Oh god yes. I was more commenting on how ridiculous it is that I'm getting nervous about having a too big squad after last year at the same point. 

Assuming there are no late curveballs, this looks very close to a settled London Broncos squad for 2026. It feels like a properly thought through group rather than an open ended churn, with a mix of retained players, targeted overseas recruits and a few familiar UK names brought in to add hard edge and consistency. The only real surprise for me is James Meadows, mainly because he splits opinion, but that doesn’t automatically mean a first team spot either. He could just as easily be squad depth or a reserves option, someone who helps you through the grind, covers injuries and adds competition for places without being guaranteed a starting role. That said, London rarely sit completely still, so it wouldn’t be a shock if one or two smart additions arrive later, particularly if injuries or visa timings create an obvious gap.




Reagan Campbell-Gillard from Gold Coast Titans (Marque signing?)

Siliva Havili from South Sydney Rabbitohs (Not confirmed?)

Neil Tchamambe from Wakefield Trinity (on loan)

Dean Hawkins from Parramatta Eels

Sadiq Adebiyi (retained)

Marcus Stock (retained)

Sam Davis from SalfordRD (ex-Broncos)

Jake Ramsden from Warrington Wolves

Bobby Hartley from Keighley Cougars/Leeds

Finley Glare from PNG Hunters

Morea Morea from PNG Hunters

Liam Tindall (retained)

Connor O’Beirne (retained)

Ben Hursey-Hord (retained)

Elliot Wallis from Castleford

Gairo Voro from PNG Hunters

Will Lovell (retained - part-time?)

Epel Kapinias from PNG Hunters

Jack Croft  from Wakefield

Alex Walker (retained - part-time?)

Ted Davidson (retained)

Robert Mathias from PNG Hunters

Lewis Bienek (retained)

Emarly Bitungane from North Queensland Cowboys

Luke Smith from Canterbury Bulldogs

Jeremiah Simbiken from Castleford

Brandon Webster-Mansfield (retained)

James Meadows from Bradford

Alex Max from PNG Hunters

Right, the squad numbers are out and I have officially gone full kid with a sticker album. This is a proper “ooh go on then” list, loads of depth, plenty of bite, and more than a few names that scream 2026 is going to be lively. Now I just need to match half of them to actual faces before round one.



London squad numbers: 1 Morea Morea, 2 Elliott Wallis, 3 Rob Mathias, 4 Alex Max, 5 Liam Tindall, 6 Connor O’Beirne, 7 Dean Hawkins, 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 9 Sam Davis, 10 Emarly Bitungane, 11 Luke Smith, 12 Jack Croft, 13 Siliva Havili, 14 Fin Glare, 15 Sadiq Adebiyi, 16 Epel Kapinias, 17 Marcus Stock, 18 Jimmy Meadows, 19 Ben Hursey-Hord, 20 Brandon Webster-Mansfield, 21 Will Lovell, 22 Alex Walker, 23 Gairo Voro, 24 Lewis Bienek, 25 Jeremiah Simbiken, 26 Neil Tchamambe, 27 Ted Davidson, 28 Bobby Hartley, 29 Jake Ramsden.

Announcing the squad before the start of the season. Crazy. Here’s to 2026. Can’t wait.

Traffic for this site generally appears to have dropped off a cliff but I was able to get on pretty easily today. Can’t work out how to set up a new thread though so…..
Anyone else expecting this ST membership pack? Only just over a week to go so probably time they got on it. Looking forward to seeing how we go against Widnes. My prediction for the season is we win the League. (But after much soul searching the RL don’t promote us) Compete in the GF (bit early doors to say how that will go) and win the 1895 (which will be played in a recreation ground somewhere near Chorley…sigh). Up the Broncos.