2025 London Broncos season

2025 London Broncos season
2025 RFL Championship Rank	10th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	2nd round
RFL 1895 Cup	Quarter-final
2025 record	Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scored	For: 510; against: 615
Team information
Chairman	Gary Hetherington
Head Coach	Mike Eccles
Captain	Will Lovell
Stadium	Plough Lane
Avg. attendance	800
High attendance	800
Top scorers
Tries	Liam Tindall (17)
Goals	Jack Smith (49)
Points	Jack Smith (118)
Home colours Away colours Third Kit colours
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The 2025 London Broncos season was the 46th year in the club's history, their first season back in RFL Championship after a single season back in the Super League. It was their fourth season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They were coached by Director of Rugby Mike Eccles. The Broncos competed in the 2025 RFL Championship, 2025 Challenge Cup and the 2025 RFL 1895 Cup.

Preseason friendlies

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
18 January; 16:00	Friendly	North Wales Crusaders	A	Stadiwm CSM	N/A	Postponed due to local water outages following flooding					[1]

Betfred Championship

Main article: 2025 RFL Championship

Fixtures

Betfred Championship

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Attendance
Bradford Bulls	20–60	London Broncos	16 February 2025, 15:00	Odsal Stadium	W. Turley	2,698
London Broncos	14–12	Featherstone Rovers	23 February 2025, 15:00	Plough Lane	M. Lynn	800
BYE
Oldham	50–60	London Broncos	23 March 2025, 15:00	Boundary Park	S. Mikalauskas	1,567 [2]
London Broncos	26–60	Hunslet	29 March 2025, 17:00	Plough Lane	K. Moore
London Broncos	14–16	Batley Bulldogs	12 April 2025, 17:00	Plough Lane	R. Cox
Barrow Raiders	24–60	London Broncos	18 April 2025, 15:00	Craven Park	T. Jones	1,754
Halifax Panthers	40–12	London Broncos	27 April 2025, 15:00	The Shay	D. Arnold	1,783
London Broncos	06–36	York Knights	3 May 2025, 17:00	Plough Lane	A. Belafonte
London Broncos	20–22	Sheffield Eagles	11 May 2025, 15:00	The Rock [a]	R. Cox	850
Doncaster	30–12	London Broncos	25 May 2025, 15:00	Eco-Power Stadium	R. Cox	1,177
London Broncos	10–12	Widnes Vikings	31 May 2025, 17:00	Plough Lane	A. Belafonte
Toulouse Olympique	24–16	London Broncos	15 June 2025, 14:00	Stade Ernest-Wallon	M. Lynn	4,136
BYE
Hunslet	06–72	London Broncos	29 June 2025, 15:00	South Leeds Stadium	L. Bland	849
London Broncos	20–14	Halifax Panthers	5 July 2025, 15:00	Stonebridge Road, Ebbsfleet [b]	A. Belafonte
London Broncos	18–38	Doncaster	12 July 2025, 17:00	Stonebridge Road, Ebbsfleet [b]	T. Jones
Sheffield Eagles	06–48	London Broncos	20 July 2025, 15:00	Steel City Stadium	M. Lynn
Featherstone Rovers	36–18	London Broncos	27 July 2025, 15:00	Post Office Road	R. Cox
London Broncos	18–10	Barrow Raiders	3 August 2025, 15:00	Plough Lane	M. Griffiths
London Broncos	18–24	Toulouse Olympique	10 August 2025, 13:00	Plough Lane	J. Vella
York Knights	42–16	London Broncos	17 August 2025, 15:00	York Community Stadium	K. Moore
London Broncos	18–20	Oldham	24 August 2025, 15:00	Plough Lane	T. Jones
Batley Bulldogs	16–30	London Broncos	30 August 2025, 15:00	Mount Pleasant	A. Belafonte	1,160
London Broncos	24–34	Bradford Bulls	6 September 2025, 16:00	Plough Lane	M. Griffiths
Widnes Vikings	10–20	London Broncos	14 September 2025, 15:00	Halton Stadium	T. Jones	2,529

