2011 Bradford Bulls season
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This article details the Bradford Bulls
rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is the sixteenth season of the Super League
era.
Bradford Bulls
started the build-up for the 2011 Super League
season by announcing the departure of center Chris Nero
, who was offered a new contract but turned it down to join Salford City Reds
and also Mick Potter's decision to not renew the contract of the aging Steve Menzies who was then offered a one-year contract at the Catalans Dragons
which he accepted. The recruitment started with the announcement of Paul Sykes and Jamie Langley
accepting another three-year deal to stay at the Bulls. Potter also renewed Craig Kopczak
's contract and gave a professional contract to up and coming winger Vinny Finigan
. The Bulls also kept talented youngsters Elliott Whitehead
by giving him a three-year deal after a solid 2010 season and a three-year contract to up-and-coming hooker Adam O'Brien
who will be looking to play his debut for the Bulls this season.
September 2010
The Bulls finally announced a replacement for Nero in the form of Chev Walker
from Hull KR
. To boost the wings he also brought in Wigan Warriors
youngster Shaun Ainscough
and New Zealand Warriors
young winger Patrick Ah Van
. With the Bulls lacking that extra push in the forwards last season, the signings of Bryn Hargreaves
from St Helens RLFC and Olivier Elima
from Catalans Dragons
will provide that. Another problem with the Bulls last season is that the squad did not really have any experience and the depth so they have signed experienced second rower Ian Sibbit from Salford City Reds
, Sibbit will be in his 13th season, with six of them spent at Salford.
Youngster Joe Wardle
who made his debut last year for the Bulls has rejected a new contract and will pursue a career at Huddersfield Giants
. The Bulls have also let Rikki Sheriffe
and Stuart Reardon
go after both had a very poor season in 2010. To provide more depth in the 3/4 line the Bulls handed a career lifeline to the recently jailed winger Gareth Raynor
whose previous club was Crusaders and an excellent player from the Championship in the form of Shad Royston
from Halifax RLFC
. Jamie Langley
, Nick Scruton
, Paul Sykes and Andy Lynch have all been included in the preliminary England RL
squad in the build up to the 2010 Four Nations. The Bulls have also given 2 year contracts to youngsters Jason Crookes
, Steve Crossley
and Danny Addy
.
October 2010
Incoming coach Mick Potter finished his 2010 season with a 22–10 loss to Wigan Warriors
(the 2010 Super League Grand Final
) in his final game for St Helens before joining the Bulls in 2011. On 4 October Peter Hood
announced that the Bulls had succeeded reaching their 10,000 pledge scheme making the Bulls the cheapest team to watch in super league. The Bulls also added to their backroom staff by announcing they had acquired assistant coach Francis Cummins
from rivals Leeds Rhinos
. A 9th player was acquired in the form of hooker Matt Diskin
who signed a 3 year contract with the Bulls from arch rivals Leeds. The first player to leave the Bulls in October was 19 year old second rower Andy Tate who signed for Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
. The Magic Weekend
fixtures were announced and the Bulls will play against arch rivals Leeds Rhinos
on Sunday 13 February 2011 to kick off their season. While in Australia Mick Potter searched for a replacement for Matt Orford
who wishes to return to the NRL with either Canberra Raiders
or Parramatta Eels
. As his replacement Aussie Marc Herbert
was signed on a 1 Year Deal from Canberra Raiders
.
November 2010
Stuart Reardon
was signed by Iestyn Harris
to play for the Crusaders in the 2011 season. On 10 November Prop Danny Sculthorpe
left the Bulls by mutual consent due to a re-occurring injury. A couple of months after signing a new 1 year deal Michael Worrincy
signed for NRL side Penrith Panthers
. Castleford Tigers
brought out their pre-season friendly fixtures and it is revealed that they will play the Bulls on boxing day (26 December) at The Jungle
with a kick off time of 12pm also the Bulls will play Halifax RLFC
on 9 January at Grattan Stadium
for Jamie Langley
's testimonial and that will kick off at 3pm. Dewsbury Rams
also announced they will play Bradford on 23 January 2011 at Rams Stadium
also at 3pm. The Bulls also confirmed they will be playing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
on 30 January at Odsal Stadium
with a 3pm kick off. The Bradford Bulls 2011 playing kits were revealed on 17 November with the Home strip being white and the Away purple also JCT600
renewed their partnership with the Bulls. The 2011 Super League fixtures were announced on 22 November at 00:01 am. The Bulls announce yet another pre season friendly against Keighley Cougars
at Cougar Park
on 28 January 2011 with a 7:30pm kick off.
