1999 London Broncos season
Rugby league team season
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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
Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tulsen Tollett | ![]() | Stand-off | 26 | ![]() | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 88 |
2 | Rob Smyth | ![]() | Wing | 22 | ![]() | 18 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 76 |
3 | Chris Ryan | ![]() | Centre | 26 | ![]() | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
4 | Greg Fleming | ![]() | Centre | 24 | ![]() | 34 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 106 |
5 | Martin Offiah | ![]() | Wing | 32 | ![]() | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
6 | Karle Hammond | ![]() | Stand-off | 24 | ![]() | 32 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
7 | Shaun Edwards | ![]() | Scrum-half | 32 | ![]() | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
8 | Grant Young | ![]() | Prop | 29 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Peter Gill | ![]() | Loose forward | 34 | ![]() | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Darren Bradstreet | ![]() | Prop | 24 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
11 | Shane Millard | ![]() | Hooker | 24 | ![]() | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
12 | Steele Retchless | ![]() | Second-row | 28 | ![]() | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
13 | Mat Toshack | ![]() | Second-row | 26 | ![]() | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
14 | Brett Warton | ![]() | Wing | 24 | ![]() | 19 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 130 |
15 | Dean Callaway | ![]() | Centre | 28 | ![]() | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
16 | Giles Thomas | ![]() | Scrum-half | 22 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Glen Air | ![]() | Hooker | 23 | ![]() | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
18 | Ed Jennings | ![]() | Stand-off | 20 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Dom Peters | ![]() | Wing | 20 | ![]() | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
20 | Ady Spencer | ![]() | Second-row | 26 | ![]() | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
21 | Wayne Sykes | ![]() | Wing | 20 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | John Timu | ![]() | Wing | 30 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
23 | Robbie Simpson | ![]() | Second-row | 24 | ![]() | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Anthony Seibold | ![]() | Prop | 24 | ![]() | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
25 | James Brooks | ![]() | Stand-off | 19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Robbie Beazley | ![]() | Hooker | 25 | ![]() | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
27 | Matt Salter | ![]() | Prop | 22 | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Steffan Hughes | ![]() | Second-row | 17 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Scott Cram | ![]() | Prop | 22 | ![]() | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Andrew Wynyard | ![]() | Loose forward | 26 | ![]() | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
32 | David Long | ![]() | Prop | ?? | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Super League IV table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 897 | 445 | +452 | 51 | Play-off Semi Final |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1034 | 561 | +473 | 46 | Play-off Qualifying Final |
3 | ![]() | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 910 | 558 | +352 | 45 | |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 877 | 390 | +487 | 43 | Play-off Eliminator Final |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 712 | 451 | +261 | 41 | |
6 | ![]() | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 775 | 576 | +199 | 39 | |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 700 | 717 | -17 | 31 | |
8 | ![]() | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 644 | 708 | -64 | 28 | |
9 | ![]() | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 573 | 792 | -219 | 22 | |
10 | ![]() | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 518 | 818 | -300 | 21 | |
11 | ![]() | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 608 | 795 | -187 | 20 | |
12 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 526 | 916 | -390 | 13 | |
13 | ![]() | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 422 | 921 | -499 | 10 | |
14 | ![]() | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 463 | 1011 | -548 | 10 |
Source:[3]
1999 Challenge Cup
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
- ^ 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
- London Broncos - Rugby League Project
- Challenge Cup official website
- Sport: Rugby League Challenge Cup teams and profiles
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- Reg Bowden
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