Tony Rea has left his role as head coach of Super League club London Broncos.

The 47-year-old has been replaced by assistant coach Joe Grima, who will take charge for the rest of the season and the next campaign.

Rea departs the Broncos with the team at the bottom of the table following 11 defeats from their opening 11 matches of the season.

"Tony was instrumental in saving the club. In hindsight maybe it was far too late but we did save the club. So it's a big thank you to him for assembling the squad and putting us in a position to go forward," chairman David Hughes told the club's official website.

"We're about halfway through our season and it was always intended that Joey would take over as head coach towards the end of this year and certainly for next year. He has agreed to do that."

The Australian, who spent one season as a player with the club in the 1990s, returned to The Hive Stadium in 2012 having previously coached the team in 1999-2000.