Hull Kingston Rovers 16–30 Wigan Warriors — Preliminary Semi-Final, 2009 Super League Finals Series
26 Sep 2009 · Craven Park, Hull · Attendance: 8,162
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Semi-Final, 2009 Super League finals series: Hull Kingston Rovers 16–30 Wigan Warriors, at Craven Park, Hull on 26 Sep 2009.
Sourcing caveat: Hull KR's 4 tries alone total exactly 16 points, matching the final score, implying kicker Michael Dobson likely didn't convert any of them — but this isn't explicitly confirmed by the source, so no goal entry is listed for Hull KR rather than asserting a 0-from-however-many tally as fact. Hull KR started Shaun Briscoe at fullback here, with Daniel Fitzhenry moving to hooker — a reversal of their Qualifying Play-off alignment (Fitzhenry at fullback, this backlog's other 2009 Hull KR entry) that reads as a genuine week-to-week selection change rather than a data inconsistency. Wigan's lineup carries over cleanly from their Elimination Play-off entry with one swap — Mark Riddell starts at hooker with Mike McIlorum on the bench, the reverse of the previous week.
Scorers
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Tries: Fox (2); I'Anson; Welham |
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Gleeson (2); Carmont; Palea'aesina; Richards Goals: Richards (5/5 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Wigan Warriors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Briscoe | Fullback | Cameron Phelps | 21 |
| 2 | Peter Fox | Wing | Amos Roberts | 2 |
| 4 | Jake Webster | Centre | Martin Gleeson | 22 |
| 19 | Kris Welham | Centre | George Carmont | 4 |
| 5 | Liam Colbon | Wing | Pat Richards | 5 |
| 6 | Paul Cooke | Five-Eighth | Sam Tomkins | 25 |
| 7 | Michael Dobson | Halfback | Thomas Leuluai | 7 |
| 8 | Nick Fozzard | Prop | Andy Coley | 15 |
| 15 | Daniel Fitzhenry | Hooker | Mark Riddell | 9 |
| 20 | Michael Vella | Prop | Paul Prescott | 19 |
| 11 | Clint Newton | Second Row | Joel Tomkins | 14 |
| 12 | Ben Galea | Second Row | Harrison Hansen | 16 |
| 13 | Scott Murrell | Lock | Sean O'Loughlin | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 18 | Scott Wheeldon | Stuart Fielden | 8 | |
| 24 | Rhys Lovegrove | Iafeta Palea'aesina | 10 | |
| 16 | Jason Netherton | Mike McIlorum | 17 | |
| 21 | Chaz I'Anson | Mark Flanagan | 26 | |
| Justin Morgan | Coach | Brian Noble | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood |
Match report
Wigan Warriors beat Hull Kingston Rovers 30-16 at Craven Park on 26 September 2009 in a Super League Preliminary Semi-Final, leading 18-0 at half-time and cruising to eliminate the 4th-seeded Rovers. Pat Richards was among the try-scorers as well as kicking a perfect 5/5, earning Wigan an away Qualifying Semi-Final against St Helens.