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1997 London Broncos season

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 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
← 1996 List of seasons 1998 →

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