2003 London Broncos season

2003 London Broncos season
Super League VIII Rank5th
Play-off resultEliminated Week 1
Challenge CupFifth round
2003 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 697; against: 729
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance3,383
High attendance5,666
Top scorers
TriesDennis Moran - 24
GoalsChris Thorman - 81
PointsChris Thorman - 195
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2003 London Broncos season was the twenty-fourth in the club's history and their eighth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VIII and finishing in 5th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2003 London Broncos squad

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Paul Sykes England Fullback 22 Bradford Bulls 17 6 1 0 26
2 Dom Peters England Wing 24 London Broncos Academy 3 2 0 0 8
3 Nigel Roy Australia Centre 29 Northern Eagles 30 9 0 0 36
4 Tony Martin Australia Centre 24 Melbourne Storm 27 14 34 0 124
5 Steve Hall England Wing 24 St Helens 21 6 0 0 24
6 Rob Purdham England Stand-off 24 Whitehaven 27 1 0 0 4
7 Dennis Moran Australia Scrum-half 26 Parramatta Eels 27 24 0 0 96
8 Francis Stephenson England Prop 27 Wigan Warriors 29 2 0 0 8
9 Bill Peden Australia Hooker 33 Newcastle Knights 25 8 0 0 32
10 Richard Marshall Ireland Prop 27 Huddersfield Giants 18 0 0 0 0
11 Mat Toshack Australia Second-row 30 South Queensland Crushers 21 1 0 0 4
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 32 South Queensland Crushers 31 2 0 0 8
13 Jim Dymock Australia Loose forward 31 Parramatta Eels 29 4 0 0 16
14 Neil Budworth Wales Hooker 21 Wigan Warriors 30 1 0 0 4
15 Mark Cox England Prop 25 Whitehaven 4 0 0 0 0
16 Jamie Fielden England Prop 25 Doncaster 2 0 0 0 0
17 Tommy Haughey Ireland Second-row 21 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 0 0 0 0
18 Austin Buchanan England Wing 19 Leeds Rhinos 4 2 0 0 8
19 Nick Johnson England Hooker ?? Bradford Bulls 3 0 0 0 0
20 Jason Hetherington Australia Hooker 29 Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
21 Rob Jackson England Centre 22 Wigan Warriors 19 4 0 0 16
22 Andrew Hamilton Australia Second-row 31 Ipswich Jets 15 0 0 0 0
23 Chris Thorman England Stand-off 24 Huddersfield Giants 29 8 81 1 195
24 Russell Bawden Australia Prop 30 Brisbane Broncos 31 1 0 0 4
25 Andrew King Australia Centre 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 15 2 0 64
26 Damian Kennedy Australia Centre 29 Canberra Raiders 16 1 0 0 4
28 Karl Long England Centre 22 Widnes Vikings 1 0 0 0 0
29 Tommy Gallagher Ireland Second-row 20 Leeds Rhinos 10 1 0 0 4
30 Jason Netherton England Second-row 20 Leeds Rhinos 3 0 0 0 0
31 Joe Mbu Zaire Second-row 19 London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
32 Steve Trindall Australia Prop 30 Wests Tigers 7 0 0 0 0
33 Joel Caine Australia Wing 25 Wests Tigers 6 4 1 0 18
34 Dave McConnell Scotland Hooker 22 Chorley Lynx 4 0 0 0 0

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

Super League VIII table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bradford Bulls (L, C) 28 22 0 6 878 529 +349 44 Semi-final
2 Leeds Rhinos 28 19 3 6 751 555 +196 41
3 Wigan Warriors 28 19 2 7 776 512 +264 40 Elimination play-offs
4 St Helens 28 16 1 11 845 535 +310 31[a]
5 London Broncos 28 14 2 12 643 696 −53 30
6 Warrington Wolves 28 14 1 13 748 619 +129 29
7 Hull F.C. 28 13 3 12 701 577 +124 27[b]
8 Castleford Tigers 28 12 1 15 612 633 −21 25
9 Widnes Vikings 28 12 1 15 640 727 −87 25
10 Huddersfield Giants 28 11 1 16 628 715 −87 23
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 7 1 20 505 774 −269 15
12 Halifax (R) 28 1 0 27 372 1227 −855 0[c] Relegation to National League One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]
  2. ^ Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]
  3. ^ Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[5][6]

Play-offs

Source: [7]

2003 Challenge Cup

For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[8]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round London Broncos 42-12 Oldham 9 February 2003 Griffin Park 1514
Fifth round Leeds Rhinos 21-12 London Broncos 1 March 2003 Headingley 12,901

References

  1. ^ "London Broncos". BBC. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2003.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
  3. ^ London Broncos
  4. ^ SLstats - 2003 Summary
  5. ^ a b c "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Hull call for cap changes". BBC Sport. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Super League VIII 2003". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ "2003 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.