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1. Ever since London Broncoswere relegatedtheyhave beenonasteadybuildingprocesswitha
combinationof youthandex Superleague andNRL to climbback intothe top league andfinally
become a force inthe South.
The club isdefinitelygoinginthe rightwayafteryetagain another rockyroad to the start of the
seasonwithclubreleasingLiamForantheirstarhalfbackandlosingheadcoach Joe Grimafor
personal reasons;howeverthingshave startedtopickupwithnew coach Andrew Henderson still
goingstrongat home withanunbeatenrecord,we spoke toheadcoach and new sportingdirector
Brian Noble whosaid “the clubhas finally settledinone place itis andwe can start spreadingthe
message aboutrugbyleague ina city that islargelydominatedbyothersportsfootball andourcross
code rivals.
The future for London doeslooka lotbetterthanit has inthe past decade;theyhave a greatyouth
systemsetupnow bringinginlocal youngstersandgivingthemachance to playregularcompetitive
rugby
The Broncos have takena leaf outof theirclose neighboursbookthe London Skolarsandsettled
downinone locationand thenreallystartto branchout intothe communityandstart to recruit
closerto home andmore importantly have beendoingandnotsell themontomake a profit,butto
keepholdof themandstart to builda teamof home grown southernplayersandgetLondonback
challengingforSuperLeague spots.
We sat downwithBrianNoble the newsportingdirectorinanextendedinterview toaskhimwhat
hisrole at the club wasand what hisvisionisforthe clubfrom the capital.
Q. So Brianwhat broughtyouto Londonand whatkindof knowledgedoyouthinkyoucan bringto
your role?
A. I feel aftercoachinginsuperleague andcoachingthe national teamIcan bringexperience toa
clubwho hasbeenalmostrevolutionisedinthe wayof results,IthinkIcan helpcementthe winning
mentalitythatsurroundsthisplace atthe moment.
Q. So will yoube workingdirectlywithIanHendersonandif sowill itbe onor off field?
A. I will be workingwithhimbothonandoff the fieldtogetherwe will be puttingtogethernew
strategiesforlaterinthe seasonif we getintothe top4 and alsowe will be lookingatpossibly
recruitingafewmore playerstoadd some real depthto the squad.
Q. Afterthe yearlongrumoursyourfinallyhere inLondon doesitfeelgoodtogetyour feetunder
the table and start workingonwhatwill be a toughbut rewarding job.
A. Eversince I movedonfromSalfordthe broncoshave pursuedme and yesitis nice finallyget
startedon the projecthere I’mlookingforwardtomeetingthe boysandeveryone workingtogether
to try and getpromotedbackintothe superleague.
Will the South rise again?