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In depth- London Broncos vs Catalans Dragons (Betfred Super League Round 20)

James Booth • 31 July 2024

London Broncos vs Catalans Dragons is a matchup which is the 11th most frequent in Broncos Super League history with the fixture taking place on 30 occasions & 32 times across all competitions. Out of these 32 fixtures, the Broncos have won 10 times & lost 22 times. The Broncos have faced Catalans at home 13 times, winning 4 and losing 9. The last time that we beat Catalans Dragons at home was on 14th February 2010 at the Stoop where Harlequins RL came away 16-4 winners. The Broncos have already taken on the Dragons at home once in the 2024 Super League season (Round 2) where Catalans left London 0-34 winners. Click the video below to see the highlights from the last time out:

The first time that the Broncos took on Catalans Dragons was on April 14th, 2006 (in the fourth year of Catalans existence) where Harlequins RL came away 36-14 winners at the Stoop in front of an audience of 3,472.

 

Catalans Dragons have taken on the Broncos in 2 of our different names since our first meeting in 2006 (Harlequins RL & London Broncos) and the two sides have played against each other in many different venues across the course of the fixture’s history including the Stoop, Stade Aime Giral, Gilbert Brutus, the Millennium Stadium, City of Manchester Stadium, Molesey Road, the Hive Stadium, Trailfinders & the Cherry Red Records Stadium. Enjoy some of the best images from the fixture’s history below:


Throughout the years of this fixture, the Broncos have accumulated a points difference of -209, scoring 662 points and conceding 871 points. The highest try scorer & appearance holder for London in the history of this fixture is Chad Randall, scoring 10 trys in his 19 appearances between 2006 and 2013. London’s biggest win over Catalans Dragons came on April 9th, 2007, where Harlequins RL defeated the Dragons 16-38 at the Gilbert Brutus Stadium in front of an audience of 9,300. Catalans biggest win over the Broncos came on July 30th, 2011, where the Dragons defeated Harlequins RL 48-22 at the Gilburt Brutus Stadium in front of an audience of 8,471.

 

Catalans Dragons Honours


Challenge Cup Winners: 2018

 

LONDON BRONCOS v CATALANS DRAGONS

Last ten meetings:

London Broncos 0, Catalans Dragons 34 (23/2/24)


Catalans Dragons 4, London Broncos 17 (17/8/19)


Catalans Dragons 12, London Broncos 30 (15/6/19)


London Broncos 6, Catalans Dragons 39 (18/4/19) (at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)


Catalans Dragons 20, London Broncos 18 (5/8/17)


Catalans Dragons 46, London Broncos 4 (30/8/14)


Catalans Dragons 24, London Broncos 22 (17/5/14) (at Etihad Stadium, Manchester)


London Broncos 22, Catalans Dragons 28 (17/4/14) (at The Hive, Barnet)


Catalans Dragons 40, London Broncos 24 (4/4/14)


Catalans Dragons 34, London Broncos 28 (6/7/13)

MATCH REPORT: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 30 March 2025
LONDON BRONCOS V HUNSLET (by David Ballheimer) London Broncos (16) 26, Hunslet (0) 6 London Broncos produced one of their most dominant defensive performances in recent memory as they beat Hunslet at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday night. Such was London’s control of the ruck that the Yorkshiremen had only one attack on the London line, and they turned over the ball-carrier before he could ground the ball. At the other end, Hunslet could not cope with the power and strength of London’s ball-carriers. The Broncos made a great start, scoring on their second possession, courtesy of Marcus Stock, who found a way through three tacklers before stretching over the line and grounding the ball. Most of the credit, however, belonged to Huw Worthington, who charged 35 metres downfield returning a kick. Four minutes later, Stock turned provider, turning in a tackle and sending Luke Polselli over. The half-back was able to run behind the posts to make Chris Hellec’s second conversion even easier than his first.

