Rugby Football League

National Championship

Sunday 11th September 2022

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.04

London Broncos 20 Barrow Raiders 30, attendance 480

Broncos Tries : Ulberg (2), Gahan, Macani

Conversions : Leyland (2)

Raiders Tries : Iaria, Emslie, Ritson (2), Shaw

Conversions : Shaw (4)

Penalty : Shaw

@ The Cherry Red Records Stadium (A.F.C. Wimbledon)

Plough Lane

Wimbledon

London

SW17 0NR

£20 Admission

Team Sheet, free.

Today marked my 150th ground that I have seen rugby league played on. Over the years London have certainly contributed greatly in that total, this being the tenth ground I‘ve now seen them host a game on (1 as Crusaders, 9 as Broncos). I had only recently visited this ground for football, as it is the home ground of A.F.C. Wimbledon, who I saw draw 2-2 versus Cheltenham Town in a League 1 match on Tuesday 1st February 2022.

Today’s match was 11th versus 5th in the league table, with the visitors already assured of a place in the play offs, whilst Broncos were only playing for pride. Broncos led 6-0 early on, but Raiders turned it round to lead 6-14 at the break. Two tries in the first twelve minutes of the second half saw Broncos go back in front, but their lead only lasted seven minutes, as Barrow edged ahead again at 16-20. Two more tries saw the lead increased to 16-30, before a late try for Broncos saw the scoring rounded off, with a deserved 20-30 win for the visitors.