2000 London Broncos season

The 2000 London Broncos season was the twenty-first in the club's history and their fifth season in the Super League. The club was coached by John Monie, competing in Super League V and finishing in 11th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2000 London Broncos season
Super League V Rank11th
Challenge CupFifth round
2000 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 23
Points scoredFor: 521; against: 810
Team information
ChairmanRichard Branson
CoachJohn Monie
Captain
StadiumThe Valley
Avg. attendance3,354
High attendance8,067
Top scorers
TriesTulsen Tollett - 12
GoalsBrett Warton - 57
PointsBrett Warton - 150
Home colours
Away colours
← 1999 List of seasons 2001 →

2000 squad statistics edit

Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Tulsen Tollett   Stand-off 26   Parramatta Eels 24 12 18 0 0
2 Rob Smyth   Wing 23   Wigan Warriors 3 1 0 0 4
3 Danny Moore   Centre 28   Wigan Warriors 9 1 0 0 4
4 Greg Fleming   Centre 25   Canterbury Bulldogs 19 10 0 0 40
5 Brett Warton   Wing 24   Western Suburbs Magpies 25 9 57 0 150
6 Karle Hammond   Stand-off 25   St Helens 21 8 0 3 35
7 Shaun Edwards   Scrum-half 33   Bradford Bulls 4 1 0 0 4
8 Darren Bradstreet   Prop 25   Illawarra Steelers 5 0 0 0 0
9 Dean Callaway   Centre 29   Illawarra Steelers 26 6 0 0 24
10 Scott Cram   Prop 23   Illawarra Steelers 24 1 0 0 4
11 Shane Millard   Hooker 25   South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 2 0 0 8
12 Steele Retchless   Second-row 29   South Queensland Crushers 30 3 0 0 12
13 Mat Toshack   Second-row 27   South Queensland Crushers 21 3 0 0 12
14 Andrew Wynyard   Loose forward 27   St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 2 0 0 8
15 Andy Johnson   Second-row 26   Huddersfield Giants 28 8 0 0 32
16 Frank Napoli   Wing ??   Gold Coast Chargers 22 2 0 0 8
17 Anthony Seibold   Prop 25   Canberra Raiders 29 2 0 0 8
18 Justin Dooley   Prop 30   Sydney City Roosters 29 0 0 0 0
19 Dom Peters   Wing 21   London Broncos Academy 21 4 0 0 16
20 Steffan Hughes   Second-row 18   London Broncos Academy 2 1 0 0 4
21 Jon Clarke   Hooker 21   Wigan Warriors 23 1 0 0 4
22 John Timu   Wing 31   Canterbury Bulldogs 18 1 0 0 4
23 Steve Barrow   Prop 24   Wigan Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
25 Brendan Magnus   Loose forward 24   Balmain Tigers 3 1 0 0 4
26 Peter Lupton   Loose forward 18   London Broncos Academy 17 2 2 0 12
27 Paul Davidson   Prop 30   St Helens 16 4 0 0 16
28 Kevin Crouthers   Second-row 24   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10 1 0 0 4
29 Glen Air   Hooker 24   Illawarra Steelers 13 5 0 0 20
30 John Roper   Centre 24   Warrington Wolves 4 0 0 0 0
31 Olu Iwenofu   Wing 18   London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
32 Yusef Sozi   Prop 18   London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
33 George Truelove   Centre 24   Bedford RU 5 1 0 0 4

Sources: [1][2][3]

Super League V table edit

Super League V
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Wigan Warriors (L) 28 24 1 3 960 405 +555 49 Semi Final
2   St Helens (C) 28 23 0 5 988 627 +361 46 Qualifying Semi Final
3   Bradford Bulls 28 20 3 5 1004 408 +596 43
4   Leeds Rhinos 28 17 0 11 692 626 +66 34 Elimination Semi Final
5   Castleford Tigers 28 17 0 11 585 571 +14 34
6   Warrington Wolves 28 13 0 15 735 817 −82 26
7   Hull F.C. 28 12 1 15 630 681 −51 25
8   Halifax Blue Sox 28 11 1 16 664 703 −39 23
9   Salford City Reds 28 10 0 18 542 910 −368 20
10   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 8 0 20 557 771 −214 16
11   London Broncos 28 6 0 22 456 770 −314 12
12   Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 28 4 0 24 502 1026 −524 8
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders

2000 Challenge Cup edit

The year after reaching their maiden Final, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[4]

W Win L Loss

Challenge Cup results
Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
12 February 4 Wath Brow Hornets H The Valley W 44–18 Callaway, Edwards, Hammond, Moore, Retchless, Tollett, Toshack, Wynyard Tollett (4), Warton (2) 1,511 Report
27 February 5 Salford City Reds H The Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium L 21–22 Callaway, Fleming, Johnson, Tollett Tollett (2), Hammond (DG) 1,577 Report

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