2023 London Broncos season

The 2023 London Broncos season is the 44th year in the club's history, the fourth consecutive season out of the Super League and their second season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They were coached by Director of Rugby Mike Eccles. The Broncos competed in both the 2023 Betfred Championship and the 2023 Challenge Cup. They were promoted to the Super League from the 2024 season as winners of the 2023 Championship Grand Final.

2023 London Broncos season
2023 Championship Rank5th
Play-off resultPromoted as Grand Final Winners
Challenge Cup6th round
1895 CupSemi-final
2023 recordWins: 22; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 838; against: 668
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachMike Eccles
Captain
StadiumPlough Lane
Avg. attendance1849
High attendance1849
Top scorers
TriesIliess Macani - 21
GoalsOli Leyland - 78
PointsOli Leyland - 188
Home colours
Away colours
< 2022 List of seasons 2024 >

2023 squad
Oli Leyland aiming a kick at goal for the London Broncos in February 2023
The London Broncos lining up at Ebbsfleet in July 2023
London Broncos 2023 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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

Updated: 7 February 2023
Source(s): First Team[1]

Regular season table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Featherstone Rovers 27 25 0 2 1079 295 +784 50 League Leaders Shield and qualify for semi-finals
2 Toulouse Olympique 27 19 0 8 834 385 +449 38 Semi-finals
3 Bradford Bulls 27 16 1 10 677 572 +105 33 Eliminators
4 Sheffield Eagles 27 16 0 11 780 560 +220 32
5 London Broncos 27 16 0 11 600 552 +48 32
6 York Knights 27 15 0 12 557 557 0 30
7 Batley Bulldogs 27 15 0 12 506 519 −13 30
8 Halifax Panthers 27 14 1 12 690 572 +118 29
9 Widnes Vikings 27 13 0 14 619 654 −35 26
10 Swinton Lions 27 9 0 18 426 739 −313 18
11 Barrow Raiders 27 8 1 18 471 672 −201 17
12 Whitehaven 27 8 0 19 481 809 −328 16
13 Keighley Cougars 27 8 0 19 506 837 −331 16 Relegation to League One
14 Newcastle Thunder 27 5 1 21 415 918 −503 11
Source: RFL
Rules for classification: 1) Competition points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points percentage (points scored/points conceded x 100)

Fixtures and Results
LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Pre-season
DateTimeCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TVReport
20 January 2023 14:00 Friendly London Skolars A Artillery Ground Win 18-58

Betfred Championship
DateTimeCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TVReport!
5 February 2023 15:00 Round 1 Batley Bulldogs H Plough Lane Loss 20-30 Grant, B. Leyland, Walker, Ulberg O. Leyland 2 1849 REPORT: London Broncos 20 Batley Bulldogs 30
12 February 2023 15:00 Round 2 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground Win 16-20 Ulberg 2, Davis, Bassett 750 Whitehaven 16-20 London Broncos
19 February 2023 15:00 Round 3 Halifax Panthers A The Shay
26 February 2023 15:00 Round 4 Sheffield Eagles H Plough Lane
5 March 2023 15:00 Round 5 Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park
18 March 2023 15:00 Round 6 Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park
26 March 2023 15:00 Round 7 Swinton Lions H Plough Lane
7 April 2023 15:00 Round 8 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Wallon
16 April 2023 15:00 Round 9 Featherstone Rovers H Plough Lane
7 May 2023 15:00 Round 10 York Knights A York Community Stadium
13 May 2023 14:00 Round 11 Barrow Raiders H Plough Lane
27 May 2023 Round 12 Toulouse Olympique A York Community Stadium
4 June 2023 15:00 Round 13 Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium
11 June 2023 15:00 Round 14 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium
18 June 2023 15:00 Round 15 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road
25 June 2023 15:00 Round 16 Batley Bulldogs A Fox's Biscuits Stadium
2 July 2023 15:00 Round 17 Newcastle Thunder H Stonebridge Road
8 July 2023 18:00 Round 18 Toulouse Olympique H Stonebridge Road
16 July 2023 15:00 Round 19 Swinton Lions A Heywood Road
30 July 2023 15:00 Round 20 York Knights H Plough Lane
6 August 2023 15:00 Round 21 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
20 August 2023 15:00 Round 22 Halifax Panthers H Plough Lane
27 August 2023 15:00 Round 23 Whitehaven H Plough Lane
3 September 2023 15:00 Round 24 Sheffield Eagles A Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium
10 September 2023 15:00 Round 25 Widnes Vikings H Plough Lane
17 September 2023 15:00 Round 26 Bradford Bulls H Plough Lane
24 September 2023 15:00 Round 27 Keighley Cougars H Plough Lane
Notes

