2009 Queensland Reds season

Squad for 2009

Current squad

The squad for the 2009 season:[1]

Props

  • Ben Daley
  • Dayna Edwards
  • Greg Holmes
  • Jack Kennedy
  • Laurie Weeks

Hookers

  • Saia Fainga'a
  • Sean Hardman

Locks

  • Adam Byrnes
  • James Horwill (c)
  • Van Humphries
  • Rob Simmons
  

Loose forwards

  • Daniel Braid
  • Scott Higginbotham
  • Leroy Houston
  • Poutasi Luafutu
  • Hugh McMeniman
  • Ezra Taylor

Half backs

  • Will Genia
  • Ben Lucas

Fly Halves

  • Berrick Barnes
  • Quade Cooper
  

Centres

  • Blair Connor
  • Anthony Fainga'a
  • Charlie Fetoai
  • Morgan Turinui

Wings

  • Peter Hynes
  • Digby Ioane
  • Brando Va'aulu

Full backs

Player Changes

In

Player Previous Team League
Anthony Fainga'a Australia Brumbies Super 14
Saia Fainga'a Australia Brumbies Super 14
Daniel Braid New Zealand Blues Super 14
Ezra Taylor New Zealand Highlanders Super 14
Mark McLinden England Harlequins RL Super League (Rugby league)
Rodney Davies Australia Brisbane Broncos National Rugby League (Rugby league)

Out

Player New Team League
Stephen Moore Australia Brumbies Super 14
Rodney Blake France RC Narbonne Rugby Pro D2
Sam Cordingley France FC Grenoble Rugby Pro D2
Clinton Schifcofske Republic of Ireland Ulster Celtic League
Chris Latham England Worcester Warriors Guinness Premiership
David Croft Retired N/A
John Roe Retired N/A

Table

2009 Super 14 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Bulls 13 10 0 3 338 271 +67 6 46 Advanced to
the playoffs
2 New Zealand Chiefs 13 9 0 4 338 236 +102 9 45
3 New Zealand Hurricanes 13 9 0 4 380 279 +101 8 44
4 New Zealand Crusaders 13 8 1 4 231 198 +33 7 41
5 Australia Waratahs 13 9 0 4 241 212 +29 5 41
6 South Africa Sharks 13 8 0 5 282 239 +43 6 38
7 Australia Brumbies 13 8 0 5 311 305 +6 6 38
8 Australia Western Force 13 6 1 6 328 275 +53 10 36
9 New Zealand Blues 13 5 0 8 339 369 −30 12 32
10 South Africa Stormers 13 5 0 8 235 249 −14 7 27
11 New Zealand Highlanders 13 4 0 9 254 269 −15 10 26
12 South Africa Lions 13 4 0 9 294 419 −125 9 25
13 Australia Reds 13 3 0 10 258 380 −122 7 19
14 South Africa Cheetahs 13 2 0 11 213 341 −128 4 12
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2009. Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures

Week 1

19:10 2009-02-14
Bulls South Africa33–20Australia Reds
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Burton Francis, Pierre Spies
Con: Morné Steyn (2)
Pen: Morné Steyn (3)		Tries: Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes
Con: Berrick Barnes (1), Quade Cooper (1)
Pen: Ben Lucas (1)
DG: Berrick Barnes (1)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: ?????????
Referee: South Africa Marius Jonker

Week 2

19:10 2009-02-20
Stormers South Africa27 – 24Australia Reds
Tries: Andries Bekker, Tonderai Chavanga, Sireli Naqelevuki
Con: Peter Grant (3)
Pen: Peter Grant (2)		Tries: Quade Cooper, Anthony Fainga'a, Scott Higginbotham, Van Humphries
Con: Ben Lucas (2)
Pen:
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 33022
Referee: New Zealand Chris Pollock

Week 3

  • No D/L Savings in Brisbane
16:00 2009-03-01
Reds Australia22 – 3South Africa Cheetahs
Tries: Mark McLinden, Digby Ioane, Peter Hynes
Con: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1)
Pen: Ben Lucas (1)		Tries:
Con:
Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter (1)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 16,295[2]
Referee: Australia Ian Smith

Week 4

19:40 2009-03-06
Waratahs Australia15 – 11Australia Reds
Tries: Benn Robinson, Timana Tahu
Con:Kurtley Beale (1)
Pen: Kurtley Beale (1)		Tries:Peter Hynes
Con:
Pen:Ben Lucas (2)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 28,109
Referee: New Zealand Bryce Lawrence

Week 5

  • No D/L Savings in Brisbane
19:05 2009-03-14
Reds Australia25 – 13South Africa Sharks
Tries: Adam Byrnes, Will Genia, Digby Ioane
Con: Berrick Barnes (2)
Pen: Ben Lucas (1), Berrick Barnes (1)		Tries: Ryan Kankowski
Con: Rory Kockott (1)
Pen: Rory Kockott (2)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 20,582
Referee: Australia James Leckie

Week 6

Bye
Australia Reds South Africa Stormers

Week 7

  • No D/L Savings in Brisbane, Sunday 29 March D/L Savings ends in Perth.
19:05 2009-03-28
Reds Australia26 – 50New Zealand Chiefs
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Week 8

  • Sunday, 5 April D/L Savings Ends in Australia and New Zealand.
19:05 2009-04-03
Western Force Australia39 – 7Australia Reds
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
Subiaco Oval, Perth

Week 9

  • Easter Weekend
17:30 2009-04-11
Highlanders New Zealand24 – 19Australia Reds
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
Rugby Park, Invercargill

Week 10

17:35 2009-04-18
Reds Australia20 – 31South Africa Lions
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Week 11

17:30 2009-04-25
Blues New Zealand24 – 31Australia Reds
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City

Week 12

2 May 2009
19:40
Reds Australia13 – 52Australia Brumbies
Tries: Will Genia (2)
Pen: Quade Cooper		Tries: Gene Fairbanks, Stephen Hoiles (2), Peter Kimlin, Ben Alexander, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Francis Fainifo
Con: Stirling Mortlock (7)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 19,346[3]
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

Week 13

19:35 2009-05-08
Crusaders New Zealand32 – 12Australia Reds
Tries: Thomas Waldrom, Owen Franks, Tim Bateman, Jason Macdonald, Sean Maitland
Con:Leon MacDonald (2)
Pen:Leon MacDonald		Tries:Ben Tapuai, Greg Holmes
Con:Quade Cooper br />Cards: Quade Cooper 33' to 43'
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Week 14

19:40 2009-05-16
Reds Australia28 – 37New Zealand Hurricanes
Tries:
Con:
Pen:		Tries:
Con:
Pen:
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Statistics

Leading Try Scorers

Top 5

Top 10 try scorers
Pos Name Tries Pld
=1 Digby Ioane 2 3
=1 Peter Hynes 2 3
=3 Scott Higginbotham 1 3
=3 Van Humphries 1 3
=3 Quade Cooper 1 3

Leading Points Scorers

Top 5

References

  1. ^ "Reds Player Profiles". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Reds claim first win - Rugby Union - Sportal Australia". Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - Union News, Super14 News – Sportal". Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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