2003 London Broncos season explained

Year:2003
Team Colour:red; border:solid blue 1px
Font Colour:gold
League:Super League
League Rank:5th
League Wins:14
League Draws:2
League Losses:13
Points For:697
Points Against:729
Playoff Result:Eliminated Week 1
Cup:Challenge Cup
Cup Result:Fifth round
Cup Wins:1
Cup Losses:1
Ceo Title:Chairman
Ceo:David Hughes
Avg Attendance:3,383
High Attendance:5,666
Top Tries:Dennis Moran - 24
Top Goals:Chris Thorman - 81
Top Points:Chris Thorman - 195
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List Link:List of London Broncos seasons

The 2003 London Broncos season was the twenty-fourth in the club's history and their eighth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VIII and finishing in 5th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2003 London Broncos squad

Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1 22 17 6 1 0 26
2 24 London Broncos Academy 3 2 0 0 8
3 29 30 9 0 0 36
4 24 27 14 34 0 124
5 24 21 6 0 0 24
6 24 27 1 0 0 4
7 26 27 24 0 0 96
8 27 29 2 0 0 8
9 33 25 8 0 0 32
10 27 18 0 0 0 0
11 30 21 1 0 0 4
12 32 31 2 0 0 8
13 31 29 4 0 0 16
14 21 30 1 0 0 4
15 25 4 0 0 0 0
16 25 2 0 0 0 0
17 21 6 0 0 0 0
18 19 4 2 0 0 8
19 ?? 3 0 0 0 0
20 29 0 0 0 0 0
21 22 19 4 0 0 16
22 31 15 0 0 0 0
23 24 29 8 81 1 195
24 30 31 1 0 0 4
25 22 24 15 2 0 64
26 29 16 1 0 0 4
28 22 1 0 0 0 0
29 20 10 1 0 0 4
30 20 3 0 0 0 0
31 19 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
32 30 7 0 0 0 0
33 25 6 4 1 0 18
34 22 4 0 0 0 0

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Play-offs

Source: [5]

2003 Challenge Cup

For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[6]

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Timewidth=19%Venuewidth=7%Attendance
Fourth roundLondon Broncos42-12Oldham9 February 2003Griffin Park1514
Fifth roundLeeds Rhinos21-12London Broncos1 March 2003Headingley12,901

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London Broncos. BBC. 7 March 2003. 3 March 2003.
  2. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/london-broncos/transfers.html Gains & Losses
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20031013015442/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/2003/SuperLeague/London.html London Broncos
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720160329/http://www.slstats.org/t12/London+Broncos/2003/Summary.html SLstats - 2003 Summary
  5. Web site: Super League VIII 2003. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. 10 September 2013.
  6. Web site: 2003 Challenge Cup. Rugby League World. 27 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092623/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/2003/ChallengeCup/Cup.html. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.