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7 Jun 2024

London Broncos are delighted to announce that the club has become the sole Member of the London Rugby League Foundation.

The London Broncos Rugby League Foundation was originally launched in 2009, as the then Harlequins Rugby League Foundation, before the RFL took over the Membership in 2015. This has since been known as the London Rugby League Foundation.

In reverting back to London Broncos being the sole Member of the foundation this will enable far better collaboration and coordination between the London Broncos, the Community Clubs and the RFL for the benefit of the game as a whole. The benefits of such collaboration can already be seen in:

• The Broncos efforts to encourage Community Club members to attend their Super League matches at AFC Wimbledon this year with a record number of Community Club members attending.
• The Broncos enabling two Community Clubs to play an U14s match in the AFC Wimbledon Stadium as a curtain raiser to their win against Hull FC and a hundred Primary Rugby League players from Community Clubs played in a festival at the stadium ahead of the match against Hull KR.
• A high number of Community Club players have attended the London Broncos Lions Development Days for U12s to U15s and the London Broncos Origin Trials at U16s and U18s. 

The Community Game will also continue to have significant involvement in the Foundation, as the Community Club Awards and Grants to Community Clubs will continue to be determined by a panel comprising the Foundation, the RFL and the London Junior League, and the Foundation will continue to provide grants to Community Clubs across the region. The RFL will also continue to have significant influence, as it will appoint two Trustees to the Board of the Foundation. 

Richard Jones, who will continue as Chair of the Foundation, having been re-appointed as a Trustee by the RFL, said, "I am really excited that the London Broncos will become the sole Member of the London Rugby League Foundation. This will make the collaboration between the Broncos, the Community Clubs and the RFL far better, help the Foundation give the Community Clubs more support, and help to grow the game even more across London and the South-East."

Aaqil Ahmed will also continue as a Trustee of the Foundation, having been re-appointed by the RFL. The London Broncos have appointed Jason Loubser and John Keyes as its Trustees.

London Broncos Chief Executive Jason Loubser said; “This is an exciting announcement as it will help us to continue to grow the sport of Rugby League here in London. We will continue to combine the work that we do as a club with the great work that both the foundation and the junior leagues have been doing.”

The RFL’s Southern Regions Development Manager Stephen Guan says: ‘’On the eve of Challenge Cup Finals Day, where all Rugby League eyes fall on London, this is a positive announcement for the game in the capital. This collaborative partnership will provide clarity about the Foundation situation across the region and between the two organisations. It will also provide the London Rugby League Foundation with extra support allowing for a stronger impact and further programme delivery opportunities across the sport, which the RFL will continue to support’’

1 Sep 2024

Congratulations to the Winners and Nominees for the Junior Rugby League Player of the Year Awards, 2024 for London & South-East.

The Award Winners were determined by a Panel of the London Rugby League Foundation, the London Broncos, the London Junior League and the RFL and were presented to the winners by former Broncos player and England International Ikram Butt, on the pitch at half-time at London Broncos Final Home Super League match of the Season vs Leeds on 1st Sep.

 Junior Girls

Nominees:
Abigail Rowell – London Broncos Development
Dita Shaw – Elmbridge Eagles
Isabelle Clark - Brentwood Eels
Winner: Abigail Rowell – London Broncos Development

Primaries
Nominees:
Alfie Impey - Brentwood Eels
Bobby Reynolds - Brentwood Eels
Danny Jones - Brixton Bulls
Frederick Searle - Brixton Bulls
Jack Reynolds - Brentwood Eels
Joe O'Flaherty - Brixton Bulls
Luca Lapachidze- Brixton Bulls
Teddy Jensen - Elmbridge Eagles
Winner: Alfie Impey – Brentwood Eels

U12 Boys
Nominees:
Frazer Marmont-Robertson - Brixton Bulls
Henry Jensen – Elmbridge Eagles
Idris Cassidy - Brixton Bulls
Winner: Henry Jensen – Elmbridge Eagles

U14 Boys
Nominees:
Alex Collins-Kanaan - St Albans Centurions
Alexandru Leanca - Feltham Falcons
Anthony Blazewicz - Feltham Falcons
Charlie Krantz - St Albans Centurions
Freddie Lamb - St Albans Centurions
Hamza Zidour - Brixton Bulls
Jake McMahon- Brentwood Eels
Kieran Matthews - Feltham Falcons
Nathaniel Bent - Brixton Bulls
Ollie Robinson - St Albans Centurions
Zack Kelly – Elmbridge Eagles
Winner: Nathaniel Bent – Brixton Bulls

 
U16 Boys
Nominees:
Ben Hulyer - Hemel Stags
Ben Ratcliffe - Eastern Rhinos
Eddie Atherton - Hemel Stags
Jacob Walton - Eastern Rhinos
Liam Ferrier - Brentwood Eels
Lucas Davison - Hemel Stags
Matty McDonald - Hemel Stags
Toby Davies – Elmbridge Eagles
Will Randall - Eastern Rhinos
Winner: Eddie Atherton – Hemel Stags

8th November

Congratulations to all the Award Winners in the London Rugby League Community Club Awards 2024! 

