2012 London Broncos season

The 2012 London Broncos season was the thirty-third in the club's history, their seventeenth season in the Super League and their first re-branded back to the London Broncos. Competing in Super League XVII, the club was coached by Rob Powell until midseason when he was replaced by Tony Rea. They finished in 12th place and reaching the Quarter Finals of the 2012 Challenge Cup.

2012 London Broncos season
Super League XVII Rank12th
Challenge CupQuarter final
2012 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 21
Points scoredFor: 696; against: 960
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachRob Powell (until July 2012)
Tony Rea (July 2012 onwards)
Captain
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance2,532
High attendance4,924
Top scorers
TriesKieran Dixon - 16
Luke Dorn - 16
GoalsMichael Witt - 52
PointsMichael Witt - 136
Home colours
Away colours
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They were captained by Craig Gower, finishing Super League's regular season 12th out of 14 teams, thus failing to reach the play-offs for the 7th consecutive year.

2012 Squad

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Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Luke Dorn   Fullback 30   Castleford Tigers 24 16 0 0 64
2 Liam Colbon   Wing 27   Hull Kingston Rovers 8 2 0 0 8
3 Jamie O'Callaghan   Centre 21   London Broncos Academy 27 5 0 0 20
4 David Howell   Centre 28   Canberra Raiders 20 3 0 0 12
5 Michael Robertson   Wing 29   Manly Sea Eagles 26 15 0 0 60
6 Michael Witt   Stand-off 28   Crusaders RL 22 8 52 0 136
7 Craig Gower   Scrum-half 34   Aviron Bayonnais RU 29 4 27 0 70
8 Antonio Kaufusi   Prop 27   Newcastle Knights 29 8 0 0 32
9 Chad Randall   Hooker 31   Manly Sea Eagles 30 4 0 0 16
10 Mark Bryant   Prop 31   Crusaders RL 30 1 0 0 4
11 Shane Rodney   Second-row 29   Manly Sea Eagles 15 2 16 0 40
12 Chris Bailey   Second-row 30   Manly Sea Eagles 27 7 0 0 28
13 Tony Clubb   Loose forward 25   London Broncos Academy 26 6 0 0 24
14 Julien Rinaldi   Hooker 33   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 1 0 0 4
15 Karl Temata   Prop 34   New Zealand Warriors 9 0 0 0 0
16 Chris Melling   Second-row 27   Wigan Warriors 22 3 2 0 16
17 Jason Golden   Second-row 26   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 9 1 0 0 4
18 Olsi Krasniqi   Loose forward 20   London Broncos Academy 16 2 0 0 8
19 Dan Sarginson   Centre 19   London Broncos Academy 19 5 0 0 20
20 Matt Cook   Second-row 25   Hull Kingston Rovers 14 4 0 0 16
21 Kieran Dixon   Wing 20   London Broncos Academy 27 16 1 0 66
22 Ben Bolger   Second-row 22   London Broncos Academy 11 1 0 0 4
23 Omari Caro   Wing 21   London Broncos Academy 12 4 0 0 16
24 Lamont Bryan   Second-row 21   London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Rob Thomas   Prop 21   London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
27 Sam Bolger   Scrum-half 20   London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
28 Michael Channing   Centre 20   London Broncos Academy 8 1 0 0 4
29 Erjon Dollapi   Prop 18   London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
30 Scott Wheeldon   Prop 26   Hull Kingston Rovers 16 3 0 0 12
31 Will Lovell   Centre 19   London Broncos Academy 10 3 0 0 12
32 Mike McMeeken   Second-row 18   London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0

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Super League XVII table

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Super League XVII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Wigan Warriors (L) 27 21 0 6 994 449 +545 42 Play-offs
2   Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 909 539 +370 41
3   St Helens 27 17 2 8 795 480 +315 36
4   Catalans Dragons 27 18 0 9 812 611 +201 36
5   Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 16 0 11 823 662 +161 32
6   Hull F.C. 27 15 2 10 696 621 +75 32
7   Huddersfield Giants 27 14 0 13 699 664 +35 28
8   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 13 0 14 633 764 −131 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 14 1 12 633 756 −123 23[a]
10   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 1 16 753 729 +24 21
11   Salford City Reds 27 8 1 18 618 844 −226 17
12   London Broncos 27 7 0 20 588 890 −302 14
13   Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 554 948 −394 12
14   Widnes Vikings 27 6 0 21 532 1082 −550 12
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ "Bradford Bulls handed six-point deduction by RFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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