warrington), Scott Moore (Huddersfield), Jamie Peacock (Leeds, capt), Gareth Hock (Wigan), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Sam Burgess (Bradford).
Replacements: James Roby (St Helens), James Graham (St Helens), Tony Clubb (Harlequins), Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield).
Coach: Tony Smith
Super League
Main article: Super League XIVThe English Super league will continue in 2009 with two more teams than in previous seasons. There used to be a relegation system whereby the lowest team in a season was relegated to National League 1 but this has now been abolished. Leeds Rhinos are the back-to-back defending champions after beating St Helens RLFC for the last two seasons.
National Rugby League
Main article: National Rugby League season 2009The National Rugby League (NRL), contested between 16 teams from Australia and New Zealand, will hold its 102nd season in 2009. The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles won this competition in 2008, winning the final 40-0 against the Melbourne Storm.
Four Nations
Main article: 2009 Rugby League Four NationsLater in the year, New Zealand, Australia, England and France will compete in a new 4 Nations competition. It replaces the previous Rugby League Tri-Nations, with France making its debut this year. All four teams have been playing regularly for a few years. However due to France's poor performances at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup they may have to qualify to make this tournament.
Bartercard Premiership
Main article: 2009 Bartercard PremiershipIn August this competition will kick off. It started last year and features 6 teams all over New Zealand.
References
- http://www.nrl.com/RepGames/RepGamesScores/tabid/10882/roundId/0/fixtureId/0/infoTabId/4/Default.aspx
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8035844.stm
- "France 12-66 England". BBC Sport. news.bbc.co.uk. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
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- Hadfield, Dave (2006-11-11). "France are invited to join Tri-Nations as game looks to go global". The Independent (online).
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- Rugby League Internationals