Congratulations to the Winners of Southern Schools InspiredBy 9s!

Rick Jones • 30 June 2025

Oscar Romero win the Year 8 Girls and Dorothy Stringer win the Year 8 Boys

Congratulations to St Oscar Romero School in WOrthing and Dorothy Stringer School in Brighton for winning the Year 8 Girls and Year 8 Boys in the Southern Schools InspiredBy 9s Competition.


Nearly a dozen schools came through local qualifying rounds to take part in the Finals Day at Hemel Stags last week. In the Year 8  Girls Event, defending Champions Oscar Romero proved too strong for Ridgeway and Woodfield Academy, both from Worcestershire, to retain their title.


In the Year 8 Boys, defending Champions Cleve School from Gloucestershire, went through the pool rounds unbeaten, but came up against an inspired Dorothy Stringer in the Final, who ran out 26-0 winners. Kingsdale Foundation School from Dulwich put in some creditable performances to come third, while Ridgeway and Birchensale, also from Worcestershire, came fourth and fifth.


Year 8 Girls Finals Competition

Winners - St Oscar Romero A, Worthing

Runners-Up - St Oscar Romero B, Worthing

3rd & 4th - RidgewaySchool, Worcestershire

3rd & 4th - Woodfield Academy, Worcestershire

Year 8 Boys Finals Competition


Winners - Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton

Runners-Up - Cleve School, Gloucestershire

3rd Place - Kingsdale Foundation School, Dulwich

4th Place - Ridgeway School, Worcestershire 

5th Place - Birchensale School, Worcestershire


If you would like your school to take part next year, please email Steve Guan at the RFL at Stephen.Guan@rfl.co.uk, or email us at londonrugbyleaguefoundationorg.com.

GALLERY: Record breaking win for London Broncos

by Adrian Hargrave • 30 June 2025
GALLERY: Record breaking win for London Broncos! Take a look through some of the best images from a special afternoon for Mike Eccles and his side as they recorded the 6th biggest win in the clubs history and the biggest since 2018. The win came at the expense of Hunslet as the Broncos racked up 72 points on the way to victory. TRIES: Gorman x4, Smith x2, Tindall x2, Natoli, Hursey-Hord, Polselli & O'Beirne CONVERSIONS: Smith 10/13 #WeAreLondon

HIGHLIGHTS: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 30 June 2025
HIGHLIGHTS: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos Mike Eccles' side picked up a big win away to Hunslet in the round 15 of the Championship season. After going behind early on it was then a relentless Broncos onslaught to run out comfortable winners. TRIES: Gorman x4, Smith x2, Tindall x2, O'Beirne, Natoli, Hursey-Hord & Polselli CONVERSIONS: Smith 10/13 #WeAreLondon

Century of tries for Alex Walker!

by Jake Watson • 29 June 2025
CENTURY OF TRIES FOR ALEX WALKER! Congratulations to London Broncos legend Alex Walker who scored the 100th try of his career in the win over Hunslet at the South Leeds Stadium. After making his debut in 2015 the academy graduate has been a constant scorer of tries and is also closing in on the record for club appearances - with both himself and Will Lovell now less than 20 away.

POST-MATCH: Mike Eccles post Hunslet victory

by Jake Watson • 29 June 2025
POST-MATCH: Mike Eccles post Hunslet victory Mike Eccles has labelled the win over Hunslet in Yorkshire as "exactly what was needed" as we turn some recent positive performances into points. This game was a match up between the league's bottom two but the result showed that the Broncos were the far superior side. Watch the full post match interview with Mike Eccles below and get your tickets for the next game at Ebbsfleet on Saturday 5th.

TEAM NEWS: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 29 June 2025
TEAM NEWS: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos Here is your starting line-up for this afternoon's Championship clash with Hunslet RLFC at the South Leeds Stadium. Liam Tindall returns to the starting line-up in place of Connor Barley, Sadiq Adebiyi also returns after missing the last game with illness and Lewis Bienek returns following an injury lay-off. Jack Smith continues on the wing and Louix Gorman returns to start in centre and Taylor Kerr is named as an interchange. #WeAreLondon

MATCH PREVIEW: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 28 June 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos London Broncos move into Round 15 of the Championship season on Sunday with a trip to Yorkshire to take on Hunslet RLFC. Both sides will have identified this fixture as an opportunity to kickstart their seasons with both currently occupying the bottom two places in the division. Mike Eccles side come into this fixture off the back of a weekend off so will be fresh and the previous game a narrow defeat away to top-side Toulouse, which will have given the Broncos plenty of positives to build on. SQUAD INFO Mike Eccles has named his 21-man squad for this weekend’s trip to Yorkshire to take on Hunslet RLFC. Lewis Bienek returns to the squad after missing the last month through injury and he is joined in the squad by Jack Smith, Louix Gorman and Taylor Kerr who are on dual-registration terms from Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR & Wigan Warriors.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 27 June 2025
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos Mike Eccles has named his 21-man squad for this weekend’s trip to Yorkshire to take on Hunslet RLFC. Lewis Bienek returns to the squad after missing the last month through injury and he is joined in the squad by Jack Smith, Louix Gorman and Taylor Kerr who are on dual-registration terms from Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR & Wigan Warriors. The game takes place at 3pm on Sunday at the South Leeds Stadium and you can watch the full match preview interview with Luke Polselli below the squad information. #WeAreLondon

MATCH PREVIEW: Luke Polselli previews Hunslet trip

by Jake Watson • 27 June 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: Luke Polselli previews trip to Hunslet London Broncos' Luke Polselli says "we're ready to go" ahead of the Championship trip to Hunslet on Sunday. The Italian international has been in good form and has been named in the Rugby League World Team of The Month for the Championship after excelling in the full-back position. This weekend see's the division bottom two sides meet at the South Leeds Stadium and Polselli believes wins are on the way. #WeAreLondon

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

by Jake Watson • 26 June 2025
OFFICIAL STATEMENT Following recent reports in the media London Broncos would like to clarify that no decision has been made in regard to any name change. Gary Hetherington has recently spoken openly about ongoing discussion and research about a possible rebrand however no such decision will be made until an ownership group is in place. “The Hounds” is a name that has been recommended and registered although we reiterate that no decision has been made. As soon as the Club is in a position to update fans with any news this will be announced accordingly through the official channels. #WeAreLondon

GAMEWEEK: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos

by Jake Watson • 24 June 2025
GAMEWEEK: Hunslet RLFC vs London Broncos London Broncos move into Round 14 of the Championship season on Sunday with a trip to Yorkshire to take on Hunslet RLFC. It is a return to action after a weekend off following the most recent trip to France to take on Toulouse. Despite not coming away with the win it was a performance which there were plenty of positives to take away from against a team top of the league and on a run of 8 consecutive wins. Sunday see's the divisions bottom two sides come up against one an another so will be viewed as a big game for both. 
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