1999 London Broncos season

The 1999 London Broncos season was the twentieth in the club's history and their fourth season in the Super League. The Broncos had three coaches over the course of the season, competing in Super League IV and finishing in 8th place. The club also made their maiden appearance in the final of the Challenge Cup.

1999 London Broncos season
Super League IV Rank8th
Challenge CupFinal
1999 recordWins: 17; draws: 2; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 644; against: 708
Team information
ChairmanRichard Branson
CoachDan Stains (Nov 98-Jun 99)
Tony Rea & Les Kiss
(Jun 99 - Sep 99)
John Monie (Sep 99 - Nov 00)
StadiumThe Stoop
Avg. attendance2,805
High attendance8,233
Top scorers
TriesGreg Fleming - 26
GoalsBrett Warton - 59
PointsBrett Warton - 130
Home colours
Away colours
← 1998 List of seasons 2000 →

1999 squad statistics

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Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Tulsen Tollett   Stand-off 26   Parramatta Eels 26 10 24 0 88
2 Rob Smyth   Wing 22   Wigan Warriors 18 5 28 0 76
3 Chris Ryan   Centre 26   Western Reds 31 8 0 0 32
4 Greg Fleming   Centre 24   Canterbury Bulldogs 34 26 1 0 106
5 Martin Offiah   Wing 32   Wigan Warriors 16 13 0 0 52
6 Karle Hammond   Stand-off 24   St Helens 32 20 2 1 85
7 Shaun Edwards   Scrum-half 32   Bradford Bulls 15 5 0 0 20
8 Grant Young   Prop 29   Auckland Warriors 4 2 0 0 8
9 Peter Gill   Loose forward 34   Gold Coast Chargers 28 5 0 0 20
10 Darren Bradstreet   Prop 24   Illawarra Steelers 3 2 0 0 8
11 Shane Millard   Hooker 24   South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 2 1 0 10
12 Steele Retchless   Second-row 28   South Queensland Crushers 28 3 0 0 12
13 Mat Toshack   Second-row 26   South Queensland Crushers 30 7 0 0 28
14 Brett Warton   Wing 24   Western Suburbs Magpies 19 3 59 0 130
15 Dean Callaway   Centre 28   Illawarra Steelers 32 7 0 0 28
16 Giles Thomas   Scrum-half 22   London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
17 Glen Air   Hooker 23   Illawarra Steelers 23 3 0 1 13
18 Ed Jennings   Stand-off 20 Harlequins RU 2 0 0 0 0
19 Dom Peters   Wing 20   London Broncos Academy 26 5 0 0 20
20 Ady Spencer   Second-row 26   London Broncos Academy 17 1 0 0 4
21 Wayne Sykes   Wing 20   London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
22 John Timu   Wing 30   Canterbury Bulldogs 30 6 0 0 24
23 Robbie Simpson   Second-row 24   St. George Dragons 17 1 0 0 4
24 Anthony Seibold   Prop 24   Canberra Raiders 26 4 0 0 16
25 James Brooks   Stand-off 19   London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
26 Robbie Beazley   Hooker 25   Illawarra Steelers 28 5 0 1 21
27 Matt Salter   Prop 22   London Broncos Academy 18 0 0 0 0
28 Steffan Hughes   Second-row 17   London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
29 Scott Cram   Prop 22   Illawarra Steelers 15 0 0 0 0
30 Andrew Wynyard   Loose forward 26   St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 3 0 0 12
32 David Long   Prop ??   London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0

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Super League IV table

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bradford Bulls 30 25 1 4 897 445 +452 51 Play-off Semi Final
2   St Helens 30 23 0 7 1034 561 +473 46 Play-off Qualifying Final
3   Leeds Rhinos 30 22 1 7 910 558 +352 45
4   Wigan Warriors 30 21 1 8 877 390 +487 43 Play-off Eliminator Final
5   Castleford Tigers 30 19 3 8 712 451 +261 41
6   Gateshead Thunder 30 19 1 10 775 576 +199 39
7   Warrington Wolves 30 15 1 14 700 717 -17 31
8   London Broncos 30 13 2 15 644 708 -64 28
9   Halifax Blue Sox 30 11 0 19 573 792 -219 22
10   Sheffield Eagles 30 10 1 19 518 818 -300 21
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 10 0 20 608 795 -187 20
12   Salford City Reds 30 6 1 23 526 916 -390 13
13   Hull Sharks 30 5 0 25 422 921 -499 10
14   Huddersfield Giants 30 5 0 25 463 1011 -548 10

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1999 Challenge Cup

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The London Broncos progressed to the Final of the Cup, before losing to the Leeds Rhinos by 52–16 at the Old Wembley Stadium in London.[4][5]

Round Date Home team Score Away team
Fourth round 14 February 1999 London Broncos 64–0 Doncaster
Fifth Round 28 February 1999 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8-26 London Broncos
Quarter final 14 March 1999 London Broncos 54–6 Whitehaven
Semi final 28 March 1999 Castleford Tigers 27-33 London Broncos
Final 1 May 1999 Leeds Rhinos 52-16 London Broncos

References

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  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ 1999 Squad
  3. ^ SUPER LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP TABLE
  4. ^ "Sport: Rugby League Rhino charge overpowers Broncos". BBC Sport. 1 May 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ Robinson, John (2 May 1999). "Rugby League: Leroy's So Rivetting!; Leeds Rhinos 52 London Broncos 16: Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final". The People. London: Trinity Mirror.
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