The 2021 London Broncos season is the 42nd year in the club's history, the second consecutive season out of the Super League and their sixth season at Trailfinders Sports Ground. Currently coached by Tom Tsang, the Broncos would compete in both the 2021 Betfred Championship and the 2021 Challenge Cup.
2021 London Broncos season | ||||
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2021 Championship Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | K.A. | |||
Challenge Cup | 2nd round | |||
2021 record | Wins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 5 | |||
Points scored | For: 348; against: 339 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | David Hughes | |||
Head Coach | Tom Tsang | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Rock Trailfinders Sports Ground | |||
Avg. attendance | 0 | |||
High attendance | 0 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Abbas Miski - 12 | |||
Goals | Chris Hankinson - 48 | |||
Points | Hankinson - 120 | |||
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2021 squad
editFirst team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 21 March 2021 |
Transfers
editGains
Gains | ||||||||||
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Player | Previous club | Date Announced | ||||||||
Matty Fozard | Ottawa Aces | December 2020[a] | ||||||||
Ed Chamberlain | Salford Red Devils | December 2020 | ||||||||
Chris Hankinson | Wigan Warriors | December 2020[1] | ||||||||
Abbas Miski | Manly Sea Eagles | December 2020[2] | ||||||||
Jarrod Sammut | Leigh Centurions | December 2020 | ||||||||
Romain Navarrete | Wigan Warriors | January 2021[3] | ||||||||
Titus Gwaze | Wakefield Trinity | February 2021 | ||||||||
Paulos Latu | Limoux Grizzlies | March 2021 | ||||||||
Pat Moran | SO Avignon | May 2021 |
- ^ Rejoined the London Broncos in December 2020
Losses
Losses | ||||||||||
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Player | Signed for | Date Announced | ||||||||
Matty Fozard | Ottawa Aces | August 2020[a] | ||||||||
Olly Ashall-Bott | Ottawa Aces | August 2020[b] | ||||||||
Guy Armitage | Ottawa Aces | September 2020 | ||||||||
Morgan Smith | York City Knights | September 2020 | ||||||||
Eloi Pelissier | Toulouse Olympique | October 2020 | ||||||||
Rob Butler | Warrington Wolves | November 2020[4] | ||||||||
Kieran Dixon | York City Knights | November 2020[5] | ||||||||
Dan Norman | St Helens | December 2020 | ||||||||
Olly Ashall-Bott | Huddersfield Giants | January 2021[c] | ||||||||
Eddie Battye | Wakefield Trinity | January 2021 | ||||||||
Paulos Latu | ||||||||||
Romain Navarrete | Toulouse Olympique | July 2021 |
Tables
edit2021 Betfred Championship table - Regular Season
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[a] |
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1 | Toulouse Olympique[b] | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 124 | 562.9 | 28 | 100.00 | Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to semi-final |
2 | Featherstone Rovers | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 943 | 292 | 322.9 | 38[c] | 90.48[c] | Advance to semi-final |
3 | Halifax Panthers | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 528 | 354 | 149.2 | 26 | 61.90 | Advance to eliminators |
4 | Batley Bulldogs | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 561 | 411 | 136.5 | 26 | 61.90 | |
5 | Bradford Bulls | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 514 | 501 | 102.6 | 24 | 60.00 | |
6 | Whitehaven | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 502 | 524 | 95.8 | 25 | 56.82 | |
7 | London Broncos[b] | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 552 | 579 | 95.3 | 21[d] | 52.50[d] | |
8 | Widnes Vikings | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 494 | 534 | 92.5 | 19 | 45.24 | |
9 | York City Knights | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 502 | 477 | 105.2 | 18 | 45.00 | |
10 | Dewsbury Rams | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 360 | 608 | 59.2 | 17 | 40.48 | |
11 | Newcastle Thunder | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 431 | 627 | 68.7 | 15 | 37.50 | |
12 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 420 | 665 | 63.2 | 13 | 32.50 | |
13 | Oldham | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 308 | 748 | 41.2 | 5 | 11.90 | Relegated to League 1 |
14 | Swinton Lions | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 404 | 773 | 52.3 | 5 | 11.36 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
Notes:
- ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures (16 matches) to qualify for the play-offs. Fixtures involving Toulouse that are cancelled due to quarantine restrictions do not count against either team involved in respect of the 70% requirement.[6]
- ^ a b Toulouse were awarded the fixture against London scheduled for 17 April after London declined to travel to France. Toulouse are awarded the two competition points and for points scored percentage the score is recorded as a 24–0 win for Toulouse. The game does not count towards the number of games played by London to determine eligibility for the play-offs
- ^ Featherstone deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in March 2021.[7]
- ^ London deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in failing for fulfil the fixture against Toulouse in April 2021.[8]
2021 fixtures and results
editDate | Competition | Round | Versus | Venue | Home or Away | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Bericht |
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4 April 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 1 | Halifax Panthers | The Shay | Away | Loss | 47-14 | Miski (2), Egodo | Fozard | 0 | OurLeague | [9] |
18 April 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 2 | Toulouse Olympique | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Away | Cancelled | 24–0 | [10] | ||||
25 April 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 3 | Oldham | The Rock | Startseite | Won | 38-24 | Egodo (3), Sammut (2), Hindmarsh, Walters | Hankinson (5) | 0 | OurLeague | [11] |
1 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 4 | Sheffield Eagles | Keepmoat Stadium | Away | Draw | 20–20 | Egodo, Miski (3) | Hankinson, Sammut | 0 | OurLeague | [12] |
9 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 5 | Newcastle Thunder | The Rock | Startseite | Won | 50–30 | Fozard, Hankinson, Miski (2), Boafo (2), Richards, Sammut | Hankinson (8), Sammut | 0 | OurLeague | [13] |
15 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 6 | Batley Bulldogs | Mount Pleasant | Away | Won | 6–40 | Walters, Hankinson (2), Miski, Curran, Jones, Boafo | Hankinson (6) | 0 | OurLeague | [14] |
23 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 7 | Bradford Bulls | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Loss | 8-33 | Curran | Hankinson (2) | OurLeague | [15] | |
