2008 Harlequins Rugby League season explained
| Year: | 2008 |
| Team Colour: | - 87CEFA; border:solid #32CD32 1px
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| Font Colour: | - E2062C
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| League: | Super League |
| League Rank: | 9th |
| League Wins: | 11 |
| League Losses: | 16 |
| Points For: | 639 |
| Points Against: | 813 |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup Wins: | 1 |
| Cup Losses: | 1 |
| Ceo Title: | Chairman |
| Ceo: | David Hughes |
| Avg Attendance: | 3,566 |
| High Attendance: | 8,041 |
| Top Tries: | Tony Clubb - 10
Matt Gafa - 10 |
| Top Goals: | Rob Purdham - 52 |
| Top Points: | Rob Purdham - 124 |
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| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of London Broncos seasons |
The 2008 Harlequins Rugby League season was the twenty-ninth in the club's history and their thirteenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XIII, finishing in 9th place and reaching the Fifth round of the 2008 Challenge Cup.
2008 Squad
| Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
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| 1 | |  | | 29 | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | | | | 29 | | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | |  | | 30 | | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | | | | 24 | | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | | | | 24 | | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | | | | 31 | | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | | | | 30 | | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | |  | | 30 | | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | | | | 27 | | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | | | | 28 | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | | | 22 | London Broncos Academy | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | | | | 28 | | 23 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | |  | | 29 | | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | | | | 23 | | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | | | | 26 | | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | | | | 28 | | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | | | | 24 | | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | | | | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 20 | | | | 25 | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | | | | 22 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | | | 23 | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | |  | | 34 | | 27 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 107 |
| 24 | | | | 22 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 25 | |  | | 20 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | | | 19 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | | | 22 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 28 | | | | 21 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | | | 20 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | | | 17 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | | | 22 | Harlequins Rugby League Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[1] 2008 Signings & transfers
[2] [3] 2008 Gains & losses
2008 Fixtures/Results
2008 Engage Super League
| Rd | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Result (W/D/L) | Attendance |
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| 1 | Harlequins RL | 28–47 | Wigan Warriors | L | 8,041 |
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| 2 | Hull | 6–24 | Harlequins RL | W | 13,313 |
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| 3 | Harlequins RL | 34–18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 3,176 |
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| 4 | Castleford Tigers | 16–22 | Harlequins RL | W | 6,268 |
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| 5 | Harlequins RL | 24–0 | Huddersfield Giants | W | 3,284 |
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- Notes
(a) Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
(b) engage Super League Grand Final to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110720160319/http://www.slstats.org/t12/Harlequins+RL/2008/Summary.html SLstats - 2008 Summary
- https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/london-broncos/transfers.html Gains & Losses
- https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/london-broncos/transfers.html Gains & Losses
- [London Broncos#2006–2011: Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins Rugby League Football Club]
- [London Broncos#2006–2011: Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins Rugby League Football Club]
