1997 London Broncos season

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1997 London Broncos season
Super League II Rank2nd
Play-off resultPremiership Trophy quarter final
Challenge CupFifth round
World Club ChampionshipQuarter-final
1997 recordWins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 692; against: 515
Team information
Head CoachTony Currie
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance4,941
High attendance9,166
Top scorers
TriesScott Roskell - 19
GoalsGreg Barwick - 85
PointsGreg Barwick - 198
Home colours
Away colours
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The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.

1997 squad statistics

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Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points 1
1 Shaun Edwards England Scrum-half 30 Wigan Warriors 24 13 0 0 52
2 Mark Maguire Australia Wing 25 Australia 4 0 1 0 2
3 David Krause Australia Centre 27 South Queensland Crushers 24 7 0 0 28
4 Paul Smith Australia Centre 27 Sydney Roosters 10 3 0 0 12
5 Martin Offiah England Wing 30 Wigan Warriors 17 13 0 0 52
6 Tulsen Tollett England Stand-off 24 Parramatta Eels >6 7 1 0 30
7 Josh White Australia Scrum-half 26 Illawarra Steelers 23 11 0 1 45
8 Matt Dunford Australia Prop 29 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 1 9
9 Peter Gill Australia Loose forward 32 Gold Coast Chargers >7 8 0 0 32
10 Tony Mestrov Australia Prop 27 South Sydney Rabbitohs >7 1 0 0 4
11 Steve Rosolen Australia Second-row 30 Brisbane Norths >3 5 0 0 20
12 Matt Nable Australia Second-row 25 Carlisle 4 1 0 0 4
13 Terry Matterson Australia Loose forward 30 Brisbane Broncos >7 11 38 2 122
14 Nick Mardon Scotland Fullback 26 Boroughmuir RU 18 1 0 0 4
15 Ady Spencer England Second-row 24 London Broncos Academy 18 3 0 0 12
16 Roger Best Wales Second-row 23 Manly Sea Eagles 4 1 0 0 4
17 Matt Salter England Prop 20 London Broncos Academy 21 0 0 0 0
18 Mick Seaby Australia Prop 25 Brisbane Broncos 6 1 0 0 4
19 Andrew Hamilton Australia Second-row 25 South Queensland Crushers 15 3 0 0 12
20 Greg Barwick Australia Fullback 29 Balmain Tigers >5 7 85 0 198
21 Giles Thomas England Scrum-half 20 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
22 Scott Roskell Australia Wing 28 Runaway Bay >7 19 0 0 76
24 Russell Bawden Australia Prop 24 Brisbane Broncos >7 5 0 0 20
25 Paul Terry Australia Prop 20 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
26 Robbie Beazley Australia Hooker 23 Illawarra Steelers 31 7 0 0 28
27 Andrew Duncan Scotland Second-row 25 Warrington Wolves 8 3 0 0 12
29 Kim Howard Australia Prop 27 Australia 14 1 0 0 4
31 Tony Martin Australia Centre 18 London Broncos Academy 25 8 1 0 34
33 Abraham Fatnowna Australia Wing 23 Workington Town 7 3 0 0 12
34 Wes Cotton England Wing 20 Wigan Warriors 2 2 0 0 8
35 Kerrod Toby Australia Second-row 18 London Broncos Academy 6 0 0 0 0

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

Super League II table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1997 Challenge Cup

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The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.[5][6]

Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
Fourth round 9 February 1997 Lancashire Lynx 5–48 London Broncos 713
Fifth Round 22 February 1997 London Broncos 12–34 Bradford Bulls 6,102

1997 World Club Championship

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Super League

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Pool A

Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points
Wigan Warriors 6 2 4 0 89 212 -123 4
London Broncos 6 1 5 0 136 238 -102 2
Bradford Bulls 6 0 6 0 82 228 -146 0
St Helens 6 0 6 0 96 270 -174 0
Warrington Wolves 6 0 6 0 78 256 -178 0
Halifax Blue Sox 6 0 6 0 56 340 -284 0

Sources: [7][8]

WCC matches

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Round 1

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6 June 1997
Brisbane Broncos 42 – 22 London Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 18,193

Round 2

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15 June 1997
Canberra Raiders 66 – 20 London Broncos Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 6,471

Round 3

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22 June 1997
Canterbury Bulldogs 34 – 18 London Broncos Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 4,000

Round 4

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21 July 1997
London Broncos 38 – 18 Canberra Raiders The Stoop, London Attendance: 7,819

Round 5

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27 July 1997
London Broncos 16 – 34 Brisbane Broncos The Stoop, London Attendance: 9,846

Round 6

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1 August 1997
London Broncos 22 – 44 Canterbury Bulldogs The Stoop, London Attendance: 6,923

Quarter-finals

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6 October 1997
London Broncos 16 – 40 Cronulla Sharks The Stoop, London Attendance: 6,239

Sources: [9][8]

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "London Broncos". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ Super League II 1997
  3. ^ Gains & Losses
  4. ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos
  5. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables
  8. ^ a b Robinson, John (1997). Super League Official Annual 1998. World International. p. 42. ISBN 0-7498-3389-0.
  9. ^ World Club Challenge 1997
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