2015 London Broncos season

2015 London Broncos season
2015 Championship Rank7th
Play-off resultChampionship Shield Final
Challenge CupFourth Round
2015 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 808; against: 790
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachJoey Grima
(until 2 March 2015)
Andrew Henderson
(from 2 March 2015)
Captain
StadiumThe Hive Stadium
Top scorers
TriesRhys Williams - 21
GoalsWes Naiqama - 88
PointsWes Naiqama - 212
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2015 London Broncos season was the thirty-sixth in the club's history and their first season in the RFL Championship. Competing in 2015 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Joey Grima, before being replaced by his assistant Andrew Henderson in March. They finishing in 7th place, reaching the Championship Shield Final and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2015 Challenge Cup.

It was their second since moving to the Hive Stadium. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by the Leigh Centurions.[1]

2015 milestones

2015 squad

London Broncos 2015 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injured

Updated: 2015
Source(s): London Broncos squad 2015

[2]

2015 tables

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leigh Centurions 23 21 1 1 972 343 +629 43 The Qualifiers
2 Bradford Bulls 23 18 1 4 828 387 +441 37
3 Sheffield Eagles 23 17 0 6 586 451 +135 34
4 Halifax 23 16 0 7 646 377 +269 32
5 Featherstone Rovers 23 13 0 10 633 565 +68 26 Championship Shield
6 Dewsbury Rams 23 12 1 10 490 461 +29 25
7 London Broncos 23 12 0 11 538 510 +28 24
8 Workington Town 23 7 1 15 379 631 −252 15
9 Batley Bulldogs 23 7 0 16 421 539 −118 14
10 Whitehaven 23 7 0 16 418 671 −253 14
11 Hunslet Hawks 23 5 0 18 362 769 −407 10
12 Doncaster 23 1 0 22 282 851 −569 2
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Championship Shield

Main article: 2015 Super 8s § Championship Shield

The third of the three "Super 8" groups saw teams finishing 5th to 12th in the regular Championship table. Like the Super League 8's, these teams retained their original points and played 7 extra games, with the teams finishing in the top 4 places after these extra games contesting playoffs similar to Super League, with 1st v 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners contesting the Championship Shield Grand Final. The two teams finishing at the bottom of this Super 8s group (7th and 8th) were relegated to the League 1 2016 season, and replaced by the two 2015 League One promoted sides.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Featherstone Rovers (Q) 30 19 0 11 809 701 +108 38 Qualified for the
Championship Shield
2015 Semi-Finals
2 Dewsbury Rams (Q) 30 17 1 12 686 624 +62 35
3 London Broncos (Q) 30 15 0 15 756 674 +82 30
4 Workington Town (Q) 30 11 1 18 587 782 −195 23
5 Batley Bulldogs 30 10 0 20 645 707 −62 20
6 Whitehaven 30 10 0 20 618 921 −303 20
7 Hunslet Hawks (R) 30 8 0 22 518 957 −439 16 Relegated to 2016 League One
8 Doncaster (R) 30 2 0 28 401 1128 −727 4
Source:
(Q) Qualified for the Semi Final; (R) Relegated to League 1
# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Featherstone Rovers 52 – 14 Workington Town 27 September, 15:00 Post Office Road, Featherstone 1,233
SF1 Dewsbury Rams 18 – 34 London Broncos 27 September, 15:00. Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury 940
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD GRAND FINAL
F Featherstone Rovers 34 – 6 London Broncos Sunday 4 October, 4:30pm Select Security Stadium Chris Campbell 4,179

Squad statistics

Squad Number Name International country Position Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points Notes
1 Richard Mathers Fullback Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4 0 0 0 0
2 Rhys Williams Wing Central Queensland Capras 33 21 0 0 84
3 Ben Farrar Centre Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 13 0 0 0 0
4 Wes Naiqama Centre Penrith Panthers 27 9 88 0 212
5 Ben Hellewell Centre, Fullback, Wing Featherstone Rovers 33 19 0 0 76
6 Liam Foran Stand-off Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0
7 William Barthau Scrum-half Catalans Dragons 13 3 23 0 58
8 Nick Slyney Prop Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
9 Ray Nasso Hooker Sporting Olympique Avignon 22 2 0 0 8
10 Josh Cordoba Prop Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 0 0 0 0
11 Daniel Harrison Second-row Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 23 8 0 0 32
12 Rhys Lovegrove Prop, Loose forward, Second-row Hull Kingston Rovers 21 1 0 0 4
13 Luke Adamson Loose forward Halifax 0 0 0 0 0
14 Brad Dwyer Hooker Warrington Wolves 12 4 0 0 16 loan
15 Matt Garside Second-row Sheffield Eagles 32 9 0 0 36
16 Glenn Riley Prop Warrington Wolves 12 0 0 0 0
17 Erjon Dollapi Prop London Broncos Academy 19 3 0 0 12
18 Jon Wallace Prop London Broncos Academy 27 2 0 0 8
19 Joe Keyes Scrum-half, Stand-off London Broncos Academy 17 3 3 0 18
20 Iliess Macani Wing London Broncos Academy 30 13 0 0 52
21 Joel Wicks Loose forward London Broncos Academy 11 0 0 0 0
22 Oscar Thomas Stand-off London Broncos Academy 16 10 1 1 43
23 Toby Everett Prop London Broncos Academy 20 0 0 0 0
24 Alex Walker Fullback London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
25 Harvey Burnett Second-row London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
26 Sean Morris Wing Oxford 8 6 0 0 24
27 Jarrod Sammut Stand-off Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 1 0 0 4 loan
28 Tom Gilmore Scrum-half Widnes Vikings 15 4 0 0 16 loan
29 Jamie Thackray Prop Hullensians RU 21 5 0 0 20
30 Dave Williams Prop London Skolars 4 0 0 0 0 loan
31 Elliot Minchella Loose forward Leeds Rhinos 18 4 0 1 17 loan
32 Elliot Kear Fullback, Centre Bradford Bulls 21 6 1 0 26
33 Chris Annakin Second-row Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 0 0 0 0 loan
34 Matt Davis Loose forward London Broncos Academy 15 1 0 0 4
35 Andrew Henderson Hooker Sheffield Eagles 17 0 0 0 0
36 Jonathan Walker Prop Leigh Centurions 16 1 0 0 4 loan
37 Jason Walton Second-row Salford Red Devils 6 3 0 0 12
38 James Cunningham Hooker Hull F.C. 13 3 0 0 12
39 Ben Gray Prop London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
40 Sadiq Adebiyi Second-row London Broncos Academy 5 2 0 0 8
41 Ben Pointer Hooker London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Challenge Cup match review: Leigh Centurions 64-12 London Broncos". Nothing But League. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
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