2021 London Broncos season
Appearance
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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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 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 21 March 2021 |
Transfers
Gains
Gains | ||||||||||
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Player | Previous club | Date Announced | ||||||||
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Ottawa Aces | December 2020[a] | ||||||||
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Salford Red Devils | December 2020 | ||||||||
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Wigan Warriors | December 2020[1] | ||||||||
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Manly Sea Eagles | December 2020[2] | ||||||||
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Leigh Centurions | December 2020 | ||||||||
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Wigan Warriors | January 2021[3] | ||||||||
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Wakefield Trinity | February 2021 | ||||||||
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Limoux Grizzlies | March 2021 | ||||||||
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SO Avignon | May 2021 |
- ^ Rejoined the London Broncos in December 2020
Losses
Losses | ||||||||||
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Player | Signed for | Date Announced | ||||||||
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Ottawa Aces | August 2020[a] | ||||||||
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Ottawa Aces | August 2020[b] | ||||||||
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Ottawa Aces | September 2020 | ||||||||
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York City Knights | September 2020 | ||||||||
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Toulouse Olympique | October 2020 | ||||||||
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Warrington Wolves | November 2020[4] | ||||||||
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York City Knights | November 2020[5] | ||||||||
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St Helens | December 2020 | ||||||||
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Huddersfield Giants | January 2021[c] | ||||||||
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Wakefield Trinity | January 2021 | ||||||||
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Toulouse Olympique | July 2021 |
Tables
2021 Betfred Championship table - Regular Season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[a] |
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1 | ![]() |
14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 124 | 562.9 | 28 | 100.00 | Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to semi-final |
2 | ![]() |
21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 943 | 292 | 322.9 | 38[c] | 90.48[c] | Advance to semi-final |
3 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 528 | 354 | 149.2 | 26 | 61.90 | Advance to eliminators |
4 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 561 | 411 | 136.5 | 26 | 61.90 | |
5 | ![]() |
20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 514 | 501 | 102.6 | 24 | 60.00 | |
6 | ![]() |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 502 | 524 | 95.8 | 25 | 56.82 | |
7 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 552 | 579 | 95.3 | 21[d] | 52.50[d] | |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 494 | 534 | 92.5 | 19 | 45.24 | |
9 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 502 | 477 | 105.2 | 18 | 45.00 | |
10 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 360 | 608 | 59.2 | 17 | 40.48 | |
11 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 431 | 627 | 68.7 | 15 | 37.50 | |
12 | ![]() |
20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 420 | 665 | 63.2 | 13 | 32.50 | |
13 | ![]() |
21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 308 | 748 | 41.2 | 5 | 11.90 | Relegated to League 1 |
14 | ![]() |
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
Date | 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 | ![]() |
The Shay | Away | Loss | 47-14 | Miski (2), Egodo | Fozard | 0 | OurLeague | [9] |
18 April 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 2 | ![]() |
Stade Ernest-Wallon | Away | Cancelled | 24–0 | [10] | ||||
25 April 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 3 | ![]() |
The Rock | Startseite | Won | 38-24 | Egodo (3), Sammut (2), Hindmarsh, Walters | Hankinson (5) | 0 | OurLeague | [11] |
1 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 4 | ![]() |
Keepmoat Stadium | Away | Draw | 20–20 | Egodo, Miski (3) | Hankinson, Sammut | 0 | OurLeague | [12] |
9 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 5 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Loss | 8-33 | Curran | Hankinson (2) | OurLeague | [15] | |
30 May 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 8 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Won | 30-10 | Walters (2), Fozard, Aston, Meadows | Hankinson (5) | OurLeague | [16] | |
13 June 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 9 | ![]() |
Halton Stadium | Away | Won | 22-24 | Miski, Curran, Navarrete, Gwaze | Hankinson (4) | OurLeague | [17] | |
20 June 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 10 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | Won | 38-24 | Boafo (3), Miski (2), Lovell, Sammut | Hankinson (5) | OurLeague | [19] | |
3 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 12 | ![]() |
Post Office Road | Away | Loss | 63-14 | Hankinson, Sammut, Miski | Hankinson | OurLeague | [20] | |
11 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 13 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | |||||||
25 July 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 14 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports ground | Startseite | |||||||
1 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 15 | ![]() |
Bower Fold | Away | |||||||
8 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 16 | ![]() |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | Startseite | |||||||
15 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 17 | ![]() |
The Recreation Ground | Away | |||||||
22 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 18 | ![]() |
Kingston Park | Away | |||||||
29 August 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 19 | ![]() |
Venue TBC | Startseite | |||||||
5 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 20 | ![]() |
Heywood Road | Away | |||||||
12 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 21 | ![]() |
Venue TBC | Startseite | |||||||
19 September 2021 | 2021 RFL Championship | 22 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The Rock | Startseite | Lost | 2-14 | Chamberlain | 0 | BBC | [22] |
Statistics
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Squad Number | Name | International country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
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1 | James Meadows | ![]() |
Stand-off | 21 | ![]() |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Tuoyo Egodo | ![]() |
Wing | 24 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
3 | Chris Hankinson | ![]() |
Centre | 27 | ![]() |
11 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 120 |
4 | Will Lovell | ![]() |
Centre | 27 | ![]() |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Ed Chamberlain | ![]() |
Wing | 25 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Cory Aston | ![]() |
Stand-off | 26 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
7 | Jarrod Sammut | ![]() |
Scrum-half | 34 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
8 | Olsi Krasniqi | ![]() |
Prop | 28 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Matty Fozard | ![]() |
Hooker | 26 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
10 | Greg Richards | ![]() |
Prop | 25 | ![]() |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Sadiq Adebiyi | ![]() |
Loose forward | 24 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Rhys Curran | ![]() |
Second-row | 31 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
13 | Josh Walters | ![]() |
Second-row | 26 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Sam Davis | ![]() |
Hooker | 22 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
15 | Romain Navarette | ![]() |
Prop | 26 | ![]() |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Dan Hindmarsh | ![]() |
Second-row | 22 | ![]() |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
17 | Abbas Miski | ![]() |
Wing | 25 | ![]() |
13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
18 | Jordan Williams | ![]() |
Second-row | 23 | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Jacob Ogden | ![]() |
Centre | 22 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Gideon Boafo | ![]() |
Wing | 22 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
21 | Rian Horsman | ![]() |
Hooker | 20 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Oli Leyland | ![]() |
Hooker | 20 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Josh Hodson | ![]() |
Wing | 20 | ![]() |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Will Blakemore | ![]() |
Loose forward | - | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Jacob Jones | ![]() |
Second-row | - | ![]() |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
26 | Rob Oakley | ![]() |
Hooker | - | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Jonah Varela | ![]() |
Wing | - | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Titus Gwaze | ![]() |
Prop | 21 | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
30 | Paulos Latu | ![]() |
Prop | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Pat Moran | ![]() |
Prop | 23 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "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