POST-MATCH: Mike Eccles reacts to York defeat
Jake Watson • 17 August 2025
POST-MATCH: Mike Eccles reacts to York defeat.
Get the thoughts of London Broncos Director of Rugby and Performance Mike Eccles after the defeat to York Knight.
It was a Broncos side decimated by injuries but put up a brave fight before eventually losing 42-16 at the LNER Community Stadium.
Watch the full post-match interview below.
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TEAM NEWS: York Knights vs London Broncos Here is your starting line-up for this afternoon's Championship fixture at York Knights. Rugless & Qareqare come in to make full debuts as Jack Smith continues at left centre. Hellec also returns to the 13 starting at full-back in place of the injured Alex Walker. #WeAreLondon
MATCH PREVIEW: London Broncos vs York Knights It's an away trip to the league leaders this week for London Broncos as they go up north to take on York Knights at the LNR. Mark Applegarth's side lead the Championship by two points over this weekend's opponents Toulouse and also Bradford. The leaders have won 15 games on the bounce so provide a huge task for Mike Eccles side who are looking to get back to winning ways after a narrow defeat to Toulouse at the weekend. SQUAD INFO Mike Eccles has named his squad for Sunday's trip to the Championship leaders York Knights. With a number of players currently managing injuries it is a squad of 18 players that has been named. Walker, Bienek picked up injuries in the last game with Toulouse whilst Tindall is unavailable due HIA protocols. Webster-Mansfield remains a couple of weeks away from a return although Polselli is back in training this weekend comes too soon for his return. Aaron Small has a bicep injury and remains unavailable. Kobe Rugless is straight into the squad after joining from Hunslet RLFC this week. Jack Smith has been recalled by Leeds Rhinos this week but Marcus Qareqare comes into the squad in his place.
MATCH PREVIEW: Mike Eccles looks ahead to York trip London Broncos head coach Mike Eccles says his team must "push through" the next couple of weeks as players make their way back from injuries. Eccles has only been able to name a 18 man squad for the trip to the league leaders York on Sunday and says his team are "one to two weeks away from being really strong again." Watch the full interview with Mike below. #WeAreLondon
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: YORK KNIGHTS VS LONDON BRONCOS Mike Eccles has named his squad for Sunday's trip to the Championship leaders York Knights. With a number of players currently managing injuries it is a squad of 18 players that has been named. Walker, Bienek picked up injuries in the last game with Toulouse whilst Tindall is unavailable due HIA protocols. Webster-Mansfield remains a couple of weeks away from a return although Polselli is back in training this weekend comes too soon for his return. Aaron Small has a bicep injury and remains unavailable. Kobe Rugless is straight into the squad after joining from Hunslet RLFC this week. Jack Smith has been recalled by Leeds Rhinos this week but Marcus Qareqare comes into the squad in his place. #WeAreLondon
QAREQARE JOINS ON DUAL-REGISTRATION London Broncos can confirm Leeds Rhinos youngster Marcus Qareqare has joined the club on dual-registration and is in the squad for the weekend's trip to York Knights. The England youth international is an outside back with pace to burn and will nice get his first taste of senior action with London Broncos. Marcus is highly regarded at Leeds Rhinos and is also the younger brother of Castleford winger Jason Qareqare. Jack Smith has been recalled by Leeds Rhinos this week. #WeAreLondon
INTERVIEW: Kobe Rugless first London Broncos interview An excited Kobe Rugless has said he can't wait to pull on a Broncos jersey for the first time after joining the club this week. The Australian has joined from Hunslet RLFC and follows in the footsteps of his Dad Troy Rugless who played for London Crusaders in 1994. Watch the full interview with Kobe below and keep scrolling for tickets to our remaining home league games.
KOBE RUGLESS JOINS LONDON BRONCOS London Broncos are delighted to announce that Kobe Rugless has joined the club from Hunslet RLFC. The 24-year-old half-back joins Mike Eccles side after impressing for the South Yorkshire side in the Championship this season.
GAMEWEEK: York Knights vs London Broncos It's an away trip to the league leaders this week for London Broncos as they go up north to take on York Knights at the LNR. Mark Applegarth's side lead the Championship by two points over this weekend's opponents Toulouse and also Bradford. The leaders have won 15 games on the bounce so provide a huge task for Mike Eccles side who are looking to get back to winning ways after a narrow defeat to Toulouse at the weekend. Tickets are available to buy for the game from HERE!!
HIGHLIGHTS: London Broncos vs Toulouse Olympique You can now watch back extended highlights of the 2025 Championship fixture between London Broncos and Toulouse Olympique at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. Keep scrolling to get tickets for our final two home league games.
LONDON BRONCOS V TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE (by David Ballheimer) London Broncos (14) 18, Toulouse Olympique (6) 24 London Broncos suffered their most heart-breaking defeat of the season after outplaying Toulouse Olympique Treiziste for most of the first 65 minutes but succumbing to three tries in six final-quarter minutes. Mike Eccles’ 100th match in charge of the Broncos was made tougher by an injury crisis which saw three players gut it out despite having knocks that should have left them on the sideline. It meant a first-ever rugby league match for newly signed winger Charlie Robson. The Broncos took the lead in the seventh minute. Eschewing a kick on the last play, the ball was fed out to the left, with Alex Walker chiming into the line to create a numerical mismatch, and when Liam Tindall received the pass, he was quick enough to dive in the corner.
