Broncos are favourites for promotion to Super League with a focus on community programmes and capital-born playersAlmost 21 years have passed since Richard Branson stood on the plush turf of his London domestic and declared his grand vision for rugby league in the capital. “My draw is to convert a lot more Londoners into rugby league fans,” Branson said as he completed his takeover of the Broncos.
For a while his dream looked wholly realistic. In the late 1990s London finished second in Super League and reached the Challenge Cup final but by 2001 Branson was gone and a slack decline followed. That culminated in the Broncos’ relegation from Super League in 2014, the sport losing its only top-flight presence in the capital.
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Source: guardian.co.uk