2002 London Broncos season

The 2002 London Broncos season was the twenty-third in the club's history and their seventh season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VII and finishing in 8th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2002 London Broncos season
Super League VII Rank	8th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
2002 record	Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 15
Points scored	For: 693; against: 660
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes
Coach	Tony Rea
Captain	Jason Hetherington & Richie Barnett
Stadium	Griffin Park
Avg. attendance	3,763
High attendance	5,540
Top scorers
Tries	Dennis Moran - 23
Goals	Tony Martin - 95
Points	Tony Martin - 226
Home colours Away colours
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2002 London Broncos squad

Squad Number	Name	Representative country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Michael Gillett		Stand-off	29	Wests Tigers	27	7	0	0	28
2	Nigel Roy		Centre	28	Northern Eagles	27	13	0	0	52
3	Tony Martin		Centre	23	Melbourne Storm	30	9	95	0	226
4	Sylvain Houles		Centre	21	Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants	20	6	0	0	24
5	Steve Hall		Wing	23	St Helens	21	6	0	0	24
6	Jim Dymock		Loose forward	30	Parramatta Eels	27	4	0	0	16
7	Dennis Moran		Scrum-half	25	Parramatta Eels	29	23	1	2	96
8	Francis Stephenson		Prop	26	Wigan Warriors	22	3	0	0	12
9	Jason Hetherington		Hooker	28	Canterbury Bulldogs	21	6	0	0	24
10	Scott Cram		Prop	25	Illawarra Steelers	14	1	0	0	4
11	Wayne Evans		Second-row	27	Northern Eagles	19	2	0	0	8
12	Steele Retchless		Second-row	31	South Queensland Crushers	28	3	0	0	12
13	Mat Toshack		Second-row	29	South Queensland Crushers	30	9	0	0	36
14	Richard Marshall		Prop	26	Huddersfield Giants	30	1	0	0	4
17	Neil Budworth		Hooker	20	Wigan Warriors	12	1	0	0	4
18	Peter Lupton		Loose forward	20	London Broncos Academy	2	0	0	0	0
19	Dom Peters		Wing	23	London Broncos Academy	16	2	0	0	8
20	Rob Purdham		Stand-off	22	Whitehaven	15	1	1	1	7
21	Rob Jackson		Centre	21	Wigan Warriors	10	3	0	0	12
23	Richie Barnett		Centre	30	Sydney Roosters	20	3	0	0	12
24	Russell Bawden		Prop	29	Brisbane Broncos	29	7	0	0	28
25	Richard Moore		Prop	21	Bradford Bulls	7	2	0	0	8
26	Alex Wilkinson		Centre	19	Bradford Bulls	6	0	0	0	0
27	Jonny Hepworth		Scrum-half	19	London Broncos Academy	2	0	0	0	0
28	Darren Shaw		Second-row	30	Salford City Reds	9	0	0	0	0
29	Gareth Price		Prop	22	Leigh Centurions	4	3	0	0	12
30	Paul Sykes		Fullback	21	Bradford Bulls	16	2	14	0	36
31	Gareth Dean		Prop	21	London Broncos Academy	4	0	0	0	0

Sources:

Super League VII table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St Helens (L, C)	28	23	0	5	927	522	+405	46	Semi-final
2	Bradford Bulls	28	23	0	5	910	519	+391	46
3	Wigan Warriors	28	19	1	8	817	475	+342	39	Elimination play-offs
4	Leeds Rhinos	28	17	0	11	865	700	+165	34
5	Hull F.C.	28	16	0	12	742	674	+68	32
6	Castleford Tigers	28	14	2	12	736	615	+121	30
7	Widnes Vikings	28	14	1	13	590	716	−126	29
8	London Broncos	28	13	1	14	661	635	+26	27
9	Halifax Blue Sox	28	8	0	20	558	856	−298	16
10	Warrington Wolves	28	7	0	21	483	878	−395	14
11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	28	5	2	21	566	899	−333	12
12	Salford City Reds (R)	28	5	1	22	490	856	−366	11	Relegation to National League One

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

2002 Challenge Cup

For the third consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and Time	Venue	Attendance
Fourth round	Batley Bulldogs	6-26	London Broncos	10 February 2002	Mount Pleasant	769
Fifth round	London Broncos	6-19	Castleford Tigers	24 February 2002	Griffin Park	2,436

External links

• London Broncos - Rugby League Project