2005 London Broncos season
2005 London Broncos season | ||||
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Super League X Rank | 6th | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2005 record | Wins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15 | |||
Points scored | For: 908; against: 766 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes & Ian Lenagan | |||
Coach | Tony Rea | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Griffin Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 4,006 | |||
High attendance | 6,500 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Luke Dorn - 24 | |||
Goals | Paul Sykes - 133 | |||
Points | Paul Sykes - 320 | |||
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The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the
Super League X, finishing in 6th place and competing in the end of season play-offs. The club also got to the Quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup
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2005 London Broncos squad
Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
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1 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 24 | Bradford Bulls | 32 | 13 | 133 | 2 | 320 | |
2 | Jon Wells | Wing | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
3 | Nick Bradley-Qalilawa | Wing | 25 | Manly Sea Eagles |
31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
4 | Mark O'Halloran | Centre | 24 | Wests Tigers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
5 | John Kirkpatrick | Wing | 26 | St Helens |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
6 | Mark McLinden | Fullback | 27 | Canberra Raiders | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
7 | Tommy Leuluai |
Scrum-half | 20 | New Zealand Warriors | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
8 | Francis Stephenson | Prop | 29 | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | 23 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Steve Trindall | Prop | 32 | Wests Tigers | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | Solomon Haumono | Second-row | 29 | Manly Sea Eagles |
32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
12 | Lee Hopkins | Second-row | 27 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
13 | Rob Purdham | Loose forward | 25 | Whitehaven |
22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | |
14 | Danny Williams | Second-row | 32 | Melbourne Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Mitch Stringer | Prop | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Joe Mbu | Second-row | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
17 | Mark Tookey | Prop | 28 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
18 | Anthony Armour | Prop | 22 | Penrith Panthers | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
19 | Dave Highton | Hooker | 25 | Salford City Reds |
25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
20 | Fili Lolohea |
Prop | 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Luke Dorn | Stand-off | 23 | Sydney Roosters | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
22 | Lee Sanderson | Scrum-half | 20 | Leigh Centurions |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Lee Greenwood | Wing | 24 | Halifax |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
24 | Tryone Smith | Centre | 22 | Sydney Roosters | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
25 | Zeb Luisi |
Fullback | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
26 | Carl Ablett | Second-row | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Karl Temata | Prop | 27 | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
28 | Michael Worrincy | Second-row | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Ade Adebisi | Wing | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
30 | Feleti Mateo | Stand-off | 21 | Parramatta Eels | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
31 | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Second-row | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Super League X table
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qual. |
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1 | St. Helens | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1028 | 537 | +491 | 47 | Play-off semi-final |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1152 | 505 | +647 | 44 | |
3 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1038 | 684 | +354 | 37 | Play-off elimination finals |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 792 | 702 | +90 | 36 | |
5 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 756 | 670 | +86 | 32 | |
6 | London Broncos | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 800 | 718 | +82 | 28 | |
7 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 698 | 718 | −20 | 28 | |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | −49 | 24 | |
9 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 549 | 732 | −183 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 716 | 999 | −283 | 20 | |
11 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 598 | 1048 | −450 | 13 | Relegated to National League 1 |
12 | Leigh Centurions
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28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 445 | 1210 | −765 | 5 |
Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Super League X play-offs
Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | St. Helens | 16 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | Bradford Bulls | 15 | ||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Bradford Bulls | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
Bradford Bulls | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | London Broncos | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Bradford Bulls | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hull F.C. | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
2005 Challenge Cup
The Broncos progressed beyond the fifth round stage of the cup for the first time in five years, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by the Leeds Rhinos.[3]
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Attendance | |||||||
Fourth round | Hunslet Hawks
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4-70 | London Broncos | 3 April 2005 | South Leeds Stadium
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450 | |||
Fifth round | Salford City Reds
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12-26 | London Broncos | 8 May 2005 | The Willows | 2,339 | |||
Quarter-finals | Leeds Rhinos | 32-12 | London Broncos | 24 June 2005 | Headingley | 9,444 |
References
- ^ Gains & Losses
- ^ SLstats - 2005 Summary
- ^ "2005 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.