# 2005 London Broncos season

The 2005 London Broncos season was the twenty-sixth in the club's history and their tenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League X, finishing in 6th place and competing in the end of season play-offs. The club also got to the Quarter-finals round of the Challenge Cup.

## 2005 London Broncos squad

| Squad Number | Name | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
| 1 | Paul Sykes | Centre | 24 | Bradford Bulls | 32 | 13 | 133 | 2 | 320 |
| 2 | Jon Wells | Wing | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 3 | Nick Bradley-Qalilawa | Wing | 25 | Manly Sea Eagles | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Mark O'Halloran | Centre | 24 | Wests Tigers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | John Kirkpatrick | Wing | 26 | St Helens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Mark McLinden | Fullback | 27 | Canberra Raiders | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Tommy Leuluai | Scrum-half | 20 | New Zealand Warriors | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 8 | Francis Stephenson | Prop | 29 | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | 23 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Trindall | Prop | 32 | Wests Tigers | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Solomon Haumono | Second-row | 29 | Manly Sea Eagles | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 12 | Lee Hopkins | Second-row | 27 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Rob Purdham | Loose forward | 25 | Whitehaven | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 14 | Danny Williams | Second-row | 32 | Melbourne Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mitch Stringer | Prop | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Mbu | Second-row | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Mark Tookey | Prop | 28 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Anthony Armour | Prop | 22 | Penrith Panthers | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Dave Highton | Hooker | 25 | Salford City Reds | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Fili Lolohea | Prop | 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Luke Dorn | Stand-off | 23 | Sydney Roosters | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 22 | Lee Sanderson | Scrum-half | 20 | Leigh Centurions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lee Greenwood | Wing | 24 | Halifax | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 24 | Tryone Smith | Centre | 22 | Sydney Roosters | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 25 | Zeb Luisi | Fullback | 21 | London Broncos Academy | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 26 | Carl Ablett | Second-row | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Karl Temata | Prop | 27 | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Michael Worrincy | Second-row | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ade Adebisi | Wing | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Feleti Mateo | Stand-off | 21 | Parramatta Eels | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Second-row | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Super League X table

Super League Xvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qual. |
| 1 | St. Helens | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1028 | 537 | +491 | 47 | Play-off semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1152 | 505 | +647 | 44 | Play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1038 | 684 | +354 | 37 | Play-off elimination finals |
| 4 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 792 | 702 | +90 | 36 | Play-off elimination finals |
| 5 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 756 | 670 | +86 | 32 | Play-off elimination finals |
| 6 | London Broncos | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 800 | 718 | +82 | 28 | Play-off elimination finals |
| 7 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 698 | 718 | −20 | 28 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | −49 | 24 |
| 9 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 549 | 732 | −183 | 22 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 716 | 999 | −283 | 20 |
| 11 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 598 | 1048 | −450 | 13 | Relegated to National League 1 |
| 12 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 445 | 1210 | −765 | 5 | Relegated to National League 1 |
Source: Rugby League Project. Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

## Super League X play-offs

| Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Elimination final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | St. Helens | 16 | | | Leeds Rhinos | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | | | Bradford Bulls | Bradford Bulls | 15 |
| | | | | | | St. Helens | 18 | | |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 44 | | | | St. Helens | 18 | | |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 44 | | | | Bradford Bulls | Bradford Bulls | 23 | | |
| 6 | London Broncos | 22 | | | | Bradford Bulls | Bradford Bulls | 23 | | |
| 6 | London Broncos | 22 | Bradford Bulls | Bradford Bulls | 71 | | | | | |
| | | | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Hull F.C. | 40 | | | | | | | | |

## 2005 Challenge Cup

The Broncos progressed beyond the fifth round stage of the cup for the first time in five years, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by the Leeds Rhinos.
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Attendance |
| Fourth round | Hunslet Hawks | 4-70 | London Broncos | 3 April 2005 | South Leeds Stadium | 450 |
| Fifth round | Salford City Reds | 12-26 | London Broncos | 8 May 2005 | The Willows | 2,339 |
| Quarter-finals | Leeds Rhinos | 32-12 | London Broncos | 24 June 2005 | Headingley | 9,444 |