December 2010
It was announced that youngster George Burgess
would follow in the footsteps of his older brother Sam and join the South Sydney Rabbitohs
for 2011.
Mick Potter also confirmed that Andy Lynch would retain the captaincy for 2011 and Jamie Langley
would retain the vice captaincy, Speaking in the T&A on 16 December, Potter said "There won’t be too many changes on who the leaders are I don’t think. There’s quite a stable bunch of senior players and, in most likelihood, Andy Lynch will be captain next year". Salford City Reds
signed Bulls hooker Wayne Godwin
on a 3 year deal as their hooker Tevita Leo-Latu was refused a visa plus the Boxing Day friendly against Castleford was cancelled due to a frozen pitch and will not be played on another date.
January 2011
The Bulls release second rower Glenn Hall
from his contract, which he had 2 years left on, so he could return to Australia
for the birth of his child. The 20 man squad for the match against Halifax RLFC
was revealed with new signings Patrick Ah Van
, Gareth Raynor
, Shad Royston
, Marc Herbert
, Bryn Hargreaves
, Shaun Ainscough
, Ian Sibbit and Chev Walker
all making their debuts. The Bulls beat the Championship Grand Final winners 50–8 with tries from Raynor, Heath L'Estrange
scored a double, Herbert, Royston, Jason Crookes
, John Bateman
, Michael Platt
and Elliott Whitehead
, Herbert kicked a goal and Ah Van kicked 6. The Bulls 2010 superstar signing Matt Orford
finally got a 1 year deal with Canberra Raiders
after many months of legal disputes which means the Bulls can announce 23 year old Stand Off Kyle Briggs
(on a 2 year deal) from Featherstone Rovers
as their 11th new recruit. On 13 January the Bulls announced the squad numbers for the 2011 season. They travelled to Lanzarote
for 1 week for an intense training camp, during the camp Glenn Hall
signed a 2 year contract with NRL team North Queensland Cowboys
. It is revealed that Formula One
ace Mark Webber
spent a day training with the Bulls in their warm weather camp. The 20 man sqaud for the game against Dewsbury Rams
was announced with new signings Matt Diskin
, Olivier Elima
and Kyle Briggs
all making their debuts, Nick Scruton
returns from injury to play. The Bulls are made to fight for their 46–12 win with tries coming from Diskin, a double from Vinny Finigan
, Ah Van, Steve Crossley
, Platt and youngsters Reed and McKay, Ah Van kicked 7 out of 8. The squads for the game against Keighley Cougars
and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
was announced with youngsters Cain Southernwood
, Finigan, Bateman and Crookes featuring against the Cougars, Brett Kearney is set to play his first game in 2011 against the Wildcats. The youthful Bulls side lost 46–12 against the Cougars with tries coming from Bateman, Southernwood and Finigan. Bradford then beat Wakefield in the final pre-season match 40–16 with tries coming from L'Estrange, Kearney, a double from the ever impressive Ah Van, Platt, Paul Sykes and Elima, Ah Van kicked 4 goals whilst Herbert and Briggs kicked 1 each.
February 2011
Rikki Sheriffe
signed a 2 year contract with rugby union side Newcastle Falcons
, meanwhile Danny Sculthorpe
joins Widnes Vikings
after a short trial period. Also Steve Ganson
was appointed to ref the game against Leeds Rhinos
at Millenium Magic. The squad for the Millennium Magic was released with only Marc Herbert
missing (hamstring strain) out of all 11 new signings. The Bulls looked liked they had improved a lot but due to a controversial decision the Bulls lost 32–28 to local rivals Leeds Rhinos
with Whitehead scoring 3 tries, Matt Diskin
scoring against his former club and Ah Van scoring after going 80m after he intercepted a Brent Webb
pass, Ah Van kicked 4 goals from 5 attempts. Jamie Langley
and Kyle Briggs
were injured during the game against Leeds and so were not included in the squad against Wigan Warriors
while Marc Herbert
is still injured. The Bulls were overpowered 44–10 by the Super League champions with Whitehead and Ah Van scoring for Bradford whilst Ah Van kicked a conversion. Bradford recorded their first win of the 2011 campaign beating the Crusaders 30–26, tries from Andy Lynch, Shad Royston
and Shaun Ainscough
made sure the Bulls were 18–6 up at half time, second half tries came from the 2 hookers Matt Diskin
and Heath L'Estrange
, also Patrick Ah Van
kicked all 5 goals to make sure the Bulls won. L'Estrange and Chev Walker
picked up injuries, Walker is out for about a month and L'Estrange is out for 6 weeks.
