1998 London Broncos season

1998 London Broncos season
Super League III Rank7th
Challenge CupSemi-final
1998 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 534; against: 570
Team information
ChairmanRichard Branson
CoachTony Currie
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance3,805
High attendance7,963
Top scorers
TriesChris Ryan - 12
GoalsTerry Matterson - 32
PointsTerry Matterson - 84
Home colours
Away colours
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The 1998 London Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history and their third season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League III and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup.

1998 squad statistics

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Nick Mardon Scotland Fullback 27 Boroughmuir RU 5 3 0 0 12
2 Abraham Fatnowna Australia Wing 24 Workington Town 7 2 0 0 8
3 Chris Ryan Australia Centre 25 Western Reds 25 12 14 0 76
4 Mat Toshack Australia Centre 25 South Queensland Crushers 25 4 0 0 16
5 Martin Offiah England Wing 31 Wigan Warriors 11 7 0 0 28
6 Ady Spencer England Second-row 25 London Broncos Academy 20 1 0 0 4
7 Glen Air Australia Scrum-half 22 Illawarra Steelers 19 9 0 0 36
8 Grant Young New Zealand Prop 28 Auckland Warriors 26 2 0 0 8
9 Peter Gill Australia Loose forward 33 Gold Coast Chargers 27 4 0 0 16
10 Mark Carroll Australia Prop 31 Manly Sea Eagles 22 1 0 0 4
11 Steve Rosolen Australia Second-row 31 Brisbane Norths 3 0 0 0 0
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 27 South Queensland Crushers 27 1 0 0 4
13 Terry Matterson Australia Loose forward 31 Brisbane Broncos 18 4 32 4 84
14 Luke Goodwin New Zealand Wing 25 Western Reds 12 3 1 1 15
15 Wes Cotton England Wing 21 Wigan Warriors 12 3 0 0 12
17 Matt Salter England Prop 21 London Broncos Academy 19 0 0 0 0
18 Damien Chapman Australia Scrum-half 24 Western Reds 11 4 13 2 44
19 Dom Peters Jamaica Wing 19 London Broncos Academy 4 0 0 0 0
20 Matt Dunford Australia Prop 30 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 0 8
21 Robert Higgins Scotland Second-row 22 London Broncos Academy 8 2 0 0 8
22 John Timu New Zealand Wing 29 Canterbury Bulldogs 22 9 0 0 36
23 Giles Thomas England Scrum-half 21 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
24 Roger Best Wales Second-row 24 Manly Sea Eagles 7 0 0 0 0
25 Darren Higgins Australia Second-row 33 Western Reds 14 2 0 0 8
26 Robbie Beazley Australia Hooker 24 Illawarra Steelers 22 7 0 0 28
27 Rob Smyth Ireland Wing 21 Wigan Warriors 16 5 0 0 20
28 Kris Chesney England Second-row 22 Saracens RU 3 0 0 0 0
29 Bart Williams Australia Hooker 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 1 0 0 4
30 Shane Millard United States Second-row 23 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 1 0 0 4
32 Tulsen Tollett England Stand-off 25 Parramatta Eels 21 2 12 1 33
33 Ed Jennings Australia Stand-off 19 Harlequins RU 1 0 0 0 0
47 Shaun Edwards England Scrum-half 31 Bradford Bulls 9 4 1 0 18

Sources: [1][2]

Super League table III

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors 23 21 0 2 762 222 +540 42 Play-offs Semi-final
2 Leeds Rhinos 23 19 0 4 662 369 +293 38 Play-offs Qualifying Final
3 Halifax Blue Sox 23 18 0 5 658 390 +268 36
4 St Helens 23 14 1 8 673 459 +214 29 Play-offs Eliminator Final
5 Bradford Bulls 23 12 0 11 498 450 +48 24
6 Castleford Tigers 23 10 1 12 446 522 -76 21
7 London Broncos 23 10 0 13 415 476 -61 20
8 Sheffield Eagles 23 8 2 13 495 541 -46 18
9 Hull Sharks 23 8 0 15 421 574 -153 16
10 Warrington Wolves 23 7 1 15 411 645 -234 15
11 Salford Reds 23 6 1 16 319 575 -256 13
12 Huddersfield Giants 23 2 0 21 288 825 -537 4

Source: [3]

1998 Challenge Cup

The London Broncos progressed to the semi-finals of the Cup, before losing to the Wigan Warriors by 38–8 in a one-sided game at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.[4]

Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
Fourth round 15 February 1998 Batley Bulldogs 20–44 London Broncos 956
Fifth round 1 March 1998 London Broncos 21–18 Halifax Blue Sox 3,092
Quarter final 15 March 1998 London Broncos 46–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 4,111
Semi final 29 March 1998 London Broncos 8–38 Wigan Warriors 11,058

References

  1. ^ Super League III 1998
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
  3. ^ Super League III 1998
  4. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2014.