Of all the rugby teams to have participated in the 2008- 2009 Guinness Premiership, which team is the furthest north?
"to top italian class team Delta Rovigo as a scrum coach. On 2015 Joe McDonnell has been promoted as head coach of the team and he dragged Rugby Rovigo Delta to the title of National Championship of Excellence for the season 2015-16. Joe McDonnell (rugby union) Joseph Michael McDonnell (born 1 March 1973 in Hastings, New Zealand), is a rugby union coach who played eight tests for New Zealand. As of 2008 he plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership and in 2009 he has joined the CR El Salvador. , he is the head coach of Rugby Rovigo"
"first and to date only ever appearance in the final. In 2008–09, Championship side Portadown became the first intermediate club and the first club from outside the top flight to reach the final. They subsequently became the first intermediate club and the first club from outside the top flight to win the cup, after defeating Premiership side Newry City 1–0. That was also the first final to be played outside Belfast, with Mourneview Park, Lurgan hosting the match. It was attended by UEFA President Michel Platini and Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington who was in Northern Ireland for the FIFA"
"in 2008. National teams taking part were Botswana, Emerging Springboks, France A (Les Blues), Japan, Namibia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. In addition Samurai Sevens (a professional rugby invitation side) and the Kenya A sevens team (""Shujaa"") and University of Paris also took part. Bristol University Select (a team put together from Bristol University, Clifton RFC and the professional Guinness Premiership side Bristol) returned to take part in the Safari Sevens yet again; they have participated in every Safari Sevens ever staged. Kenya won the competition beating the Emerging Boks in the final, 31–12. The continued increase in"
"number of teams increased to eight with the overdue inclusion of the Tanzanian Twigas. The 2009 finalists, the Buffaloes, shifted their home base from Nakuru to Mumias in Western Kenya. The teams were drawn into two groups. Group A consisted of Cheetahs, Lions, Sharks and Twigas, Group B included Rhinos, Buffaloes, Rwenzori and Victoria. There has also been talk of building on the success of the Victoria Cup, which has successfully brought Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe together in international competition, and expanding the Super Series to include one or more franchises from Zimbabwe. The first Rugby Super Series in 2003"
"1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season The 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of rugby league football. Wigan won their first Championship this season beating Oldham 7-3 in the play-off final. They had ended the regular season as the league leaders too. It was the first time that a team from outside the top two in the league had got to the Championship final. Wakefield Trinity beat Hull F.C. 17-0 to win their first Challenge Cup in their first final. Aberdare, Barry, Mid-Rhondda and Treherbert joined, taking the competition to 31 teams. Bradford disbanded and became"
"2008 Challenge Cup The 2008 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th staging of the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby league, featuring teams from across Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia. It began in February 2008. Teams from the National League were given byes to round three, and teams from the European Super League entered in round four. Teams from outside the UK were introduced at various stages. St. Helens successfully defended their title after beating Hull F.C. 28 - 16 in the final. <nowiki>***</nowiki> -"
"2008–09 Premiership Rugby The 2008–09 Guinness Premiership was the 22nd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2008 and May 2009. Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, between the four London teams. This season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14. Northampton Saints gained promotion to the league this season by finishing top of the National Division One, taking the place of Leeds Carnegie who were relegated. In 2007–2008,"
"solely by the BBC. 2008 Challenge Cup The 2008 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th staging of the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby league, featuring teams from across Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia. It began in February 2008. Teams from the National League were given byes to round three, and teams from the European Super League entered in round four. Teams from outside the UK were introduced at various stages. St. Helens successfully defended their title after beating Hull F.C. 28 - 16 in"
"with entertainment derived from overseas and qualifying sides challenging the rugby union top teams. In 2005 the tournament became a twelve team competition with Guinness Premiership teams only participating. In 2008 the tournament reverted to sixteen teams. The 2010 final was played between London Irish who fielded three Armitage brothers and ULR Samurai wuith a strong international contingent. Brazil was amongst the teams invited to take part in the 2011 Vauxhall Middlesex Charity 7s. The Final was played between Esher RFC and Samurai. Two rugby league clubs have won the Middlesex Sevens: firstly Wigan, who brought a star-studded team including"
"2008–09 season the Staffordshire FA introduced a cut off point whereby teams lower than level 9 in the English football league system can not compete in the Senior Cup. Teams below the level of the North West Counties League Premier Division and Midland Football Alliance now compete in the sister competition the Staffordshire Senior Vase. Stoke City are the most successful sides in the competition's history with 19 wins. Historically the non-league side with the most wins is Stafford Rangers who have won the cup 11 times since the Second World War. The most successful side from outside what is"
