2024 London Broncos season explained

Year:	2024
Team Colour:	black
Font Colour:	white; border:solid red 1px
League:	Super League
League Rank:	12th
League Wins:	3
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	24
Points For:	317
Points Against:	916
Playoff Result:	Did not qualify
Cup:	Challenge Cup
Cup Result:	6th round
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Losses:	1
Ceo Title:	Chairman
Coach Title:	Head Coach
Avg Attendance:	3,264
High Attendance:	5,105
Top Tries:	Rourke (8)
Top Goals:	Oliver Leyland (40)
Top Points:	Oliver Leyland (93)
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List Link:	List of London Broncos seasons

The 2024 London Broncos season is the 45th year in the club's history, their first season back in the Super League since 2019 and their third season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They are coached by Director of Rugby Mike Eccles. The Broncos will compete in both the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup. They were promoted to the Super League as winners of the 2023 Championship Grand Final.

Preseason friendlies

Date and Time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
21 January; 15:00		A	The Jungle	D	14-14		O. Leyland (1/3)	2,069	^[1]
28 January, 15:00		A	John Smith's Stadium	L	15-60		O. Leyland (2/3)
21 January; 15:00		A	Boundary Park	D	18-18	Meadows, Macani, Adebiyi, Kershaw	O. Leyland (3/3)	1,214	^[2]

Betfred Super League

See main article: 2024 Super League season.

Fixtures

Date and Time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Pos.	Report
16 February, 20:00	St Helens	A		L	4-40	Storey		14,058	Sky Sports Action		^[3]
23 February, 20:00	Catalans Dragons	H	Plough Lane	L	0-34			5,105	Sky Sports Action		^[4]
3 March, 15:00	Hull FC	A	MKM Stadium	L	24–28	Miloudi (2), Meadows, Kershaw, Storey	O. Leyland (2/5)	10,062	Sky Sports Action		^[5]
9 March, 15:00	Wigan Warriors	H	Plough Lane	L	22-60	Kershaw (2), Jones, Williams	O. Leyland (3/4)	4,116	Sky Sports Arena		^[6]
17 March, 15:00	Warrington Wolves	H	Plough Lane	L	4-58	Miloudi	Miloudi (0/1)	3,324	Sky Sports Arena		^[7]
31 March, 15:00	Huddersfield Giants	H	Plough Lane	L	6–26	O. Leyland	O. Leyland (1/1)	2,300	Sky Sports Action		^[8]
5 April, 20:00	Hull KR	A	Craven Park	L	10–50	Davis, Macani	O. Leyland (1/2)	Unknown	Sky Sports Mix		^[9]
20 April, 15:00	Salford Red Devils	H	Plough Lane	L	4–12	Macani	O. Leyland (0/1)	Unknown	Sky Sports Main Event/Arena		^[10]
26 April, 20:00	Castleford Tigers	A	The Jungle	L	0–40			6,996	Sky Sports Mix		^[11]
3 May, 20:00	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley	L	8–46	Natoli, Storey	O. Leyland (0/2)	13,259	Sky Sports Mix		^[12]
12 May, 15:00	Hull FC	H	Plough Lane	W	34–18	Walker, Meadows, Storey, Bassett, Kershaw, O. Leyland	O. Leyland (5/7)	Unknown	Sky Sports Action		^[13]
26 May, 15:00	Hull KR	H	Plough Lane	L	14–64	Walker, Macani, Bassett	O. Leyland (1/3)	3,750	Sky Sports Arena		^[14]
2 June, 15:00	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	4–34	Miloudi	O. Leyland (0/1)	Unknown	Sky Sports Action		^[15]
16 June, 15:00	St Helens	H	Plough Lane	L	6–52	Kershaw	O. Leyland (1/1)	4,600	Sky Sports Action		^[16]
21 June, 20:00	Wigan Warriors	A	Brick Community Stadium	L	0–36			Unknown	Sky Sports Arena		^[17]
6 July, 15:00	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley	L	16–17	Rourke, Kennedy, Macani	O. Leyland (2/3)	Unknown	Sky Sports Action		^[18]
12 July, 20:00	Castleford Tigers	H	Stonebridge Road	L	20–34	Rourke, Lovell, Stock, Bienek	O. Leyland (2/4)	2,050	Sky Sports Arena		^[19]
19 July, 20:00	Leigh Leopards	A	Leigh Sports Village	L	6–36	Rourke	O. Leyland (1/1)	Unknown	Sky Showcase		^[20]
26 July, 20:00	Hull KR	A	Craven Park	L	16-40	Bienek, Rourke, Macani	O. Leyland (2/3)	Unknown	Sky Sports Arena		^[21]
4 August, 15:00	Catalans Dragons	H	Plough Lane	W	22–4	Jones, Bassett	O. Leyland (2/2)	1,900	Sky Sports Action		^[22]
11 August, 15:00	Warrington Wolves	H	Plough Lane	L	22–36	Rourke, Bienek, Davies, Tison	O. Leyland (3/4)	2,150	Sky Sports +		^[23]
17 August, 14:30 (Magic Weekend)	Hull FC	N	Elland Road	W	29–4	Rourke (2), Campagnolo, O. Leyland	O. Leyland (4/4 + 2 pen.) Drop-goals: O. Leyland	30,810	Sky Sports Action		^[24]
25 August, 15:00	Leigh Leopards	H	Plough Lane	L	12–32	Davis, Rourke	O. Leyland (2/2)	1,950	Not televised		^[25]
30 August, 20:00	Leeds Rhinos	H	Plough Lane	L	20–21	Campagnolo, Waine, Kershaw, Natoli	O. Leyland (2/4)	4,403	Sky Sports +		^[26]
8 September, 15:00	Huddersfield Giants	A	John Smith's Stadium	L	16–22	Stock, Miloudi, Adebiyi	O. Leyland (2/3)	Unknown	Sky Sports +		^[27]
14 September, 20:00 (BST)	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	8–12	Kershaw	O. Leyland (1/1 + 1 pen.)	Unknown	Sky Sports +		^[28]
20 September, 20:00	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	54-0			Unknown	Sky Sports +		^[29]

