1999 London Broncos season

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
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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 Eels 26 10 24 0 88
2 Rob Smyth Ireland Wing 22 Wigan Warriors 18 5 28 0 76
3 Chris Ryan Australia Centre 26 Western Reds 31 8 0 0 32
4 Greg Fleming Australia Centre 24 Canterbury Bulldogs 34 26 1 0 106
5 Martin Offiah England Wing 32 Wigan Warriors 16 13 0 0 52
6 Karle Hammond Wales Stand-off 24 St Helens 32 20 2 1 85
7 Shaun Edwards England Scrum-half 32 Bradford Bulls 15 5 0 0 20
8 Grant Young New Zealand Prop 29 Auckland Warriors 4 2 0 0 8
9 Peter Gill Australia Loose forward 34 Gold Coast Chargers 28 5 0 0 20
10 Darren Bradstreet Australia Prop 24 Illawarra Steelers 3 2 0 0 8
11 Shane Millard United States Hooker 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 2 1 0 10
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 28 South Queensland Crushers 28 3 0 0 12
13 Mat Toshack Australia Second-row 26 South Queensland Crushers 30 7 0 0 28
14 Brett Warton Australia Wing 24 Western Suburbs Magpies 19 3 59 0 130
15 Dean Callaway Australia Centre 28 Illawarra Steelers 32 7 0 0 28
16 Giles Thomas England Scrum-half 22 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
17 Glen Air Australia Hooker 23 Illawarra Steelers 23 3 0 1 13
18 Ed Jennings England Stand-off 20 Harlequins RU 2 0 0 0 0
19 Dom Peters Jamaica Wing 20 London Broncos Academy 26 5 0 0 20
20 Ady Spencer England Second-row 26 London Broncos Academy 17 1 0 0 4
21 Wayne Sykes England Wing 20 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
22 John Timu New Zealand Wing 30 Canterbury Bulldogs 30 6 0 0 24
23 Robbie Simpson Australia Second-row 24 St. George Dragons 17 1 0 0 4
24 Anthony Seibold Australia Prop 24 Canberra Raiders 26 4 0 0 16
25 James Brooks England Stand-off 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Robbie Beazley Australia Hooker 25 Illawarra Steelers 28 5 0 1 21
27 Matt Salter England Prop 22 London Broncos Academy 18 0 0 0 0
28 Steffan Hughes Wales Second-row 17 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
29 Scott Cram Scotland Prop 22 Illawarra Steelers 15 0 0 0 0
30 Andrew Wynyard New Zealand Loose forward 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 3 0 0 12
32 David Long England Prop ?? 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 Bradford Bulls 30 25 1 4 897 445 +452 51 Play-off Semi Final
2 St Helens 30 23 0 7 1034 561 +473 46 Play-off Qualifying Final
3 Leeds Rhinos 30 22 1 7 910 558 +352 45
4 Wigan Warriors 30 21 1 8 877 390 +487 43 Play-off Eliminator Final
5 Castleford Tigers 30 19 3 8 712 451 +261 41
6 Gateshead Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
7 Warrington Wolves 30 15 1 14 700 717 -17 31
8 London Broncos 30 13 2 15 644 708 -64 28
9 Halifax Blue Sox 30 11 0 19 573 792 -219 22
10 Sheffield Eagles 30 10 1 19 518 818 -300 21
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 10 0 20 608 795 -187 20
12 Salford City Reds 30 6 1 23 526 916 -390 13
13 Hull Sharks 30 5 0 25 422 921 -499 10
14 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.