2008 Harlequins Rugby League season
Super League XIII Rank	9th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
2008 record	Wins: 12; losses: 17
Points scored	For: 639; against: 813
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes
Coach	Brian McDermott
Captain	Rob Purdham
Stadium	The Stoop
Avg. attendance	3,566
High attendance	8,041
Top scorers
Tries	Tony Clubb - 10 Matt Gafa - 10
Goals	Rob Purdham - 52
Points	Rob Purdham - 124
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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
1	Mark McLinden		Fullback	29	Canberra Raiders	7	1	0	0	4
2	Jon Wells		Wing	29	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	19	2	0	0	8
3	Matt Gafa		Centre	30	Canberra Raiders	14	10	0	0	40
4	David Howell		Centre	24	Canberra Raiders	26	8	0	0	32
5	Rikki Sheriffe		Wing	24	Doncaster	24	8	0	0	32
6	Scott Hill		Stand-off	31	Melbourne Storm	21	7	0	0	28
7	Danny Orr		Scrum-half	30	Wigan Warriors	25	5	0	0	20
8	Karl Temata		Prop	30	New Zealand Warriors	26	1	0	0	4
9	Chad Randall		Hooker	27	Manly Sea Eagles	29	9	0	0	36
10	Daniel Heckenberg		Prop	28	Manly Sea Eagles	12	0	0	0	0
11	Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook		Second-row	22	London Broncos Academy	15	5	0	0	20
13	Rob Purdham		Loose forward	28	Whitehaven	23	5	52	0	124
14	Julien Rinaldi		Hooker	29	Catalans Dragons	23	4	0	0	16
15	Chris Melling		Fullback	23	Wigan Warriors	20	6	0	0	24
16	Gareth Haggerty		Prop	26	Salford City Reds	25	5	0	0	20
17	Danny Ward		Prop	28	Hull Kingston Rovers	28	1	0	0	4
18	Joe Mbu		Second-row	24	Doncaster	23	1	0	0	4
19	Tony Clubb		Centre	21	London Broncos Academy	25	10	0	0	40
20	Jon Grayshon		Prop	25	Huddersfield Giants	21	2	0	0	8
21	David Tootill		Prop	22	Leeds Rhinos	0	0	0	0	0
22	Dwayne Barker		Second-row	23	Castleford Tigers	10	1	0	0	4
23	Henry Paul		Loose forward	34	Gloucester Rugby	27	7	39	1	107
24	Will Sharp		Centre	22	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	15	7	0	0	28
25	Lamont Bryan		Wing	20	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	5	0	0	0	0
26	Joe Walsh		Second-row	19	Leeds Rhinos	2	0	0	0	0
27	Michael Worrincy		Second-row	22	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	18	9	0	0	36
28	Dave Williams		Prop	21	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	1	0	0	0	0
29	Adam Janowski		Prop	20	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	1	0	0	0	0
30	Jamie O'Callaghan		Centre	17	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	3	0	0	0	0
31	Dylan Skee		Stand-off	22	Harlequins Rugby League Academy	1	0	0	0	0

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2008 Signings & transfers

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2008 Gains & losses

Super League XIII table

Super League XIII

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St. Helens (L)	27	21	1	5	940	457	+483	43	Semi-final
2	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	21	0	6	863	413	+450	42
3	Catalans Dragons	27	16	2	9	694	625	+69	34	Elimination semi-finals
4	Wigan Warriors	27	13	3	11	648	698	−50	29
5	Bradford Bulls	27	14	0	13	705	625	+80	28
6	Warrington Wolves	27	14	0	13	690	713	−23	28
7	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	11	1	15	564	713	−149	23
8	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	11	0	16	574	760	−186	22
9	Harlequins	27	11	0	16	569	763	−194	22
10	Huddersfield Giants	27	10	1	16	638	681	−43	21
11	Hull F.C.	27	8	1	18	538	699	−161	17
12	Castleford Tigers	27	7	1	19	593	869	−276	15

2008 Fixtures/Results

2008 Engage Super League

Notes

(a) Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

(b) engage Super League Grand Final to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.