2006 Harlequins Rugby League season

The 2006 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-seventh in the club's history, their eleventh season in the Super League and the first as the rebranded Harlequins Rugby League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League XI, finishing in 7th place. The club also got to the quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

2006 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XI Rank7th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2006 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 704; against: 873
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachTony Rea
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance4,642
High attendance12,301
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dorn - 18
GoalsHenry Paul - 42
PointsHenry Paul - 89
Home colours
Away colours
← 2005 List of seasons 2007 →

2006 Harlequins Rugby League squad
Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1Mark McLindenFullback27 Canberra Raiders19140157
2Jon WellsWing27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats61004
3Paul SykesCentre25 Bradford Bulls828024
4Tyrone SmithCentre23 Sydney Roosters3090036
5Nick Bradley-QalilawaWing26 Manly Sea Eagles3090036
6Luke DornStand-off24 Sydney Roosters27180072
7Tommy LeuluaiScrum-half21 New Zealand Warriors1870028
8Karl TemataProp28 New Zealand Warriors121004
9Neil BudworthHooker24 Wigan Warriors230000
10Daniel HeckenbergProp26 Manly Sea Eagles251004
11Solomon HaumonoSecond-row30 Manly Sea Eagles2160024
12Lee HopkinsSecond-row28 Penrith Panthers2680032
13Rob PurdhamLoose forward26 Whitehaven26432080
14Danny WilliamsSecond-row33 Melbourne Storm2540016
15David MillsProp25 Widnes Vikings302008
16Joe MbuSecond-row22 Doncaster Lakers162008
17Mark TookeyProp29 Castleford Tigers291004
18Matt GafaCentre28 Canberra Raiders24419054
19Tony ClubbWing19 London Broncos Academy740016
20Fili LoloheaProp27 South Sydney Rabbitohs110000
21Tim HartleyStand-off20 Salford City Reds330012
22Rikki SheriffeWing22 Halifax42008
23Chad RandallHooker25 Manly Sea Eagles2570028
24Pat WeisnerHooker24 Halifax1970028
25Zeb LuisiFullback21 London Broncos Academy2440016
26Louie McCarthy-ScarsbrookSecond-row20 London Broncos Academy50000
27Henry PaulStand-off32 Gloucester Rugby17142189
28Michael WorrincySecond-row20 London Broncos Academy640016
29Paul NooneSecond-row25 Warrington Wolves70000
30Tony StewartWing27 Salford City Reds40000

Sources:[1][2]

Super League XI table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (L, C) 28 24 0 4 939 430 +509 48 Semi-final
2 Hull F.C. 28 20 0 8 720 578 +142 40
3 Leeds Rhinos 28 19 0 9 869 543 +326 38 Elimination play-offs
4 Bradford Bulls 28 16 2 10 802 568 +234 32[lower-alpha 1]
5 Salford City Reds 28 13 0 15 600 539 +61 26
6 Warrington Wolves 28 13 0 15 743 721 +22 26
7 Harlequins 28 11 1 16 556 823 −267 23
8 Wigan Warriors 28 12 0 16 644 715 −71 22[lower-alpha 2]
9 Huddersfield Giants 28 11 0 17 609 753 −144 22
10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 10 0 18 591 717 −126 20
11 Castleford Tigers (R) 28 9 1 18 575 968 −393 19 Relegation to National League One
12 Catalans Dragons (X) 28 8 0 20 601 894 −293 16
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated; (X) Exempt from relegation[6]
Notes:
  1. Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.[3][4]
  2. Wigan deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.[4][5]

2006 Challenge Cup

Quins RL were knocked out in the quarter-finals by the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley for the second successive year.[7]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Harlequins RL 48-6 Toulouse Olympique 2 April 2006 The Stoop 3,917
Fifth round Harlequins RL 82-8 Barrow Raiders 21 May 2006 The Stoop 1,512
Quarter-finals Leeds Rhinos 36-18 Harlequins RL 4 June 2006 Headingley 5,332

References
  1. Gains & Losses
  2. SLstats - 2006 Summary
  3. "Bulls punished for salary breach". BBC Sport. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  4. "New salary cap for Super League". BBC Sport. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  5. "Wigan back in mire after penalty". BBC Sport. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  6. Orlovac, Mark (10 February 2006). "Catalans banking on home success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  7. "2006 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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