The 2023 London Broncos season is the 44th year in the club's history, the fourth consecutive season out of the Super League and their second season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They were coached by Director of Rugby Mike Eccles. The Broncos competed in both the 2023 Betfred Championship and the 2023 Challenge Cup. They were promoted to the Super League from the 2024 season as winners of the 2023 Championship Grand Final.

2023 squad

Oli Leyland aiming a kick at goal for the London Broncos in February 2023
The London Broncos lining up at Ebbsfleet in July 2023
London Broncos 2023 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injured

Updated: 7 February 2023
Source(s): First Team[1]

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Featherstone Rovers 27 25 0 2 1079 295 +784 50 League Leaders Shield and qualify for semi-finals
2 Toulouse Olympique 27 19 0 8 834 385 +449 38 Semi-finals
3 Bradford Bulls 27 16 1 10 677 572 +105 33 Eliminators
4 Sheffield Eagles 27 16 0 11 780 560 +220 32
5 London Broncos 27 16 0 11 600 552 +48 32
6 York Knights 27 15 0 12 557 557 0 30
7 Batley Bulldogs 27 15 0 12 506 519 −13 30
8 Halifax Panthers 27 14 1 12 690 572 +118 29
9 Widnes Vikings 27 13 0 14 619 654 −35 26
10 Swinton Lions 27 9 0 18 426 739 −313 18
11 Barrow Raiders 27 8 1 18 471 672 −201 17
12 Whitehaven 27 8 0 19 481 809 −328 16
13 Keighley Cougars 27 8 0 19 506 837 −331 16 Relegation to League One
14 Newcastle Thunder 27 5 1 21 415 918 −503 11
Source: RFL
Rules for classification: 1) Competition points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points percentage (points scored/points conceded x 100)

Fixtures and Results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Pre-season

Date Time Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
20 January 14:00 Friendly London Skolars A Artillery Ground W 58-18 RFL

Betfred Championship

Date Time Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
5 February 15:00 Round 1 Batley Bulldogs H Plough Lane L 20-30 Grant, B. Leyland, Walker, Ulberg O. Leyland (2) 1849 Broncos
12 February 15:00 Round 2 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground W 20-16 Ulberg (2), Davis, Bassett 750 BBC
19 February 15:00 Round 3 Halifax Panthers A The Shay L 18-26 RFL
26 February 15:00 Round 4 Sheffield Eagles H Plough Lane L 20-21 RFL
5 March 15:00 Round 5 Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park L 22-33 RFL
18 March 15:00 Round 6 Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park W 36-6 RFL
26 March 15:00 Round 7 Swinton Lions H Plough Lane W 16-14 RFL
7 April 15:00 Round 8 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Wallon L 0-52 RFL
16 April 15:00 Round 9 Featherstone Rovers H Plough Lane L 10-40 RFL
7 May 15:00 Round 10 York Knights A York Community Stadium L 28-30 RFL
13 May 14:00 Round 11 Barrow Raiders H Plough Lane W 30-16 RFL
27 May 17:00 Round 12 Toulouse Olympique N York Community Stadium W 14-10 RFL
4 June 15:00 Round 13 Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium W 26-18 RFL
11 June 15:00 Round 14 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 16-32 RFL
18 June 15:00 Round 15 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road L 6-50 RFL
25 June 15:00 Round 16 Batley Bulldogs A Fox's Biscuits Stadium W 20-18 RFL
2 July 15:00 Round 17 Newcastle Thunder H Stonebridge Road W 56-10 RFL
8 July 18:00 Round 18 Toulouse Olympique H Stonebridge Road W 22-6 RFL
16 July 15:00 Round 19 Swinton Lions A Heywood Road W 12-6 RFL
30 July 15:00 Round 20 York Knights H Plough Lane L 10-24 RFL
6 August 15:00 Round 21 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness W 26-6 RFL
20 August 15:00 Round 22 Halifax Panthers H Plough Lane W 26-12 RFL
27 August 15:00 Round 23 Whitehaven H Plough Lane W 34-18 RFL
3 September 15:00 Round 24 Sheffield Eagles A Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium L 18-26 RFL
10 September 15:00 Round 25 Widnes Vikings H Plough Lane W 52-12 RFL
17 September 15:00 Round 26 Bradford Bulls H Plough Lane L 10-12 RFL
24 September 15:00 Round 27 Keighley Cougars H Plough Lane W 20-16 RFL

Play-offs

Date Time Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
1 October 15:00 Eliminators Sheffield Eagles A Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium W 42-0 RFL
8 October 18:00 Semi-final Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road W 36-26 Walker (2), Whare, Macani, Grant, Raiwalui Norman (6) RFL
15 October 15:00 Grand Final Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Wallon W 18-14 Whare, Walker, Macani (2) Norman RFL, BBC

Team bracket

Eliminators Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Featherstone Rovers 26
4 Sheffield Eagles 0 5 London Broncos 36
5 London Broncos 42 2 Toulouse Olympique 14
5 London Broncos 18
2 Toulouse Olympique 38
3 Bradford Bulls 22 3 Bradford Bulls 20
6 York Knights 8
Sources:Bradford v York, Toulouse v Bradford