    Transfers

    In
    Country Name Position Signed from Date Notes
    England Sam Davis Hooker York Knights September 2022
    Australia Jarred Bassett Fullback London Skolars October 2022
    England Marcus Stock Second-row York Knights October 2022
    England Jensen Monk Prop London Broncos Academy October 2022
    Fiji Henry Raiwalui Scrum-half Wentworthville Magpies November 2022
    Italy Ethan Natoli Second-row Newtown Jets November 2022
    Papua New Guinea Emmanuel Waine Second-row Papua New Guinea Hunters February 2023
    Brazil Ramon Silva Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
    England Zach Eckersley Centre Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan
    England Harvie Hill Prop Wigan Warriors February 2023 one-month loan

    Out
    Country Name Position Signed for Date Notes
    Wales Jude Ferreira Centre Hull FC September 2022 End of Loan
    Italy Brock Pelligra Scrum-half Toulouse Olympique September 2022
    England Brad Foster Loose forward Bradford Bulls September 2022
    Scotland Calum Gahan Hooker Toulouse Olympique November 2022
    Greece Rob Tuliatu Prop Newcastle Thunder November 2022

    Statistics
    Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPointsNotes
    1Alex WalkerScotlandFullback-Halifax Panthers33200080
    2Paul UlbergCook IslandsWing-Norths Devils25120048
    3Jarred BassettAustraliaCentre-London Skolars32170068
    4Dalton GrantWalesCentre-London Skolars1680032
    5Iliess MacaniEnglandWing-London Skolars30210084
    6Oli LeylandEnglandStand-off-London Broncos Academy328780188
    7Rian HorsmanEnglandScrum-half-London Broncos Academy82008
    8Wellington AlbertPapua New GuineaProp-Keighley Cougars2640016
    9Sam DavisEnglandHooker-York Knights290000
    10Jordan WilliamsEnglandProp-London Skolars3340016
    11Will LovellEnglandSecond-row-London Skolars3130012
    12Marcus StockEnglandSecond-row-York Knights3350020
    13Dean ParataItalyHooker-Featherstone Rovers3460024
    14Bill LeylandEnglandHooker-London Broncos Academy32130052
    15Lewis BienekIrelandProp-Castleford Tigers2530012
    16Ethan NatoliItalySecond-row-Newtown Jets3230012
    17Henry RaiwaluiFijiScrum-half-Wentworthville Magpies2350020
    18Emmanuel WainePapua New GuineaSecond-row-PNG Hunters142008
    19Dean WhareNew ZealandCentre-Pia Donkeys13120048
    20Corey NormanAustraliaStand-off-FC Lézignan15136076
    22Max AllenEnglandSecond-row-London Broncos Academy20000
    23Dan HoyesEnglandCentre-London Broncos Academy70000
    24Jensen MonkEnglandProp-London Broncos Academy30000
    25Jack HoworthEnglandProp-London Broncos Academy00000
    26Euan ParkeScotlandProp-London Broncos Academy50000
    27Ramon SilvaBrazilProp-Wigan Warriors111004Loan
    28Harvie HillEnglandProp-Wigan Warriors40000Loan
    29Zach EckersleyEnglandCentre-Wigan Warriors41004Loan
    30Abbas MiskiLebanonWing-Wigan Warriors11004Loan
    32Jacob JonesEnglandSecond-row-Leigh Leopards40000Loan
    33Rob ButlerEnglandProp-Wakefield Trinity172008
    34Matt DaviesEnglandHooker-Northern Pride70000
    35Kyle EvansWalesWing-Featherstone Rovers10000Loan
    36Jacob GannonEnglandSecond-row-Leigh Leopards61004Loan
    37Harvey MakinEnglandScrum-half-Wigan Warriors00000Loan
    38Kieran TyrerEnglandCentre-Wigan Warriors10000Loan
    39Harry StevensEnglandCentre-London Broncos Academy10000
    --Samuel DoreEnglandProp-London Broncos Academy00000

    References
    1. London Broncos - 2023
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