2022 London Broncos season

The 2022 London Broncos season is the 43rd year in the club's history, the third consecutive season out of the Super League and their first season at Plough Lane as tenants of AFC Wimbledon. They were coached by Jermaine Coleman between January and May 2022, and Mike Eccles from May 2022 onwards. The Broncos competed in both the 2022 Betfred Championship and the 2022 Challenge Cup.

2022 London Broncos season
2022 Championship Rank11th
Challenge Cup4th round
2022 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 556; against: 774
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
Head CoachJermaine Coleman
(until 24 May 2022)
Mike Eccles
(from 24 May 2022)
Captain
StadiumPlough Lane
Kuflink Stadium
Avg. attendance1461
High attendance6752
Top scorers
TriesPaul Ulberg - 16
GoalsOli Leyland - 52
PointsOli Leyland - 112
Home colours
Away colours
← 2021 List of seasons 2023 →

Head coach Jermaine Coleman assistant coach Jy-mel Coleman were relieved of their duties by mutual consent in May 2022.[1]

Plough Lane as the London Broncos players are warming up
Kuflink Stadium just after the London Broncos players have begun to warm up

2022 squad

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First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach



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

Updated: 12 July 2022
Source(s): First Team[2]


Tables

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2022 Betfred Championship table - Regular Season

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Leigh Centurions 27 26 0 1 1306 208 +1098 52 Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to play-off semi-final
2   Featherstone Rovers 27 23 1 3 1060 468 +592 47 Advance to play-off semi-final
3   Halifax Panthers 27 20 0 7 837 442 +395 40 Advance to play-off eliminators
4   Barrow Raiders 27 18 1 8 757 587 +170 37
5   Batley Bulldogs 27 17 2 8 738 551 +187 36
6   York City Knights 27 18 0 9 677 596 +81 36
7   Sheffield Eagles 27 12 0 15 701 660 +41 24
8   Widnes Vikings 27 12 0 15 567 679 −112 24
9   Bradford Bulls 27 11 0 16 523 677 −154 22
10   Whitehaven 27 9 1 17 488 854 −366 19
11   London Broncos 27 8 1 18 548 740 −192 17
12   Newcastle Thunder 27 7 1 19 559 877 −318 15
13   Dewsbury Rams 27 3 1 23 385 964 −579 7 Relegated to League 1
14   Workington Town 27 1 0 26 296 1139 −843 2
Source: [1]

Results

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2022 Betfred Championship

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Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Source
1   London Broncos 12–34   Widnes Vikings 30 January 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane N. Bennett 2,182 Source:[3]
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2   Halifax Panthers 28–00   London Broncos 6 February 2022, 15:00 The Shay J. Child 1,433 Source:[4]
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3   London Broncos 0–8   Whitehaven 13 February 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane M. Smaill 1,411 Source:[5]
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4   Featherstone Rovers 30–12   London Broncos 19 February 2022, 17:30 Post Office Road J. Vella 2,796 Source:[6]
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5   London Broncos 24–26   York City Knights 6 March 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane M. Smaill 903 Source:[7]
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6   Barrow Raiders 18–18   London Broncos 20 March 2022, 15:00 Craven Park S. Mikalauskas 1,979 Source:[8]
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7   London Broncos 6–8   Bradford Bulls 3 April 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane C. Worsley 1,153 Source:[9]
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8   Sheffield Eagles 30–10   London Broncos 16 April 2022, 15:00 Eco-Power Stadium[a] B. Thaler 943 Source:[10]
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9   Leigh Centurions 64–00   London Broncos 24 April 2022, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village L. Moore 2,587 Source:[11]
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10   London Broncos 36–12   Dewsbury Rams 1 May 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane J. Smith Not Given Source:[12]
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11   London Broncos 22–52   Newcastle Thunder 13 May 2022, 19:45 Leigh Sports Village M. Smaill 940 Source:[13]
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12   Batley Bulldogs 28–12   London Broncos 22 May 2022, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium L. Rush Source:[14]
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13   Workington Town 32–18   London Broncos 2 June 2022, 12:30 Derwent Park L. Rush 1,135 Source:[15]
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14   York City Knights 36–34   London Broncos 5 June 2022, 15:00 York Community Stadium J. Vella Not Given Source:[16]
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15   Dewsbury Rams 18–26   London Broncos 12 June 2022, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium M. Rossleigh 579 Source:[17]
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16   Widnes Vikings 26–22   London Broncos 26 June 2022, 15:00 Halton Stadium M. Smaill 2,926 Source:[18]
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17   London Broncos 36–28   Sheffield Eagles 3 July 2022, 15:00 Stonebridge Road N. Bennett 750 Source:[19]
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18   London Broncos 22–42   Featherstone Rovers 10 July 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane M. Rossleigh 850 Source:[20]
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19   Bradford Bulls 12–30   London Broncos 16 July 2022, 18:00 Odsal Stadium N. Bennett 2,762 Source:[21]
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20   London Broncos 38–10   Halifax Panthers 24 July 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane M. Rossleigh 950 Source:[22]
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21   London Broncos 12–38   Sheffield Eagles 30 July 2022, 12:45 Headingley Stadium J. Vella 6,752 Source:[23]
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22   Newcastle Thunder 00–44   London Broncos 7 August 2022, 15:00 Kingston Park A. Moore 395 Source:[24]
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23   London Broncos 38–12   Workington Town 14 August 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane S. Mikalauskas Source:[25]
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24   London Broncos 30–20   Batley Bulldogs 21 August 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane A. Moore 750 Source:[26]
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25   Whitehaven 40–20   London Broncos 28 August 2022, 15:00 Recreation Ground C. Worsley Source:
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26   London Broncos 6–58   Leigh Centurions 4 September 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane M. Griffiths 900 Source:[27]
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27   London Broncos 20–30   Barrow Raiders 11 September 2022, 15:00 Plough Lane J. Vella 900 Source:[28]

