ALLAN COLEMAN was pleased with Widnes Vikings’ display in their record-breaking success against North Wales Crusaders.
Vikings strengthened their Championship play-off push in the Colwyn Bay sun by recording a thumping 116-6 triumph, keeping Widnes well positioned in the upper reaches of the standings.
Head coach Coleman told the club’s YouTube channel: “You look at their team today and we spoke to the staff then.
“That’s probably the strongest they’ve been this year, with the experience they’ve got, three in from Barrow.
“You know, (Brad) Clavering’s in there now and (Dom) Horn’s there, and they’ve got a lot of lads who’s played at Championship and League One.
“So... I wanted them to be as strong as they could. So, you know, that gives us another tick for me, because each week, they seem to be getting more people down for them. So, we want that and I thought we performed really well with it.”
London Broncos have been warned they could face another season in the rugby league wilderness despite storming through the second-tier Championship on the back of a significant multi-million pound investment.
Former Australia great Darren Lockyer and his business partner Grant Wechsel took control of the club in late 2025 with a view to lifting London back into the Betfred Super League at the earliest possible opportunity.
But despite a faultless campaign so far, which has seen the Broncos win all 16 of their regular season games with an average score of over 60 points, RFL chiefs are adamant they will not make any exceptions to their rigid grading formula that determines the make-up of the top-flight.
Speculation had grown that the Broncos could be ushered into next season’s competition as an additional 15th club – or that the plight of an existing one like rock-bottom Huddersfield or York Knights could force a partial re-think on the issue of promotion and relegation.
But RL commercial managing director Rhodri Jones confirmed that the grading system, established in 2025 in conjunction with sports media giants IMG, will remain the sole arbiter of the make-up of next season’s Super League.
Jones said: “We are fully aware of the noise around London and the potential of them coming into Super League.
“At the moment we are trying to get a better understanding of what the London Broncos’ business looks like on and off the field because all that contributes to their grading score. The determination on the construct of the league next year will be done on grading.
“Regarding the 15th club, we’ve looked at that possibility, can it be delivered and what would it mean, we’ve done all of that but at this point in time there is no intention to be a 15-team Super League next season.”
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