# 2002 London Broncos season

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-final |
| 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 | Elimination play-offs |
| 5 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 742 | 674 | +68 | 32 | Elimination play-offs |
| 6 | Castleford Tigers | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 736 | 615 | +121 | 30 | Elimination play-offs |
| 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 |

## 2002 Challenge Cup

For the third consecutive year, the Broncos were knocked out of the cup at the fifth round stage.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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 |