| 2015 London Broncos season | ||||
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| 2015 Championship Rank | 7th | |||
| Play-off result | Championship Shield Final | |||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| 2015 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 16 | |||
| Points scored | For: 808; against: 790 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | David Hughes | |||
| Head Coach | Joey Grima (until 2 March 2015) Andrew Henderson (from 2 March 2015) | |||
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| Stadium | The Hive Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Rhys Williams - 19 | |||
| Goals | Wes Naiqama - 89 | |||
| Points | Wes Naiqama - 214 | |||
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The2015 London Broncos season was the thirty-sixth in the club's history and their first season in theRFL Championship. Competing in2015 Kingstone Press Championship, the club was coached byJoey Grima, before being replaced by his assistantAndrew Henderson in March. They finishing in 7th place, reaching the Championship Shield Final and reaching the Fourth Round of the2015 Challenge Cup.
It was their second since moving to theHive Stadium. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by theLeigh Centurions.[1]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Leigh Centurions | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 972 | 343 | +629 | 43 | The Qualifiers |
| 2 |  Bradford Bulls | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 828 | 387 | +441 | 37 | |
| 3 |  Sheffield Eagles | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 586 | 451 | +135 | 34 | |
| 4 |  Halifax | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 646 | 377 | +269 | 32 | |
| 5 |  Featherstone Rovers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 633 | 565 | +68 | 26 | Championship Shield |
| 6 |  Dewsbury Rams | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 490 | 461 | +29 | 25 | |
| 7 |  London Broncos | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 538 | 510 | +28 | 24 | |
| 8 |  Workington Town | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 379 | 631 | −252 | 15 | |
| 9 |  Batley Bulldogs | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 421 | 539 | −118 | 14 | |
| 10 |  Whitehaven | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 418 | 671 | −253 | 14 | |
| 11 |  Hunslet Hawks | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 362 | 769 | −407 | 10 | |
| 12 |  Doncaster | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 282 | 851 | −569 | 2 |
The third of the three "Super 8" groups saw teams finishing 5th to 12th in the regular Championship table. Like the Super League 8's, these teams retained their original points and played 7 extra games, with the teams finishing in the top 4 places after these extra games contesting playoffs similar to Super League, with 1st v 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners contesting the Championship Shield Grand Final.The two teams finishing at the bottom of this Super 8s group (7th and 8th) were relegated to theLeague 1 2016 season, and replaced by the two 2015 League One promoted sides.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Featherstone Rovers(Q) | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 809 | 701 | +108 | 38 | Qualified for the Championship Shield 2015 Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Dewsbury Rams(Q) | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 686 | 624 | +62 | 35 | |
| 3 | London Broncos(Q) | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 756 | 674 | +82 | 30 | |
| 4 | Workington Town(Q) | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 587 | 782 | −195 | 23 | |
| 5 | Batley Bulldogs | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 645 | 707 | −62 | 20 | |
| 6 | Whitehaven | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 618 | 921 | −303 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hunslet Hawks(R) | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 518 | 957 | −439 | 16 | Relegated to 2016League One |
| 8 | Doncaster(R) | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 401 | 1128 | −727 | 4 |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD SEMI-FINALS | |||||||||
| SF1 | Featherstone Rovers | 52 – 14 | Workington Town | 27 September, 15:00 | Post Office Road,Featherstone | 1,233 | |||
| SF1 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 – 34 | London Broncos | 27 September, 15:00. | Tetley's Stadium,Dewsbury | 940 | |||
| CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD GRAND FINAL | |||||||||
| F | Featherstone Rovers | 34 – 6 | London Broncos | Sunday 4 October, 4:30pm | Select Security Stadium | Chris Campbell | 4,179 | ||
