The 2016 London Broncos season was the thirty-seventh in the club's history and their second consecutive season out of the Super League. Competing in the 2016 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Andrew Henderson, finishing in 2nd place and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2016 Challenge Cup. They failed to achieve promotion after finishing 6th place in the 2016 Super League Qualifiers.
2016 London Broncos season | ||||
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2016 Championship Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | 6th in Qualifiers | |||
Challenge Cup | Fourth Round | |||
2016 record | Wins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 949; against: 704 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes | |||
Head Coach | Andrew Henderson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Trailfinders Sports Ground | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Rhys Williams - 29 | |||
Goals | Wes Naiqama - 49 | |||
Points | Rhys Williams - 116 | |||
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It was their first season at the Ealing Trailfinders Sports Ground. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by Featherstone Rovers.
2016 milestones edit
2016 squad edit
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2016 tables edit
Regular season edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Agst | Diff | Points | Qualification |
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1 | Leigh Centurions (C) | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 881 | 410 | 471 | 43 | The Qualifiers |
2 | London Broncos (Q) | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 702 | 444 | 258 | 34 | |
3 | Batley Bulldogs (Q) | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 485 | 104 | 31 | |
4 | Featherstone Rovers (Q) | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 595 | 384 | 211 | 30 | |
5 | Bradford Bulls (F) | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 717 | 446 | 271 | 28 | Championship Shield |
6 | Halifax (F) | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 615 | 484 | 131 | 27 | |
7 | Sheffield Eagles (F) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 583 | 617 | -34 | 16 | |
8 | Dewsbury Rams (F) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 486 | 603 | -117 | 16 | |
9 | Swinton Lions (F) | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 449 | 813 | -364 | 15 | |
10 | Oldham R.L.F.C. (F) | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 401 | 678 | -277 | 14 | |
11 | Workington Town (F) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 455 | 756 | -301 | 11 | |
12 | Whitehaven (F) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 367 | 720 | -335 | 11 |
C = Champions
Q = Qualified for the qualifiers
F = Unable to qualify for the qualifiers
Qualifiers edit
Standings edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Agst | Diff | Points | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 94 | 145 | 12 | Super League XXII place |
2 | Leigh Centurions (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 193 | 30 | 12 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants (Q) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | 91 | 10 | |
4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (S) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 235 | 142 | 93 | 8 | Million Pound Game |
5 | Salford Red Devils (S) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 152 | 56 | 6 | |
6 | London Broncos (R) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | 9 | 6 | 2017 Championship place |
7 | Batley Bulldogs (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 276 | -207 | 2 | |
8 | Featherstone Rovers (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | -217 | 0 |
(Q) = Qualified for Super League XXII
(S) = Secured spot in Million Pound Game
(R) = Relegated to the Championship