2017 London Broncos season
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{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 2017
| team_colour = black
| font_colour = white; border:solid red 1px
| league = Championship
| league_link = 2017 Championship
| league_rank = 2nd
| league_wins = 19
| league_draws = 1
| league_losses = 8
| points_for = 950
| points_against = 533
| playoff_result = N/A
| cup = Challenge Cup
| cup_result = Fourth Round
| cup_wins = 0
| cup_losses = 1
| CEO_title = Chairman
| CEO = David Hughes
| coach_title = Head Coach
| coach = Andrew Henderson
| captain = Daniel Harrison
| stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground
| avg_attendance = 860
| high_attendance = 1476
| top_tries = Jarrod Sammut - 26
| top_goals = Jarrod Sammut - 84
| top_points = Jarrod Sammut - 272
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| next_season = 2018
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| list_link = List of London Broncos seasons
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The 2017 London Broncos season was the thirty-eighth in the club's history and their third consecutive season out of the Super League. Competing in the 2017 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached by Andrew Henderson, finishing in 2nd place and reaching the Fourth Round of the 2017 Challenge Cup. They failed to achieve promotion after finishing 6th place in the 2017 Super League Qualifiers.
It was their second since moving to Ealing. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by the Toronto Wolfpack.
2017 milestones
2017 squad
{{Rugby league squad
|squadname=London Broncos 2017 Squad
|BC1=black
|FC1=white
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|FC2=black
|source=[https://londonbroncosrl.com/news/london-broncos-announce-2017-squad-numbers/ London Broncos squad 2017]
|date=7 July 2017
|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no=1|name={{flagicon|WAL}}Elliot Kear|pos=FB|pos2=CE|pos3=WG}}
|list1b={{Rugby league squad player|no=2|name={{flagicon|WAL}}Rhys Williams|pos=WG}}
|list1c={{Rugby league squad player|no=3|name={{flagicon|SCO}}Ben Hellewell|pos=CE|pos2=SR}}
|list1d={{Rugby league squad player|no=4|name={{flagicon|AUS}}Adrian Purtell|pos=CE}}
|list1e={{Rugby league squad player|no=5|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Kieran Dixon|pos=WG}}
|list1f={{Rugby league squad player|no=6|name={{flagicon|Malta}}Jarrod Sammut|pos=SO|pos2=SH}}
|list1g={{Rugby league squad player|no=7|name={{flagicon|FRA}}William Barthau|pos=SH|pos2=SO}}
|list1h={{Rugby league squad player|no=8|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Tom Spencer|pos=PR}}
|list1i={{Rugby league squad player|no=9|name={{flagicon|ENG}}James Cunningham|pos=HK|vicecaptain=1}}
|list1j={{Rugby league squad player|no=10|name={{flagicon|NZL}}Mark Ioane|pos=PR|pos2=SR}}
|list1k={{Rugby league squad player|no=11|name={{flagicon|AUS}}Daniel Harrison|pos=SR|captain=1}}8px
|list1l={{Rugby league squad player|no=12|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Matt Garside|pos=SR|pos2=CE}}
|list1m={{Rugby league squad player|no=13|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Jay Pitts|pos=LF|pos2=SR}}
|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=14|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Andy Ackers|pos=HK}}
|list2b={{Rugby league squad player|no=15|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Eddie Battye|pos=PR}}
|list2c={{Rugby league squad player|no=16|name={{flagicon|FIJ}}Junior Roqica|pos=PR|pos2=LF}}
|list2d={{Rugby league squad player|no=17|name={{flagicon|USA}}Mark Offerdahl|pos=PR|pos2=LF}}
|list2e={{Rugby league squad player|no=18|name={{flagicon|WAL}}Ben Evans|pos=PR}}
|list2f={{Rugby league squad player|no=19|name={{flagicon|IRE|rugby league}}Api Pewhairangi|pos=SO|pos2=HK}}
|list2g={{Rugby league squad player|no=20|name={{flagicon|WAL}}Michael Channing|pos=CE}}
|list2h={{Rugby league squad player|no=21|name={{flagicon|WAL}}Dalton Grant|pos=WG}}8px
|list2i={{Rugby league squad player|no=22|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Matt Davis|pos=SR|pos2=LF}}
|list2j={{Rugby league squad player|no=23|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Matty Gee|pos=SR}}
|list2k={{Rugby league squad player|no=24|name={{flagicon|SCO}}Alex Walker|pos=FB}}
|list3a={{Rugby league squad player|no=27|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Ben Pointer|pos=HK}}
|list3b={{Rugby league squad player|no=28|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Sadiq Adebiyi|pos=PR|pos2=SR}}
|list3c={{Rugby league squad player|no=29|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Kameron Pearce-Paul|pos=WG|pos2=CE}}
|list3e={{Rugby league squad player|no=31|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Lewis Bienek|pos=PR}}
|list3h={{Rugby league squad player|no=34|name={{flagicon|FRA}}John Boudebza|pos=HK}}
|list3i={{Rugby league squad player|no=35|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Jacob Ogden|pos=CE}}
|list3j={{Rugby league squad player|no=36|name={{flagicon|ENG}}Sam Wilde|pos=SR|pos2=LF}}
|coach={{flagicon|SCO}}Andrew Henderson
|assistant={{flagicon|ENG}}Jamie Langley
|assistant2={{flagicon|ENG}}Danny Ward
|legend1=8px Injured
}}
2017 tables
=Regular season=
File:London Broncos away @Toulouse in 2017.jpg in 2017]]
File:London Broncos v Toulouse in 2017.jpg
{{:2017 RFL Championship|transcludesection=Regular season|showteam=LON}}
=Qualifiers=
{{:2017 Super 8s|transcludesection=Qualifiers|showteam=LON}}[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-8-s---qualifiers-2017/ladder.html Super 8's - Qualifiers 2017]
2017 fixtures and results
2017 Transfers
Gains
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! colspan=11 | Gains | |||
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| Player | Previous club | Years signed | Date Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Tom Spencer | Leigh Centurions | 2 Years | July 2016 |
| {{flagicon|WAL|rugby league}} Dalton Grant | Dewsbury Rams | 2 Years | July 2016 |
| {{flagicon|AUS|rugby league}} Adrian Purtell | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | August 2016 |
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Jay Pitts | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | August 2016 |
| {{flagicon|WAL|rugby league}} Michael Channing | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | September 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/channing-leaves-featherstone-to-go-back-home-1-8152663 |title=Channing leaves Featherstone to go 'back home' |work=Pontefract and Castleford Express |date=28 September 2016 |accessdate=9 December 2016}} |
| {{flagicon|WAL|rugby league}} Ben Evans | Warrington Wolves | 1 Year | October 2016 |
| {{flagicon|MLT|rugby league}} Jarrod Sammut | Workington Town | 2 Years | October 2016 |
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Matty Gee | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | November 2016 |
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Kieran Dixon | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | November 2016 |
| {{flagicon|FIJ|rugby league}} Junior Roqica | Cronulla Sharks | 1 Year | November 2016 |
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Lewis Foster | Leigh Centurions | loan | March 2017 |
| {{flagicon|FRA|rugby league}} John Boudebza | Lézignan Sangliers | end of 2017 | July 2017 |
| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Sam Wilde | Warrington Wolves | loan | July 2017 |
Losses
[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/london-broncos/transfers.html Gains & Losses]