In depth- London Broncos vs Warrington Wolves (Betfred Super League Round 21)
London Broncos vs Warrington Wolves is a matchup which is the joint 5th most frequent in Broncos Super League history (tying with Bradford Bulls) with the fixture taking place on 44 occasions & 55 times across all competitions. Out of these 55 fixtures, the Broncos have won 18 times and lost 37 times. The Broncos have faced Warrington at home 29 times, winning 12 and losing 17. The last time that London beat Warrington at home was on August 17th, 2012 at the Stoop where the Broncos came away 62-18 winners. The Broncos have already taken on Warrington twice this season, once at home in the Super League (Round 5) where Warrington left London 4-58 winners & once in the 6th round of the Challenge Cup in Warrington where the home side defeated London 42-0. This was Warrington’s first Challenge Cup game in 2024 on their journey to the final in Wembley.
London Broncos vs Warrington Wolves (Super League Round 5 highlights):
The first time that the Broncos took on Warrington Wolves was on September 6th, 1981 where Fulham RLFC came away 28-9 winners at Craven Cottage in front of an audience of 5,057.
Warrington Wolves have taken on the Broncos in 3 of our different names since our first meeting in 1981 (Fulham RLFC, Harlequins RL & London Broncos) and the two sides have played against each other in many different venues across the course of the fixture’s history including Craven Cottage, Wilderspool, Central Park, the Polytechnic, the Stoop, The Valley, The Stoop, d’Albert Domec, Griffin Park, the Halliwell Jones, Priestfield, the Hive, Trailfinders & the Cherry Red Records Stadium. Enjoy some of the best images from the fixture’s history below:
Throughout the years of this fixture, the Broncos have accumulated a points difference of -673, scoring 1085 points and conceding 1758 points. The highest try scorer for London in this fixture is Luke Dorn with 14 try’s in 11 appearances & the highest appearance holder for London in the history of this fixture is Steele Retchless with 17 appearances spanning between 1998-2004. London’s biggest win over Warrington came on August 17th, 2012, where the Broncos knocked off Warrington 62-18 at the Stoop. Warrington’s biggest win vs London came on March 20th, 2011, where Warrington beat Harlequins RL 82-6 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in front of an audience of 11,506.
Warrington Wolves Honours
Challenge Cup Winners: 1904/5, 1906/7, 1949/50, 1953/54, 1973/4, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019.
Premiership Winners: 1973/74
League Leaders Shield: 1972/3, 2011, 2016.
Club Championship Winners: 1973/74.
LONDON BRONCOS v WARRINGTON WOLVES
Last ten meetings:
Warrington 42, London Broncos 0 (23/3/24)
London Broncos 4, Warrington 58 (17/3/24)
London Broncos 6, Warrington 36 (6/7/19) (at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Warrington 48, London Broncos 12 (5/4/19)
London Broncos 38, Warrington 40 (2/9/17) (at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Warrington 72, London Broncos 12 (13/7/14)
London Broncos 16, Warrington 44 (9/3/14) (at The Hive, Barnet)
London Broncos 10, Warrington 82 (8/6/13) (at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham)
Warrington 54, London Broncos 20 (1/4/13)
London Broncos 62, Warrington 18 (17/8/12) (at Twickenham Stoop)