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	York Knights (L, Y)	24	20	0	4	764	299	+465	40	Semi-finals
2	Toulouse Olympique (C)	24	19	0	5	651	314	+337	38
3	Bradford Bulls	24	18	0	6	678	366	+312	36	Eliminators
4	Oldham	24	15	2	7	602	450	+152	32
5	Halifax Panthers	24	14	1	9	594	424	+170	29
6	Featherstone Rovers	24	14	0	10	640	461	+179	28
7	Widnes Vikings	24	11	2	11	454	475	−21	24
8	Doncaster	24	11	0	13	528	533	−5	22
9	Barrow Raiders	24	10	1	13	525	559	−34	21
10	London Broncos	24	8	0	16	468	548	−80	16
11	Sheffield Eagles	24	6	0	18	381	689	−308	12
12	Batley Bulldogs	24	4	2	18	386	751	−365	10
13	Hunslet	24	2	0	22	256	1058	−802	4

Source: RFL
Rules for classification: 1) Competition points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points percentage (points scored/points conceded x 100)
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders Shield; (Y) Runners-up

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2025 Challenge Cup

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
25 January; 12:30	Round 2	Goole Vikings	H	The Rock, Priory Lane	L	10–17				Our League	[5]

1895 Cup

Main article: 2025 RFL 1895 Cup

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
1 March; 15:00	Round 1	Dewsbury Rams	H	New River Stadium	W	26–16					[6] [7]
6 April; 15:00	Quarter Final	Featherstone Rovers	A	Post Office Road	L	34–6					[8] [9]

Squad

2025 London Broncos Squad

First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Alex Walker – FB 2 Chris Hellec – WG, CE 3 Ethan Natoli – SR, CE 4 Brandon Webster-Mansfield – CE 5 Liam Tindall – WG 6 Luke Polselli – SO, FB 7 Connor O'Beirne – SH 8 Huw Worthington – PR 9 Curtis Davies – HK 10 Lewis Bienek – PR 11 Will Lovell (c) – SR 12 Sadiq Adebiyi – SR, PR 13 Marcus Stock – LF, PR		14 Kobe Rugless – PR 15 Tom Whitehead – LF 15 Daniel Okoro – PR 16 Kian McDermott – PR 17 Jensen Monk – LF 18 Ben Hursey-Hord – PR 19 Lukas Mason – SR 20 Aaron Small – CE 21 Chris Ball – CE, SR 22 Matt Ross – LF, PR 23 Sam Winney – PR 24 Jake Thewlis – WG 25 Zac Bardsley-Rowe – CE		26 Jack Ryan – SO, SH 26 Charlie Robson – WG 27 Taylor Kerr – LF 27 Lennie Ellis – SH 28 Jenson Binks – SH 29 Alfie Johnson – WG 30 Ted Davidson – CE 31 Sam Davis – HK 31 Marcus Qareqare – WG 32 Jamie Hewson – CE 32 Max Wood – PR 33 Louix Gorman – CE 33 Jack Smith – WG, CE		34 Emmanuel Waine – SR, LF 34 Jack Farrimond – SH 34 Connor Barley – WG 34 Tommy Porter – HK 37 Kalum Rathbone – HK 39 Joe Diskin – HK 42 Rob Oakley – LF, HK -- Charlie Randall -- Leighton Ball -- Tyler Kearsey -- Jerome Yates		Head coach Mike Eccles Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Injured

