2017 London Broncos season

2017 London Broncos season
2017 London Broncos season
2017 Championship Rank	2nd
Play-off result	N/A
Challenge Cup	Fourth Round
2017 record	Wins: 19; draws: 1; losses: 9
Points scored	For: 950; against: 533
Team information
Chairman	David Hughes
Head Coach	Andrew Henderson
Captain	Daniel Harrison;
Stadium	Trailfinders Sports Ground
Avg. attendance	860
High attendance	1476
Top scorers
Tries	Jarrod Sammut - 26
Goals	Jarrod Sammut - 84
Points	Jarrod Sammut - 272
Home colours	Away colours

The 2017 London Broncos season was the thirty-eighth in the club's history and their third consecutive season out of the Super League. Competing in the 2017 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Andrew Henderson, finishing in 2nd place and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2017 Challenge Cup. They failed to achieve promotion after finishing 6th place in the 2017 Super League Qualifiers.

2017 Championship Rank2nd

Play-off resultN/A

Challenge CupFourth Round

2017 recordWins: 19; draws: 1; losses: 9

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It was their second since moving to Ealing. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by the Toronto Wolfpack.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hull Kingston Rovers (X)	23	19	1	3	850	385	+465	39	The Qualifiers
2	London Broncos	23	18	0	5	832	410	+422	36
3	Halifax	23	16	0	7	567	357	+210	32
4	Featherstone Rovers	23	15	1	7	687	421	+266	31
5	Toulouse Olympique	23	15	0	8	720	466	+254	30	Championship Shield
6	Batley Bulldogs	23	11	0	12	549	663	−114	22
7	Sheffield Eagles	23	10	0	13	568	785	−217	20
8	Dewsbury Rams	23	8	0	15	388	736	−348	16
9	Rochdale Hornets	23	7	1	15	457	680	−223	15
10	Swinton Lions	23	6	0	17	477	648	−171	12
11	Oldham	23	5	1	17	410	735	−325	11
12	Bradford Bulls^[a]	23	6	0	17	500	719	−219	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Warrington Wolves	7	7	0	0	288	138	+150	14	Super League XXIII
2	Widnes Vikings	7	5	0	2	188	96	+92	10
3	Hull Kingston Rovers (P)	7	5	0	2	166	158	+8	10
4	Leigh Centurions (R)	7	4	0	3	203	104	+99	8	Million Pound Game
5	Catalans Dragons	7	4	0	3	130	143	−13	8	Million Pound Game
6	London Broncos	7	1	1	5	174	220	−46	3	2018 Championship
7	Featherstone Rovers	7	1	1	5	110	272	−162	3
8	Halifax	7	0	0	7	82	210	−128	0

Gains
Player	Previous club	Years signed	Date Announced
Tom Spencer	Leigh Centurions	2 Years	July 2016
Dalton Grant	Dewsbury Rams	2 Years	July 2016
Adrian Purtell	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	August 2016
Jay Pitts	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	August 2016
Michael Channing	Featherstone Rovers	2 Years	September 2016^[4]
Ben Evans	Warrington Wolves	1 Year	October 2016
Jarrod Sammut	Workington Town	2 Years	October 2016
Matty Gee	Salford Red Devils	1 Year	November 2016
Kieran Dixon	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 Years	November 2016
Junior Roqica	Cronulla Sharks	1 Year	November 2016
Lewis Foster	Leigh Centurions	loan	March 2017
John Boudebza	Lézignan Sangliers	end of 2017	July 2017
Sam Wilde	Warrington Wolves	loan	July 2017

Losses
Player	Signed for	Contract	Date Announced
Jon Magrin	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	August 2016
Iliess Macani	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	August 2016
Alex Foster	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	August 2016
Jack Bussey	Toronto Wolfpack	1 Year	September 2016^[5]
Wes Naiqama	Retirement	N/A	September 2016
Ben Gray	Released	N/A	September 2016
Scott Leatherbarrow	Oldham R.L.F.C.	2 Years	September 2016
Jamie Soward	Australia	N/A	September 2016
Tuoyo Egodo	Castleford Tigers	2 Years	October 2016
Toby Everett	Toronto Wolfpack	1 Year Loan	October 2016^[6]
Israel Eliab	PNG Hunters	2 Years	November 2016
Jamie Thackray	Doncaster	1 Year	November 2016^[7]
Alex Mammone	Halifax	1 Year	February 2017
Will Lovell	Released		February 2017
Lewis Foster	Rochdale Hornets	end of loan	June 2017
Toby Everett	Dewsbury Rams		June 2017

Squad Number	Name	Position	Previous club	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Points	Notes
1	Elliot Kear	Fullback, Wing, Centre	Bradford Bulls	29	11	0	44
2	Rhys Williams	Wing	Central Queensland Capras	31	15	0	60
3	Ben Hellewell	Centre	Featherstone Rovers	25	8	0	32
4	Adrian Purtell	Centre	Bradford Bulls	10	2	0	8
5	Kieran Dixon	Wing	Hull Kingston Rovers	21	19	45	166
6	Jarrod Sammut	Stand-off	Workington Town	28	25	84	268
7	William Barthau	Scrum-half	Catalans Dragons	26	12	0	48
8	Tom Spencer	Prop	Leigh Centurions	9	0	0	0
9	James Cunningham	Hooker	Hull F.C.	14	5	0	20
10	Mark Ioane	Prop	St. George Illawarra Dragons	27	8	0	32
11	Daniel Harrison	Second-row	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	21	9	0	36
12	Matt Garside	Second-row	Sheffield Eagles	18	5	0	20
13	Jay Pitts	Loose forward	Bradford Bulls	31	9	0	36
14	Andy Ackers	Hooker	Swinton Lions	20	12	0	48
15	Eddie Battye	Prop	Sheffield Eagles	14	0	0	0
16	Junior Roqica	Prop	Cronulla Sharks	20	5	0	20
17	Mark Offerdahl	Prop	Connecticut Wildcats	17	0	0	0
18	Ben Evans	Prop	Warrington Wolves	25	2	0	8
19	Api Pewhairangi	Stand-off	Parramatta Eels	21	13	15	82
20	Michael Channing	Centre	Featherstone Rovers	13	3	0	12
21	Dalton Grant	Wing	Dewsbury Rams	0	0	0	0
22	Matt Davis	Loose forward	London Broncos Academy	16	3	0	12
23	Matty Gee	Second-row	Salford Red Devils	25	3	0	12
24	Alex Walker	Fullback	London Broncos Academy	25	13	0	52
25	Will Lovell	Second-row	London Skolars	0	0	0	0
26	Alex Mammone	Prop	Asquith Magpies	0	0	0	0
27	Ben Pointer	Hooker	London Broncos Academy	4	0	0	0
28	Sadiq Adebiyi	Second-row	London Broncos Academy	5	0	0	0
29	Kameron Pearce-Paul	Centre	London Broncos Academy	3	1	0	4
30	Callum Bustin	Centre	London Broncos Academy	1	0	0	0
31	Lewis Bienek	Prop	London Broncos Academy	13	3	0	12
32	Toby Everett	Prop	London Broncos Academy	0	0	0	0
33	Lewis Foster	Hooker	Leigh Centurions	6	0	0	0	loan
34	John Boudebza	Hooker	Lézignan Sangliers	5	0	0	0
35	Jacob Ogden	Centre	London Broncos Academy	4	0	0	0
36	Sam Wilde	Second-row	Warrington Wolves	4	0	0	0	loan

2017 London Broncos season

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2017 Transfers

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