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2005 London Broncos season

The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in 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.

2005 London Broncos season
Super League X Rank6th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2005 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 908; against: 766
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance4,006
High attendance6,500
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dorn - 24
GoalsPaul Sykes - 133
PointsPaul Sykes - 320
Home colours
Away colours
← 2004 List of seasons 2006 →

2005 London Broncos squad edit

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
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
Sources: [1][2]

Super League X table edit

Super League X
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qual.
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 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 edit

2005 Challenge Cup edit

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
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Hunslet Hawks 4-70 London Broncos 3 April 2005 South Leeds Stadium 450
Fifth round Salford City Reds 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 edit

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ SLstats - 2005 Summary
  3. ^ "2005 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links edit

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