1999 London Broncos season

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1999 London Broncos season
Super League IV Rank8th
Challenge CupFinal
1999 recordWins: 17; Draws: 2; Losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 644; Against: 708
Team information
ChairmanRichard Branson
CoachDan Stains (Nov 98-Jun 99)
Tony Rea & Les Kiss
(Jun 99 - Sep 99)
John Monie (Sep 99 - Nov 00)
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance2,805
High attendance8,233
Top scorers
TriesGreg Fleming - 26
GoalsBrett Warton - 59
PointsBrett Warton - 130
Home colours
Away colours
< 1998 List of seasons 2000 >

The 1999 London Broncos season was the twentieth in the club's history and their fourth season in the Super League. The Broncos had three coaches over the course of the season, competing in Super League IV and finishing in 8th place. The club also made their maiden appearance in the final of the Challenge Cup.

1999 squad statistics[]

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Tulsen Tollett England Stand-off 26 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 26 10 24 0 88
2 Rob Smyth Ireland Wing 22 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 18 5 28 0 76
3 Chris Ryan Australia Centre 26 Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds 31 8 0 0 32
4 Greg Fleming Australia Centre 24 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs 34 26 1 0 106
5 Martin Offiah England Wing 32 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 16 13 0 0 52
6 Karle Hammond Wales Stand-off 24 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 32 20 2 1 85
7 Shaun Edwards England Scrum-half 32 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 15 5 0 0 20
8 Grant Young New Zealand Prop 29 Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors 4 2 0 0 8
9 Peter Gill Australia Loose forward 34 Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers 28 5 0 0 20
10 Darren Bradstreet Australia Prop 24 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 3 2 0 0 8
11 Shane Millard United States Hooker 24 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 2 1 0 10
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 28 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 28 3 0 0 12
13 Mat Toshack Australia Second-row 26 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 30 7 0 0 28
14 Brett Warton Australia Wing 24 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 19 3 59 0 130
15 Dean Callaway Australia Centre 28 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 32 7 0 0 28
16 Giles Thomas England Scrum-half 22 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
17 Glen Air Australia Hooker 23 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 23 3 0 1 13
18 England Stand-off 20 Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RU 2 0 0 0 0
19 Dom Peters Jamaica Wing 20 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 26 5 0 0 20
20 Ady Spencer England Second-row 26 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 17 1 0 0 4
21 Wayne Sykes England Wing 20 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
22 John Timu New Zealand Wing 30 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs 30 6 0 0 24
23 Robbie Simpson Australia Second-row 24 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 17 1 0 0 4
24 Anthony Seibold Australia Prop 24 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 26 4 0 0 16
25 England Stand-off 19 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Robbie Beazley Australia Hooker 25 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 28 5 0 1 21
27 Matt Salter England Prop 22 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 18 0 0 0 0
28 Steffan Hughes Wales Second-row 17 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
29 Scott Cram Scotland Prop 22 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 15 0 0 0 0
30 Andrew Wynyard New Zealand Loose forward 26 Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 3 0 0 12
32 England Prop ?? Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0

Sources: [1][2]

Super League IV table[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 30 25 1 4 897 445 +452 51 Play-off Semi Final
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 30 23 0 7 1034 561 +473 46 Play-off Qualifying Final
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 30 22 1 7 910 558 +352 45
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 30 21 1 8 877 390 +487 43 Play-off Eliminator Final
5 Cascolours.png Castleford Tigers 30 19 3 8 712 451 +261 41
6 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
7 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 30 15 1 14 700 717 -17 31
8 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 30 13 2 15 644 708 -64 28
9 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Blue Sox 30 11 0 19 573 792 -219 22
10 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 30 10 1 19 518 818 -300 21
11 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 10 0 20 608 795 -187 20
12 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 30 6 1 23 526 916 -390 13
13 Hullcolours.svg Hull Sharks 30 5 0 25 422 921 -499 10
14 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 30 5 0 25 463 1011 -548 10

Source: [3]

1999 Challenge Cup[]

The London Broncos progressed to the Final of the Cup, before losing to the Leeds Rhinos by 52–16 at the Old Wembley Stadium in London.[4][5]

Round Date Home team Score Away team
Fourth round 14 February 1999 London Broncos 64–0 Doncaster
Fifth Round 28 February 1999 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8-26 London Broncos
Quarter final 14 March 1999 London Broncos 54–6 Whitehaven
Semi final 28 March 1999 Castleford Tigers 27-33 London Broncos
Final 1 May 1999 Leeds Rhinos 52-16 London Broncos

References[]

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ 1999 Squad
  3. ^ SUPER LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP TABLE
  4. ^ "Sport: Rugby League Rhino charge overpowers Broncos". BBC Sport. 1 May 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ Robinson, John (2 May 1999). "Rugby League: Leroy's So Rivetting!; Leeds Rhinos 52 London Broncos 16: Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final". The People. London: Trinity Mirror.

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