March 2011
The month started pretty well for the Bulls as they comfortably beat the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
40–18, youngster Tom Olbison
scored the Bulls 1st try, Craig Kopczak
grabbed his first ever hat-trick, Shad Royston
scored 2 tries and winger Shaun Ainscough
scored a try. Patrick Ah Van
was in good form with the boot as usual kicking 6 out of 7. However this victory was short lived as the Bulls came crashing down to earth with a very poor performance the next week resulting in a 50–16 loss to Huddersfield Giants
, the Bulls gave a debut to 17-year-old hooker Adam O'Brien
who did not look out of place when he came off the bench. Shaun Ainscough
scored his 3rd try in 3 games and Marc Herbert
and Gareth Raynor
also grabbed their first tries for the club. Ah Van kicked 2 from 3. The Bulls bounced back the following week against the unbeaten Castleford Tigers
with Olivier Elima
scoring his first try for the club and Nick Scruton
getting a double helping the Bulls to a 18–14 win, Ah Van was on target with all his attempts kicking 3 from 3. The 2011 Challenge Cup
draw for the 4th round occurred a few hours hours after the Castleford game and the Bulls got an away tie against local Championship
side Halifax RLFC
on 8 May 2011, which was shown on the BBC
. The next game for the Bulls was against St Helens at the Halton Stadium
, the Saints won the game 28–16 with a little help from the referee Richard Silverwood
, and the Bulls tries came from Ah Van and Ainscough (who got a double) with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3. Also Prop forward Nick Scruton
signed a 3 year contract to stay with the Bulls until 2014.
April 2011
Youngster Tom Burgess
made his long awaited debut in the 24–22 win over Harlequins, although the Bulls played well in parts they never really got out of first gear and just managed to hold onto a win. Olivier Elima
opened the Bulls scoring with Matt Diskin
, Brett Kearney and Paul Sykes all finding the try line. Patrick Ah Van
kicked 3 from 4 and also slotted over a penalty kick to ensure the Bulls came away with 2 points. Bradford's next game was against struggling Hull, after playing well in the first half silly errors let Hull back in the game and they beat the Bulls 34–24 with tries from Sykes, Chev Walker
scoring his first for the Bulls and Shad Royston
who got a double. Ah Van contributed 8 points by kicking all 4 goals. Academy product Tom Olbison
signed a new three-year deal keeping him at the Bulls until 2014, also Michael Platt
signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2013. The Bulls travelled to The Willows to play the Salford City Reds
, they started off well when captain Andy Lynch went over for a try with Marc Herbert
converting but poor tackling and appalling ball handling allowed Salford to lead 24–10 at the break. The Bulls came out with a bit of fight and Aussie recruit Herbert went in for a try, Herbert got his second near the end of the game and converted but after a poor performance the Bulls were on the end of a 56–16 defeat. The Bulls then faced arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos
at home, early tries from Ah Van and Lynch put the Bulls 10–0 up but they eventually succumbed to the Rhinos fightback and lost 22–30 with Elima scoring 2 and Ah Van kicking 3 from 5. Four days later the Bulls travelled to the south of France to face the Catalans Dragons
, youngster John Bateman
made his debut starting at Loose Forward however Bradford drew with the Dragons 8–8 with hooker Heath L'Estrange
scoring the only try for the Bulls with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3.
