Dean Parata in the Legends Lounge
Jake Watson • 13 February 2025
DEAN PARATA IN THE LEGENDS LOUNGE
London Broncos are delighted to announce that our first guest for the newly named Legends Lounge for the opening league game of the season will be Dean Parata.
The Legends Lounge will be replacing the Gold Lounge at The Cherry Red Records this season offering an improved level of hospitality.
Dean retired at the end of last season after 3 stellar seasons at the club which saw him; be named as vice-captain to Will Lovell, win promotion to Super League and won Championship Player of the Year in 2023.
The Aussie born former Italian international also played for the visitors, Featherstone Rovers prior to moving to London.
In the lounge you can enjoy;
- Padded seat for match
- Lounge access and private bar
- One course hot meal
- Arrival drink
- Half time teas and coffee
- Matchday 'Legend' Q&A with a London Broncos heritage player
- Dedicated matchday host
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FULL MATCH REPLAY: London Broncos vs Batley Bulldogs
LONDON BRONCOS V BATLEY BULLDOGS (by David Ballheimer) London Broncos (6) 14, Batley Bulldogs (6) 16 London Broncos suffered the agony of conceding a last-play try to lose to the Batley Bulldogs. The truth is that London paid the penalty for dominating large parts of the game, especially the early part of the second half, but wasted great attacking positions with sloppy passes, poor run options or ineffective kicks. This is not the Bulldogs’ first two-point win over the Broncos, not even the first on 12 April because, 44 years ago – my first ever away game as a fan – the Londoners lost 10–8 to the Gallant Youths at Mount Pleasant. There were five tries at the Cherry Red, four more than I witnessed a week before Easter 1981.
