2005 London Broncos season

The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League X, finishing in 6th place and competing in the end of season play-offs. The club also got to the Quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

2005 London Broncos season
Super League X Rank6th
Challenge CupQuarter-Final
2005 recordWins: 15; Draws: 2; Losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 908; Against: 766
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes &
Ian Lenagan
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance4,006
High attendance6,500
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dorn - 24
GoalsPaul Sykes - 133
PointsPaul Sykes - 320
Home colours
Away colours
< 2004 List of seasons 2006 >

2005 London Broncos squad
Squad NumberNameRepresentative countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
1Paul SykesCentre24 Bradford Bulls32131332320
2Jon WellsWing27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats27140056
3Nick Bradley-QalilawaWing25 Manly Sea Eagles31200080
4Mark O'HalloranCentre24 Wests Tigers1840016
5John KirkpatrickWing26 St Helens550020
6Mark McLindenFullback27 Canberra Raiders2790036
7Tommy LeuluaiScrum-half20 New Zealand Warriors22140056
8Francis StephensonProp29 Wigan Warriors160000
9Neil BudworthHooker23 Wigan Warriors40000
10Steve TrindallProp32 Wests Tigers271004
11Solomon HaumonoSecond-row29 Manly Sea Eagles32110044
12Lee HopkinsSecond-row27 Penrith Panthers3270028
13Rob PurdhamLoose forward25 Whitehaven22101042
14Danny WilliamsSecond-row32 Melbourne Storm200000
15Mitch StringerProp21 London Broncos Academy20000
16Joe MbuSecond-row21 London Broncos Academy231004
17Mark TookeyProp28 Castleford Tigers3050020
18Anthony ArmourProp22 Penrith Panthers191004
19Dave HightonHooker25 Salford City Reds251004
20Fili LoloheaProp26 South Sydney Rabbitohs250000
21Luke DornStand-off23 Sydney Roosters31240096
22Lee SandersonScrum-half20 Leigh Centurions00000
23Lee GreenwoodWing24 Halifax760024
24Tryone SmithCentre22 Sydney Roosters26120048
25Zeb LuisiFullback21 London Broncos Academy1960024
26Carl AblettSecond-row19 Leeds Rhinos50000
27Karl TemataProp27 New Zealand Warriors31004
28Michael WorrincySecond-row19 London Broncos Academy00000
29Ade AdebisiWing19 London Broncos Academy00008
30Feleti MateoStand-off21 Parramatta Eels141004
31Louie McCarthy-ScarsbrookSecond-row19 London Broncos Academy00000
Sources: [1][2]

Super League X table
Super League X
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qual.
1 St. Helens 2823141028537+49147Play-off Semi Final
2 Leeds Rhinos 2822061150505+64544
3 Bradford Bulls 2818191038684+35437Play-off Elimination Finals
4 Warrington Wolves 2818010792702+9036
5 Hull F.C. 2815211756670+8632
6 London Broncos 2813213800718+8228
7 Wigan Warriors 2814014698718−2028
8 Huddersfield Giants 2812016742791−4924
9 Salford City Reds 2811017549732−18322
10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2810018716997−28120
11 Widnes Vikings 2861215981048−45013Relegated to National League 1
12 Leigh Centurions 2821254451210−7655

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Super League X Play-offs
  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
   
     St. Helens 16  
     Leeds Rhinos 19        
        Leeds Rhinos 6
            Bradford Bulls 15
       Bradford Bulls 44         St. Helens 18  
       London Broncos 22         Bradford Bulls 23
      Bradford Bulls 71  
      Hull F.C. 0
       Warrington Wolves 6  
       Hull F.C. 40
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

2005 Challenge Cup

The Broncos progressed beyond the fifth round stage of the cup for the first time in five years, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by the Leeds Rhinos.[3]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Hunslet Hawks 4-70 London Broncos 3 April 2005 South Leeds Stadium 450
Fifth round Salford City Reds 12-26 London Broncos 8 May 2005 The Willows 2,339
Quarter-finals Leeds Rhinos 32-12 London Broncos 24 June 2005 Headingley 9,444

References
  1. Gains & Losses
  2. SLstats - 2005 Summary
  3. "2005 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.