Statistics

Squad Number	Name	International country	Position	Age	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points	Notes
1	Alex Walker		Fullback	-	Halifax Panthers	26	8	1	0	34
2	Christopher Hellec		Wing , Centre	-	Saint-Gaudens Bears	17	1	21	0	46
3	Ethan Natoli		Second-row , Centre	-	Pia	15	5	0	0	20
4	Brandon Webster-Mansfield		Centre	-	Villefranche	8	3	0	0	12
5	Liam Tindall		Wing	-	Hull FC	23	17	0	0	68
6	Luke Polselli		Stand-off , Fullback	-	Rochdale Mayfield	24	10	1	0	42
7	Connor O'Beirne		Scrum-half	-	Lézignan	18	4	1	0	18
8	Huw Worthington		Prop	-	Whitehaven	22	1	0	0	4
9	Curtis Davis		Hooker	-	Dewsbury Rams	27	0	0	0	0
10	Lewis Bienek		Prop	-	Castleford Tigers	20	7	0	0	28
11	Will Lovell		Second-row	-	London Skolars	25	1	0	0	4
12	Sadiq Adebiyi		Second-row , Prop	-	Keighley Cougars	23	5	0	0	20
13	Marcus Stock		Loose forward , Prop	-	York Knights	26	5	0	0	20
14	Kobe Rugless		Prop	-	Hunslet	5	0	0	0	0
15	Tom Whitehead		Second-row	-	Warrington Wolves	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
15	Daniel Okoro		Prop	-	Warrington Wolves	4	0	0	0	0	Loan
16	Kian McDermott		Prop	-	Wigan Warriors	9	0	0	0	0	Loan
17	Jensen Monk		Loose forward	-	London Broncos Academy	12	2	0	0	8
18	Ben Hursey-Hord		Loose forward	-	Halifax Panthers	19	2	0	0	8
19	Lukas Mason		Second-row	-	Wigan Warriors	10	0	0	0	0	Loan
20	Aaron Small		Centre	-	Cornwall	16	2	0	0	8
21	Chris Ball		Centre , Second-row	-	Hammersmith Hills Hoists	7	0	0	0	0
22	Matt Ross		Loose forward , Prop	-	Cornwall	18	0	0	0	0
23	Sam Winney		Prop	-	London Broncos Academy	3	0	0	0	0
24	Jake Thewlis		Wing	-	Warrington Wolves	4	0	0	0	0	Loan
25	Zac Bardsley-Rowe		Centre	-	Warrington Wolves	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
26	Jack Ryan		Stand-off , Scrum-half	-	Hammersmith Hills Hoists	2	0	0	0	0
26	Charlie Robson		Wing	-	Hull FC	2	1	0	0	4
27	Taylor Kerr		Loose forward	-	Wigan Warriors	7	1	0	0	4	Loan
27	Lennie Ellis		Scrum-half	-	Hull Kingston Rovers	2	0	0	0	0	Loan
28	Jenson Binks		Scrum-half	-	London Broncos Academy	10	0	0	0	0
29	Alfie Johnson		Wing	-	Warrington Wolves	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
30	Ted Davidson		Centre	-	London Broncos Academy	3	0	0	0	0
31	Sam Davis		Hooker	-	Salford Red Devils	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
31	Marcus Qareqare		Wing	-	Leeds Rhinos	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
32	Jamie Hewson		Centre	-	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0	0
32	Max Wood		Prop	-	Warrington Wolves	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
33	Louix Gorman		Centre	-	Hull Kingston Rovers	8	5	1	0	22	Loan
33	Jack Smith		Wing , Centre	-	Leeds Rhinos	14	5	49	0	118	Loan
34	Emmanuel Waine		Second-row	-	Bradford Bulls	2	0	0	0	0	Loan
34	Jack Farrimond		Scrum-half	-	Wigan Warriors	1	2	1	0	10	Loan
34	Connor Barley		Wing	-	Hull Kingston Rovers	3	1	0	0	4	Loan
34	Tommy Porter		Hooker	-	Swinton Lions	9	2	0	0	8
37	Kalum Rathbone		Hooker	-	Wigan Warriors	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
39	Joe Diskin		Hooker	-	Leeds Rhinos	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
42	Rob Oakley		Loose forward , Hooker	-	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0	0	End of drugs ban
--	Leighton Ball		Wing	-	London Skolars	1	0	0	0	0
--	Jerome Yates		Wing	-	London Skolars	1	0	0	0	0

Notes

1. Plough Lane unavailable to London due to AFC Wimbledon being involved in the EFL play-offs ^[3]
2. Match played at Ebbsfleet due to pitch works at Plough Lane. ^[4]

References

1. "2025 UK Pre-Season Friendlies » League Unlimited".
2. "Betfred Championship: Round four". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3473. 24 March 2025. p. 34.
3. "Fixture Update: London Broncos vs Sheffield Eagles – New Venue Confirmed". Sheffield Eagles. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
4. Thomson, Doug (19 May 2025). "London Broncos heading back to Ebbsfleet for July games – Total Rugby League". Total RL. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
5. "Challenge Cup: Goole Vikings stun London Broncos with historic win". BBC Sport. 25 January 2025.
6. "Dewsbury Rams' spirited fightback proves in vain after tough first half against London Broncos". Dewsbury Reporter. 3 March 2025.
7. "London Broncos v Dewsbury Rams - Rugby League". BBC Sport.
8. "Featherstone Rovers back to winning ways to keep Wembley dream alive". Wakefield Express. 7 April 2025.
9. "Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos - Rugby League". BBC Sport.

External links

• Championship 2025 - London Broncos
• London Broncos 2025