Table

Challenge Cup

See main article: 2024 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Jack Hughes	Bedford Blues	1 Year	2023^[32]
James Meadows	Batley Bulldogs	1 Year	November 2023^[33]
Gideon Boafo	Newcastle Thunder	2 Years	November 2023^[34]
Sadiq Adebiyi	Keighley Cougars	2 Years	November 2023^[35]
Robbie Storey	Keighley Cougars	1 Year	November 2023^[36]
Rhys Kennedy	Hull KR	1 Year	November 2023^[37]
Josh Rourke	Whitehaven	1 Year	December 2023^[38]
Hakim Miloudi	Limoux	1 Year	January 2024^[39]
Jack Campagnolo	Souths Logan Magpies	1 Year	January 2024^[40]
Lee Kershaw	Wakefield Trinity	1 Year	February 2024 ^[41]

Losses

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Paul Ulberg	Toulouse Olympique	1 Year + 1 Year	November 2023^[42]
Wellington Albert	Featherstone Rovers	1 Year	December 2023^[43]
Corey Norman			December 2023^[44]
Henry Raiwalui			January 2024^[45]
Dean Whare	Pia Donkeys		January 2024^[46]
Max Allen			2023
Samuel Dore			2023
Dalton Grant			2023
Rian Horsman			2023
Jack Howorth			2023
Euan Parke			2023

Loans

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Jacob Jones	Leigh Leopards	1 month loan	February 2024^[47]
Fenton Rogers	Huddersfield Giants	1 month loan	February 2024^[48]
Reiss Butterworth	Hull KR	2 week loan	March 2024^[49]
Harvey Makin	Wigan Warriors	1 month loan	March 2024^[50]

