In Depth- London Broncos vs Leigh Leopards (Super League Round 23)
London Broncos vs Leigh Leopards is a matchup which has only taken place on three occasions so far in Super League history, with the rest of the fixtures being played in the Championship, the Challenge Cup, the Lancashire Cup & the Regal Trophy. London & Leigh have met once so far already this season (Round 18) at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium, where the Leopards came away 36-6 victors. See the video below for highlights of this fixture. In all competitions, London have faced Leigh on 32 occasions, with the Broncos winning 6, losing 25 and drawing 1 game. When playing at home, London have faced Leigh on 13 occasions with the Broncos winning 6, losing 7 and accumulating 306 points across these fixtures.
Leigh Leopards vs London Broncos highlights (Super League Round 18 highlights):
The first time that the Broncos took on Leigh Leopards was on December 7th, 1980 where Leigh defeated Fulham RLFC 17-9 at Hilton Park in front of an audience of 7,606. The first time that the Broncos took on Leigh Leopards at home was on April 4th 1982, as Fulham RLFC defeated Leigh 11-10 at Craven Cottage in front of an audience of 3,752.
Leigh Leopards have taken on the Broncos in 3 of our different names (Fulham RLFC, London Crusaders & London Broncos) whilst the Broncos have taken on Leigh in 3 of their different names (Leigh, Leigh Centurions & Leigh Leopards). The two sides have played against each other in many different venues across the course of the fixture’s history including Hilton Park, Craven Cottage, the Polytechnic, National SC, Barnet Copthall, the Coliseum, Griffin Park, Leigh Sports Village, the Hive Stadium, Trailfinders & the Cherry Red Records Stadium.
Enjoy some of the best images from the history of this fixture:
Throughout the years of this fixture, the Broncos have accumulated a points difference of -379, scoring 517 points and conceding 896 points. The highest try scorer for London in this fixture’s history is Robert Purdham, who scored 4 try’s in one game for London in this fixture. The highest appearance holder in the history of this fixture for London is Dave Rotheram, who made 8 appearances in this fixture between 1990-1994. London’s biggest win vs Leigh came on May 29th 2005, where the Broncos beat Leigh 70-16 at Griffin Park in front of an audience of 3,522.
Leigh Leopards Honours
Challenge Cup Winners: 1921, 1971, 2023.
LONDON BRONCOS v LEIGH LEOPARDS
Last ten meetings:
Leigh 36, London Broncos 6 (19/7/24)
London Broncos 6, Leigh 58 (4/9/22)
Leigh 64, London Broncos 0 (24/4/22)
London Broncos 30, Leigh 40 (6/5/18)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Leigh 40, London Broncos 0 (22/4/18)
Leigh 31, London Broncos 18 (2/4/18)
London Broncos 4, Leigh 41 (22/9/17)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Leigh 34, London Broncos 30 (6/8/16)
London Broncos 12, Leigh 38 (26/6/16)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Leigh 24, London Broncos 20 (21/2/16)
LEE KERSHAW needs one appearance to reach 100 for his career.
- 21 for London Broncos (2024)
- 50 for Wakefield Trinity (2019-2023)
- 28 for Oldham (2018-2020, loan)
