2001 London Broncos season

2001 London Broncos season
Super League VI Rank	6th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
2001 record	Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 15
Points scored	For: 708; against: 639
Team information
Chairman	Richard Branson
Coach	Tony Rea
Captain	Jason Hetherington
Stadium	The Valley
Avg. attendance	3,205
High attendance	5,259
Top scorers
Tries	Nigel Roy - 12
Goals	Tony Martin - 50
Points	Tony Martin - 132
Home colours Away colours
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The 2001 London Broncos season was the twenty-second in the club's history and their sixth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VI and finishing in 6th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2001 London Broncos squad

Squad Number	Name	Representative country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Tulsen Tollett		Stand-off	28	Parramatta Eels	9	1	0	0	4
2	Nigel Roy		Centre	27	Northern Eagles	30	12	0	0	48
3	Tony Martin		Centre	22	Melbourne Storm	22	8	50	0	132
4	Greg Fleming		Centre	26	Canterbury Bulldogs	19	8	1	0	34
5	Brett Warton		Wing	26	Western Suburbs Magpies	19	2	37	0	84
6	Jim Dymock		Loose forward	29	Parramatta Eels	28	7	0	0	28
7	Dennis Moran		Scrum-half	24	Parramatta Eels	29	11	0	3	47
8	Tony Mestrov		Prop	31	Wigan Warriors	25	0	0	0	0
9	Jason Hetherington		Hooker	27	Canterbury Bulldogs	19	3	0	0	12
10	Scott Cram		Prop	24	Illawarra Steelers	25	3	0	0	12
11	Shane Millard		Second-row	26	South Sydney Rabbitohs	29	7	0	0	28
12	Steele Retchless		Second-row	30	South Queensland Crushers	30	2	0	0	8
13	Mat Toshack		Second-row	28	South Queensland Crushers	24	7	0	0	28
14	Olu Iwenofu		Wing	19	London Broncos Academy	3	0	0	0	0
15	Andy Johnson		Second-row	27	Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants	19	5	0	0	20
16	Darrell Griffin		Prop	19	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
17	Glen Air		Hooker	25	Illawarra Steelers	18	10	0	0	40
18	Justin Dooley		Prop	31	Sydney Roosters	30	2	0	0	8
19	Dom Peters		Wing	22	London Broncos Academy	6	0	0	0	0
20	Steffan Hughes		Second-row	19	London Broncos Academy	8	0	0	0	0
21	Jon Clarke		Hooker	22	Wigan Warriors	10	1	0	0	4
22	Yusef Sozi		Prop	19	London Broncos Academy	5	0	0	0	0
23	Richie Barnett		Centre	29	Sydney Roosters	18	10	0	0	40
24	Gareth Honor		Hooker	19	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
25	Michael Forbes		Wing	??	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
26	Peter Lupton		Loose forward	19	London Broncos Academy	8	0	0	0	0
27	Michael Gillett		Stand-off	28	Wests Tigers	21	8	2	0	36
28	Marvin Golden		Centre	24	Halifax	21	3	0	0	12
--	Sylvain Houles		Centre	20	Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants	9	6	0	0	24
--	Rob Parker		Second-row	20	Bradford Bulls	9	1	0	0	4
--	Dan Potter		Centre	22	Dewsbury Rams	6	1	0	0	4
--	Iain Morrison		Prop	18	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0	0
--	Paul Sykes		Fullback	20	Bradford Bulls	9	1	23	1	51
--	Kris Smith		Second-row	??	Halifax	1	0	0	0	0

Sources: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Super League VI table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bradford Bulls (L, C)	28	22	1	5	1120	474	+646	45	Semi Final
2	Wigan Warriors	28	22	1	5	989	494	+495	45	Qualifying play-off
3	Hull F.C.	28	20	2	6	772	630	+142	42
4	St Helens	28	17	2	9	924	732	+192	36	Elimination play-off
5	Leeds Rhinos	28	16	1	11	774	721	+53	33
6	London Broncos	28	13	1	14	644	603	+41	27
7	Warrington Wolves	28	11	2	15	646	860	−214	24
8	Castleford Tigers	28	10	1	17	581	777	−196	21
9	Halifax Blue Sox	28	9	0	19	630	819	−189	18
10	Salford City Reds	28	8	0	20	587	956	−369	16
11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	28	8	0	20	529	817	−288	14 [a]
12	Huddersfield Giants (R)	28	6	1	21	613	926	−313	13	Relegation to Northern Ford Premiership

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Wakefield deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches. ^[5]

Challenge Cup

For the second consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage. ^[6]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Attendance
London Broncos	44-6	Batley Bulldogs	11 February 2001	Broadfield Stadium	Steve Addy	1,204
Hull F.C.	30-20	London Broncos	25 February 2001	The Boulevard	Stuart Cummings	6,701

References

1. Gains & Losses
2. ROUND 1-20 - 2001 TETLEYS SUPER LEAGUE
3. London Broncos
4. 2001 BRONCOS SQUAD
5. "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
6. "2001 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links

• London Broncos - Rugby League Project