2016 London Broncos season

2016 London Broncos season
2016 Championship Rank2nd
Play-off result6th in Qualifiers
Challenge CupFourth Round
2016 recordWins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 949; against: 704
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachAndrew Henderson
Captain
StadiumTrailfinders Sports Ground
Top scorers
TriesRhys Williams - 29
GoalsWes Naiqama - 49
PointsRhys Williams - 116
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2016 London Broncos season was the thirty-seventh in the club's history and their second consecutive season out of the Super League. Competing in the 2016 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Andrew Henderson, finishing in 2nd place and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2016 Challenge Cup. They failed to achieve promotion after finishing 6th place in the 2016 Super League Qualifiers.

It was their first season at the Ealing Trailfinders Sports Ground. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by Featherstone Rovers.

2016 milestones

2016 squad

London Broncos 2016 squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 2016
Source(s): London Broncos squad 2016

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2016 tables

Regular season

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Leigh Centurions (C) 23 21 1 1 881 410 471 43 The Qualifiers
2 London Broncos (Q) 23 17 0 6 702 444 258 34
3 Batley Bulldogs (Q) 23 15 1 7 589 485 104 31
4 Featherstone Rovers (Q) 23 15 0 8 595 384 211 30
5 Bradford Bulls (F) 23 13 2 8 717 446 271 28 Championship Shield
6 Halifax (F) 23 13 1 9 615 484 131 27
7 Sheffield Eagles (F) 23 8 0 15 583 617 -34 16
8 Dewsbury Rams (F) 23 8 0 15 486 603 -117 16
9 Swinton Lions (F) 23 7 1 15 449 813 -364 15
10 Oldham R.L.F.C. (F) 23 7 0 16 401 678 -277 14
11 Workington Town (F) 23 5 1 17 455 756 -301 11
12 Whitehaven (F) 23 5 1 17 367 720 -335 11

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C = Champions

Q = Qualified for the qualifiers

F = Unable to qualify for the qualifiers

Qualifiers

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 7 6 0 1 239 94 +145 12 2017 Super League
2 Leigh Centurions (P) 7 6 0 1 223 193 +30 12
3 Huddersfield Giants 7 5 0 2 257 166 +91 10
4 Hull Kingston Rovers (R) 7 4 0 3 235 142 +93 8 Million Pound Game
5 Salford Red Devils 7 3 0 4 208 152 +56 6
6 London Broncos 7 3 0 4 221 212 +9 6 2017 Championship
7 Batley Bulldogs 7 1 0 6 111 318 −207 2
8 Featherstone Rovers 7 0 0 7 96 313 −217 0
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Squad statistics

Squad Number Name International country Position Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points Notes
1 Ben Hellewell Centre Featherstone Rovers 29 14 0 0 56
2 Rhys Williams Wing Central Queensland Capras 31 31 - - 124
3 Nathan Stapleton Centre Sydney Roosters 2 0 0 0 0
4 Wes Naiqama Centre Penrith Panthers 13 4 49 0 114
5 Iliess Macani Wing London Broncos Academy 22 9 0 0 36
6 Israel Eliab Stand-off PNG Hunters 8 3 0 0 12
7 William Barthau Scrum-half Catalans Dragons 18 12 5 1 59
8 Nick Slyney Prop Brisbane Broncos 30 7 0 0 28
9 James Cunningham Hooker Hull F.C. 26 10 0 0 40
10 Eddie Battye Prop Sheffield Eagles 29 4 0 0 16
11 Daniel Harrison Second-row Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 30 6 0 0 24
12 Matt Garside Second-row Sheffield Eagles 29 10 0 0 40
13 Rhys Lovegrove Loose forward Hull Kingston Rovers 0 0 0 0 0
14 Andy Ackers Hooker Swinton Lions 28 8 0 0 32
15 Jack Bussey Loose forward Featherstone Rovers 28 4 2 0 20
16 Mark Ioane Prop St. George Illawarra Dragons 30 7 0 0 28
17 Mark Offerdahl Prop Connecticut Wildcats 22 5 0 0 20
18 Jamie Thackray Prop Hullensians RU 19 1 0 0 4
19 Joe Keyes Scrum-half London Broncos Academy 4 1 0 0 4
20 Scott Leatherbarrow Scrum-half Keighley Cougars 17 2 10 1 29
21 Alex Foster Loose forward Leeds Rhinos 20 11 0 0 44
22 Matt Davis Loose forward London Broncos Academy 8 0 0 0 0
23 Jonathan Magrin Prop London Broncos Academy 17 0 0 0 0
24 Alex Walker Fullback London Broncos Academy 14 3 0 0 12
25 Toby Everett Prop London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
26 Api Pewhairangi Stand-off Parramatta Eels 12 9 23 0 82
27 Ben Pointer Hooker London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
28 Ben Gray Prop London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
29 Sadiq Adebiyi Second-row London Broncos Academy 1 1 0 0 4
30 Callum Bustin Centre London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
32 Elliot Kear Fullback, Wing, Centre Bradford Bulls 27 10 0 0 40
33 Jamie Soward Stand-off Penrith Panthers 8 3 34 1 81
34 Lewis Bienek Prop London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
35 Kameron Pearce-Paul Centre London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0

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