2003 London Broncos season

2003 London Broncos season
Super League VIII Rank	5th
Play-off result	Eliminated Week 1
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
2003 record	Wins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scored	For: 697; against: 729
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes
Coach	Tony Rea
Captain	Jim Dymock
Stadium	Griffin Park
Avg. attendance	3,383
High attendance	5,666
Top scorers
Tries	Dennis Moran - 24
Goals	Chris Thorman - 81
Points	Chris Thorman - 195
Home colours Away colours
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The 2003 London Broncos season was the twenty-fourth in the club's history and their eighth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VIII and finishing in 5th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2003 London Broncos squad

Squad Number	Name	Representative country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Paul Sykes		Fullback	22	Bradford Bulls	17	6	1	0	26
2	Dom Peters		Wing	24	London Broncos Academy	3	2	0	0	8
3	Nigel Roy		Centre	29	Northern Eagles	30	9	0	0	36
4	Tony Martin		Centre	24	Melbourne Storm	27	14	34	0	124
5	Steve Hall		Wing	24	St Helens	21	6	0	0	24
6	Rob Purdham		Stand-off	24	Whitehaven	27	1	0	0	4
7	Dennis Moran		Scrum-half	26	Parramatta Eels	27	24	0	0	96
8	Francis Stephenson		Prop	27	Wigan Warriors	29	2	0	0	8
9	Bill Peden		Hooker	33	Newcastle Knights	25	8	0	0	32
10	Richard Marshall		Prop	27	Huddersfield Giants	18	0	0	0	0
11	Mat Toshack		Second-row	30	South Queensland Crushers	21	1	0	0	4
12	Steele Retchless		Second-row	32	South Queensland Crushers	31	2	0	0	8
13	Jim Dymock		Loose forward	31	Parramatta Eels	29	4	0	0	16
14	Neil Budworth		Hooker	21	Wigan Warriors	30	1	0	0	4
15	Mark Cox		Prop	25	Whitehaven	4	0	0	0	0
16	Jamie Fielden		Prop	25	Doncaster	2	0	0	0	0
17	Tommy Haughey		Second-row	21	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	6	0	0	0	0
18	Austin Buchanan		Wing	19	Leeds Rhinos	4	2	0	0	8
19	Nick Johnson		Hooker	??	Bradford Bulls	3	0	0	0	0
20	Jason Hetherington		Hooker	29	Canterbury Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
21	Rob Jackson		Centre	22	Wigan Warriors	19	4	0	0	16
22	Andrew Hamilton		Second-row	31	Ipswich Jets	15	0	0	0	0
23	Chris Thorman		Stand-off	24	Huddersfield Giants	29	8	81	1	195
24	Russell Bawden		Prop	30	Brisbane Broncos	31	1	0	0	4
25	Andrew King		Centre	22	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	15	2	0	64
26	Damian Kennedy		Centre	29	Canberra Raiders	16	1	0	0	4
28	Karl Long		Centre	22	Widnes Vikings	1	0	0	0	0
29	Tommy Gallagher		Second-row	20	Leeds Rhinos	10	1	0	0	4
30	Jason Netherton		Second-row	20	Leeds Rhinos	3	0	0	0	0
31	Joe Mbu		Second-row	19	London Broncos Academy	8	0	0	0	0
32	Steve Trindall		Prop	30	Wests Tigers	7	0	0	0	0
33	Joel Caine		Wing	25	Wests Tigers	6	4	1	0	18
34	Dave McConnell		Hooker	22	Chorley Lynx	4	0	0	0	0

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

Super League VIII table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bradford Bulls (L, C)	28	22	0	6	878	529	+349	44	Semi-final
2	Leeds Rhinos	28	19	3	6	751	555	+196	41
3	Wigan Warriors	28	19	2	7	776	512	+264	40	Elimination play-offs
4	St Helens	28	16	1	11	845	535	+310	31 [a]
5	London Broncos	28	14	2	12	643	696	−53	30
6	Warrington Wolves	28	14	1	13	748	619	+129	29
7	Hull F.C.	28	13	3	12	701	577	+124	27 [b]
8	Castleford Tigers	28	12	1	15	612	633	−21	25
9	Widnes Vikings	28	12	1	15	640	727	−87	25
10	Huddersfield Giants	28	11	1	16	628	715	−87	23
11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	28	7	1	20	505	774	−269	15
12	Halifax (R)	28	1	0	27	372	1227	−855	0 [c]	Relegation to National League One

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

1. St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches. ^{[5] [6]}
2. Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches. ^{[5] [6]}
3. Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches. ^{[5] [6]}

Play-offs

	Elimination play-offs					Qualifying/Elimination semifinal					Elimination final					Grand Final
						1	Bradford Bulls	30								Bradford Bulls		25
						2	Leeds Rhinos	14								Wigan Warriors		12
											Leeds Rhinos		22
	3	Wigan Warriors	25
											Wigan Warriors		23
	6	Warrington Wolves	12
						Wigan Warriors		40
						St Helens		24
	4	St Helens	24
	5	London Broncos	6

Source: ^[7]

2003 Challenge Cup

For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage. ^[8]

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and Time	Venue	Attendance
Fourth round	London Broncos	42-12	Oldham	9 February 2003	Griffin Park	1514
Fifth round	Leeds Rhinos	21-12	London Broncos	1 March 2003	Headingley	12,901

References

1. "London Broncos". BBC. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2003.
2. Gains & Losses
3. London Broncos
4. SLstats - 2003 Summary
5. "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
6. "Hull call for cap changes". BBC Sport. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
7. "Super League VIII 2003". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
8. "2003 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links

• London Broncos - Rugby League Project