The 1992 Brisbane Broncos season was the fifth in the club's history and they competed in the NSWRL's

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premiership. Under new captain Allan Langer they finished the regular season 1st to claim their first minor premiership before going on to play in their first

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and win, transporting the

Winfield Cup trophy The Winfield Cup was an Australian rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership (NSWRL) Grand Final from 1982 to 1994, and then to the winner of the newly-founded Australian Rugby League (ARL) Grand Fi ...

north of the New South Wales border for the first time. The Broncos then also became the first Australian club to win the World Club Challenge.

Season summary

After the retirement of Gene Miles, the captaincy role fell onto half-back Allan Langer for the

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. Despite failing to make the finals the previous season, the Broncos were at the top of the ladder for most of this year's competition, losing just four matches to gain their first minor premiership with a 6-point buffer over second placed St George Dragons. In their first Grand Final appearance the Broncos comprehensively defeated the Dragons 28-8 at the

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and finally the Winfield Cup was transported to Queensland for the first time. A month later, the Broncos played in the

1992 World Club Challenge The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. The match took place on Friday night, 30 October in England, during the 1 ...

match against dominant British champions

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. No Australian club had yet gone to England and won, and many expected the Broncos to follow that trend. They didn't, smashing the cherry pickers in emphatic fashion 22-8. Wigan and the Broncos met again in the final of the 1992

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tournament, which Brisbane lost.

Match results

*Game following a State of Origin match

Scorers

Grand final

Brisbane Broncos vs. St. George Dragons Brisbane 28 (Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, Renouf; Goals: Matterson 4/5) defeated St George 8 (Tries: Walford, Gourley; Goals: Herron 0/2 ) Halftime: Brisbane 6-4 Referee: Greg McCallum Stadium:

Crowd: 41, 560 Clive Churchill Medal: Allan Langer (Brisbane)

Honours

League

*Nil

Club

*Player of the year:

Kerrod Walters Kerrod Walters (born 20 October 1967) is an Australian former rugby league footballer. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative , he played most of his club football with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the ...

*Rookie of the year:

Brett Galea Brett Galea (born 25 June 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally for the Brisbane Broncos and Adelaide Rams. His brother, Paul, also played professionally for Gold Coast and North Queensla ...

*Back of the year: Allan Langer *Forward of the year:

Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister (born 13 March 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who is employed as a rugby league analyst at Channel 7 Brisbane. During his playing days, Gillmeister played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, ...

*Club man of the year: Allan Langer

References

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