2005 London Broncos season
Rugby league team season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Super League X Rank6th
Challenge CupQuarter-final
2005 recordWins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 908; against: 766
| 2005 London Broncos season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League X Rank | 6th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
| 2005 record | Wins: 15; draws: 2; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 908; against: 766 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | David Hughes & Ian Lenagan | |||
| Coach | Tony Rea | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Griffin Park | |||
| Avg. attendance | 4,006 | |||
| High attendance | 6,500 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Luke Dorn - 24 | |||
| Goals | Paul Sykes - 133 | |||
| Points | Paul Sykes - 320 | |||
| ||||
| ||||
Super League X table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St Helens |
28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1028 | 537 | +491 | 47 | Semi Final |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos |
28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1152 | 505 | +647 | 44 | |
| 3 |  Bradford Bulls |
28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1038 | 684 | +354 | 37 | Elimination Semi Final |
| 4 |  Warrington Wolves |
28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 792 | 702 | +90 | 36 | |
| 5 |  Hull F.C. |
28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 756 | 670 | +86 | 32 | |
| 6 |  London Broncos |
28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 800 | 718 | +82 | 28 | |
| 7 |  Wigan Warriors |
28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 698 | 718 | −20 | 28 | |
| 8 |  Huddersfield Giants |
28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | −49 | 24 | |
| 9 |  Salford City Reds |
28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 549 | 732 | −183 | 22 | |
| 10 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 716 | 999 | −283 | 20 | |
| 11 |  Widnes Vikings |
28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 598 | 1048 | −450 | 13 | Relegation to National League One |
| 12 |  Leigh Centurions |
28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 445 | 1210 | −765 | 5 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Super League X play-offs
| Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Helens | 16 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | Bradford Bulls | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Bulls | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | London Broncos | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Bulls | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hull F.C. | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
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.[1]
| 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 | |||
