Almost four years to the day since Super League lost its London presence, there is a growing sense of something beginning to stir back into life in the capital once again. Covid-19 had a devastating impact on so many clubs across the sport, but arguably none more than London Broncos.
Mere months before the pandemic gripped the world, London were relegated on the final day of the 2019 Super League season. The parachute payment designed to help clubs adjust to life in the Championship was essentially swallowed up by costs surrounding the pandemic and as recently as last summer, the prospect of the Broncos being relegated to the third tier, League 1, was likely.
