2003 London Broncos season

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2003 London Broncos season
Super League VIII Rank5th
Play-off resultEliminated Week 1
Challenge Cup Fifth round
2003 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 697; against: 729
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Coach Tony Rea
Captain
Stadium Griffin Park
Avg. attendance3,383
High attendance5,666
Top scorers
Tries Dennis Moran - 24
Goals Chris Thorman - 81
PointsChris Thorman - 195
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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.

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2003 London Broncos squad

Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1 Paul Sykes Flag of England.svg Fullback 22 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 1761026
2 Dom Peters Flag of England.svg Wing 24 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy32008
3 Nigel Roy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 29 Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 3090036
4 Tony Martin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 24 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2714340124
5 Steve Hall Flag of England.svg Wing 24 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 2160024
6 Rob Purdham Flag of England.svg Stand-off 24 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 271004
7 Dennis Moran Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scrum-half 26 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 27240096
8 Francis Stephenson Flag of England.svg Prop 27 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 292008
9 Bill Peden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hooker 33 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2580032
10 Richard Marshall Four Provinces Flag.svg Prop 27 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 180000
11 Mat Toshack Flag of Australia (converted).svg Second-row 30 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 211004
12 Steele Retchless Flag of the United States.svg Second-row 32 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 312008
13 Jim Dymock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Loose forward 31 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2940016
14 Neil Budworth Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hooker 21 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 301004
15 Mark Cox Flag of England.svg Prop 25 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 40000
16 Jamie Fielden Flag of England.svg Prop 25 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 20000
17 Tommy Haughey Four Provinces Flag.svg Second-row 21 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 60000
18 Austin Buchanan Flag of England.svg Wing 19 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 42008
19 Nick Johnson Flag of England.svg Hooker ?? Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 30000
20 Jason Hetherington Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hooker 29 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs 00000
21 Rob Jackson Flag of England.svg Centre 22 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 1940016
22 Andrew Hamilton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Second-row 31 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 150000
23 Chris Thorman Flag of England.svg Stand-off 24 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 298811195
24 Russell Bawden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Prop 30 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 311004
25 Andrew King Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 22 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24152064
26 Damian Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Centre 29 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 161004
28 Karl Long Flag of England.svg Centre 22 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 10000
29 Tommy Gallagher Four Provinces Flag.svg Second-row 20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 101004
30 Jason Netherton Flag of England.svg Second-row 20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 30000
31 Joe Mbu Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Second-row 19 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Academy80000
32 Steve Trindall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Prop 30 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 70000
33 Joel Caine Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wing 25 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 641018
34 Dave McConnell Flag of Scotland.svg Hooker 22 Blackpoolcolours.svg Chorley Lynx 40000

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

Super League VIII table

Super League VIII
Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQual.
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 282206878529+34944Play-off semi-final
2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 281936751555+19641
3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 281927776512+26440Play-off elimination final
4 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 2816111845535+31031 [a]
5 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 2814212643696−5330
6 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2814113748619+12929
7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2813312701577+12427 [b]
8 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2812115612633−2125
9 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 2812115640727−8725
10 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2811116628715−8723
11 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 287120505774−26915
12 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 2810273721227−8750 [c] Relegated to National League 1

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Notes

^  a: St Helens deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^  b: Hull F.C. deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^  c: Halifax deducted two points for salary cap breaches

Play-offs

Elimination play-offsQualifying/Elimination semifinalElimination final Grand Final
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 30 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 25
2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 14 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 12
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 22
3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 25
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 23
6 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 12
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 40
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24
4 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24
5 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 6

Source: [5]

2003 Challenge Cup

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

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueAttendance
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

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References

  1. ↑ "London Broncos". BBC. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2003.
  2. ↑ Gains & Losses
  3. ↑ London Broncos
  4. ↑ SLstats - 2003 Summary
  5. ↑ "Super League VIII 2003". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "2003 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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