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2007 Harlequins Rugby League season

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2007 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XII Rank7th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2007 recordWins: 11; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 534; against: 499
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachBrian McDermott
Captain
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance3,411
High attendance5,657
Top scorers
TriesPaul Sykes - 18
GoalsPaul Sykes - 39
PointsPaul Sykes - 151
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006 List of seasons 2008 →

The 2007 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-eighth in the club's history and their twelfth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XII, finishing in 7th place and reaching the Quarter-finals round of the 2007 Challenge Cup.

Super League XII table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Last game
1 St Helens 22 16 0 6 671 335 +336 32 HUL 31–20 W
2 Leeds Rhinos 21 14 0 7 539 398 +141 28 WAK 23–16 L
3 Bradford Bulls 21 14 0 7 624 456 +168 261 SAL 14–10 L
4 Hull F.C. 22 10 2 10 442 457 −15 22 ST H 31–20 L
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 21 10 1 10 474 512 −38 21 LEE 23–16 W
6 Warrington Wolves 21 10 0 11 542 552 −10 20 HKR 60–20 W
7 Harlequins RL 21 9 2 10 399 460 −61 20 HUD 22–10 L
8 Huddersfield Giants 21 9 1 11 475 409 +85 19 QUI 22–10 W
9 Wigan Warriors 21 11 0 10 461 404 +57 182 ST H 19–12 L
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 22 8 0 14 372 591 −219 16 SAL 30–24 W
11 Catalans Dragons 21 7 1 13 433 547 −114 15 HUL 34–18 L
12 Salford City Reds 22 6 1 15 383 694 −311 13 HKR 30–24 L

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1Bradford deducted 2 points for breaching of salary cap rules.

2Wigan deducted 4 points for breaching salary cap rules.

2007 Season players

Current to Round 19, 2007
Squad no Player Appearances Tries Goals F Goals Points Contract ends
30 Steve Bannister 3 1 0 0 4 2009
27 Luke Burgess 3 0 0 0 0 2007
19 Tony Clubb 3 0 0 0 0 2008
18 Matt Gafa 20 8 0 0 32 2008
20 Jon Grayshon 17 3 0 0 12 2008
10 Daniel Heckenberg 14 2 0 0 8 2008
6 Scott Hill 18 5 0 0 20 2008
12 Lee Hopkins 22 3 0 0 12 2007
25 Zebastian Lucky Luisi 3 0 0 0 0 2007
29 Joe Mbu 7 0 0 0 0 2007
17 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 18 6 0 0 24 2007
1 Mark McLinden 23 6 0 0 24 2009
15 David Mills 20 0 0 0 0 2007
16 Chris Melling 19 6 0 0 24 2009
7 Danny Orr 23 3 0 0 12 2009
23 Henry Paul 16 2 23 0 54 2008
13 Rob Purdham 17 3 26 0 64 2009
9 Chad Randall 25 7 0 0 28 2009
14 Julien Rinaldi 24 4 0 0 16 2008
28 Rikki Sheriffe 5 2 0 0 8 2008
24 Andy Smith 12 5 0 0 20 2007
4 Tyrone Smith 24 5 0 0 20 2007
3 Paul Sykes 24 16 33 1 141 2009
8 Karl Temata 23 2 0 0 8 2008
21 David Tootill 0 0 0 0 0 2008
11 Richard Villasanti 0 0 0 0 0 2008
26 Joe Walsh 4 0 0 0 0 2008
2 Jon Wells 22 6 0 0 24 2008
22 Michael Worrincy 12 1 0 0 4 2008

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2007 Signings & transfers

Gains

2007 Signings/Transfers
Player Previous club Years signed Until the end of
Scott Hill Melbourne Storm 2 2008
Julien Rinaldi Catalans Dragons 2 2008
Jon Grayshon Huddersfield Giants 1 2007
David Tootill Leeds Rhinos 2 2008
Chris Melling Wigan Warriors 1 2007
Danny Orr Wigan Warriors 3 2009
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 3 2009
Joe Walsh Leeds Rhinos 2 2008
Andy Smith Bradford Bulls 1 2007
Richard Villasanti Cronulla Sharks 2 2008
Luke Burgess Leeds Rhinos loan 2007
Joe Mbu Doncaster 1 2007
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 1 2007
Steve Bannister St. Helens 3 2009

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Losses

Losses
Player Signed for When left
Luke Dorn Salford City Reds 2006
Danny Williams Retirement 2006
Pat Weisner Hull Kingston Rovers 2006
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Manly Sea Eagles 2006
Neil Budworth Celtic Crusaders 2006
Thomas Leuluai Wigan Warriors 2006
Mark Tookey Manly Sea Eagles coaching position 2006
Filimone Lolohea Released 2006
Joe Mbu Doncaster 2006
Rikki Sheriffe Doncaster 2006
Paul Noone Widnes Vikings 2006
Ade Adebisi Doncaster 2006
Anthony Stewart Leigh Centurions 2006
Tim Hartley Halifax 2006
Sione Faumuina North Queensland Cowboys 2006
/ Solomon Haumono Returned to boxing 2006
Richard Villasanti Retirement due to injury 2007

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2008 Gains & losses

Re-Signings

Re-Signings
Player Until the end of
Chris Melling 2009
Matt Gafa 2008
Karl Temata 2008
Jon Grayshon 2008
Rikki Sheriffe 2008
Henry Paul 2008
Chad Randall 2009

2008 Losses[5]

Losses
Player Signed for Fee
Lee Hopkins Retiring n/a
Paul Sykes Bradford Bulls undisclosed
Tyrone Smith CA Brumbies released
David Mills Hull Kingston Rovers released
Andy Smith unknown released

2008 Gains[6]

Gains
Player Signed from Fee
Henry Fa'afili Warrington Wolves out of contract
Gareth Haggerty Salford City Reds pre-contract agreement
Danny Ward Hull Kingston Rovers out of contract

References