1997 London Broncos season
1997 London Broncos season | ||||
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Super League II Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Premiership Trophy quarter final | |||
Challenge Cup | Fifth round | |||
World Club Championship | Quarter Final | |||
1997 record | Wins: 17; Draws: 3; Losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 692; Against: 515 | |||
Team information | ||||
Head Coach | Tony Currie | |||
Stadium | The Stoop | |||
Avg. attendance | 4,941 | |||
High attendance | 9,166 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Scott Roskell - 19 | |||
Goals | Greg Barwick - 85 | |||
Points | Greg Barwick - 198 | |||
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The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.
1997 squad statistics[]
Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points 1 |
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1 | Shaun Edwards | ![]() |
Scrum-half | 30 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
2 | ![]() |
Wing | 25 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | David Krause | ![]() |
Centre | 27 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
4 | ![]() |
Centre | 27 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
5 | Martin Offiah | ![]() |
Wing | 30 | ![]() |
17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
6 | Tulsen Tollett | ![]() |
Stand-off | 24 | ![]() |
>6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
Scrum-half | 26 | ![]() |
23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 45 | |
8 | Matt Dunford | ![]() |
Prop | 29 | ![]() |
25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
9 | Peter Gill | ![]() |
Loose forward | 32 | ![]() |
>7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
10 | Tony Mestrov | ![]() |
Prop | 27 | ![]() |
>7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Steve Rosolen | ![]() |
Second-row | 30 | ![]() |
>3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
12 | Matt Nable | ![]() |
Second-row | 25 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Terry Matterson | ![]() |
Loose forward | 30 | ![]() |
>7 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 122 |
14 | ![]() |
Fullback | 26 | ![]() |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
15 | Ady Spencer | ![]() |
Second-row | 24 | ![]() |
18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
16 | Roger Best | ![]() |
Second-row | 23 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
17 | Matt Salter | ![]() |
Prop | 20 | ![]() |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | ![]() |
Prop | 25 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
19 | Andrew Hamilton | ![]() |
Second-row | 25 | ![]() |
15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
20 | Greg Barwick | ![]() |
Fullback | 29 | ![]() |
>5 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 198 |
21 | Giles Thomas | ![]() |
Scrum-half | 20 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Scott Roskell | ![]() |
Wing | 28 | ![]() |
>7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
24 | Russell Bawden | ![]() |
Prop | 24 | ![]() |
>7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
25 | ![]() |
Prop | 20 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | Robbie Beazley | ![]() |
Hooker | 23 | ![]() |
31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
27 | Andrew Duncan | ![]() |
Second-row | 25 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
29 | ![]() |
Prop | 27 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
31 | Tony Martin | ![]() |
Centre | 18 | ![]() |
25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
33 | Abraham Fatnowna | ![]() |
Wing | 23 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
34 | Wes Cotton | ![]() |
Wing | 20 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
35 | ![]() |
Second-row | 18 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Super League II table[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 769 | 397 | +372 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 616 | 418 | +198 | 33 |
3 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 592 | 506 | +86 | 29 |
4 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 683 | 398 | +285 | 28 |
5 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 544 | 463 | +81 | 27 |
6 | ![]() |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 428 | 495 | -67 | 22 |
7 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 524 | 549 | -49 | 18 |
8 | ![]() |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 415 | 574 | -159 | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 437 | 647 | -210 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 334 | 515 | -181 | 12 |
11 | ![]() |
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 362 | 572 | -210 | 12 |
12 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 461 | 631 | -170 | 9 |
Champions | Relegated |
Source: [5]
1997 Challenge Cup[]
The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.[6][7]
Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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Fourth round | 9 February 1997 | Lancashire Lynx | 5–48 | London Broncos | 713 |
Fifth Round | 22 February 1997 | London Broncos | 12–34 | Bradford Bulls | 6,102 |
1997 World Club Championship[]
Super League[]
Pool A
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 212 | -123 | 4 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 238 | -102 | 2 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 228 | -146 | 0 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 270 | -174 | 0 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 256 | -178 | 0 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 340 | -284 | 0 |
WCC matches[]
Round 1[]
6 June 1997 | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | 42 – 22 | London Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Attendance: 18,193 |
Round 2[]
15 June 1997 | ||||
Canberra Raiders | 66 – 20 | London Broncos | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | Attendance: 6,471 |
Round 3[]
22 June 1997 | ||||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 34 – 18 | London Broncos | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Attendance: 4,000 |
Round 4[]
21 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 38 – 18 | Canberra Raiders | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 7,819 |
Round 5[]
27 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 – 34 | Brisbane Broncos | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 9,846 |
Round 6[]
1 August 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 22 – 44 | Canterbury Bulldogs | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,923 |
Quarter-finals[]
6 October 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 – 40 | Cronulla Sharks | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,239 |
References[]
- ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "London Broncos". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Super League II 1997
- ^ Gains & Losses
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos
- ^ Super League II 1997
- ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables
- ^ a b Robinson, John (1997). Super League Official Annual 1998. World International. p. 42. ISBN 0-7498-3389-0.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997
External links[]
Categories:
- London Broncos seasons
- Super League II by club