1999 London Broncos season

1999 London Broncos season
1999 London Broncos season
Super League IV Rank	8th
Challenge Cup	Final
1999 record	Wins: 17; draws: 2; losses: 16
Points scored	For: 644; against: 708
Team information
Chairman	Richard Branson
Coach	Dan Stains (Nov 98-Jun 99); Tony Rea & Les Kiss; (Jun 99 - Sep 99); John Monie (Sep 99 - Nov 00)
Stadium	The Stoop
Avg. attendance	2,805
High attendance	8,233
Top scorers
Tries	Greg Fleming - 26
Goals	Brett Warton - 59
Points	Brett Warton - 130
Home colours	Away colours

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 squad statistics edit

Squad Number	Name	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

Sources:^[1]^[2]

Super League IV table edit

	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	Play-off Qualifying Final
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	Play-off Eliminator Final
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

Source:^[3]

1999 Challenge Cup edit

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 edit

^ Gains & Losses
^ 1999 Squad
^ SUPER LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP TABLE
^ "Sport: Rugby League Rhino charge overpowers Broncos". BBC Sport. 1 May 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ 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.

External links edit

[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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