2016 Bradford Bulls season
2016 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
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Championship Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | Winners | |||
Challenge Cup | 4th Round | |||
2016 record | Wins: 21; Draws: 2; Losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 1170; Against: 639 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Marc Green | |||
Head Coach | Rohan Smith (was James Lowes) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Provident Stadium (Odsal) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Kris Welham - 29 | |||
Goals | Danny Addy - 82 | |||
Points | Danny Addy - 193 | |||
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2016 season. This is the Bulls 2nd season in the Championship after narrowly missing out on promotion in last season last seasons £1 Million Game which was lost 24-16 to Wakefield Wildcats.
Season review
July 2015
Bradford started their preparations for the 2016 season by announcing several departures from the club. The first of these were youngster Sam Bates who left to search for another club. Young hooker Nathan Conroy also moved to Championship side Dewsbury Rams whilst scrum half Adam Brook made his loan move to Keighley Cougars, a permanent one.
August 2015
It
September 2015
September
October 2015
The
2016 milestones
- Round 1: Richie Mathers, Kris Welham, Ben Kavanagh, Kurt Haggerty and Johnny Walker made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 1: Omari Caro scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 2: Mitch Clark and Rhys Lovegrove made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 2: Matty Blythe made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
- Round 2: Lee Gaskell scored his 5th hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Oscar Thomas and Joe Lumb made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 3: Kris Welham scored his 1st try and his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Lee Gaskell made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Danny Addy scored his 25th try for the Bulls.
- CCR4: Joe Lumb scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 7: Ethan Ryan made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 7: Kurt Haggerty and Ethan Ryan scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 8: Jonny Campbell made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Ross Oakes made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Kris Welham scored his 1st five-try haul, 1st four-try haul and 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Alex Mellor scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 10: Omari Caro kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 11: Danny Addy kicked his 100th goal and reached 300 points for the Bulls.
- Round 11: Oscar Thomas and Mitch Clark scored their 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 13: Jacob Trueman made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 13: Oscar Thomas kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 14: Oscar Thomas kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Kieren Moss and Lewis Charnock made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Lewis Charnock scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 17: Danny Addy kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 5: Jonny Campbell scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 18: Kurt Haggerty kicked his 1st goal and 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
- Round 19: Joe Philbin and Stuart Howarth made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Round 19: Kieren Moss scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Dane Chisholm made his debut for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Dane Chisholm scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Ethan Ryan scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Joe Philbin scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Round 21: Lewis Charnock kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Adam O'Brien made his 100th appearance for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Omari Caro scored his 1st five-try haul, 1st four-try haul and 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Round 22: Omari Caro scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 1: Alex Mellor scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 2: Danny Addy made his 150th appearance for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Steve Crossley made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Joe Keyes and James Bentley made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Kris Welham scored his 2nd five-try haul, 2nd four-try haul and 3rd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Kris Welham scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Jay Pitts scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Jay Pitts scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Steve Crossley kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 3: Joe Keyes scored his 1st try and kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 4: Danny Addy reached 400 points for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 5: Ben Kavanagh scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 5: Ethan Ryan scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 6: Josh Rickett and Liam Kirk made their debuts for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 6: Ross Oakes scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 7: Adam Sidlow made his 100th appearance for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 7: Dale Ferguson made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 7: Ross Oakes scored his 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 7: Kieren Moss scored his 1st four-try haul and 1st hat-trick for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield 7: Adam Sidlow kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield SF: Alex Mellor made his 50th appearance for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield F: Adam O'Brien scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
- Championship Shield F: Dane Chisholm kicked his 1st drop goal for the Bulls.
Pre season friendlies
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Bulls score is first.
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
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24/1/16 | Pre Season | Leeds | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 12-26 | Welham, O'Brien | Addy 2/2 | 5,896 | Report |
29/1/16 | Pre Season | Castleford | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 26-8 | Clare, Caro, Mellor, Hooley, Kirk | Addy 3/5 | 1,366 | Report |
Player appearances
- Friendly Games Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum Half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | LF=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 |
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1 | Oscar Thomas | FB | FB |
2 | Omari Caro | W | W |
3 | Adrian Purtell | x | x |
4 | Kris Welham | C | x |
5 | Danny Williams | W | x |
6 | Lee Gaskell | SO | x |
8 | Paul Clough | x | x |
9 | Adam O'Brien | H | H |
10 | Adam Sidlow | P | x |
11 | Tom Olbison | SR | SR |
12 | Dale Ferguson | B | SR |
13 | Danny Addy | SH | SH |
14 | Jay Pitts | B | L |
15 | Matty Blythe | C | C |
16 | Dan Fleming | B | B |
17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x |
19 | Steve Crossley | x | x |
20 | Mitch Clark | x | x |
21 | Epalahame Lauaki | B | B |
22 | James Clare | B | W |
23 | Alex Mellor | L | B |
24 | Lucas Walshaw | B | B |
25 | Ben Kavanagh | P | P |
26 | Vila Halafihi | B | B |
27 | Johnny Walker | B | B |
28 | Kurt Haggerty | SR | P |
29 | Ethan Ryan | B | C |
30 | Joe Lumb | B | B |
31 | James Mendeika | x | x |
32 | Jonny Campbell | x | x |
33 | Etu Uaisele | x | x |
n/a | Rhys Jacks | B | SO |
n/a | Brandon Pickersgill | x | B |
n/a | Dan Caprice | x | B |
n/a | Luke Hooley | x | B |
n/a | James Bentley | x | B |
n/a | Ollie Bartle | x | B |
n/a | Liam Kirk | x | B |
= Captain
= Injured
= Suspended
Table
Table to be inserted.