May 2011
May did not start well for the Bulls as they were absolutely destroyed by a visiting Warrington Wolves
side, the Bulls' errors gifted the Wolves an early lead and Warrington went into halftime 32–0 up. The second half the Bulls again coughed up the ball and a good Wolves side capitalized on the mistakes. The game ended up 58–14 to Warrington with the Bulls producing something with tries from Andy Lynch, Craig Kopczak
and Elliott Whitehead
. Patrick Ah Van
kicked 1 goal. With the Bulls suffering injuries and having problems in the halves, Mick Potter signed former Bull Ben Jeffries
, from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
on a 1 and a half year deal. Jeffries can play either half back position. The Bulls went through to Round 5 of the Challenge Cup
after beating Halifax RLFC
46–34, Bradford did not play well at all with tries coming from Royston, Platt, Ah Van, Sibbit, Burgess, Whitehead and a double from Raynor. The draw for Round 5 happened on 8 May and the Bulls are playing SL champions Wigan Warriors
at Odsal Stadium
on 22 May. Things got bad to worse for the Bulls as they lost 46–18 to fellow strugglers Hull Kingston Rovers
, Kyle Briggs
scored his first try for the Bulls and tries from Raynor and Lynch was all the Bulls could muster (Ah Van kicked all 3 goals). The following week the Bulls faced Super League champions Wigan, playing with 12 men after Gareth Raynor
was sent off. Wigan won 26–22 but the Bulls had tries coming from Whitehead, Royston and a double from Ah Van who also kicked 3 goals. Winger Raynor received a £300 fine and a 2-match ban for the red-carded challenge on Wigan's Sam Tomkins
. Bradford faced Salford City Reds
the following week and avenged their 56–16 loss to Salford by beating thm 28–14 at Odsal Stadium
, Scrum Half Briggs scored 2 tries, whilst halfback partner Jeffies got one with additional tries coming from Hooker Heath L'Estrange
and Winger Paul Sykes, Ah Van kicked 4 goals.
June 2011
The Bulls travelled to the Capital to face fellow strugglers Harlequins RL; this was a must win for the Bulls if they wanted to keep within touching distance of the playoffs. Marc Herbert
replaced Kyle Briggs
and prop Bryn Hargreaves
suffered an ankle injury. Also youngster Danny Addy
made his return to the first team. Bradford won the game 30–16 with Centre Patrick Ah Van
scoring 2 tries and kicking 2 goals, other Centre Elliott Whitehead
scored a try and in his best game in a Bradford shirt Full Back Shad Royston
went 90m to score. The points were rounded up with a late try from front rower Andy Lynch. Aussie Hooker Heath L'Estrange
signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the Bulls until 2014. The Bulls were aiming to win three in a row for the first time since April 2010 against visitors St Helens RLFC. It was a very rainy evening and Saints scored an early try; however the Bulls came away with a draw, a last-minute penalty given away by Lynch allowed Jamie Foster to make the final score 14–14, Fullback Brett Kearney scored on his return and so did captain Lynch. Ah Van kicked 3 goals from 4. Aussie Kearney also signed a new three-year deal at the Bulls. Half Back Kyle Briggs
went out on loan for a month at strugglers Harlequins RL. Bradford announced their first signing for the 2012 season in the form of Newcastle Knights
centre Keith Lulia
. Bradford hosted fellow playoff contenders Hull FC
at Odsal, Hull managed to dominate the Bradford pack and won the game 28-14, the Bulls tryscorers were Royston with 2 and captain Lynch, Ah Van kicked a goal. The Bulls won their first game at Headingley Stadium
since 2007 with a hard-fought 18–12 victory against arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos
, second-rower Olivier Elima
scored 2 tries for Bradford and Ah Van kicked 5 goals. Bradford Bulls terminated the contact of academy product Dave Halley
, he immediately joined local Championship 1 side Keighley Cougars
on a short term deal.
July 2011
July kicked off with a 28–34 loss to French team Catalan Dragons, veteran and former Bulls favourite Steve Menzies tore his former club to pieces with superb handling and great defence. Olivier Elima
scored against his former club and other Bulls tries came from youngster Tom Burgess
, Ben Jeffries
and Gareth Raynor
. Patrick Ah Van
kicked 6 goals. Bradford's play-off hopes were given a major knock back as the Bulls went down 30-34 against Castleford Tigers
. Brett Kearney scored 2 tries followed by tries from Raynor, the returning top try scorer Shad Royston
took his tally to 11 and Paul Sykes crossed the line too. Ah Van kicked 5 from 5. It was announced that veteran winger Gareth Raynor has signed a new 1 year deal making him a Bull for 2012. In response to the defeat at Castleford the Bulls sensationally beat title contenders Huddersfield Giants
36-0, the Bulls outstanding defence and good attack won this game with tries coming from Sykes (who scored 2), Jeffries, Michael Platt
, Ah Van and Kearney. Ah Van kicked 4 goals and Sykes kicked 2. The Bulls announce a second signing for 2012 in the form of Harlequins RL halfback Luke Gale
on a 2 year deal. The Rugby Football League
announce that the Bulls received a Grade B license for 2012-2014 and that Crusaders RL withdrew their application. In light of this news the Bulls quickly snapped up halfback Jarrod Sammut
on a one-year deal. Bradford came crashing down to earth as the Warrington Wolves
were rampant and murdered the Bulls 64-6 with the points coming from Ah Van.