"2008–09 Heineken Cup The 2008–09 Heineken Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. It started in October 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Irish side Leinster became the champions, defeating Leicester Tigers 19–16 in the final. Seven French teams competed, as a French team, Toulouse, progressed further in the previous year's tournament than any English or Italian team. Four Welsh teams competed, as Italy forfeited its place in the Italo-Celtic playoff and a Welsh team"
"H. Havelock, W. J. Carroll 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season The 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of rugby league football. Wigan won their first Championship this season beating Oldham 7-3 in the play-off final. They had ended the regular season as the league leaders too. It was the first time that a team from outside the top two in the league had got to the Championship final. Wakefield Trinity beat Hull F.C. 17-0 to win their first Challenge Cup in their first final. Aberdare, Barry, Mid-Rhondda and Treherbert joined, taking the competition to 31"
"West (formerly South West Division 1). 85 - 3 London Scottish at home to Rugby Lions on 21 March 2009 71 - 13 London Scottish away to Worthing Raiders on 11 April 2009 85 - 3 London Scottish at home to Rugby Lions on 21 March 2009 London Scottish at home to Barking on 6 December 2008 London Scottish at home to Barking on 6 December 2008 Rugby Lions at home to Bridgwater & Albion on 6 September 2008<br> Richmond at home to Lydney on 13 September 2008<br> Lydney away to Henley Hawks on 29 November 2008 Lydney at home"
"2008 Super 14 Final The final of the 2008 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the New South Wales Waratahs by 20 points to 12. The Crusaders and Waratahs finished the round-robin first and second on the Super 14 table respectively. The Crusaders finished nine points clear of second place, and had secured a top of the table position prior to the last week of the round-robin. The Waratahs only secured"
"group qualifying for the Trophy competition and the remaining teams contesting the Plate. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group D Group E Northern Rail Nines The Northern Rail Nines is a rugby league nines tournament held in Lytham St Annes and Blackpool Lancashire, England as part of a celebration weekend encompassing the Northern Rail Cup Final. The inaugural tournament was held on 11 and 12 July 2009 and was won by Blackpool Panthers with Halifax winning the Plate final. The 2009 tournament was staged at Woodlands Memorial Ground, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, the home of"
"be played in 2007–08, with clubs from all the six nations. On 20 May it was announced that both French and English top-tier teams would be competing In the 2008 final, Munster won the cup for their second time ever by beating Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Leinster won the title in 2009 in their first ever final after beating Munster in the semi-final in front of a then world record Rugby Union club match attendance in Croke Park. They beat the Leicester Tigers in the final at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. They also beat Harlequins 6–5 in"
"the winner of group seven. Group seven comprised northern National League Three teams that choose to enter, and included three teams: Bramley Buffaloes, Warrington Wizards and Dewsbury Celtic. In 2007 the competition adopted a new points system: Win – three points; Draw – two points; Loss by 12 points or fewer – one point. In 2009, the Northern Rail Nines tournament was started. Teams not involved in the Northern Rail Cup Final entered a rugby league nines event with the trophy and plate final played as curtain raisers to the Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Below is"
"Rugby Cup and be crowned champions. So far five unions have gained promotion. Hawke's Bay twice, while Counties Manukau, Manawatu, North Harour, and Tasman all have been honoured once. Canterbury have won the most finals with nine championships, while Auckland have two and Taranaki, and Waikato have one win each. Canterbury has the most final appearances with eight, they also have the most consecutive appearances with six wins in a row from 2008 to 2013. Wellington are the only other team to have at least four consecutive appearances: 2006–09. Wellington have also lost a record of five finals, while Auckland"
"2008–09 National Division One The 2008–09 National Division One was the 22nd full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Leeds Carnegie joined National Division One, having been relegated from the Guinness Premiership after the 2007–08 season. Otley and Manchester were promoted from the 2007–08 National Division Two. During this season, Leeds Carnegie won a quick promotion back to the Guinness Premiership, whilst five teams were relegated to the (newly named) 2009–10 National League 1 - Esher, Sedgley Park, Newbury, Otley and Manchester. The reason for the large"
"to a number of past and present rugby league teams. Founded in 1873, Salford Red Devils play in the European Super League at the AJ Bell Stadium, in Barton, Salford. They are 6 times Champions and they won the Challenge Cup in 1938, and have experienced two previous stretches in the European Super League, 1997–2002 and 2004–2007. In 2008 they won the Northern Rail Cup beating Doncaster 60-0 in the Final at Blackpool. They previously won the same trophy in 2003. They also won the National League 1 Grand Final in 2008, beating Celtic Crusaders after extra time in Warrington."