30 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 8 | Dewsbury Rams | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Won | 30-10 | Walters (2), Fozard, Aston, Meadows | Hankinson (5) | OurLeague | [16] | |
13 June 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 9 | Widnes Vikings | Halton Stadium | Away | Won | 22-24 | Miski, Curran, Navarrete, Gwaze | Hankinson (4) | OurLeague | [17] | |
20 June 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 10 | Whitehaven | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Won | 46-12 | Hankinson (2), Meadows, Hodson, Gwaze, Curran, Aston, Sammut | Hankinson (7) | OurLeague | [18] | |
27 June 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 11 | Swinton Lions | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Won | 38-24 | Boafo (3), Miski (2), Lovell, Sammut | Hankinson (5) | OurLeague | [19] | |
3 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 12 | Featherstone Rovers | Post Office Road | Away | Loss | 63-14 | Hankinson, Sammut, Miski | Hankinson | OurLeague | [20] | |
11 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 13 | York City Knights | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | |||||||
25 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 14 | Widnes Vikings | Trailfinders Sports ground | Startseite | |||||||
1 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 15 | Oldham | Bower Fold | Away | |||||||
8 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 16 | Toulouse Olympique | Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | |||||||
15 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 17 | Whitehaven | The Recreation Ground | Away | |||||||
22 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 18 | Newcastle Thunder | Kingston Park | Away | |||||||
29 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 19 | Sheffield Eagles | Venue TBC | Startseite | |||||||
5 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 20 | Swinton Lions | Heywood Road | Away | |||||||
12 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 21 | Featherstone Rovers | Venue TBC | Startseite | |||||||
19 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 22 | York City Knights | York Community Stadium | Away |
Date | Competition | Round | Versus | Venue | Home or Away | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Bericht |
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20 March 2021 | 2021 Challenge Cup / 2021 RFL 1895 Cup | Round 1 | Keighley Cougars | The Rock | Startseite | Won | 24-10 | Boafo, Jones, Davis, Navarrete | Hankinson (4) | 0 | OurLeague | [21] |
28 March 2021 | 2021 Challenge Cup / 2021 RFL 1895 Cup | Round 2 | York City Knights | The Rock | Startseite | Lost | 2-14 | Chamberlain | 0 | BBC | [22] |
Statistics
editSquad Number | Name | International country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
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1 | James Meadows | Stand-off | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | Tuoyo Egodo | Wing | 24 | Castleford Tigers | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
3 | Chris Hankinson | Centre | 27 | Wigan Warriors | 11 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 120 | |
4 | Will Lovell | Centre | 27 | London Skolars | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | Ed Chamberlain | Wing | 25 | Salford Red Devils | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | Cory Aston | Stand-off | 26 | Castleford Tigers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
7 | Jarrod Sammut | Scrum-half | 34 | Leigh Centurions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | |
8 | Olsi Krasniqi | Prop | 28 | Toronto Wolfpack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Matty Fozard | Hooker | 26 | Sheffield Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
10 | Greg Richards | Prop | 25 | Leigh Centurions | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | Sadiq Adebiyi | Loose forward | 24 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Rhys Curran | Second-row | 31 | Toulouse Olympique | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
13 | Josh Walters | Second-row | 26 | Featherstone Rovers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
14 | Sam Davis | Hooker | 22 | London Broncos Academy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
15 | Romain Navarette | Prop | 26 | Wigan Warriors | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
16 | Dan Hindmarsh | Second-row | 22 | London Broncos Academy | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
17 | Abbas Miski | Wing | 25 | Manly Sea Eagles | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
18 | Jordan Williams | Second-row | 23 | London Skolars | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Jacob Ogden | Centre | 22 | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | Gideon Boafo | Wing | 22 | London Broncos Academy | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
21 | Rian Horsman | Hooker | 20 | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Oli Leyland | Hooker | 20 | London Broncos Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Josh Hodson | Wing | 20 | London Broncos Academy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
24 | Will Blakemore | Loose forward | - | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Jacob Jones | Second-row | - | London Broncos Academy | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
26 | Rob Oakley | Hooker | - | London Broncos Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Jonah Varela | Wing | - | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Titus Gwaze | Prop | 21 | Wakefield Trinity | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
30 | Paulos Latu | Prop | 28 | Limoux Grizzlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Pat Moran | Prop | 23 | SO Avignon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Romain Navarrete: Wigan Warriors prop forward leaves to join London Broncos". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "RISING STAR ROB BUTLER JOINS THE WIRE". www.warringtonwolves.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Toulouse home fixtures against Halifax and Batley cancelled". RFL. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – Featherstone Rovers". RFL. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – London Broncos". RFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Toulouse Olympique XIII v London Broncos
- ^ Halifax Panthers v London Broncos
- ^ London Broncos v Oldham
- ^ Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos
- ^ London Broncos v Newcastle Thunder
- ^ Batley Bulldogs v London Broncos
- ^ London Broncos v Bradford Bulls
- ^ London Broncos v Dewsbury Rams
- ^ Widnes Vikings v London Broncos
- ^ London Broncos v Whitehaven
- ^ London Broncos v Swinton Lions
- ^ Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos
- ^ London Broncos v Keighley Cougars
- ^ London Broncos v York City Knights