London Junior League Players Meet England Captain and Star Player at Wembley!
Rick Jones • 17 July 2025
Only 100 days to go till England take on the Aussies at Wembley!
It is only 100 Days until England take on Australia at Wembley in the first Ashes Rugby League Test Match in over 20 Years!
As part of the build up, a number of London Rugby League Community Club Junior Players were yesterday lucky enough to meet England Captain George Williams, England Star Player Jack Welsby, England Legend Martin Offiah and RFL President Adam Hills at Wembley Stadium.
With the second and third Tests in Liverpool and Leeds already sold out, the match at Wembley is the only remaining way to watch what should be a fantastic series live. tickets start at only £20 for Adults and £10 for U16s (see booking link below).
If you would like to make a Group Booking of 14 or more, please email Shaun Tennant at the RFL on groups@rlcommercial.co.uk.
MATCH PREVIEW: Sheffield Eagles vs London Broncos London Broncos move into Round 18 of the Championship season on Sunday with a trip up to face Sheffield Eagles at Olympic Legacy Park. The two sides in desperate need of points and a positive result with both still harbouring ambitions of moving away from the bottom four. The teams are level on 8 points and back in May in the reverse fixture at Rosslyn Park it was the Eagles who edged it winning 22-20. Take a look at the match preview as we give you all the key information ahead of the game on Sunday (3pm KO). SQUAD INFO Mike Eccles has named his squad for this weekend’s Championship trip to Sheffield Eagles. Tommy Porter, who returned to the club this week, is named in the squad and if selected in the matchday squad will make his first senior appearance after progressing through the academy and scholarship. Meanwhile, Chris Hellec returns to the 21. Jack Smith from Leeds Rhinos and Louix Gorman from Hull KR are the dual-registration players available for selection this weekend.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Sheffield Eagles vs London Broncos Mike Eccles has named his squad for this weekend’s Championship trip to Sheffield Eagles. Tommy Porter, who returned to the club this week, is named in the squad and if selected in the matchday squad will make his first senior appearance after progressing through the academy and scholarship. Meanwhile, Chris Hellec returns to the 21. Jack Smith from Leeds Rhinos and Louix Gorman from Hull KR are the dual-registration players available for selection this weekend. #WeAreLondon
Tommy Porter rejoins London Broncos London Broncos are pleased to announce hooker Tommy Porter has rejoined the club on a deal until the end of the season. The 21-year-old came through the Broncos scholarship and academy before moving to Manchester to begin his university degree. Whilst in Manchester, Porter played for Rochdale Hornets, Leigh Leopards and most recently Swinton Lions. Porter played 7 times scoring three tries in League One this season for Paul Wood’s team before leaving the club to move back to London.
Final 4 games for JUST £50 London Broncos are delighted to offer a fantastic ticket offer for the remaining four home league games of the 2025 season. We are excited to return to The Cherry Red Records from August for the remainder of the season when we welcome Barrow Raiders, Toulouse Olympique, Oldham RLFC & Bradford Bulls to SW17. For just £50 you can watch all four of the games which offers a huge saving of £30 from a general admission adult ticket. To take advantage of this fantastic offer - CLICK HERE!! #WeAreLondon
Emilia’s Big Day: London Broncos partner with blood cancer charity to celebrate young rugby fan - London Broncos will host ‘Emilia’s Big Day’ to celebrate young cancer survivor whose life was saved by a stem cell donor. - Supporters can join the stem cell donor register with a simple mouth swab - This is part of a partnership with DKMS : inspired by lifelong rugby league fan whose baby son needed a stem cell transplant. Rugby league’s London Broncos have teamed up with blood cancer charity DKMS to organise ‘Emilia’s Big Day’, a family fun day and stem cell donor registration event, before their Championship game against Bradford Bulls on 6 September.
Chris Ball departs club London Broncos can confirm the club has mutually agreed to release Chris Ball from his contract. The 25-year-old had featured in seven games this season but due to increased commitments outside of rugby is no longer able to fully commit. The club would like to thank Chris for his service and wish him all the best in the future. #WeAreLondon
Junior Awards will be presented on pitch at half-time during the Bradford match!
Adam will also be presenting the London Rugby League Community Club Awards!
Congratulations to Elmbridge Eagles, Hemel Stags, St Albans Centurions and Brixton Bulls for making it to the Grand Finals.
THROWBACK HIGHLIGHTS: Sheffield Eagles vs London Broncos On this day 12 years ago London Broncos would make the trip to the Don Valley Stadium to take on Sheffield Eagles in the Challenge Cup Quarter-Final. Tries from Michael Witt, Shane Rodney, Jamie Soward, Michael Robertson & Rhodri Lloyd sealed a famous win for Tony Rea's side.
