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2021 London Broncos season
2021 Championship Rank5th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge Cup2nd round
2021 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 348; against: 339
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachTom Tsang
Captain
StadiumThe Rock
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Avg. attendance0
High attendance0
Top scorers
TriesAbbas Miski - 12
GoalsChris Hankinson - 48
PointsHankinson - 120
Home colours
Away colours
← 2020 List of seasons 2022 →

The 2021 London Broncos season is the 42nd year in the club's history, the second consecutive season out of the Super League and their sixth season at Trailfinders Sports Ground. Currently coached by Tom Tsang, the Broncos would compete in both the 2021 Betfred Championship and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

2021 squad

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London Broncos 2021 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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

Updated: 21 March 2021
Source(s): First Team


Transfers

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Gains

Gains
Player Previous club Date Announced
Wales Matty Fozard Ottawa Aces December 2020[a]
Ireland Ed Chamberlain Salford Red Devils December 2020
England Chris Hankinson Wigan Warriors December 2020[1]
Lebanon Abbas Miski Manly Sea Eagles December 2020[2]
Malta Jarrod Sammut Leigh Centurions December 2020
France Romain Navarrete Wigan Warriors January 2021[3]
Zimbabwe Titus Gwaze Wakefield Trinity February 2021
Tonga Paulos Latu Limoux Grizzlies March 2021
Ireland Pat Moran SO Avignon May 2021
  1. ^ Rejoined the London Broncos in December 2020

Losses

Losses
Player Signed for Date Announced
Wales Matty Fozard Ottawa Aces August 2020[a]
England Olly Ashall-Bott Ottawa Aces August 2020[b]
England Guy Armitage Ottawa Aces September 2020
England Morgan Smith York City Knights September 2020
France Eloi Pelissier Toulouse Olympique October 2020
England Rob Butler Warrington Wolves November 2020[4]
England Kieran Dixon York City Knights November 2020[5]
England Dan Norman St Helens December 2020
England Olly Ashall-Bott Huddersfield Giants January 2021[c]
England Eddie Battye Wakefield Trinity January 2021
Tonga Paulos Latu
France Romain Navarrete Toulouse Olympique July 2021
  1. ^ Did not play for the Ottawa Aces due to impact of Covid-19
  2. ^ Did not play for the Ottawa Aces due to impact of Covid-19
  3. ^ Huddersfield contract signed in January 2021

Tables

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2021 Betfred Championship table - Regular Season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[a]
1 Toulouse Olympique[b] 14 14 0 0 698 124 562.9 28 100.00 Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to semi-final
2 Featherstone Rovers 21 20 0 1 943 292 322.9 38[c] 90.48[c] Advance to semi-final
3 Halifax Panthers 21 13 0 8 528 354 149.2 26 61.90 Advance to eliminators
4 Batley Bulldogs 21 13 0 8 561 411 136.5 26 61.90
5 Bradford Bulls 20 12 0 8 514 501 102.6 24 60.00
6 Whitehaven 22 12 1 9 502 524 95.8 25 56.82
7 London Broncos[b] 20 11 1 8 552 579 95.3 21[d] 52.50[d]
8 Widnes Vikings 21 9 1 11 494 534 92.5 19 45.24
9 York City Knights 20 9 0 11 502 477 105.2 18 45.00
10 Dewsbury Rams 21 8 1 12 360 608 59.2 17 40.48
11 Newcastle Thunder 20 7 1 12 431 627 68.7 15 37.50
12 Sheffield Eagles 20 5 3 12 420 665 63.2 13 32.50
13 Oldham 21 2 1 18 308 748 41.2 5 11.90 Relegated to League 1
14 Swinton Lions 22 2 1 19 404 773 52.3 5 11.36
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures (16 matches) to qualify for the play-offs. Fixtures involving Toulouse that are cancelled due to quarantine restrictions do not count against either team involved in respect of the 70% requirement.[6]
  2. ^ a b Toulouse were awarded the fixture against London scheduled for 17 April after London declined to travel to France. Toulouse are awarded the two competition points and for points scored percentage the score is recorded as a 24–0 win for Toulouse. The game does not count towards the number of games played by London to determine eligibility for the play-offs
  3. ^ Featherstone deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in March 2021.[7]
  4. ^ London deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in failing for fulfil the fixture against Toulouse in April 2021.[8]

