MATCH PREVIEW: London Broncos vs York Knights
Jake Watson • 2 May 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: London Broncos vs York Knights
London Broncos welcome Championship rivals York Knights to The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday afternoon looking to put a stop to a run of three consecutive defeats.
On the other side York have won 5 of their previous 6 games with the only defeat coming against Featherstone in a tightly contested affair being decided by just two points.
For the Broncos they have performed strongly at home with the only home defeat coming against Batley who scored a try in the last moments of the game to steal the points.
The 21-man squad selected by Mike Eccles is available below.
Jenson Binks returns to the squad after missing the defeat to Halifax under HIA protocol in a welcome boost. Meanwhile, Lukas Mason & Kian McDermott return from Wigan Warriors after being unavailable for the previous few games. Emmanuel Waine plays the second game of his two week loan and Lennie Ellis joins Louix Gorman is coming from Hull KR and goes straight into the 21.
Lennie Ellis is a 19-year-old half and hooker who made his first team debut against Wigan Warriors in 2023. Last season he played on loan in the Championship with Whitehaven and earlier this season played for Goole in League One.
INTERVIEW
Mike Eccles has spoken with London Broncos ahead of the game and he is demanding more from his player after falling below the level he says he expects.
Full interview available to watch below.
THE STATS
Last ten meetings:
London Broncos 10, York 24 (ChR20, 30/7/23)
York 36, London Broncos 12 (CCR6, 21/5/23)
York 30, London Broncos 28 (ChR10, 7/5/23)
York 36, London Broncos 34 (ChR14, 5/6/22)
London Broncos 24, York 26 (ChR5, 6/3/22)
York 32, London Broncos 22 (ChR22, 19/9/21)
London Broncos 50, York 22 (ChR13, 11/7/21)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
London Broncos 2, York 14 (CCR2, 28/3/21)
(at The Rock, Roehampton)
York 12, London Broncos 18 (ChR5, 8/3/20)
(at Bootham Crescent)
London Broncos 22, York 24 (CCR4, 23/2/20)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
ALEX WALKER needs one try to reach 100 for his career.
- 82 for London Broncos (2014-2019, 2022-2025)
- 7 for Featherstone Rovers (2021, loan)
- 2 for Wakefield Trinity (2020-2021)
- 6 for London Skolars (2016, dual-registration)
- 2 for Scotland (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021-2022)
(0 for Hemel Stags, 2016, loan)
ONE TO WATCH
Scott Galeano is a player that is very well known to Broncos’ very own Luke Polselli having been teammates in Australia for The Sunshine Coast. Both players have enjoyed strong starts to their careers in England and Galeano has scored 5 tries in his first four games.
THE LAST WIN
Despite some incredibly tight encounters in recent years the Knights have won the last 5 games between the two sides.
The last win for Broncos coming in 2021 at Ealing Trailfinders in a 50-22 win - and you can watch the highlights below.
General admission tickets are still available to buy and will be available to buy on matchday however fans are encouraged to buy online to save time and money. Ticket prices will rise on match days.
Ticket prices are as follows;
Adult - £20
Concession - £15
Kids - JUST £5
Or watch the video content on our website to spot HALF-PRICE adult ticket links for the game.
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