1998 London Broncos season
Rugby league team season
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The 1998 London Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history and their third season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League III and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup.
1998 squad statistics
Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Mardon | ![]() | Fullback | 27 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Abraham Fatnowna | ![]() | Wing | 24 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Chris Ryan | ![]() | Centre | 25 | ![]() | 25 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 76 |
4 | Mat Toshack | ![]() | Centre | 25 | ![]() | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
5 | Martin Offiah | ![]() | Wing | 31 | ![]() | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
6 | Ady Spencer | ![]() | Second-row | 25 | ![]() | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Glen Air | ![]() | Scrum-half | 22 | ![]() | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
8 | Grant Young | ![]() | Prop | 28 | ![]() | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Peter Gill | ![]() | Loose forward | 33 | ![]() | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Mark Carroll | ![]() | Prop | 31 | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Steve Rosolen | ![]() | Second-row | 31 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Steele Retchless | ![]() | Second-row | 27 | ![]() | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Terry Matterson | ![]() | Loose forward | 31 | ![]() | 18 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 84 |
14 | Luke Goodwin | ![]() | Wing | 25 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
15 | Wes Cotton | ![]() | Wing | 21 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
17 | Matt Salter | ![]() | Prop | 21 | ![]() | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Damien Chapman | ![]() | Scrum-half | 24 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 44 |
19 | Dom Peters | ![]() | Wing | 19 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Matt Dunford | ![]() | Prop | 30 | ![]() | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
21 | Robert Higgins | ![]() | Second-row | 22 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
22 | John Timu | ![]() | Wing | 29 | ![]() | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
23 | Giles Thomas | ![]() | Scrum-half | 21 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Roger Best | ![]() | Second-row | 24 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Darren Higgins | ![]() | Second-row | 33 | ![]() | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
26 | Robbie Beazley | ![]() | Hooker | 24 | ![]() | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
27 | Rob Smyth | ![]() | Wing | 21 | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
28 | Kris Chesney | ![]() | Second-row | 22 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Bart Williams | ![]() | Hooker | 22 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
30 | Shane Millard | ![]() | Second-row | 23 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
32 | Tulsen Tollett | ![]() | Stand-off | 25 | ![]() | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
33 | Ed Jennings | ![]() | Stand-off | 19 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Shaun Edwards | ![]() | Scrum-half | 31 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Super League table III
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 762 | 222 | +540 | 42 | Play-offs Semi-final |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 662 | 369 | +293 | 38 | Play-offs Qualifying Final |
3 | ![]() | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 658 | 390 | +268 | 36 | |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 673 | 459 | +214 | 29 | Play-offs Eliminator Final |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 498 | 450 | +48 | 24 | |
6 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 446 | 522 | -76 | 21 | |
7 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 415 | 476 | -61 | 20 | |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 495 | 541 | -46 | 18 | |
9 | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 421 | 574 | -153 | 16 | |
10 | ![]() | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 411 | 645 | -234 | 15 | |
11 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 319 | 575 | -256 | 13 | |
12 | ![]() | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 288 | 825 | -537 | 4 |
Source: [3]
1998 Challenge Cup
The London Broncos progressed to the semi-finals of the Cup, before losing to the Wigan Warriors by 38–8 in a one-sided game at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.[4]
Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourth round | 15 February 1998 | Batley Bulldogs | 20–44 | London Broncos | 956 |
Fifth round | 1 March 1998 | London Broncos | 21–18 | Halifax Blue Sox | 3,092 |
Quarter final | 15 March 1998 | London Broncos | 46–18 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4,111 |
Semi final | 29 March 1998 | London Broncos | 8–38 | Wigan Warriors | 11,058 |
References
External links
- London Broncos - Rugby League Project
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