MATCH GALLERY: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 30 March 2025
MATCH GALLERY: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC You can now look at the best images from a winning afternoon for Mike Eccles Broncos who maintained their 100% home record in the league this season. Tries in the first half Marcus Stock, Luke Polselli & Alex Walker gave the Broncos a 16-0 lead at the break before tries from Aaron Small and Liam Tindall secured the points. RFL President Adam Hills MBE attended the game as our special guest. #WeAreLondon

RFL President Adam Hills MBE visits London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 30 March 2025
RFL President Adam Hills MBE visits London Broncos We welcomed Adam Hills to The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday for the visit of Hunslet RLFC as he completes a mini tour of clubs in the Championship and League One. This wasn't Hills first trip to Wimbledon, as a supporter of Warrington Wolves, he attended the Super League game last season and was a big fan of the facilities on offer. You can watch the interview with Adam on the link below as we discuss a wide range of topics! #WeAreLondon

HIGHLIGHTS: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 29 March 2025
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC London Broncos returned to winning ways on Saturday as Mike Eccles side picked up a valuable win over Hunslet at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Broncos were forced into making 8 changes from the 18-man squad that lost to Oldham the week before so despite Hunslet's league position, a win was far from a foregone conclusion. You can watch the full match highlights below #WeAreLondon

POST MATCH INTERVIEW: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 29 March 2025
POST-MATCH INTERVIEW: London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC Mike Eccles spoke of his delight after his London Broncos side picked up a valuable win over Hunslet at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Broncos were forced into making 8 changes from the 18-man squad that lost to Oldham the week before so despite Hunslet's league position, a win was far from a foregone conclusion. You can watch the full interview with Mike Eccles below. TRIES: Stock, Polselli, Walker, Small & Tindall CONVERSIONS: Hellec 3/3 #WeAreLondon

TEAM NEWS: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 29 March 2025
TEAM NEWS: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC Mike Eccles has named his starting line-up for this afternoon’s Round 5 clash with Hunslet at The Cherry Red Records. There are 7 changes to the 17 with Alfie Johnson and Tom Whitehead coming straight in to start after joining on dual registration from Warrington Wolves. Huw Worthington comes in for Lewis Bienek, Ben Hursey-Hord comes in for Sadiq Adebiyi and then Matt Ross, Sam Winney and Chris Ball are named as interchanges. Ted Davidson, a former academy player, who rejoined the club during the week is named as 18th man. #WeAreLondon

MATCHDAY GUIDE: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 28 March 2025
MATCHDAY GUIDE: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC London Broncos take on Hunslet RLFC on Saturday at the later time of 5pm with gates opening at 3pm with supporters encouraged to come along early and head to the pub and enjoy the street food vans inside the stadium.

London Broncos announce dual-registration with Warrington Wolves

by Jake Watson • 28 March 2025
London Broncos announce dual-registration with Warrington Wolves London Broncos are pleased to announce the club has agreed a dual-registration partnership with Super League club Warrington Wolves for the 2025 season. The announcement further strengthens the links between the two clubs with Wolves youngsters Zac Bardsley-Rowe and Jake Thewlis joining on loan deals at the start of the season. We have now moved to make the relationship stronger by moving to a dual-registration agreement. This will allow the opportunity for players at Warrington to gain some valuable game time in the Championship with Mike Eccles side. With Mike as a highly respected coach we thank Warrington for entrusting us with some of their brightest talents. As part of the announcement both Tom Whitehead and Alfie Johnson will join up with the Broncos and both are available for selection for the next game against Hunslet. This week Jake Thewlis is named in Sam Burgess’ 21-man squad so returns to Warrington. #WeAreLondon

MATCH PREVIEW: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 27 March 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC London Broncos return to The Cherry Red Records for the first time in over a month when they welcome Hunslet RLFC to Wimbledon on Saturday. The Broncos will be looking to right the wrongs of last weekend when they lost heavily to Oldham in what was a performance described by Mike Eccles as a “bad day at the office”.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC

by Jake Watson • 27 March 2025
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: London Broncos vs Hunslet RLFC Mike Eccles has named his squad for this weekend’s Championship action when London Broncos welcome Hunslet to The Cherry Red Records. This week we give a warm welcome to Tom Whitehead and Alfie Johnson who join the squad from Warrington Wolves. Also joining the squad is former Broncos academy centre Ted Davidson. The 22-year-old centre played in the recent Capital Challenge game at the HAC and scored two tries for the London Development team. Ted came through the same system as former team mates Jamie Humphrey’s, Oli Leyland, Ramon Silva and Kai Pearce-Paul. (I can fill in more detail in an interview about him going away etc). Jake Thewlis, Lukas Mason, Kian McDermott and Taylor Kerr return this week to their respective parent clubs. We can also update fans on the fitness of Connor O’Beirne who missed the game with Oldham due to injury. We can confirm that he has sustained a knee injury so is set to be unavailable for selection for the next two months. Finally, Lewis Bienek suffered a head knock in the game at Oldham and failed his HIA so is unavailable for the weekend’s game in line with concussion protocol. #WeAreLondon
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