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
CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueAttendanceDate
Super League XIV1 Harlequins RLLoss8–12HomeThe Jungle7,04915 February 2009
Super League XIV2 Wigan WarriorsWin22–28AwayJJB Stadium12,07920 February 2009
Super League XIV3 Salford City RedsWin52–16HomeThe Jungle7,05228 February 2009
Super League XIV4 Catalans DragonsWin22–24AwayStade Gilbert Brutus8,1507 March 2009
Super League XIV5 Huddersfield GiantsLoss24–26HomeThe Jungle6,57214 March 2009
Super League XIV6 Hull F.C.Win18–19AwayKC Stadium14,02820 March 2009
Super League XIV7 Bradford BullsWin28–26HomeThe Jungle9,18529 March 2009
Challenge Cup 20094 Keighley CougarsWin20–64AwayCougar Park3,2555 April 2009
Super League XIV8 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss6–35HomeThe Jungle10,15510 April 2009
Super League XIV9 Warrington WolvesWin6–28AwayHalliwell Jones Stadium8,20213 April 2009
Super League XIV10 St Helens R.F.C.Loss22–68HomeThe Jungle8,00319 April 2009
Super League XIV11 CrusadersWin22–34AwayBrewery Field2,85726 April 2009
Super League XIV12 Hull F.C.Loss24–16NeutralMurrayfield Stadium30,1223 May 2009
Challenge Cup 20095 HalifaxWin[A]34–34HomeThe Jungle5,5959 May 2009
Super League XIV13 Leeds RhinosLoss22–24HomeThe Jungle8,08215 May 2009
Super League XIV14 Hull Kingston RoversLoss16–6AwayNew Craven Park8,10422 May 2009
Challenge Cup 2009QF Huddersfield GiantsLoss16–14AwayGalpharm Stadium6,35931 May 2009
Super League XIV15 Warrington WolvesLoss18–34HomeThe Jungle5,6286 June 2009
Super League XIV16 St Helens RLFCLoss50–10AwayGPW Recruitment Stadium9,68012 June 2009
Super League XIV17 Huddersfield GiantsWin6–13AwayGalpharm Stadium6,01019 June 2009
Super League XIV18 Catalans DragonsLoss22–16HomeThe Jungle5,50828 June 2009
Super League XIV19 Bradford BullsWin38–40AwayGrattan Stadium8,9715 July 2009
Super League XIV20 Hull FCWin40–18HomeThe Jungle8,29712 July 2009
Super League XIV21 Salford City RedsWin12–18AwayThe Willows3,48717 July 2009
Super League XIV22 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWin20–12AwayBelle Vue8,37126 July 2009
Super League XIV23 Hull Kingston RoversLoss28–46HomeThe Jungle8,7092 August 2009
Super League XIV24 Leeds RhinosLoss76–12AwayHeadingley Stadium16,93114 August 2009
Super League XIV25 Wigan WarriorsHomeThe Jungle23 August 2009
Super League XIV26 Harlequins RLAwayThe Twickenham Stoop5 September 2009
Super League XIV27 Celtic CrusadersHomeThe Jungle13 September 2009

League table
Super League XIV
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leeds Rhinos 272106805453+35242
2 St. Helens 271908733466+26738
3 Huddersfield Giants 271809690416+27436
4 Hull KR 271719650516+13435
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2716011685609+7632
6 Wigan Warriors 2715012659551+10830
7 Castleford Tigers 2714013645702–5728
8 Catalans Dragons 2713014613660–4726
9 Bradford Bulls 2712114653668–1525
10 Warrington Wolves 2712015649705–5624
11 Harlequins RL 2711016591691–10022
12 Hull FC 2710017502623–12120
13 Salford City Reds 277020456754–29814
14 Celtic Crusaders 273024357874–5176
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Notes
1. a Castleford win 35–34 via the golden point rule.

References
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