Statistics

Squad Number	Name	International country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points	Notes
Squad No.		Representative country	Position	Age	Previous Club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points	Notes
1				-		4	0	0	0	0
2				-		7	3	0	0	12
3				-		7	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
4				-		6	3	0	0	12
5				-		6	0	0	0	0
6				-		4	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
7				-		7	1	0	0	4
8				-		7	0	0	0	0
9				-		6	0	0	0	0
10				-		0	0	0	0	0
11				-		6	0	0	0	0
12				-		0	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
13				-		6	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
14				-	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
15				-		7	0	0	0	0
16				-		7	1	0	0	4
17				-		1	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
18				-		2	0	0	0	0
19				-		7	0	0	0	0	overseas quota
20				-	London Broncos Academy	7	1	6	0	16
21				-		6	2	0	0	8
22				-		1	0	0	0	0
23				-		0	0	0	0	0
24				-		1	0	0	0	0
25				-	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
26				-	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0	0
27				-	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
28				-		1	0	0	0	0
29				-		5	1	0	0	4	Loan
30				-		3	0	0	0	0	Loan
31				-		3	0	0	0	0	Loan
32				-	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0	0
33				-		1	0	0	0	0	Loan
--				-	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0	-->

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watson . Jake . MATCH REPORT: Castleford Tigers 14-14 London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 22 January 2024.
2. Web site: Watson . Jake . MATCH REPORT: Oldham 18-18 London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 4 February 2024.
3. Web site: Booth . James . Match Report, Betfred Super League Round 1 - St Helens 40 - London Broncos 4 . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 16 February 2024.
4. Web site: Ballheimer . David . Match report: London Broncos vs Catalans Dragons . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 24 February 2024.
5. Web site: Booth . James . Match Report: Hull FC (28) vs London Broncos (24) . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 3 March 2024.
6. Web site: Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos v Wigan Warriors . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 10 March 2024.
7. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 4-58 Warrington Wolves . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 18 March 2024.
8. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 6-26 Huddersfield Giants . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 31 March 2024.
9. Web site: Booth . James . Betfred Super League Round 7: Hull KR vs London Broncos Match Summary . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 5 April 2024.
10. Web site: Booth . James . Betfred Super League Round 8: London Broncos vs Salford Red Devils Match Report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 21 April 2024.
11. Web site: Booth . James . Betfred Super League Round 9 Match Report: Castleford Tigers 40- London Broncos 0 . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 26 April 2024.
12. Web site: Booth . James . Betfred Super League Round 10: Leeds Rhinos vs London Broncos match report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 4 May 2024.
13. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 34-18 Hull FC . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 12 May 2024.
14. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 14-64 Hull KR . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 27 May 2024.
15. Web site: Booth . James . Super League Round 13 match report: Salford Red Devils vs London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 2 June 2024.
16. Web site: Ballheimer . David . Betfred Super League Round 14 Match Report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 17 June 2024.
17. Web site: Booth . James . Wigan Warriors vs London Broncos (Super League Round 15) Match Report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 21 June 2024.
18. Web site: Booth . James . Round 16 match report- Leeds Rhinos (17) vs London Broncos (16) . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 6 July 2024.
19. Web site: Booth . James . Ballheimer . David . Round 17 Recap . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 13 July 2024.
20. Web site: Booth . James . Leigh Leopards vs London Broncos: Round 18 Match Report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 19 July 2024.
21. Web site: Booth . James . Round 19 Recap . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 27 July 2024.