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2023 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
11 March 3 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground W 32–10 Bassett (3), B. Leyland, O. Leyland, Stock O. Leyland (4) 347 RLP
1 April 4 Doncaster H The Rock W 36–16 O. Leyland (2), Ulberg (2), Albert, Grant, Horsman, B. Leyland, Macani, Parata, Silva, Waine O. Leyland (9) 428 RLP
23 April 5 Dewsbury Rams H The Rock W 36–16 Macani (2), Albert, Bassett, Bienik, B. Leyland, Stock O. Leyland (4) 353 RLP
21 May 6 York Knights A York Community Stadium L 12–36 Bassett, Walker O. Leyland (2) 951 RLP

1895 Cup

Main article: 2023 RFL 1895 Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
1895 Cup results
22 July Semi-final Halifax Panthers H The Rock L 6–10 Stock O. Leyland 417 RLP

Transfers

In

Country Name Position Signed from Date Notes
England Sam Davis Hooker York Knights September 2022
Australia Jarred Bassett Fullback London Skolars October 2022
England Marcus Stock Second-row York Knights October 2022
England Jensen Monk Prop London Broncos Academy October 2022
Fiji Henry Raiwalui Scrum-half Wentworthville Magpies November 2022
Italy Ethan Natoli Second-row Newtown Jets November 2022
Papua New Guinea Emmanuel Waine Second-row Papua New Guinea Hunters February 2023
Brazil Ramon Silva Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
England Zach Eckersley Centre Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
England Harvie Hill Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan

Out

Country Name Position Signed for Date Notes
Wales Jude Ferreira Centre Hull FC September 2022 End of Loan
Italy Brock Pelligra Scrum-half Toulouse Olympique September 2022
England Brad Foster Loose forward Bradford Bulls September 2022
Scotland Calum Gahan Hooker Toulouse Olympique November 2022
Greece Rob Tuliatu Prop Newcastle Thunder November 2022

Statistics

Squad Number Name International country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points Notes
1 Alex Walker Scotland Fullback - Halifax Panthers 33 20 0 0 80
2 Paul Ulberg Cook Islands Wing - Norths Devils 25 12 0 0 48
3 Jarred Bassett Australia Centre - London Skolars 32 17 0 0 68
4 Dalton Grant Wales Centre - London Skolars 16 8 0 0 32
5 Iliess Macani England Wing - London Skolars 30 21 0 0 84
6 Oli Leyland England Stand-off - London Broncos Academy 32 8 78 0 188
7 Rian Horsman England Scrum-half - London Broncos Academy 8 2 0 0 8
8 Wellington Albert Papua New Guinea Prop - Keighley Cougars 26 4 0 0 16
9 Sam Davis England Hooker - York Knights 29 0 0 0 0
10 Jordan Williams England Prop - London Skolars 33 4 0 0 16
11 Will Lovell England Second-row - London Skolars 31 3 0 0 12
12 Marcus Stock England Second-row - York Knights 33 5 0 0 20
13 Dean Parata Italy Hooker - Featherstone Rovers 34 6 0 0 24
14 Bill Leyland England Hooker - London Broncos Academy 32 13 0 0 52
15 Lewis Bienek Ireland Prop - Castleford Tigers 25 3 0 0 12
16 Ethan Natoli Italy Second-row - Newtown Jets 32 3 0 0 12
17 Henry Raiwalui Fiji Scrum-half - Wentworthville Magpies 23 5 0 0 20
18 Emmanuel Waine Papua New Guinea Second-row - PNG Hunters 14 2 0 0 8
19 Dean Whare New Zealand Centre - Pia Donkeys 13 12 0 0 48
20 Corey Norman Australia Stand-off - FC Lézignan 15 1 36 0 76
22 Max Allen England Second-row - London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
23 Dan Hoyes England Centre - London Broncos Academy 7 0 0 0 0
24 Jensen Monk England Prop - London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
25 Jack Howorth England Prop - London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Euan Parke Scotland Prop - London Broncos Academy 5 0 0 0 0
27 Ramon Silva Brazil Prop - Wigan Warriors 11 1 0 0 4 Loan
28 Harvie Hill England Prop - Wigan Warriors 4 0 0 0 0 Loan
29 Zach Eckersley England Centre - Wigan Warriors 4 1 0 0 4 Loan
30 Abbas Miski Lebanon Wing - Wigan Warriors 1 1 0 0 4 Loan
32 Jacob Jones England Second-row - Leigh Leopards 4 0 0 0 0 Loan
33 Rob Butler England Prop - Wakefield Trinity 17 2 0 0 8
34 Matt Davies England Hooker - Northern Pride 7 0 0 0 0
35 Kyle Evans Wales Wing - Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 Loan
36 Jacob Gannon England Second-row - Leigh Leopards 6 1 0 0 4 Loan
37 Harvey Makin England Prop - Wigan Warriors 1 0 0 0 0 Loan
38 Kieran Tyrer England Centre - Wigan Warriors 1 0 0 0 0 Loan
39 Harry Stevens England Centre - London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
-- Samuel Dore England Prop - London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ London Broncos - 2023
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_London_Broncos_season
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