2017 London Broncos season

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2017 London Broncos season
2017 Championship Rank2nd
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge CupFourth Round
2017 recordWins: 19; Draws: 1; Losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 950; Against: 533
Team information
Chairman
Head CoachAndrew Henderson
Captain
StadiumTrailfinders Sports Ground
Avg. attendance860
High attendance1476
Top scorers
TriesJarrod Sammut - 26
GoalsJarrod Sammut - 84
PointsJarrod Sammut - 272
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2017 London Broncos season was the thirty-eighth in the club's history and their third consecutive season out of the Super League. Competing in the 2017 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Andrew Henderson, finishing in 2nd place and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2017 Challenge Cup. They failed to achieve promotion after finishing 6th place in the 2017 Super League Qualifiers.

It was their second since moving to Ealing. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by the Toronto Wolfpack.

2017 milestones[]

2017 squad[]

London Broncos 2017 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

  • ScotlandAndrew Henderson

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 7 July 2017
Source(s): London Broncos squad 2017

2017 tables[]

Regular season[]

London Broncos lining up away at Toulouse in 2017
London Broncos after scoring a try in April 2017
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers (X) 23 19 1 3 850 385 +465 39 The Qualifiers
2 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 23 18 0 5 832 406 +426 36
3 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 23 15 1 7 687 421 +266 31
4 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 23 16 0 7 567 357 +210 32
5 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 23 15 0 8 720 466 +254 30 Championship Shield
6 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 23 11 0 12 549 663 −114 22
7 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 23 10 0 13 568 785 −217 20
8 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams 23 8 0 15 388 736 −348 16
9 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 23 7 1 15 457 680 −223 15
10 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions 23 6 0 17 477 648 −171 12
11 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 23 5 1 17 410 735 −325 11
12 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls[a] 23 6 0 17 500 719 −219 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2017. Source: [1]
(X) League Leaders Shield
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 12 points on 3 January 2017 for entering administration.

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Qualifiers[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 7 7 0 0 288 138 +150 14 Promoted to Super League XXIII
2 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 7 5 0 2 188 96 +92 10
3 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 7 5 0 2 166 158 +8 10
4 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 7 4 0 3 203 104 +99 8 Million Pound Game
5 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 7 4 0 3 130 143 −13 8
6 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 7 1 1 5 174 220 −46 3 Relegated to 2018 Championship
7 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 7 1 1 5 100 272 −172 3
8 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 7 0 0 7 82 210 −128 0
Source: [2]

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2017 fixtures and results[]

2017 RFL Championship

2017 Transfers[]

Gains

Gains
Player Previous club Years signed Date Announced
England Tom Spencer Leigh Centurions 2 Years July 2016
Wales Dalton Grant Dewsbury Rams 2 Years July 2016
Australia Adrian Purtell Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Jay Pitts Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
Wales Michael Channing Featherstone Rovers 2 Years September 2016[3]
Wales Ben Evans Warrington Wolves 1 Year October 2016
Malta Jarrod Sammut Workington Town 2 Years October 2016
England Matty Gee Salford Red Devils 1 Year November 2016
England Kieran Dixon Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years November 2016
Fiji Junior Roqica Cronulla Sharks 1 Year November 2016
England Lewis Foster Leigh Centurions loan March 2017
France John Boudebza Lézignan Sangliers end of 2017 July 2017
England Sam Wilde Warrington Wolves loan July 2017

Losses

Losses
Player Signed for Contract Date Announced
Malta Jon Magrin Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Iliess Macani Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Alex Foster Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2016
England Jack Bussey Toronto Wolfpack 1 Year September 2016[4]
Fiji Wes Naiqama Retirement N/A September 2016
England Ben Gray Released N/A September 2016
England Scott Leatherbarrow Oldham R.L.F.C. 2 Years September 2016
Australia Jamie Soward Australia N/A September 2016
England Tuoyo Egodo Castleford Tigers 2 Years October 2016
England Toby Everett Toronto Wolfpack 1 Year Loan October 2016[5]
Papua New Guinea Israel Eliab PNG Hunters 2 Years November 2016
England Jamie Thackray Doncaster 1 Year November 2016[6]
Australia Alex Mammone Halifax 1 Year February 2017
England Will Lovell Released February 2017
England Lewis Foster Rochdale Hornets end of loan June 2017
England Toby Everett Dewsbury Rams June 2017

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References[]

  1. ^ Second Division 2017
  2. ^ Super 8's - Qualifiers 2017
  3. ^ "Channing leaves Featherstone to go 'back home'". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Toronto sign London forward Bussey". Total Rugby League. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Rugby League: Wolfpack add young cub Everett on loan". Morning Star. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Dons sign former Great Britain prop Jamie Thackray". Doncaster Free Press. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ Gains & Losses
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