22. Web site: Booth . James . Round 20 Recap! . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 5 August 2024.
23. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 22-36 Warrington Wolves . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 11 August 2024.
24. Web site: Booth . James . Super League Magic Weekend Round 22: London Broncos vs Hull FC Match Report . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 17 August 2024.
25. Web site: Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos VS Leigh Leopards . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 25 August 2024.
26. Web site: Watson . Jake . Ballheimer . David . MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 20-21 Leeds Rhinos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 2 September 2024.
27. Web site: Booth . James . MATCH REPORT: Huddersfield Giants 22-16 London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 8 September 2024.
28. Web site: Booth . James . Super League Round 26 Match Report: Catalans Dragons vs London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 14 September 2024.
29. Web site: Booth . James . MATCH REPORT ROUND 27: Warrington Wolves vs London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 20 September 2024.
30. Web site: Watson . Jake . MATCH REPORT: Warrington Wolves 42-0 London Broncos . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 24 March 2024.
31. News: Challenge Cup: Warrington Wolves 42-0 London Broncos - Matty Ashton treble helps Wire reach last eight . 21 September 2024 . BBC Sport . 23 March 2024.
32. Web site: 2024 London Broncos squad numbers! . London Broncos . 21 September 2024 . 5 January 2024.
33. News: Olawumi . Ben . London Broncos' signing spree continues with third of the day as Championship playmaker returns to the capital . Love Rugby League . 10 November 2023 . 25 February 2024.
34. News: Olawumi . Ben . London Broncos secure second signing of the day as lightning quick academy product returns: 'What a talent!' . 21 September 2024 . Love Rugby League . 10 November 2023.
35. News: London Broncos re-sign forward Adebiyi . BBC Sport . 27 October 2023 . 25 February 2024.
36. News: Olawumi . Ben . London Broncos tie down key man for 2024; International ace 'at home' in the capital . 21 September 2024 . Love Rugby League . 14 November 2023 . Sadiq Adebiyi and Robbie Storey were both brought in from Keighley Cougars following their relegation from the Championship..
37. News: Rhys Kennedy: London Broncos sign Hull Kingston Rovers prop . BBC Sport . 11 November 2023.
38. News: Josh Rourke: London Broncos sign former Salford and Whitehaven fullback . BBC Sport . 26 January 2024.
39. News: Olawumi . Ben . Dual-code international sees Super League return confirmed ahead of new season: 'A great addition for us' . 21 September 2024 . Love Rugby League . 1 January 2024.
40. News: Jack Campagnolo: London Broncos sign Italy half-back . 21 September 2024 . BBC Sport . 15 January 2024.
41. News: Lee Kershaw: London Broncos sign winger for 2024 Super League season . 21 September 2024 . BBC Sport . 9 February 2024.
42. News: Olawumi . Ben . Cook Islands international departs newly-promoted London Broncos for Championship move: 'We can do great things together' . 21 September 2024 . Love Rugby League . 10 November 2023.
43. News: Walker . Callum . Featherstone Rovers snap up Super League forward Wellington Albert . 21 September 2024 . Total Rugby League . 7 December 2023.
44. News: Walker . Callum . London Broncos hit with high-profile exit of Corey Norman ahead of Super League 2024 . 21 September 2024 . Total Rugby League . 7 December 2023.
45. News: Walker . Callum . London Broncos lose another quota player as Fijian international Henry Raiwalui departs . 21 September 2024 . Total Rugby League . 8 January 2024.
46. News: Pattison . Cam . Super League star devastatingly joins new club ahead of new season . 21 September 2024 . Serious About Rugby League . 17 January 2024.
47. News: Walker . Callum . Leigh Leopards back Jacob Jones joins Super League rivals on loan . 25 February 2024 . Total Rugby League . 20 February 2024.
48. News: Walker . Callum . Huddersfield Giants and ex-Bradford Bulls prop Fenton Rogers makes short-term move to Super League club . 21 September 2024 . Total Rugby League . 14 November 2023.
49. News: Darbyshire . Drew . Hull KR hooker Reiss Butterworth joins Super League side on-loan . 7 March 2024 . Total Rugby League . 7 March 2024.
50. News: McAllister . Josh . Rising Wigan Warriors youngster Harvey Makin joins London Broncos on loan . 27 March 2024 . Wigan Today . 26 March 2024.