August 2011
Leading point scorer Patrick Ah Van
signed for Super League
newcomers Widnes Vikings
on a teo-year deal. Hooker Matt Diskin
played 10 weeks with a shoulder injury and needs surgery on it and will miss the rest of the season. The Bulls announce the signing of Aussie winger/centre Adrian Purtell
from Penrith Panthers
on a 3 Year Deal. Winger Shaun Ainscough
signed a new one-year deal with the Bulls while fullback Shad Royston
is set to join Pia Donkeys in the French league. Fellow playoff contenders Hull KR travelled to Odsal Stadium
to try move 4 points clear of the Bulls. They succeeded with a 34-8 win, with only Marc Herbert
scoring a try and Ah Van kicking 2 goals. Reigning Super League
champions Wigan Warriors
ripped the Bulls apart 60-12 with youngster John Bateman
scoring his first professional try and academy product Craig Kopczak
also crossed the line. Ah Van kicked 2 goals.
September 2011
The Bulls played their last home game of the season against Crusaders RL a game which they won 48-24 with Olivier Elima
scoring two, Brett Kearney scoring two, Kopczak, Shaun Ainscough
, Ah Van and Andy Lynch also scored with Ah Van kicking 8 goals. The Bulls rounded off a depressing season with a 26-14 loss against Wakefield Wildcats, Kyle Briggs
, Ainscough and Shad Royston
all scored with Ah Van kicking one goal. The Bulls equalled their lowest ever finish, finishing 10th in the league, however they did get one more point than the previous year.
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2011 Engage Super League
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Michael Platt
- Signed 2 Year Extension
Dave Halley
- Contract Terminated, Joined Keighley Cougars
Chev Walker
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Patrick Ah Van
- Signed for Widnes Vikings
, 2 Year Deal.
Brett Kearney - Signed 3 Year Extension
Marc Herbert
Nick Scruton
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Heath L'Estrange
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Shaun Ainscough
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Gareth Raynor
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Tom Olbison
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Shad Royston
- Signed for Pia Donkeys, 2 Year Deal
Vinny Finigan
- Signed for Sheffield Eagles
, 1 Year Deal
Liam McAvoy
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rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is the sixteenth season of the Super League
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era.
Season review
August 2010Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
started the build-up for the 2011 Super League
Super League
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season by announcing the departure of center Chris Nero
Chris Nero
Chris Nero is an Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. He plays in the Super League for Salford City Reds. His usual position is , although he can also play in the s...
, who was offered a new contract but turned it down to join Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
and also Mick Potter's decision to not renew the contract of the aging Steve Menzies who was then offered a one-year contract at the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
which he accepted. The recruitment started with the announcement of Paul Sykes and Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
accepting another three-year deal to stay at the Bulls. Potter also renewed Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
's contract and gave a professional contract to up and coming winger Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:...
. The Bulls also kept talented youngsters Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
by giving him a three-year deal after a solid 2010 season and a three-year contract to up-and-coming hooker Adam O'Brien
Adam O'Brien
Adam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:...
who will be looking to play his debut for the Bulls this season.
September 2010
The Bulls finally announced a replacement for Nero in the form of Chev Walker
Chev Walker
Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
from Hull KR
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
. To boost the wings he also brought in Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
youngster Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
and New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
young winger Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
. With the Bulls lacking that extra push in the forwards last season, the signings of Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in...
from St Helens RLFC and Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
from Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
will provide that. Another problem with the Bulls last season is that the squad did not really have any experience and the depth so they have signed experienced second rower Ian Sibbit from Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
, Sibbit will be in his 13th season, with six of them spent at Salford.
