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 Rank	7th
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
2006 record	Wins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 17
Points scored	For: 704; against: 873
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes & Ian Lenagan
Coach	Tony Rea
Stadium	The Stoop
Avg. attendance	4,642
High attendance	12,301
Top scorers
Tries	Luke Dorn - 18
Goals	Henry Paul - 42
Points	Henry Paul - 89
Home colours Away colours
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2006 Harlequins Rugby League squad

Squad Number	Name	Representative country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Mark McLinden		Fullback	27	Canberra Raiders	19	14	0	1	57
2	Jon Wells		Wing	27	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	6	1	0	0	4
3	Paul Sykes		Centre	25	Bradford Bulls	8	2	8	0	24
4	Tyrone Smith		Centre	23	Sydney Roosters	30	9	0	0	36
5	Nick Bradley-Qalilawa		Wing	26	Manly Sea Eagles	30	9	0	0	36
6	Luke Dorn		Stand-off	24	Sydney Roosters	27	18	0	0	72
7	Tommy Leuluai		Scrum-half	21	New Zealand Warriors	18	7	0	0	28
8	Karl Temata		Prop	28	New Zealand Warriors	12	1	0	0	4
9	Neil Budworth		Hooker	24	Wigan Warriors	23	0	0	0	0
10	Daniel Heckenberg		Prop	26	Manly Sea Eagles	25	1	0	0	4
11	Solomon Haumono		Second-row	30	Manly Sea Eagles	21	6	0	0	24
12	Lee Hopkins		Second-row	28	Penrith Panthers	26	8	0	0	32
13	Rob Purdham		Loose forward	26	Whitehaven	26	4	32	0	80
14	Danny Williams		Second-row	33	Melbourne Storm	25	4	0	0	16
15	David Mills		Prop	25	Widnes Vikings	30	2	0	0	8
16	Joe Mbu		Second-row	22	Doncaster Lakers	16	2	0	0	8
17	Mark Tookey		Prop	29	Castleford Tigers	29	1	0	0	4
18	Matt Gafa		Centre	28	Canberra Raiders	24	4	19	0	54
19	Tony Clubb		Wing	19	London Broncos Academy	7	4	0	0	16
20	Fili Lolohea		Prop	27	South Sydney Rabbitohs	11	0	0	0	0
21	Tim Hartley		Stand-off	20	Salford City Reds	3	3	0	0	12
22	Rikki Sheriffe		Wing	22	Halifax	4	2	0	0	8
23	Chad Randall		Hooker	25	Manly Sea Eagles	25	7	0	0	28
24	Pat Weisner		Hooker	24	Halifax	19	7	0	0	28
25	Zeb Luisi		Fullback	21	London Broncos Academy	24	4	0	0	16
26	Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook		Second-row	20	London Broncos Academy	5	0	0	0	0
27	Henry Paul		Stand-off	32	Gloucester Rugby	17	1	42	1	89
28	Michael Worrincy		Second-row	20	London Broncos Academy	6	4	0	0	16
29	Paul Noone		Second-row	25	Warrington Wolves	7	0	0	0	0
30	Tony Stewart		Wing	27	Salford City Reds	4	0	0	0	0

Sources:^[1][2]

Super League XI table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]
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[b]
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