2021 fixtures and results

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2021 RFL Championship

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Date Competition Round Versus Venue Home or Away Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
4 April 2021 2021 RFL Championship 1 Halifax Panthers The Shay Away Loss 47-14 Miski (2), Egodo Fozard 0 OurLeague [9]
18 April 2021 2021 RFL Championship 2 Toulouse Olympique Stade Ernest-Wallon Away Cancelled 24–0 [10]
25 April 2021 2021 RFL Championship 3 Oldham The Rock Home Won 38-24 Egodo (3), Sammut (2), Hindmarsh, Walters Hankinson (5) 0 OurLeague [11]
1 May 2021 2021 RFL Championship 4 Sheffield Eagles Keepmoat Stadium Away Draw 20–20 Egodo, Miski (3) Hankinson, Sammut 0 OurLeague [12]
9 May 2021 2021 RFL Championship 5 Newcastle Thunder The Rock Home Won 50–30 Fozard, Hankinson, Miski (2), Boafo (2), Richards, Sammut Hankinson (8), Sammut 0 OurLeague [13]
15 May 2021 2021 RFL Championship 6 Batley Bulldogs Mount Pleasant Away Won 6–40 Walters, Hankinson (2), Miski, Curran, Jones, Boafo Hankinson (6) 0 OurLeague [14]
23 May 2021 2021 RFL Championship 7 Bradford Bulls Trailfinders Sports Ground Home Loss 8-33 Curran Hankinson (2) OurLeague [15]
30 May 2021 2021 RFL Championship 8 Dewsbury Rams Trailfinders Sports Ground Home Won 30-10 Walters (2), Fozard, Aston, Meadows Hankinson (5) OurLeague [16]
13 June 2021 2021 RFL Championship 9 Widnes Vikings Halton Stadium Away Won 22-24 Miski, Curran, Navarrete, Gwaze Hankinson (4) OurLeague [17]
20 June 2021 2021 RFL Championship 10 Whitehaven Trailfinders Sports Ground Home Won 46-12 Hankinson (2), Meadows, Hodson, Gwaze, Curran, Aston, Sammut Hankinson (7) OurLeague [18]
27 June 2021 2021 RFL Championship 11 Swinton Lions Trailfinders Sports Ground Home Won 38-24 Boafo (3), Miski (2), Lovell, Sammut Hankinson (5) OurLeague [19]
3 July 2021 2021 RFL Championship 12 Featherstone Rovers Post Office Road Away Loss 63-14 Hankinson, Sammut, Miski Hankinson OurLeague [20]
11 July 2021 2021 RFL Championship 13 York City Knights Trailfinders Sports Ground Home
25 July 2021 2021 RFL Championship 14 Widnes Vikings Trailfinders Sports ground Home
1 August 2021 2021 RFL Championship 15 Oldham Bower Fold Away
8 August 2021 2021 RFL Championship 16 Toulouse Olympique Trailfinders Sports Ground Home
15 August 2021 2021 RFL Championship 17 Whitehaven The Recreation Ground Away
22 August 2021 2021 RFL Championship 18 Newcastle Thunder Kingston Park Away
29 August 2021 2021 RFL Championship 19 Sheffield Eagles Venue TBC Home
5 September 2021 2021 RFL Championship 20 Swinton Lions Heywood Road Away
12 September 2021 2021 RFL Championship 21 Featherstone Rovers Venue TBC Home
19 September 2021 2021 RFL Championship 22 York City Knights York Community Stadium Away

