2005 London Broncos season

2005 London Broncos season
Super League X Rank6th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2005 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 908; against: 766
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance4,006
High attendance6,500
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dorn - 24
GoalsPaul Sykes - 133
PointsPaul Sykes - 320
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League X, finishing in 6th place and competing in the end of season play-offs. The club also got to the Quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

2005 London Broncos squad

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Paul Sykes Centre 24 Bradford Bulls 32 13 133 2 320
2 Jon Wells Wing 27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 14 0 0 56
3 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Wing 25 Manly Sea Eagles 31 20 0 0 80
4 Mark O'Halloran Centre 24 Wests Tigers 18 4 0 0 16
5 John Kirkpatrick Wing 26 St Helens 5 5 0 0 20
6 Mark McLinden Fullback 27 Canberra Raiders 27 9 0 0 36
7 Tommy Leuluai Scrum-half 20 New Zealand Warriors 22 14 0 0 56
8 Francis Stephenson Prop 29 Wigan Warriors 16 0 0 0 0
9 Neil Budworth Hooker 23 Wigan Warriors 4 0 0 0 0
10 Steve Trindall Prop 32 Wests Tigers 27 1 0 0 4
11 Solomon Haumono Second-row 29 Manly Sea Eagles 32 11 0 0 44
12 Lee Hopkins Second-row 27 Penrith Panthers 32 7 0 0 28
13 Rob Purdham Loose forward 25 Whitehaven 22 10 1 0 42
14 Danny Williams Second-row 32 Melbourne Storm 20 0 0 0 0
15 Mitch Stringer Prop 21 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
16 Joe Mbu Second-row 21 London Broncos Academy 23 1 0 0 4
17 Mark Tookey Prop 28 Castleford Tigers 30 5 0 0 20
18 Anthony Armour Prop 22 Penrith Panthers 19 1 0 0 4
19 Dave Highton Hooker 25 Salford City Reds 25 1 0 0 4
20 Fili Lolohea Prop 26 South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 0 0 0 0
21 Luke Dorn Stand-off 23 Sydney Roosters 31 24 0 0 96
22 Lee Sanderson Scrum-half 20 Leigh Centurions 0 0 0 0 0
23 Lee Greenwood Wing 24 Halifax 7 6 0 0 24
24 Tryone Smith Centre 22 Sydney Roosters 26 12 0 0 48
25 Zeb Luisi Fullback 21 London Broncos Academy 19 6 0 0 24
26 Carl Ablett Second-row 19 Leeds Rhinos 5 0 0 0 0
27 Karl Temata Prop 27 New Zealand Warriors 3 1 0 0 4
28 Michael Worrincy Second-row 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
29 Ade Adebisi Wing 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 8
30 Feleti Mateo Stand-off 21 Parramatta Eels 14 1 0 0 4
31 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Second-row 19 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
Sources: [1][2]

Super League X table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Helens 28 23 1 4 1028 537 +491 47 Semi Final
2 Leeds Rhinos 28 22 0 6 1152 505 +647 44
3 Bradford Bulls 28 18 1 9 1038 684 +354 37 Elimination Semi Final
4 Warrington Wolves 28 18 0 10 792 702 +90 36
5 Hull F.C. 28 15 2 11 756 670 +86 32
6 London Broncos 28 13 2 13 800 718 +82 28
7 Wigan Warriors 28 14 0 14 698 718 −20 28
8 Huddersfield Giants 28 12 0 16 742 791 −49 24
9 Salford City Reds 28 11 0 17 549 732 −183 22
10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 10 0 18 716 999 −283 20
11 Widnes Vikings 28 6 1 21 598 1048 −450 13 Relegation to National League One
12 Leigh Centurions 28 2 1 25 445 1210 −765 5
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Super League X play-offs

Elimination play-offsQualifying/Elimination semifinalElimination finalGrand Final
1 St. Helens16 Leeds Rhinos6
2 Leeds Rhinos19 Bradford Bulls15
St. Helens18
3 Bradford Bulls44
Bradford Bulls23
6 London Broncos22
Bradford Bulls71
Hull F.C.0
4 Warrington Wolves6
5 Hull F.C.40

2005 Challenge Cup

The Broncos progressed beyond the fifth round stage of the cup for the first time in five years, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by the Leeds Rhinos.[3]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Hunslet Hawks 4-70 London Broncos 3 April 2005 South Leeds Stadium 450
Fifth round Salford City Reds 12-26 London Broncos 8 May 2005 The Willows 2,339
Quarter-finals Leeds Rhinos 32-12 London Broncos 24 June 2005 Headingley 9,444

References

  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ SLstats - 2005 Summary
  3. ^ "2005 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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