# 2003 London Broncos season

The 2003 London Broncos season was the twenty-fourth in the club's history and their eighth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Tony Rea, competing in Super League VIII and finishing in 5th place. The club also got to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

## 2003 London Broncos squad

| Squad Number | Name | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
| 1 | Paul Sykes | Fullback | 22 | Bradford Bulls | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | Dom Peters | Wing | 24 | London Broncos Academy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Nigel Roy | Centre | 29 | Northern Eagles | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Tony Martin | Centre | 24 | Melbourne Storm | 27 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 124 |
| 5 | Steve Hall | Wing | 24 | St Helens | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Rob Purdham | Stand-off | 24 | Whitehaven | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Dennis Moran | Scrum-half | 26 | Parramatta Eels | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 8 | Francis Stephenson | Prop | 27 | Wigan Warriors | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Bill Peden | Hooker | 33 | Newcastle Knights | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Richard Marshall | Prop | 27 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mat Toshack | Second-row | 30 | South Queensland Crushers | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Steele Retchless | Second-row | 32 | South Queensland Crushers | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Jim Dymock | Loose forward | 31 | Parramatta Eels | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | 21 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Mark Cox | Prop | 25 | Whitehaven | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jamie Fielden | Prop | 25 | Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tommy Haughey | Second-row | 21 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Austin Buchanan | Wing | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Nick Johnson | Hooker | ?? | Bradford Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jason Hetherington | Hooker | 29 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Rob Jackson | Centre | 22 | Wigan Warriors | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | Andrew Hamilton | Second-row | 31 | Ipswich Jets | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Chris Thorman | Stand-off | 24 | Huddersfield Giants | 29 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 195 |
| 24 | Russell Bawden | Prop | 30 | Brisbane Broncos | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Andrew King | Centre | 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
| 26 | Damian Kennedy | Centre | 29 | Canberra Raiders | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Karl Long | Centre | 22 | Widnes Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tommy Gallagher | Second-row | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Jason Netherton | Second-row | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Mbu | Second-row | 19 | London Broncos Academy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Steve Trindall | Prop | 30 | Wests Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Joel Caine | Wing | 25 | Wests Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 34 | Dave McConnell | Hooker | 22 | Chorley Lynx | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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## Super League VIII table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bradford Bulls (L, C) | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 878 | 529 | +349 | 44 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 751 | 555 | +196 | 41 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 776 | 512 | +264 | 40 | Elimination play-offs |
| 4 | St Helens | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 845 | 535 | +310 | 31 | Elimination play-offs |
| 5 | London Broncos | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 643 | 696 | −53 | 30 | Elimination play-offs |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 748 | 619 | +129 | 29 | Elimination play-offs |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 701 | 577 | +124 | 27 | |
| 8 | Castleford Tigers | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 612 | 633 | −21 | 25 | |
| 9 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 640 | 727 | −87 | 25 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628 | 715 | −87 | 23 | |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 505 | 774 | −269 | 15 | |
| 12 | Halifax (R) | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 372 | 1227 | −855 | 0 | Relegation to National League One |
* ↑ St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.

## 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 | Bradford Bulls | 30 | | | Bradford Bulls | 25 |
| | | | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 14 | | | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors | 12 |
| | | | | | | Leeds Rhinos | 22 | | |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | | | | Leeds Rhinos | 22 | | |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | | | | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors | 23 | | |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 12 | | | | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors | 23 | | |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 12 | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors | 40 | | | | | |
| | | | St Helens | St Helens | 24 | | | | | |
| 4 | St Helens | 24 | St Helens | St Helens | 24 | | | | | |
| 5 | London Broncos | 6 | | | | | | | | |
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## 2003 Challenge Cup

For the fourth 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 | London Broncos | 42-12 | Oldham | 9 February 2003 | Griffin Park | 1514 |
| Fifth round | Leeds Rhinos | 21-12 | London Broncos | 1 March 2003 | Headingley | 12,901 |