2021 Challenge Cup / 2021 RFL 1895 Cup

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Date Competition Round Versus Venue Home or Away Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
20 March 2021 2021 Challenge Cup / 2021 RFL 1895 Cup Round 1 Keighley Cougars The Rock Home Won 24-10 Boafo, Jones, Davis, Navarrete Hankinson (4) 0 OurLeague [21]
28 March 2021 2021 Challenge Cup / 2021 RFL 1895 Cup Round 2 York City Knights The Rock Home Lost 2-14 Chamberlain 0 BBC [22]

Statistics

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London kicking a goal against the Bradford Bulls, in the first match back at the Trailfinders Sports Ground, and the first match with spectators allowed to attend
Squad Number Name International country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 James Meadows England Stand-off 21 London Broncos Academy 11 2 0 0 8
2 Tuoyo Egodo Nigeria Wing 24 Castleford Tigers 4 5 0 0 20
3 Chris Hankinson England Centre 27 Wigan Warriors 11 6 48 0 120
4 Will Lovell England Centre 27 London Skolars 13 1 0 0 4
5 Ed Chamberlain Ireland Wing 25 Salford Red Devils 6 0 1 0 2
6 Cory Aston England Stand-off 26 Castleford Tigers 7 2 0 0 8
7 Jarrod Sammut Malta Scrum-half 34 Leigh Centurions 9 6 2 0 28
8 Olsi Krasniqi Albania Prop 28 Toronto Wolfpack 3 0 0 0 0
9 Matty Fozard Wales Hooker 26 Sheffield Eagles 8 2 1 0 10
10 Greg Richards England Prop 25 Leigh Centurions 12 1 0 0 4
11 Sadiq Adebiyi Nigeria Loose forward 24 London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rhys Curran France Second-row 31 Toulouse Olympique 9 4 0 0 16
13 Josh Walters England Second-row 26 Featherstone Rovers 10 4 0 0 16
14 Sam Davis England Hooker 22 London Broncos Academy 10 1 0 0 4
15 Romain Navarette France Prop 26 Wigan Warriors 11 2 0 0 8
16 Dan Hindmarsh England Second-row 22 London Broncos Academy 12 1 0 0 4
17 Abbas Miski Lebanon Wing 25 Manly Sea Eagles 13 12 0 0 48
18 Jordan Williams England Second-row 23 London Skolars 9 0 0 0 0
19 Jacob Ogden Jamaica Centre 22 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
20 Gideon Boafo Ghana Wing 22 London Broncos Academy 10 7 0 0 28
21 Rian Horsman England Hooker 20 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
22 Oli Leyland England Hooker 20 London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
23 Josh Hodson Wales Wing 20 London Broncos Academy 9 1 0 0 4
24 Will Blakemore England Loose forward - London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
25 Jacob Jones England Second-row - London Broncos Academy 11 1 0 0 4
26 Rob Oakley England Hooker - London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
27 Jonah Varela Peru Wing - London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
28 Titus Gwaze Zimbabwe Prop 21 Wakefield Trinity 13 2 0 0 8
30 Paulos Latu Tonga Prop 28 Limoux Grizzlies 2 0 0 0 0
31 Pat Moran Ireland Prop 23 SO Avignon 4 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Romain Navarrete: Wigan Warriors prop forward leaves to join London Broncos". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "RISING STAR ROB BUTLER JOINS THE WIRE". www.warringtonwolves.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Toulouse home fixtures against Halifax and Batley cancelled". RFL. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – Featherstone Rovers". RFL. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – London Broncos". RFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ Toulouse Olympique XIII v London Broncos
  10. ^ Halifax Panthers v London Broncos
  11. ^ London Broncos v Oldham
  12. ^ Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos
  13. ^ London Broncos v Newcastle Thunder
  14. ^ Batley Bulldogs v London Broncos
  15. ^ London Broncos v Bradford Bulls
  16. ^ London Broncos v Dewsbury Rams
  17. ^ Widnes Vikings v London Broncos
  18. ^ London Broncos v Whitehaven
  19. ^ London Broncos v Swinton Lions
  20. ^ Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos
  21. ^ London Broncos v Keighley Cougars
  22. ^ London Broncos v York City Knights
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