Overview
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club based in London, England, that competes in the Super League. They were a member of Super League, from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegated to the Championship. They returned to the Super League after achieving promotion by winning the Million Pound Game against the Toronto Wolfpack in 2018, but were relegated back to the Championship at the end of the 2019 Super League season after finishing 12th. They returned to Super League in 2024, having beaten Toulouse Olympique 18–14 in the play off final.
The club was originally formed in 1980 as Fulham Rugby League Club and entered the Second Division for the 1980–81 season.
The club has also previously been known as London Crusaders (1991–1994), London Broncos (between 1994 and 2005, and since 2012) and Harlequins Rugby League (2006–2011).
Whilst the club has never won a major trophy, they were finalists in the 1999 Challenge Cup and finished the 1997 Super League season in second place. The first trophy the club has won since its formation in 1980 was the Second Division in 1982–83, with the second trophy being for the Million Pound Game in 2018.
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