2022 Betfred Challenge Cup

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Challenge Cup round 4 result
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Broncos 08–34   Bradford Bulls 27 February 2022; 15:00 Plough Lane N. Bennett 551
Source:[29]
 
Plough Lane pre-game in the Broncos first game at the new ground
 
The Broncos playing at Stonebridge Road in July 2022

Players making a Broncos debut in 2022

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Statistics

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Jordan Williams playing the London Broncos against the Batley Bulldogs in May
 
Jordan Williams playing the London Broncos in July
Squad Number Name International country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points Notes
1 Sitiveni Moceidreke   Centre - St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 6 13 0 50
2 Paul Ulberg   Wing - Norths Devils 25 16 0 0 64
3 Jude Ferreira   Centre - Hull F.C. 11 2 0 0 8 Season long loan
4 Paulos Latu   Centre - London Skolars 12 2 0 0 8
5 Iliess Macani   Wing - London Skolars 28 15 0 0 60
6 Oli Leyland   Stand-off - London Broncos Academy 25 2 52 0 112
7 Rian Horsman   Scrum-half - London Broncos Academy 7 0 0 0 0
8 Wellington Albert   Prop - Keighley Cougars 15 2 0 0 8
9 Dean Parata   Hooker - Featherstone Rovers 28 10 0 0 40
10 Lewis Bienek   Prop - Castleford Tigers 23 6 0 0 24
11 Will Lovell   Second-row - London Skolars 25 5 0 0 20
12 Rhys Curran   Second-row - Toulouse Olympique 20 2 0 0 8
13 Brad Foster   Loose forward - Doncaster 26 2 0 0 8
14 Calum Gahan   Hooker - Norths Devils 12 3 0 0 12 Joined club in February 2022
15 Jordan Williams   Prop - London Skolars 25 4 0 0 16
16 Will Blakemore   Second-row - London Broncos Academy 7 0 0 0 0 Left club in June 2022
17 Rob Oakley   Loose forward - London Broncos Academy 15 0 0 0 0
18 Ronny Palumbo   Second-row - Manly Sea Eagles 22 1 0 0 4
19 Jacob Thomas   Stand-off - London Skolars 4 0 1 0 2
20 Dan Coates   Stand-off - Coventry Bears 4 0 0 0 0 Left club in March 2022
21 Will Ramsey   Scrum-half - West Wales Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
22 Rob Tuliatu   Prop - London Skolars 20 0 0 0 0
23 Mike Greenhalgh   Second-row - London Skolars 3 0 0 0 0 Left club in May 2022
24 Max Allen   Second-row - London Broncos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
25 Bill Leyland   Hooker - London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
26 Judd Greenhalgh   Second-row - London Skolars 0 0 0 0 0 Left club in August 2022
27 Jack Howorth   Centre - London Broncos Academy 0 0 0 0 0
28 Dalton Grant   Centre - London Skolars 19 5 0 0 20
29 Lameck Juma   Wing - London Skolars 4 1 0 0 4 Left club in May 2022
30 Adam Vrahnos   Second-row - London Skolars 6 0 0 0 0
31 Alex Walker   Fullback - Halifax Panthers 23 13 0 0 52
32 Amir Bourouh   Hooker - Salford Red Devils 1 0 0 0 0 Short term loan
32 Neil Thorman   Stand-off - London Skolars 3 0 1 0 2 Short term loan
32 Brock Pelligra   Scrum-half - AS Carcassonne 7 0 0 0 0 Joined club in May 2022
33 Dane Chisholm   Scrum-half - Featherstone Rovers 3 1 7 0 18 Short term loan
33 Sam Davis   Hooker - York City Knights 13 0 0 0 0 mid season loan
34 Dan Hoyes   Centre - London Broncos Academy 1 1 0 0 4
35 Euan Parke   Prop - London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0
35 Sam Hall   Prop - Castleford Tigers 6 3 0 0 12 extended loan

Notes

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  1. ^ Match played at Doncaster due to ongoing works at Sheffield's home ground

References

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  1. ^ Club statement – Jermaine and Jy-mel Coleman
  2. ^ London Broncos - 2022
  3. ^ "Betfred Championship: round two". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3313. 31 January 2022. p. 35.
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  13. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round eleven". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3328. 16 May 2022. p. 39.
  14. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twelve". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3329. 23 May 2022. p. 39.
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  20. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round eighteen". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3336. 11 July 2022. p. 35.
  21. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round nineteen". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3337. 18 July 2022. p. 39.
  22. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3338. 25 July 2022. p. 39.
  23. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-one". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3339. 1 August 2022. p. 39.
  24. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-two". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3340. 8 August 2022. p. 39.
  25. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-three". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3341. 15 August 2022. p. 39.
  26. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-four". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3342. 22 August 2022. p. 39.
  27. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-six". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3344. 5 September 2022. p. 39.
  28. ^ "Betfred Championship: Round twenty-seven". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3345. 5 September 2022. p. 31.
  29. ^ "Scoreboard: Betfred Challenge Cup Round Four". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3317. 28 February 2022. p. 35.
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