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2003 London Broncos season

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 season
Super League VIII Rank5th
Play-off resultEliminated Week 1
Challenge CupFifth round
2003 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 697; against: 729
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance3,383
High attendance5,666
Top scorers
TriesDennis Moran - 24
GoalsChris Thorman - 81
PointsChris Thorman - 195
Home colours
Away colours
← 2002 List of seasons 2004 →

2003 London Broncos squad edit

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Paul Sykes   Fullback 22   Bradford Bulls 17 6 1 0 26
2 Dom Peters   Wing 24   London Broncos Academy 3 2 0 0 8
3 Nigel Roy   Centre 29   Northern Eagles 30 9 0 0 36
4 Tony Martin   Centre 24   Melbourne Storm 27 14 34 0 124
5 Steve Hall   Wing 24   St Helens 21 6 0 0 24
6 Rob Purdham   Stand-off 24   Whitehaven 27 1 0 0 4
7 Dennis Moran   Scrum-half 26   Parramatta Eels 27 24 0 0 96
8 Francis Stephenson   Prop 27   Wigan Warriors 29 2 0 0 8
9 Bill Peden   Hooker 33   Newcastle Knights 25 8 0 0 32
10 Richard Marshall   Prop 27   Huddersfield Giants 18 0 0 0 0
11 Mat Toshack   Second-row 30   South Queensland Crushers 21 1 0 0 4
12 Steele Retchless   Second-row 32   South Queensland Crushers 31 2 0 0 8
13 Jim Dymock   Loose forward 31   Parramatta Eels 29 4 0 0 16
14 Neil Budworth   Hooker 21   Wigan Warriors 30 1 0 0 4
15 Mark Cox   Prop 25   Whitehaven 4 0 0 0 0
16 Jamie Fielden   Prop 25   Doncaster 2 0 0 0 0
17 Tommy Haughey   Second-row 21   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 0 0 0 0
18 Austin Buchanan   Wing 19   Leeds Rhinos 4 2 0 0 8
19 Nick Johnson   Hooker ??   Bradford Bulls 3 0 0 0 0
20 Jason Hetherington   Hooker 29   Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
21 Rob Jackson   Centre 22   Wigan Warriors 19 4 0 0 16
22 Andrew Hamilton   Second-row 31   Ipswich Jets 15 0 0 0 0
23 Chris Thorman   Stand-off 24   Huddersfield Giants 29 8 81 1 195
24 Russell Bawden   Prop 30   Brisbane Broncos 31 1 0 0 4
25 Andrew King   Centre 22   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 15 2 0 64
26 Damian Kennedy   Centre 29   Canberra Raiders 16 1 0 0 4
28 Karl Long   Centre 22   Widnes Vikings 1 0 0 0 0
29 Tommy Gallagher   Second-row 20   Leeds Rhinos 10 1 0 0 4
30 Jason Netherton   Second-row 20   Leeds Rhinos 3 0 0 0 0
31 Joe Mbu   Second-row 19   London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
32 Steve Trindall   Prop 30   Wests Tigers 7 0 0 0 0
33 Joel Caine   Wing 25   Wests Tigers 6 4 1 0 18
34 Dave McConnell   Hooker 22   Chorley Lynx 4 0 0 0 0

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

Super League VIII table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bradford Bulls (L, C) 28 22 0 6 878 529 +349 44 Semi-final
2   Leeds Rhinos 28 19 3 6 751 555 +196 41
3   Wigan Warriors 28 19 2 7 776 512 +264 40 Elimination play-offs
4   St Helens 28 16 1 11 845 535 +310 31[a]
5   London Broncos 28 14 2 12 643 696 −53 30
6   Warrington Wolves 28 14 1 13 748 619 +129 29
7   Hull F.C. 28 13 3 12 701 577 +124 27[b]
8   Castleford Tigers 28 12 1 15 612 633 −21 25
9   Widnes Vikings 28 12 1 15 640 727 −87 25
10   Huddersfield Giants 28 11 1 16 628 715 −87 23
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 7 1 20 505 774 −269 15
12   Halifax (R) 28 1 0 27 372 1227 −855 0[c] 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
Notes:
  1. ^ St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]
  2. ^ Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]
  3. ^ Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]

Play-offs edit

Source: [7]

2003 Challenge Cup edit

For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[8]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round London Broncos 42-12 Oldham 9 February 2003 Griffin Park 1514
Fifth round Leeds Rhinos 21-12 London Broncos 1 March 2003 Headingley 12,901

References edit

  1. ^ "London Broncos". BBC. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2003.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
  3. ^ London Broncos
  4. ^ SLstats - 2003 Summary
  5. ^ a b c "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Hull call for cap changes". BBC Sport. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Super League VIII 2003". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ "2003 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links edit

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