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2002 London Broncos season

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2002 London Broncos season
Super League VII Rank8th
Challenge CupFifth round
2002 recordWins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 693; against: 660
Team information
ChairmanDavid Hughes
CoachTony Rea
Captain
StadiumGriffin Park
Avg. attendance3,763
High attendance5,540
Top scorers
TriesDennis Moran - 23
GoalsTony Martin - 95
PointsTony Martin - 226
Home colours
Away colours
← 2001 List of seasons 2003 →

The 2002 London Broncos season was the twenty-third in the club's history and their seventh season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VII and finishing in 8th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

2002 London Broncos squad

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Squad Number Name Representative country Position Age Previous club Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1 Michael Gillett Australia Stand-off 29 Wests Tigers 27 7 0 0 28
2 Nigel Roy Australia Centre 28 Northern Eagles 27 13 0 0 52
3 Tony Martin Australia Centre 23 Melbourne Storm 30 9 95 0 226
4 Sylvain Houles France Centre 21 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 20 6 0 0 24
5 Steve Hall England Wing 23 St Helens 21 6 0 0 24
6 Jim Dymock Australia Loose forward 30 Parramatta Eels 27 4 0 0 16
7 Dennis Moran Australia Scrum-half 25 Parramatta Eels 29 23 1 2 96
8 Francis Stephenson England Prop 26 Wigan Warriors 22 3 0 0 12
9 Jason Hetherington Australia Hooker 28 Canterbury Bulldogs 21 6 0 0 24
10 Scott Cram Scotland Prop 25 Illawarra Steelers 14 1 0 0 4
11 Wayne Evans Australia Second-row 27 Northern Eagles 19 2 0 0 8
12 Steele Retchless United States Second-row 31 South Queensland Crushers 28 3 0 0 12
13 Mat Toshack Australia Second-row 29 South Queensland Crushers 30 9 0 0 36
14 Richard Marshall Ireland Prop 26 Huddersfield Giants 30 1 0 0 4
17 Neil Budworth Wales Hooker 20 Wigan Warriors 12 1 0 0 4
18 Peter Lupton England Loose forward 20 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
19 Dom Peters England Wing 23 London Broncos Academy 16 2 0 0 8
20 Rob Purdham England Stand-off 22 Whitehaven 15 1 1 1 7
21 Rob Jackson England Centre 21 Wigan Warriors 10 3 0 0 12
23 Richie Barnett New Zealand Centre 30 Sydney Roosters 20 3 0 0 12
24 Russell Bawden Australia Prop 29 Brisbane Broncos 29 7 0 0 28
25 Richard Moore England Prop 21 Bradford Bulls 7 2 0 0 8
26 Alex Wilkinson Australia Centre 19 Bradford Bulls 6 0 0 0 0
27 Jonny Hepworth England Scrum-half 19 London Broncos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
28 Darren Shaw Scotland Second-row 30 Salford City Reds 9 0 0 0 0
29 Gareth Price Wales Prop 22 Leigh Centurions 4 3 0 0 12
30 Paul Sykes England Fullback 21 Bradford Bulls 16 2 14 0 36
31 Gareth Dean Wales Prop 21 London Broncos Academy 4 0 0 0 0

Sources: [1][2][3]

Super League VII table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (L, C) 28 23 0 5 927 522 +405 46 Semi-final
2 Bradford Bulls 28 23 0 5 910 519 +391 46
3 Wigan Warriors 28 19 1 8 817 475 +342 39 Elimination play-offs
4 Leeds Rhinos 28 17 0 11 865 700 +165 34
5 Hull F.C. 28 16 0 12 742 674 +68 32
6 Castleford Tigers 28 14 2 12 736 615 +121 30
7 Widnes Vikings 28 14 1 13 590 716 −126 29
8 London Broncos 28 13 1 14 661 635 +26 27
9 Halifax Blue Sox 28 8 0 20 558 856 −298 16
10 Warrington Wolves 28 7 0 21 483 878 −395 14
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 5 2 21 566 899 −333 12
12 Salford City Reds (R) 28 5 1 22 490 856 −366 11 Relegation to National League One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

2002 Challenge Cup

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For the third consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.[4]

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Attendance
Fourth round Batley Bulldogs 6-26 London Broncos 10 February 2002 Mount Pleasant 769
Fifth round London Broncos 6-19 Castleford Tigers 24 February 2002 Griffin Park 2,436

References

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  1. ^ Gains & Losses
  2. ^ London Broncos
  3. ^ SLstats - 2002 Summary
  4. ^ "2002 Challenge Cup". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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