The Awards were announced and presented last night by London Broncos Captain, Will Lovell, at a Celebration of Community Rugby League in London & South-East. The event also helped raise significant funds for the London Rugby League Foundation to support Community Clubs across the region.

Congratulations also to all those who were both nominated and short-listed for the awards. There were nearly 80 nominees from 18 different clubs, which is a new record and shows the strength of the Community Game in the area. Award winners were selected from the Nominations by a panel from the London Rugby League Foundation, the London Broncos, the London Junior League, the RFL and a representative from the broader Community Game.
Please see below the Award Winners, Short-Lists and Nominees. 

Adult Coach of the Year – Vince Spurr, Hammersmith Hill Hoists
Short List:
Colin Baker – London Broncos Ladies
Tom Coyd – London Roosters

Other Nominations:
Josh Burke – Brixton Bulls
Kimbo Parkinson – Wests Warriors
Lee Stuart – Anglian Vipers
Mark Roughsedge – Scotland RL
Mike Hart – Hemel Stags
Tony Musgrave – Canvey Knights

 
Children’s Coach of the Year
Primaries – Jamie Impey, Brentwood Eels
Juniors – Rosie Cairns, Elmbridge Eagles

Short List:
John Muir – Elmbridge Eagles
Kieran Robertson – Brixton Bulls
Mark Jessop – Hemel Stags
Wayne Perry – Brentwood Eels

Other Nominations:
Nash Cohen – London Broncos Development
Pablo Bawdekar – Brixton Bulls
Philippa Robson – Brixton Bulls
Rick Jones – Brixton Bulls
John Stawpert – Brixton Bulls

Men’s Player of the Year – Joel Strasser, Hammersmith Hill Hoists
Short List:
Jack Payne – Wests Warriors
Tommy Beale – Brixton Bulls

Other Nominations:
Alfie Justice – Canvey Knights
Charlie Milner – Brixton Bulls
Euan Tiernan – Brentwood Eels
Jack Ryan – Hammersmith Hill Hoists
Jackson Poule – Hammersmith Hill Hoists
Joe Coyd – Medway Dragons
Keanu Laumatia Paki – Wests Warriors
Louis Robinson – Wests Warriors
Matt Beasley – Wests Warriors
Neil Thorman – Wests Warriors
Tamati Gribble – Wests Warriors

Women’s Player of the Year – Nicole Kennedy, London Broncos
Short List:
Stacey Hargrave-Walker – Anglian Vipers

Other Nominations:
Gracie Mae Hiscocks – Brentwood Eels
Kathryn Salter – London Broncos Ladies
Lauren Lingwood – Anglian Vipers

Master’s Player of the Year – Ernie Lang, Medway Dragons
Short List:
Tom Sumner – Brixton Bulls

Other Nominations:
Paul McCarthy – Brixton Bulls
Steve Cook – Brixton Bulls

Wheelchair Player of the Year –Mason Billington, Brentwood Eels & London Roosters
Short-list:
Mark Pengelly – Brentwood Eels
Nicole Benjamin – Gravesend Dynamite

Other Nominations:
Jason Owen – London Roosters
Lewis King – London Roosters

Match Official of the Year – Henry Winnard
Short List:
Chris Lawson

Other Nominations:
Cameron Gray
Gareth Winnard
Seb Abbate
Services to Rugby League – Kieran O’Shea, SRLRS
Short List:
Jason Owen – Gravesend Dynamite
Kimbo Parkinson – Wests Warriors
Mark Baker – Brentwood Eels

Other Nominations:
Anthony Sherwood – Brentwood Eels
Colin Baker – London Broncos Ladies
David O’Connor – London Chargers
Pete Lemarquand – Eastern Rhinos
Philippa Robson – Brixton Bulls
Rick Jones – Brixton Bulls
Rob Humphries – Anglian Vipers
Sophie Messem – London Broncos Ladies
Stephen Lowrie – Aldershot & Fleet Masters

Volunteer of the Year – Pablo Bawdekar, Brixton Bulls
Short List:
Jack Kneeshaw – Eastern Rhinos
Lee Stuart – Anglian Vipers

Other Nominations:
Bill Haswell – Gravesend Dynamite
Chris Williams – Wests Warriors
Giovanni Cinque – Colostomy UK
Greg Bailey – Brixton Bulls
Jamie Impey – Brentwood Eels
Kieran O’Shea – Southern RL Referee’s Society
Matt Crisp – Hammersmith Hill Hoists

Club of the Year – Wests Warriors
Short List:
Anglian Vipers
Gravesend Dynamite
Hammersmith Hill Hoists

Other Nominations:
Brentwood Eels
Brixton Bulls
Canvey Knights
Hemel Stags
London Broncos Ladies