2016 Fixtures and results
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
2016 Championship Fixtures
2016 Championship Shield
Player appearances
- Championship Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-Off | SH=Scrum Half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | - | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | SF |
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1 | Oscar Thomas | x | x | FB | x | B | x | x | FB | x | FB | C | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SH | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
2 | Omari Caro | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | - | |||||||||||||
3 | Adrian Purtell | C | C | C | C | SH | SH | SO | - | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kris Welham | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | - | C | C | C | C | C | x | C | C | ||
5 | Danny Williams | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | - | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Lee Gaskell | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dane Chisholm | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | SH | - | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | SH |
8 | Paul Clough | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | L | P | - | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Adam O'Brien | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | B | H | H | B | B | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | x | - | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | H |
10 | Adam Sidlow | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | - | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | ||||||
11 | Tom Olbison | SR | P | P | SR | SR | SR | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | B | L | B | B | - | B | B | L | B | B | L | L | B | ||||
12 | Dale Ferguson | B | SR | SR | B | SR | x | B | SR | SR | B | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | - | B | x | B | B | L | |||||||||
13 | Danny Addy | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | L | L | SH | SH | L | L | H | H | SO | SO | SO | L | L | H | - | L | L | SR | L | L | SH | SR | SR | ||
14 | Jay Pitts | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | SR | L | L | SR | SR | L | L | L | B | SR | L | B | B | B | - | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | |
15 | Matty Blythe | B | B | B | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | - | W | W | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Dan Fleming | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
19 | Steve Crossley | B | P | B | P | B | P | B | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | P | - | B | P | B | |||||||||||||
20 | Mitch Clark | B | B | B | B | B | P | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | B | P | - | B | B | B | P | B | B | |||||||||
21 | Epalahame Lauaki | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | - | B | x | B | B | |||||||
22 | James Clare | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | FB | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | FB | W | W | W | W | C | - | |||||||||
23 | Alex Mellor | x | B | SR | x | B | B | x | x | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | - | C | SR | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
24 | Lucas Walshaw | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 | Ben Kavanagh | P | B | B | P | P | P | - | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Vila Halafihi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
27 | Johnny Walker | B | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
28 | Kurt Haggerty | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SO | B | B | B | SR | SO | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | - | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | |||||||
29 | Ethan Ryan | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | W | x | W | W | W | - | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | W |
30 | Joe Lumb | x | x | B | x | x | B | x | x | H | x | H | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | - | B | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
31 | James Mendeika | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Jonny Campbell | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||
33 | Etu Uaisele | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
34 | Richie Mathers | FB | FB | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
35 | Rhys Lovegrove | x | B | B | P | P | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Ross Oakes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | C | B | B |
38 | Jacob Trueman | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
39 | Kieren Moss | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | - | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
40 | Lewis Charnock | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | - | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | |
41 | Joe Philbin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | SR | B | B | B | - | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
42 | Stuart Howarth | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | H | H | H | B | - | B | B | x | x | B | H | x | x |
43 | Joe Keyes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x |
44 | James Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x |
45 | Josk Rickett | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x |
46 | Liam Kirk | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B |
= Captain
= Injured
= Suspended
Championship Shield Final
After finishing 1st in the Middle 8's and beating Dewsbury Rams in the Semi Final the Bulls qualified for the Championship Shield Final, Sheffield Eagles finished 4th in the table and beat Halifax RLFC in the Semi Final meaning that the two teams would meet in a play-off match to determine who would win the Championship Shield.
