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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.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 5.1 City vs. Country Origin 5.2 ANZAC Test 6 June 6.1 England vs France 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 10.1 New Zealand vs. Tonga 10.2 England vs. Wales 11 November 12 December 13 Super League 14 National Rugby League 15 Four Nations 16 Bartercard Premiership 17 References

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

• 1st: Leeds, England – The 2009 World Club Challenge is won by Australia's Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles who defeated England's Leeds Rhinos.
• 13th: Australia – The 2009 NRL season begins with the first games of Round 1 being played.
• 13th: England – The 2009 Super League season begins with the first games of Round 1 being played.

[edit] April

• 6th: France - 2009 marked the 75th anniversary of the creation of the French Rugby League.

[edit] May

[edit] City vs. Country Origin

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referees	Crowd
Country Origin	18 – 40	City Origin	8 May 2009, 7:35pm	Wade Park, Orange	Gavin Badger Shayne Hayne	8,226

Teams^[1]:

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

[edit] ANZAC Test

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Australia Kangaroos	38 – 10	New Zealand Kiwis	8 May 2009, 7:45pm	Suncorp Stadium	Richard Silverwood	37,152

Teams^[2]:

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

[edit] June

[edit] England vs France

On the 13th of June England played the first rugby league international since the 2008 World Cup against France in Paris' Stade Jean-Bouin.

Teams^[3]:

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

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] New Zealand vs. Tonga

Wednesday, 14 October 2009	New Zealand	40–24	Tonga	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Leon Williamson (NZL)
	Tries: Benji Marshall (2) Bryson Goodwin (2) Junior Sa'u Sam Perrett Nathan Fien Steve Matai Goals: Issac Luke (3) Benji Marshall	Report	Tries: Etuate Uaisele (2) Feleti Mateo Sam Huihahau Viliami Mataka Goals: Eddie Paea (2)

New Zealand led 24-8 at half-time before Tonga fought back to level the scores at 24-24. New Zealand scored 16 points in a row to win the match 40-24. Four New Zealand players, Bryson Goodwin, Junior Sa'u, Frank-Paul Nuuausala and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, made their débuts.

[edit] England vs. Wales

Saturday, 17 October 2009	Wales	12–48	England	Brewery Field, Bridgend, Wales Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Thierry Alibert (FRA) Man of the Match: Sam Tomkins (ENG)
	Tries: Craig Kopczak Ian Watson Goals: Lloyd White (2)	Report Report	Tries: Sam Tomkins (3) Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Sam Burgess Tom Briscoe (2) Sean O'Loughlin Adrian Morley Goals: Paul Sykes (6)

The last time these two sides met, England won 74-0. Wales took an early lead in the match but England were too strong. England's Sam Tomkins scored a hat-trick of tries on his début. England defeated Wales away from home, 48-12.

[edit] November

• 14th: Leeds, England - The 2009 Four Nations tournament culminates in a final between Australia and England at Elland Road.

[edit] December

[edit] Super League

The 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.

[edit] National Rugby League

The 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.

[edit] Four Nations

Later 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.

[edit] Bartercard Premiership

In August this competition will kick off. It started last year and features 6 teams all over New Zealand.

[edit] References

• Hadfield, Dave (2006-11-11). "France are invited to join Tri-Nations as game looks to go global". The Independent (online). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/france-are-invited-to-join-trinations-as-game-looks-to-go-global-423867.html. 
• Rugby League international scores, 2009
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• Rugby League Internationals