Author: Sports Reporter

The 32-year-old Welsh international joins 2022 teammates Wellington Albert, Paul Ulberg and Alex Walker in the Broncos’ Championship squad for next season.

It did not start well for Dons with wing Brad Pinkham having to leave the field with concussion. But from the restart they set the tone for the match with a flowing backs move only spoiled five metres from the try line by a Bournemouth interception taking play right back to the Dons’ goal-line. Fierce defence kept the home team at bay.

From the second minute, when Jake Lloyd cruised down the left flank and found Harry Holland on hand to feed Nick Foster coming up from full-back for the opening score, the hosts were in command.

The New Zealand-born Cook Islands international enjoyed a positive first year in the UK by scoring 14 tries in his 24 appearances for the Broncos.

The 27-year-old made his Broncos debut in September 2014 and played his 100th game for them earlier this season when re-signing after spells with Wakefield Trinity, Featherstone Rovers and Halifax Panthers.

Maxine Edwards MBE, the first woman to captain England at Twickenham and winner of 45 caps, joined the girls on the playing fields at Eltham College on Sunday.

The scoreline did not really reflect the Dons’ dominance – and they will need to ensure they don’t again gift their opposition three tries. All three came from avoidable errors, but they were more than compensated for by some excellent passages of play and the many standout individual performances.