2001 London Broncos season

2001 London Broncos season
Super League VI Rank6th
Challenge CupFifth round
2001 recordWins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 708; against: 639
Team information
ChairmanRichard Branson
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumThe Valley
Avg. attendance3,205
High attendance5,259
Top scorers
TriesNigel Roy - 12
GoalsTony Martin - 50
PointsTony Martin - 132
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2001 London Broncos season was the twenty-second in the club's history and their sixth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VI and finishing in 6th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2001 London Broncos squad

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Tulsen Tollett England Stand-off 28 Parramatta Eels 9 1 0 0 4
2 Nigel Roy Australia Centre 27 Northern Eagles 30 12 0 0 48
3 Tony Martin Australia Centre 22 Melbourne Storm 22 8 50 0 132
4 Greg Fleming Australia Centre 26 Canterbury Bulldogs 19 8 1 0 34
5 Brett Warton Australia Wing 26 Western Suburbs Magpies 19 2 37 0 84
6 Jim Dymock Australia Loose forward 29 Parramatta Eels 28 7 0 0 28
7 Dennis Moran Australia Scrum-half 24 Parramatta Eels 29 11 0 3 47
8 Tony Mestrov Australia Prop 31 Wigan Warriors 25 0 0 0 0
9 Jason Hetherington Australia Hooker 27 Canterbury Bulldogs 19 3 0 0 12
10 Scott Cram Scotland Prop 24 Illawarra Steelers 25 3 0 0 12
11 Shane Millard United States Second-row 26 South Sydney Rabbitohs 29 7 0 0 28
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 30 South Queensland Crushers 30 2 0 0 8
13 Mat Toshack Australia Second-row 28 South Queensland Crushers 24 7 0 0 28
14 Olu Iwenofu England Wing 19 London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
15 Andy Johnson England Second-row 27 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 19 5 0 0 20
16 Darrell Griffin England Prop 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
17 Glen Air Australia Hooker 25 Illawarra Steelers 18 10 0 0 40
18 Justin Dooley Australia Prop 31 Sydney Roosters 30 2 0 0 8
19 Dom Peters England Wing 22 London Broncos Academy 6 0 0 0 0
20 Steffan Hughes Wales Second-row 19 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
21 Jon Clarke England Hooker 22 Wigan Warriors 10 1 0 0 4
22 Yusef Sozi Uganda Prop 19 London Broncos Academy 5 0 0 0 0
23 Richie Barnett New Zealand Centre 29 Sydney Roosters 18 10 0 0 40
24 Gareth Honor England Hooker 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
25 Michael Forbes England Wing ?? London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Peter Lupton England Loose forward 19 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
27 Michael Gillett Australia Stand-off 28 Wests Tigers 21 8 2 0 36
28 Marvin Golden England Centre 24 Halifax 21 3 0 0 12
-- Sylvain Houles France Centre 20 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 9 6 0 0 24
-- Rob Parker England Second-row 20 Bradford Bulls 9 1 0 0 4
-- Dan Potter England Centre 22 Dewsbury Rams 6 1 0 0 4
-- Iain Morrison Scotland Prop 18 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
-- Paul Sykes England Fullback 20 Bradford Bulls 9 1 23 1 51
-- Kris Smith England Second-row ?? Halifax 1 0 0 0 0

Sources: [1][2][3][4]

Super League VI table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bradford Bulls (L, C) 28 22 1 5 1120 474 +646 45 Semi Final
2 Wigan Warriors 28 22 1 5 989 494 +495 45 Qualifying play-off
3 Hull F.C. 28 20 2 6 772 630 +142 42
4 St Helens 28 17 2 9 924 732 +192 36 Elimination play-off
5 Leeds Rhinos 28 16 1 11 774 721 +53 33
6 London Broncos 28 13 1 14 644 603 +41 27
7 Warrington Wolves 28 11 2 15 646 860 −214 24
8 Castleford Tigers 28 10 1 17 581 777 −196 21
9 Halifax Blue Sox 28 9 0 19 630 819 −189 18
10 Salford City Reds 28 8 0 20 587 956 −369 16
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 8 0 20 529 817 −288 14[a]
12 Huddersfield Giants (R) 28 6 1 21 613 926 −313 13 Relegation to Northern Ford Premiership
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wakefield deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5]

Challenge Cup

For the second consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[6]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Broncos 44-6 Batley Bulldogs 11 February 2001 Broadfield Stadium Steve Addy 1,204
Hull F.C. 30-20 London Broncos 25 February 2001 The Boulevard Stuart Cummings 6,701

References

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ ROUND 1-20 - 2001 TETLEYS SUPER LEAGUE
  3. ^ London Broncos
  4. ^ 2001 BRONCOS SQUAD
  5. ^ "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "2001 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.