Preview: 2024 Super League Round 18: Leigh Leopards vs London Broncos

James Booth • 19 July 2024

The Broncos have their ninth Super League away game of the 2024 season this evening as we face off against Leigh Leopards for the first time this season and only the third time in Super League history. The game will be played at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium and will be only the second time that the Broncos have ever faced Leigh away from home in the Super League. The Broncos have faced Leigh on 31 occasions in all competitions, scoring 511 points & conceding 860 points. Click here to read the full in-depth history of the Leigh Leopards vs London Broncos fixture!


The Broncos have had a difficult 2024 Super League campaign so far, winning 1 game vs Hull FC (34-18, click here to read the full match report) & losing 14 games to St Helens (40-4, click here to read the full match report), Catalans Dragons (0-34, click here to read the full match report) Hull FC (28-24, click here to read the full match report), Wigan Warriors (22-60, click here to read the full match report), Warrington Wolves (4-58, click here to read the full match report), Huddersfield Giants (6-26, click here to read the full match report), Hull KR (50-10, click here to read the full match report), Salford Red Devils (4-12, click here to read the full match report), Castleford Tigers (40-0, click here to read the full match report), Leeds Rhinos (46-8, click here to read the full match report), Hull KR (14-64, click here to read the full match report), Salford Red Devils (34-4, click here to read the full match report), St Helens (6-52, click here to read the full match report), Wigan Warriors (36-0, click here to read the full match report), losing out in Golden Point Extra Time to Leeds Rhinos (17-16, click here to read the full match report) & losing out at Ebbsfleet to Castleford Tigers (20-34, click here to read the full match report). The Broncos currently sit 12th in the Super League with a points difference of -473.


Leigh Leopards have also played sixteen games so far this season and are currently sat in 8th place after winning 6 (4-54 vs Hull FC, 30-2 vs Catalans Dragons, 40-12 vs Salford Red Devils, 10-16 vs Huddersfield Giants, 2-10 vs Catalans Dragons & 20-16 vs Huddersfield Giants), losing 9 (8-16 vs Huddersfield Giants, 12-4 vs St Helens, 16-22 vs Leeds Rhinos, 32-22 vs Salford Red Devils, 12-40 vs Wigan Warriors, 16-14 vs Warrington Wolves, 12-0 vs Hull KR, 18-10 vs Leeds Rhinos & 24-6 vs Wigan Warriors) & drawing 1 (28-28 vs Castleford Tigers) games so far this season.


Speaking ahead of this evening’s fixture, Broncos assistant coach Ryan Sheridan says “It’s a challenging game to go up there on a Friday but we know what is in store for us. They’re a really good team, some high calibre players who can attack well and a really physical side.


“The Leeds game was a step forward for us in terms of some of the things that we want to improve on but then we thought the Castleford game was a step backwards- we fell away from a lot of the things we put right against Leeds but our focus is going into this game so we have to step up again.


“There’s a couple of changes (for today’s game) who will add to us massively so looking forward to seeing these boys playing.”


See the full interview here:

Also speaking to Broncos media is Sadiq Adebiyi who says “It’ll be an interesting one- they’re a good side, I know a few boys that are playing over there. They’re hitting some form now.


“(last weeks’ game vs Castleford) was not a step back, we’re always moving forward. Cas came out firing at the start and the ten minutes with Rhys going off took a lot out of us.


“I’m feeling good, obviously at the start of the season I started strong at backrow for 80 minutes and then I was out for a couple of weeks so I’m enjoying playing again and helping the team get the performance that we can.”


See the full interview with Sadiq here:

Also ahead of today’s game, Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam says “They probably should have beaten Leeds two weeks ago. I think they have found a little bit of rhythm between them and are a team which are playing with confidence now and if you’re not quite there physically and with the right attitude it becomes an absolute hell fight.


“We’ve earned the right, across the past two weeks to go into this game with a lot of confidence and play our style and it gives us another opportunity to get our game right.


Please see below the Broncos 21-man squad ahead of today’s game:

Please see below the Leigh 21-man squad ahead of today’s game:

Ways to watch/listen to the game!

TV: Super League+ & Sky Showcase!

 

Live match updates: Twitter (@londonbroncosrl)

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