# 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 squad statistics

| Squad Number | Name | 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 |
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## Super League V table

Super League V :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 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 | Elimination Semi Final |
| 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 | |

## 2000 Challenge Cup

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