2023 London Broncos season

The 2023 London Broncos season is the 44th year in the club's history, the fourth consecutive season out of the Super League and their second season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They will be coached by Director of Rugby Mike Eccles. The Broncos will compete in both the 2023 Betfred Championship and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

2023 London Broncos season
2023 Championship Rank8th
2023 recordWins: 1; Draws: 0; Losses: 1
Points scoredFor: 40; Against: 46
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachMike Eccles
Captain
StadiumPlough Lane
Avg. attendance1849
High attendance1849
Top scorers
TriesPaul Ulberg - 3
GoalsOli Leyland - 2
PointsPaul Ulberg - 12
Home colours
Away colours
< 2022 List of seasons 2024 >

2023 squad

First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

  • England Mike Eccles

Assistant coach

  • England Neil Thorman

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

Updated: 7 February 2023
Source(s): First Team[1]

Oli Leyland aiming a kick at goal for the London Broncos in February 2023

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Featherstone Rovers 11 11 0 0 458 102 +356 22 League Leaders' Shield
2 Sheffield Eagles 11 8 0 3 329 182 +147 16
3 Toulouse Olympique 11 7 0 4 340 128 +212 14
4 Halifax Panthers 11 7 0 4 288 214 +74 14
5 Batley Bulldogs 11 7 0 4 199 219 20 14
6 Widnes Vikings 11 6 0 5 222 201 +21 12
7 Bradford Bulls 11 6 0 5 230 275 45 12
8 York Knights 11 5 0 6 200 233 33 10
9 Keighley Cougars 11 5 0 6 240 304 64 10
10 London Broncos 11 4 0 7 220 284 64 8
11 Whitehaven 11 4 0 7 159 338 179 8
12 Swinton Lions 11 3 0 8 159 282 123 6
13 Barrow Raiders 11 2 1 8 188 243 55 5
14 Newcastle Thunder 11 1 1 9 152 379 227 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Competition points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points percentage (points scored/points conceded x 100)

Fixtures and Results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Pre-season

DateTimeCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TVReport
20 January 2023 14:00 Friendly London Skolars A Artillery Ground Win 18-58

Betfred Championship

DateTimeCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TVReport!
5 February 2023 15:00 Round 1 Batley Bulldogs H Plough Lane Loss 20-30 Grant, B. Leyland, Walker, Ulberg O. Leyland 2 1849 REPORT: London Broncos 20 Batley Bulldogs 30
12 February 2023 15:00 Round 2 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground Win 16-20 Ulberg 2, Davis, Bassett 750 Whitehaven 16-20 London Broncos
19 February 2023 15:00 Round 3 Halifax Panthers A The Shay
26 February 2023 15:00 Round 4 Sheffield Eagles H Plough Lane
5 March 2023 15:00 Round 5 Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park
18 March 2023 15:00 Round 6 Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park
26 March 2023 15:00 Round 7 Swinton Lions H Plough Lane
7 April 2023 15:00 Round 8 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Wallon
16 April 2023 15:00 Round 9 Featherstone Rovers H Plough Lane
7 May 2023 15:00 Round 10 York Knights A York Community Stadium
13 May 2023 14:00 Round 11 Barrow Raiders H Plough Lane
27 May 2023 Round 12 Toulouse Olympique A York Community Stadium
4 June 2023 15:00 Round 13 Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium
11 June 2023 15:00 Round 14 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium
18 June 2023 15:00 Round 15 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road
25 June 2023 15:00 Round 16 Batley Bulldogs A Fox's Biscuits Stadium
2 July 2023 15:00 Round 17 Newcastle Thunder H Stonebridge Road
8 July 2023 18:00 Round 18 Toulouse Olympique H Stonebridge Road
16 July 2023 15:00 Round 19 Swinton Lions A Heywood Road
30 July 2023 15:00 Round 20 York Knights H Plough Lane
6 August 2023 15:00 Round 21 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
20 August 2023 15:00 Round 22 Halifax Panthers H Plough Lane
27 August 2023 15:00 Round 23 Whitehaven H Plough Lane
3 September 2023 15:00 Round 24 Sheffield Eagles A Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium
10 September 2023 15:00 Round 25 Widnes Vikings H Plough Lane
17 September 2023 15:00 Round 26 Bradford Bulls H Plough Lane
24 September 2023 15:00 Round 27 Keighley Cougars H Plough Lane
Notes

    Transfers

    In

    Country Name Position Signed from Date Notes
    England Sam Davis Hooker York Knights September 2022
    Australia Jarred Bassett Fullback London Skolars October 2022
    England Marcus Stock Second-row York Knights October 2022
    England Jensen Monk Prop London Broncos Academy October 2022
    Fiji Henry Raiwalui Scrum-half Wentworthville Magpies November 2022
    Italy Ethan Natoli Second-row Newtown Jets November 2022
    Papua New Guinea Emmanuel Waine Second-row Papua New Guinea Hunters February 2023
    Brazil Ramon Silva Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
    England Zach Eckersley Centre Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
    England Harvie Hill Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan

    Out

    Country Name Position Signed for Date Notes
    Wales Jude Ferreira Centre Hull FC September 2022 End of Loan
    Italy Brock Pelligra Scrum-half Toulouse Olympique September 2022
    England Brad Foster Loose forward Bradford Bulls September 2022
    Scotland Calum Gahan Hooker Toulouse Olympique November 2022
    Greece Rob Tuliatu Prop Newcastle Thunder November 2022

    Statistics

    Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPointsNotes
    1Alex WalkerScotlandFullback-Halifax Panthers11004
    2Paul UlbergCook IslandsWing-Norths Devils230012
    3Jarred BassettAustraliaCentre-London Skolars21004
    4Dalton GrantWalesCentre-London Skolars11004
    5Iliess MacaniEnglandWing-London Skolars20000
    6Oli LeylandEnglandStand-off-London Broncos Academy20204
    7Rian HorsmanEnglandScrum-half-London Broncos Academy10000
    8Wellington AlbertPapua New GuineaProp-Keighley Cougars20000
    9Sam DavisEnglandHooker-York Knights21004
    10Jordan WilliamsEnglandProp-London Skolars20000
    11Will LovellEnglandSecond-row-London Skolars20000
    12Marcus StockEnglandSecond-row-York Knights20000
    13Dean ParataItalyHooker-Featherstone Rovers20000
    14Bill LeylandEnglandHooker-London Broncos Academy21004
    15Lewis BienekIrelandProp-Castleford Tigers20000
    16Ethan NatoliItalySecond-row-Newtown Jets20000
    17Henry RaiwaluiFijiScrum-half-Wentworthville Magpies00000
    22Max AllenEnglandSecond-row-London Broncos Academy00000
    23Dan HoyesEnglandCentre-London Broncos Academy00000
    24Jensen MonkEnglandProp-London Broncos Academy00000
    25Jack HoworthEnglandProp-London Broncos Academy00000
    26Euan ParkeScotlandProp-London Broncos Academy00000
    27Ramon SilvaBrazilProp-Wigan Warriors20000Loan
    28Harvie HillEnglandProp-Wigan Warriors10000Loan
    29Zach EckersleyEnglandCentre-Wigan Warriors10000Loan
    --Emmanuel WainePapua New GuineaSecond-row-PNG Hunters00000

    References

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