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MATCH PREVIEW: Featherstone Rovers vs London Broncos
Jake Watson • 4 April 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: Featherstone Rovers vs London Broncos
London Broncos are in cup action this weekend as they take on Featherstone Rovers in the quarter-final of the 1895 Cup away at Post Office Road.
With a place at Wembley just two games away both sides will have a focus on reaching the competitions final which is played before the Challenge Cup final. In 2023, the last time Broncos played in this competition, they reached the semi-final losing out to Halifax Panthers.
Mike Eccles has named his squad for the weekend and the 20 named sees the return of Lewis Bienek who missed the win over Hunslet after suffering a headknock in the previous game at Oldham. Also returning this weekend is Taylor Kerr and Lukas Mason from Wigan Warriors. Lastly joining the squad this week is Sam Davis. The Broncos academy graduate has joined on dual-registration terms from Salford and we look forward to seeing Sam back in a Broncos shirt.
Alex Walker starred for the Broncos the last time they played away at Featherstone in the 2023 play-off semi final as he opened the scoring in a famous win for the club.
Since then we have played Featherstone just once which was the opening home game of the current season with the Broncos also winning however with a recent change of coach, Walker thinks Rovers may be a different proposition.
Watch Alex Walker’s full pre-match interview below.
THE NUMBERS - FEATHERSTONE ROVERS v LONDON BRONCOS
Last ten meetings:
London Broncos 14, Featherstone 12 (ChR2, 23/2/25)
Featherstone 26, London Broncos 36 (ChSF, 8/10/23)
Featherstone 50, London Broncos 6 (ChR15, 18/6/23)
London Broncos 10, Featherstone 40 (ChR9, 16/4/23)
London Broncos 22, Featherstone 42 (ChR18, 10/7/22)
(at Kuflink Stadium, Ebsfleet)
Featherstone 30, London Broncos 12 (ChR4, 19/2/22)
London Broncos 28, Featherstone 48 (ChR21, 12/9/21)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Featherstone 63, London Broncos 14 (ChR12, 3/7/21)
London Broncos 10, Featherstone 34 (ChR4, 1/3/20)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Featherstone 7, London Broncos 14 (ChR22, 22/7/18)
ALEX WALKER needs two tries to reach 100 for his career.
- 81 for London Broncos (2014-2019, 2022-2025)
- 7 for Featherstone Rovers (2021, loan)
- 2 for Wakefield Trinity (2020-2021)
- 6 for London Skolars (2016, dual-registration)
- 2 for Scotland (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021-2022)
(0 for Hemel Stags, 2016, loan)
LAST TIME OUT
Watch the highlights of the last trip to Featherstone Rovers with the Broncos claiming a famous win in 2023.
#WeAreLondon
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Featherstone Rovers vs London Broncos Mike Eccles has named his squad for this weekend’s 1895 Cup quarter-final trip to take on Featherstone Rovers at Post Office Road. Returning to the squad is Lewis Bienek after missing out on the win over Hunslet due to HIA protocol. The Wigan Warriors duo of Lukas Mason and Taylor Kerr are also available for selection for Mike Eccles again this weekend. Today we announced another dual-registration agreement, adding Salford Red Devils to our 2025 link with Warrington Wolves. As part of today’s announcement we are delighted to welcome back Sam Davis who signs on dual-registration. Due to the ongoing restrictions in place at Salford, Davis has been unable to feature for Paul Rowley’s side this season. The full squad is available to view below. #WeAreLondon
London Broncos announce dual-registration with Salford Red Devils London Broncos are pleased to announce the club has agreed a dual-registration partnership with Super League club Salford Red Devils for the 2025 season. This latest partnership sees Salford join Warrington Wolves as our dual registration partners. This will allow the opportunity for players at Salford to gain some valuable game time in the Championship with Mike Eccles side. So far we have seen Zac Bardsley Rowe, Jake Thewlis, Alfie Johnson and Tom Whitehead all gain valuable experience as part of the link with Warrington Wolves.
MATCH PREVIEW: Alex Walker previews 1895 Cup Quarter-Final London Broncos are in cup action this weekend as they head to Featherstone Rovers in the quarter-final stages of the competition. With the Broncos just two wins away from a place at Wembley with the game acting as a support for the Challenge Cup final, both sides will begin to dream of reaching the showpiece event. The last time the Broncos played in this competition back in 2023 they reached the semi-finals however they lost out to Halifax who would go on to lose to Wakefield in the final. Alex Walker was part of that side and was also part of the team that won at Featherstone the last time the Broncos played at Post Office Road. That win was in the play-off semi final where Broncos would go on to win the grand final in Toulouse and return to Super League. To watch the full match preview with Alex Walker click below.
TONY REA IN THE LEGENDS LOUNGE London Broncos are delighted to announce legendary former London Broncos player and coach Tony Rea will be the special guest in the Legends Lounge for the upcoming home game against Batley Bulldogs on April 12th. Tony joined the London Broncos in December 1994, and made his debut on Boxing Day in a freezing cold defeat at Leigh. The club was in transition at the time, with the Brisbane Broncos directors, who owned the club, signing Australian players to try to win promotion from the Second Division. Tony joined the club from North Sydney. He had played 120 first team games for Norths, including captaining them to the Grand Final in 1991.
London Broncos Heritage Numbers After making his debut in Round 3 of The Championship season away at Oldham RLFC, Jenson Binks receives the heritage number of 724. The 20-year-old is a product of the clubs academy and has been with the club since the age of 15. Binks, who plays as halfback, featured regular in the Reserve side in 2024 and has been handed the number 28 shirt this season by Mike Eccles.
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GAMEWEEK: Featherstone Rovers vs London Broncos Off the back of another win at The Cherry Red Records on Saturday against Hunslet the Broncos move into cup action this weekend. We turn our attentions to the 1895 Cup and a place in the semi-finals is at stake when we head to Featherstone Rovers to take on Paul Cooke's side. The last time we were in the 1895 Cup we reached the semi-final stages of the competition and will be looking to go at least one step further on this occasion. Broncos have already faced Featherstone once this season and it was Mike Eccles side who took the win in a league game at Wimbledon. The last time Broncos played at Featherstone was in the semi-final of the play-offs in 2023 and it was the Broncos who picked up a shock win to progress to the final and ultimately seal promotion back to Super League. To buy tickets for the game click the link below! #WeAreLondon
Hemel Stags win the U16s in Brentwood while Elmbridge Eagles win the U14s in Elmbridge in London Junior League Pre-Season Nines Tournaments
Langley Park, St James' Boys and Dorothy Stringer all travel North to face major opposition in the National Champion Schools Knock-Out Rounds
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.
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