The 1998 London Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history and their third season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League III and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup.
Super League table III TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Wigan Warriors232102762222+54042Play-offs Semi-final2 Leeds Rhinos231904662369+29338 3 Halifax Blue Sox231805658390+268364 St Helens231418673459+21429 Play-offs Eliminator Final5 Bradford Bulls2312011498450+48246 Castleford Tigers2310112446522-76217 London Broncos2310013415476-61208 Sheffield Eagles238213495541-46189 Hull Sharks238015421574-1531610 Warrington Wolves237115411645-2341511 Salford Reds236116319575-2561312 Huddersfield Giants232021288825-5374 Source: Super League III 1998
1998 Challenge Cup The London Broncos progressed to the semi-finals of the Cup, before losing to the Wigan Warriors by 38–8 in a one-sided game at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.
RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance Fourth round 15 February 1998 Batley Bulldogs 20–44 London Broncos 956 Fifth round 1 March 1998 London Broncos 21–18 Halifax Blue Sox 3,092 Quarter final 15 March 1998 London Broncos 46–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 4,111 Semi final 29 March 1998 London Broncos 8–38 Wigan Warriors 11,058
1998 squad statistics Squad NumberNameInternational countryPositionAgePrevious clubAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints 1 27 Boroughmuir RU 5 3 0 0 12 2 24 Workington Town 7 2 0 0 8 3 25 Western Reds 25 12 14 0 76 4 25 South Queensland Crushers 25 4 0 0 16 5 31 Wigan Warriors 11 7 0 0 28 6 25 London Broncos Academy 20 1 0 0 4 7 22 Illawarra Steelers 19 9 0 0 36 8 28 Auckland Warriors 26 2 0 0 8 9 33 Gold Coast Chargers 27 4 0 0 16 10 31 Manly Sea Eagles 22 1 0 0 4 11 31 Brisbane Norths 3 0 0 0 0 12 27 South Queensland Crushers 27 1 0 0 4 13 31 Brisbane Broncos 18 4 32 4 84 14 25 Western Reds 12 3 1 1 15 15 21 Wigan Warriors 12 3 0 0 12 17 21 London Broncos Academy 19 0 0 0 0 18 24 Western Reds 11 4 13 2 44 19 19 London Broncos Academy 4 0 0 0 0 20 30 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 0 8 21 22 London Broncos Academy 8 2 0 0 8 22 29 Canterbury Bulldogs 22 9 0 0 36 23 21 London Broncos Academy 1 0 0 0 0 24 24 Manly Sea Eagles 7 0 0 0 0 25 33 Western Reds 14 2 0 0 8 26 24 Illawarra Steelers 22 7 0 0 28 27 21 Wigan Warriors 16 5 0 0 20 28 22 Saracens RU 3 0 0 0 0 29 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 1 0 0 4 30 23 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 1 0 0 4 32 25 Parramatta Eels 21 2 12 1 33 33 19 Harlequins RU 1 0 0 0 0 47 31 Bradford Bulls 9 4 1 0 18 Sources: Super League III 1998Gains & Losses
References
External links London Broncos - Rugby League Project