"1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season The 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 13th season of rugby league football. League Champions were Hunslet who beat Oldham 12-2 in a replay after a 7-7 draw. It was the first time a team that did not finish top of the league won the Championship. Challenge Cup Winners were Hunslet who defeated Hull F.C. 14-0. Liverpool City were replaced by the two Welsh clubs, Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale, taking the competition to 27 clubs. Bradford switched to Association Football and were replaced by Bradford Northern. Oldham won the Lancashire League,"
"to Esher on 31 January 2009 Exeter Chiefs Manchester 2008–09 National Division One The 2008–09 National Division One was the 22nd full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Leeds Carnegie joined National Division One, having been relegated from the Guinness Premiership after the 2007–08 season. Otley and Manchester were promoted from the 2007–08 National Division Two. During this season, Leeds Carnegie won a quick promotion back to the Guinness Premiership, whilst five teams were relegated to the (newly named) 2009–10 National League 1 - Esher, Sedgley Park,"
"J. Owen, W. J. Carroll, G. Kilburn, H. Fulton, William Holder 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season The 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 13th season of rugby league football. League Champions were Hunslet who beat Oldham 12-2 in a replay after a 7-7 draw. It was the first time a team that did not finish top of the league won the Championship. Challenge Cup Winners were Hunslet who defeated Hull F.C. 14-0. Liverpool City were replaced by the two Welsh clubs, Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale, taking the competition to 27 clubs. Bradford switched to Association Football"
"Ulster; two Scottish regions, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors; and four Welsh regions, Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The Scarlets were originally known as the ""Llanelli Scarlets"", but renamed themselves at the start of the season, in order to reflect their regional identity. Munster were crowned champions on 30 April 2009 after the Ospreys beat the Newport Gwent Dragons 27–18 but failed to claim a bonus point. Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international"
"1908 Challenge Cup The 1908 Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Run by the Northern Rugby Football Union, 32 teams took part between 29 February and 25 April 1908. Hunslet won the competition after defeating Hull F.C. in the final. The 32 team knockout tournament was held over five rounds. The final was contested by Hunslet and Hull F.C. at Fartown in Huddersfield. The final was played on Saturday 25 April 1908, where Hunslet beat Hull F.C. 14-0 at Fartown in front of a crowd of 18,000. Hull's 14-0 in the"
"Sharks and Gloucester secured Heineken Cup berths. The seventh berth was secured by Northampton Saints when they defeated French side Bourgoin in the European Challenge Cup final on 22 May. The remaining clubs that will compete in the 2009–10 Premiership will compete in the 2009–10 Challenge Cup. The club that finishes bottom of the table is relegated and replaced by the club that tops the second-level National Division One. This season, Bristol were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Carnegie, which won promotion at the first opportunity. 2008–09 Premiership Rugby The 2008–09 Guinness Premiership was the 22nd season of the"
"2008 Rugby League World Cup Group A 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group A was one of the three groups of teams that competed in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Group A was the largest of the tournament, consisting of four teams: Australia, New Zealand, England and Papua New Guinea. After all teams had played each other once, only Papua New Guinea did not advance to 2008 Rugby League World Cup Knockout stage. The World Cup tournament opened with England facing Papua New Guinea at Townsville in tropical North Queensland. It was to be the first time the two"
"2008–09 FA Cup The 2008–09 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South Normanton Athletic, folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761 clubs to appear in the draw. Two more clubs, Brierley Hill & Withymoor and Stapenhill, folded after the draws for the early rounds were made, giving their opponents a walk-over. The competition started on 16 August 2008 with the Extra Preliminary Round and concluded on 30"
"and Sydney Bulls) and one each in Penrith (Windsor Wolves), Manly-Warringah (Belrose), Illawarra (Shellharbour) and North Sydney (Asquith). In 2008, for the first time, an interstate team entered the competition, a Western Australia Rugby League representative side known as the WA Reds, with a view to developing the game in the state in order to secure a future NRL franchise in 2011 - 2012. The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and the Campbelltown Eagles also joined the competition. The Seven Hills Demons announced that they would not field a team in the Jim Beam Cup in Season 2008. The Entrance Tigers, who"
"Carter kicked a drop-goal to take the Crusaders lead to 17–12, and four minutes later kicked a penalty to further extend the lead to 20–12. With only minutes remaining Crusaders winger Scott Hamilton dropped the ball only metres from the Waratahs try-line. The score remained at 20-12, and the Crusaders won their seventh Super rugby title. 2008 Super 14 Final The final of the 2008 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated"
"normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period. The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe: The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and won by Wales. Prior to the season, the IRB announced the 12 ""core teams"" that would receive guaranteed berths in each event in the 2008–09 series: The one new core team was the"
"Championship. In September 2008 it was announced by the Welsh Rugby Union that a development team based in North Wales would be created, with a long-term goal of becoming the fifth Welsh team in the Celtic League. It was envisaged that this would both help the growth of the game in the area, and provide a larger pool of players for the Welsh national team to be selected from. The team was named RGC 1404. North Wales North Wales () is an unofficial region of Wales. Retail, transport and educational infrastructure are centred on Wrexham (the largest town), Rhyl, Colwyn"
"a team outside of Queensland would win the competition, with the Tweed Heads Seagulls defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final. 2008 saw the Queensland Cup once again have teams based in the northern cities of Cairns and Mackay after absences of seven and twelve years, respectively. These new teams replaced Aspley and North Queensland as part of the rationalisation of rugby league below the NRL level caused by the introduction of the NRL under 20s competition. In 2009, the Sunshine Coast Falcons rejoined the competition after thirteen-year absence, after signing a partnership with the Manly Sea Eagles to"