1997 London Broncos season
Appearance
1997 London Broncos season | ||||
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Super League II Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Premiership Trophy quarter final | |||
Challenge Cup | Fifth round | |||
World Club Championship | Quarter-final | |||
1997 record | Wins: 17; draws: 3; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 692; against: 515 | |||
Team information | ||||
Head Coach | Tony Currie | |||
Stadium | The Stoop | |||
Avg. attendance | 4,941 | |||
High attendance | 9,166 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Scott Roskell - 19 | |||
Goals | Greg Barwick - 85 | |||
Points | Greg Barwick - 198 | |||
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The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.
1997 squad statistics
[edit]Super League II table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 769 | 397 | +372 | 40 | ||
2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 616 | 418 | +198 | 33 | ||
3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 592 | 506 | +86 | 29 | ||
4 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 683 | 398 | +285 | 28 | ||
5 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 544 | 463 | +81 | 27 | ||
6 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 428 | 495 | −67 | 22 | ||
7 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 524 | 549 | −25 | 18 | ||
8 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 415 | 574 | −159 | 18 | ||
9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 437 | 647 | −210 | 16 | ||
10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 334 | 515 | −181 | 12 | ||
11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 362 | 572 | −210 | 12 | ||
12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 461 | 631 | −170 | 9 | Relegated to Division One |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
1997 Challenge Cup
[edit]The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.[5][6]
Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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Fourth round | 9 February 1997 | Lancashire Lynx | 5–48 | London Broncos | 713 |
Fifth Round | 22 February 1997 | London Broncos | 12–34 | Bradford Bulls | 6,102 |
1997 World Club Championship
[edit]Super League
[edit]Pool A
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 212 | -123 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 238 | -102 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 228 | -146 | 0 | |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 270 | -174 | 0 | |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 256 | -178 | 0 | |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 340 | -284 | 0 |
WCC matches
[edit]Round 1
[edit]6 June 1997 | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | 42 – 22 | London Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Attendance: 18,193 |
Round 2
[edit]15 June 1997 | ||||
Canberra Raiders | 66 – 20 | London Broncos | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | Attendance: 6,471 |
Round 3
[edit]22 June 1997 | ||||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 34 – 18 | London Broncos | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Attendance: 4,000 |
Round 4
[edit]21 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 38 – 18 | Canberra Raiders | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 7,819 |
Round 5
[edit]27 July 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 – 34 | Brisbane Broncos | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 9,846 |
Round 6
[edit]1 August 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 22 – 44 | Canterbury Bulldogs | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,923 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]6 October 1997 | ||||
London Broncos | 16 – 40 | Cronulla Sharks | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,239 |
References
[edit]- ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "London Broncos". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Super League II 1997
- ^ Gains & Losses
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Squads - London Broncos
- ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997 - Tables
- ^ a b Robinson, John (1997). Super League Official Annual 1998. World International. p. 42. ISBN 0-7498-3389-0.
- ^ World Club Challenge 1997