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
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2 October 2016 | Championship Shield | Sheffield | H | Odsal Stadium | W | 27-16 | O'Brien (2), Purtell, Welham (2) | Charnock 3/5, Chisholm 1 DG | 3,518 | - | Report |
Bradford Bulls | positions | Sheffield Eagles |
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39. Kieren Moss | Fullback | 1. Quentin Laulu-Togagae |
5. Danny Williams | Winger | 19. Garry Lo |
23. Alex Mellor | Centre | 3. Menzie Yere |
4. Kris Welham | Centre | 4. George Tyson |
3. Adrian Purtell | Winger | 2. Rob Worrincy |
40. Lewis Charnock | Stand Off | 6. Cory Aston |
7. Dane Chisholm | Scrum Half/Halfback | 24. Rhys Jacks |
10. Adam Sidlow | Prop | 15. Scott Wheeldon |
9. Adam O'Brien | Hooker | 9. Keale Carlile |
25. Ben Kavanagh | Prop | 16. Adam Neal |
13. Danny Addy | 2nd Row | 12. Duane Straughier |
28. Kurt Haggerty | 2nd Row | 13. Matt James |
14. Jay Pitts | Loose Forward/Lock | 18. Elliot Minchella |
11. Tom Olbison | Interchange | 8. Steve Thorpe |
12. Dale Ferguson | Interchange | 14. Matty Fozard |
20. Mitch Clark | Interchange | 17. Mark Mexico |
37. Ross Oakes | Interchange | -. Thibault Margalet |
Rohan Smith | Coach | Mark Aston |
Challenge Cup
LEGEND | |
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss | |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
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18/3/16 | Cup | 4th | Dewsbury | A | Rams Stadium | L | 30-31 | Caro, Lumb, Addy, Blythe (2), Olbison | Addy 3/6 | 2,021 | - | Report |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum Half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 4 |
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1 | Oscar Thomas | SH |
2 | Omari Caro | W |
3 | Adrian Purtell | |
4 | Kris Welham | C |
5 | Danny Williams | |
6 | Lee Gaskell | SO |
8 | Paul Clough | P |
9 | Adam O'Brien | x |
10 | Adam Sidlow | |
11 | Tom Olbison | SR |
12 | Dale Ferguson | SR |
13 | Danny Addy | H |
14 | Jay Pitts | L |
15 | Matty Blythe | C |
16 | Dan Fleming | x |
17 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x |
19 | Steve Crossley | B |
20 | Mitch Clark | B |
21 | Epalahame Lauaki | x |
22 | James Clare | FB |
23 | Alex Mellor | B |
24 | Lucas Walshaw | x |
25 | Ben Kavanagh | |
26 | Vila Halafihi | x |
27 | Johnny Walker | x |
28 | Kurt Haggerty | x |
29 | Ethan Ryan | x |
30 | Joe Lumb | B |
31 | James Mendeika | |
32 | Jonny Campbell | |
33 | Etu Uaisele | W |
34 | Richie Mathers | x |
35 | Rhys Lovegrove | P |
2016 squad statistics
- Appearances and Points include (Super League,Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 2 October 2016.
= Captain = Injured = Suspended
2016 transfers in/out
In
Name | Position | Signed from | Date | |
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Oscar Thomas | Scrum Half | London Broncos | August 2015 | |
Mitch Clark | Prop | Doncaster RLFC | November 2015 | |
Johnny Campbell | Fullback | Batley Bulldogs | November 2015 | |
Jonathan Walker | Prop | Leigh Centurions | November 2015 | |
Kurt Haggerty | Prop | Leigh Centurions | November 2015 | |
Ben Kavanagh | Prop | Widnes Vikings | December 2015 | |
Richie Mathers | Fullback | Retirement | January 2016 | |
Kieren Moss | Fullback | Parramatta Eels | June 2016 | |
Lewis Charnock | Scrum Half | St Helens RLFC (Loan) | June 2016 | |
Joe Philbin | Second Row | Warrington Wolves (Loan) | June 2016 | |
Stuart Howarth | Hooker | Wakefield Wildcats (Loan) | June 2016 | |
Joe Keyes | Scrum Half | London Broncos | July 2016 | |
Dane Chisholm | Scrum Half | Canterbury Bulldogs | July 2016 |
Out
Name | Position | Club Signed | Date | |
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Sam Bates | Prop | Dewsbury Rams | June 2015 | |
Nathan Conroy | Hooker | Dewsbury Rams | July 2015 | |
Adam Brook | Scrum Half | Keighley Cougars | July 2015 | |
Dave Petersen | Loose Forward | Sheffield Eagles | July 2015 | |
Karl Davies | Prop | Retirement | July 2015 | |
Chev Walker | Loose Forward | Retirement | September 2015 | |
Adam Henry | Centre | Released | September 2015 | |
Ryan Shaw | Fullback | Hull Kingston Rovers | September 2015 | |
Samir Tahraoui | Prop | Rochdale Hornets | October 2015 | |
Harry Siejka | Scrum Half | Released | November 2015 | |
Chris Ulugia | Centre | Batley Bulldogs | November 2015 | |
Jake Mullaney | Fullback | Released | December 2015 | |
Matt Ryan | Second Row | Released | December 2015 | |
Dane Neilsen | Centre | South Sydney Rabbitohs | January 2016 |
References
External links
- Bradford Bulls Website
- Bradford Bulls in T&A
- Bradford Bulls on Sky Sports
- Red,Black And Amber
- BBC Sport-Rugby League