2017 London Broncos season

2017 London Broncos season
2017 RFL Championship Rank 2nd
Play-off result N/A
Challenge Cup Fourth Round
2017 record Wins: 15; Draws: 0; Losses: 6
Points scored For: 664; Against: 372
Team information
Chairman David Hughes
Head Coach Andrew Henderson
Captain
Stadium Trailfinders Sports Ground
Avg. Attend. 860
High. Attend. 1250
Top scorers
Tries Jarrod Sammut - 21
Goals Jarrod Sammut - 59
Points Jarrod Sammut - 202
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The 2017 London Broncos season is the London Broncos rugby league football club's 2017 season. It was the 3rd consecutive season out of the Super League and their second since moving to Ealing. The Broncos competed in both Kingstone Press Championship and the 2017 Challenge Cup. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat to Toronto.

Tables

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull Kingston Rovers (X) 23 19 1 3 850 385 +465 39 The Qualifiers
2 London Broncos 23 18 0 5 832 406 +426 36
3 Featherstone Rovers 23 15 1 7 687 421 +266 31
4 Halifax 23 16 0 7 567 357 +210 32
5 Toulouse Olympique 23 15 0 8 720 466 +254 30 Championship Shield
6 Batley Bulldogs 23 11 0 12 549 663 −114 22
7 Sheffield Eagles 23 10 0 13 568 785 −217 20
8 Dewsbury Rams 23 8 0 15 388 736 −348 16
9 Rochdale Hornets 23 7 1 15 457 680 −223 15
10 Swinton Lions 23 6 0 17 477 648 −171 12
11 Oldham 23 5 1 17 410 735 −325 11
12 Bradford Bulls[lower-alpha 1] 23 6 0 17 500 719 −219 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2017. Source:
(X) League Leaders Shield.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Bradford Bulls deducted 12 points on 3 January 2017 for entering administration.

Qualifiers

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves 2 2 0 0 70 38 +32 4 Promoted to Super League XXIII
2 Hull Kingston Rovers 2 2 0 0 46 38 +8 4
3 Leigh Centurions 2 1 0 1 54 32 +22 2
4 Widnes Vikings 2 1 0 1 50 40 +10 2 Million Pound Game
5 Catalans Dragons 2 1 0 1 44 70 −26 2
6 London Broncos 2 0 1 1 50 52 −2 1 Relegated to 2018 Championship
7 Featherstone Rovers 2 0 1 1 44 70 −26 1
8 Halifax 2 0 0 2 34 62 −28 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source:

2017 fixtures and results

2017 RFL Championship

Squad

London Broncos 2017 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain
  • Injured

Updated: 7 July 2017
Source(s): London Broncos squad 2017

Gains

Gains
Player Previous club Years signed Date Announced
England Tom Spencer Leigh Centurions 2 Years July 2016
Wales Dalton Grant Dewsbury Rams 2 Years July 2016
Australia Adrian Purtell Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Jay Pitts Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
Wales Michael Channing Featherstone Rovers 2 Years September 2016[1]
Wales Ben Evans Warrington Wolves 1 Year October 2016
Malta Jarrod Sammut Workington Town 2 Years October 2016
England Matty Gee Salford Red Devils 1 Year November 2016
England Kieran Dixon Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years November 2016
Fiji Junior Roqica Cronulla Sharks 1 Year November 2016
England Lewis Foster Leigh Centurions loan March 2017
France John Boudebza Lézignan Sangliers end of 2017 July 2017
England Sam Wilde Warrington Wolves loan July 2017

Losses

Losses
Player Signed for Contract Date Announced
Malta Jon Magrin Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Iliess Macani Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Alex Foster Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Jack Bussey Toronto Wolfpack 1 Year September 2016[2]
Fiji Wes Naiqama Retirement N/A September 2016
England Ben Gray Released N/A September 2016
England Scott Leatherbarrow Oldham Roughyeds 2 Years September 2016
Australia Jamie Soward Australia N/A September 2016
England Tuoyo Egodo Castleford Tigers 2 Years October 2016
England Toby Everett Toronto Wolfpack 1 Year Loan October 2016[3]
Papua New Guinea Israel Eliab PNG Hunters 2 Years November 2016
England Jamie Thackray Doncaster 1 Year November 2016[4]
Australia Alex Mammone Halifax 1 Year February 2017
England Will Lovell Released February 2017
England Lewis Foster Rochdale Hornets end of loan June 2017
England Toby Everett Dewsbury Rams June 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Channing leaves Featherstone to go 'back home'". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Toronto sign London forward Bussey". Total Rugby League. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rugby League: Wolfpack add young cub Everett on loan". Morning Star. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dons sign former Great Britain prop Jamie Thackray". Doncaster Free Press. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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