{"id":219775,"date":"2025-10-17T08:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/219775\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T08:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:26:08","slug":"london-broncos-overlooked-for-super-league-promotion-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/219775\/","title":{"rendered":"London Broncos overlooked for Super League promotion &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/british-teams\/london-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London Broncos<\/a> have reportedly missed out on being promoted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super League<\/a> competition for the 2026 season despite a change of ownership led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/brisbane-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Broncos<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/darren-lockyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darren Lockyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing a majority stake in the club a month ago, Lockyer and the new owners were hoping that the Broncos would be one of the new clubs promoted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super League<\/a> next year as the competition expands.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/nrl-around-the-clubs-october-week-three-20251015-p5n2le.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>\u00a0has revealed that the club has received the unfortunate news that they will spend another 12 months in the second-tier division and have been overlooked in favour of Toulouse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/super-league\/british-teams\/york-knights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">York Knights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the news &#8211; with an official announcement said to be made in the coming days &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/coaches\/jason-demetriou\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Demetriou<\/a> will still coached the side, while new recruits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/reagan-campbell-gillard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan Campbell-Gillard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/siliva-havili\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siliva Havili<\/a> will remain on their books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clubs current grading is a reflection of where the club is at,\u201d Lockyer&#8217;s business partner Grant Wechsel told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/darren-lockyer-and-grant-weschel-remain-determined-after-london-broncos-snubbed-by-super-league\/news-story\/e08cee225b70ad0d24df0bbe7078f8d4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Telegraph.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we clearly see the path forward and know we have the right ingredients on and off the field to revitalise the club, the gap was obviously too far for the independent panel to promote us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarren and I are very determined people and won&#8217;t blink at the challenge in front of us. 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