The 1992 Brisbane Broncos season was the fifth in the club's history and they competed in the NSWRL's 1992 Winfield Cup 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 grand final and win, transporting the Winfield Cup trophy 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.
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Season summary
After the retirement of Gene Miles, the captaincy role fell onto half-back Allan Langer for the 1992 season. 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 Sydney Football Stadium 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 match against dominant British champions Wigan. 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 World Sevens tournament, which Brisbane lost.
Match results
*Game following a State of Origin matchGrand final
Brisbane Broncos vs. St. George DragonsBrisbane 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: Sydney Football Stadium
Crowd: 41, 560
Clive Churchill Medal: Allan Langer (Brisbane)