Youngster Joe Wardle
Joe Wardle
Joe Wardle is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Huddersfield Giants of Super League.Joe hails from the Ovenden district of Halifax and has come through the ranks at the Grattan Stadium after signing from Illingworth ARLFC. He has a fine turn of pace and a...
who made his debut last year for the Bulls has rejected a new contract and will pursue a career at Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
. The Bulls have also let Rikki Sheriffe
Rikki Sheriffe
Rikki Sheriffe is an English rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He previously played in rugby league....
and Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently playing for AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship. He plays as a fullback, wing or centre...
go after both had a very poor season in 2010. To provide more depth in the 3/4 line the Bulls handed a career lifeline to the recently jailed winger Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
whose previous club was Crusaders and an excellent player from the Championship in the form of Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
from Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
. Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
, Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
, Paul Sykes and Andy Lynch have all been included in the preliminary England RL
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
squad in the build up to the 2010 Four Nations. The Bulls have also given 2 year contracts to youngsters Jason Crookes
Jason Crookes
Jason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers...
, Steve Crossley
Steve Crossley
Steve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut...
and Danny Addy
Danny Addy
Danny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system...
.
October 2010
Incoming coach Mick Potter finished his 2010 season with a 22–10 loss to Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
(the 2010 Super League Grand Final
2010 Super League Grand Final
The 2010 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League XV. Held on Saturday 2 October 2010, at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium, the match was contested by English clubs St Helens and Wigan Warriors...
) in his final game for St Helens before joining the Bulls in 2011. On 4 October Peter Hood
Peter Hood
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announced that the Bulls had succeeded reaching their 10,000 pledge scheme making the Bulls the cheapest team to watch in super league. The Bulls also added to their backroom staff by announcing they had acquired assistant coach Francis Cummins
Francis Cummins
Francis Cummins is a former English rugby league footballer. His position of choice was fullback though he also regularly played at centre and winger.-Early Honours:...
from rivals Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
. A 9th player was acquired in the form of hooker Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
who signed a 3 year contract with the Bulls from arch rivals Leeds. The first player to leave the Bulls in October was 19 year old second rower Andy Tate who signed for Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
. The Magic Weekend
Magic Weekend
The Magic Weekend, previously Millennium Magic, is a concept by the Rugby Football League to stage an entire round of Super League matches in prestigious and exciting cities to showcase the sport....
fixtures were announced and the Bulls will play against arch rivals Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
on Sunday 13 February 2011 to kick off their season. While in Australia Mick Potter searched for a replacement for Matt Orford
Matt Orford
Matthew Orford is an Australian professional rugby league player, last playing for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition...
who wishes to return to the NRL with either Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
or Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
. As his replacement Aussie Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
was signed on a 1 Year Deal from Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
.
November 2010
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently playing for AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship. He plays as a fullback, wing or centre...
was signed by Iestyn Harris
Iestyn Harris
Iestyn Rhys Harris is a Welsh former rugby league footballer, who is currently the assistant coach at Wigan Warriors. Harris is a former Man of Steel winner and has also represented Wales on numerous occasions at both codes of rugby...
to play for the Crusaders in the 2011 season. On 10 November Prop Danny Sculthorpe
Danny Sculthorpe
Danny Sculthorpe is an English professional rugby league footballer. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he currently plays as a prop for Widnes Vikings....
left the Bulls by mutual consent due to a re-occurring injury. A couple of months after signing a new 1 year deal Michael Worrincy
Michael Worrincy
Michael Worrincy, born 16 February 1986 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is an English rugby league player for Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He is the younger brother of Halifax RLFC and Welsh international Rob Worrincy....
signed for NRL side Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
. Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
brought out their pre-season friendly fixtures and it is revealed that they will play the Bulls on boxing day (26 December) at The Jungle
The Jungle
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by journalist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel with the intention of portraying the life of the immigrant in the United States, but readers were more concerned with the large portion of the book pertaining to the corruption of the American meatpacking...
with a kick off time of 12pm also the Bulls will play Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
on 9 January at Grattan Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
for Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
's testimonial and that will kick off at 3pm. Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
also announced they will play Bradford on 23 January 2011 at Rams Stadium
Rams Stadium
Rams Stadium is a football and track and field stadium in San Francisco, California. Located on the campus of City College of San Francisco, the stadium has a capacity of 5,000....
also at 3pm. The Bulls also confirmed they will be playing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
on 30 January at Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
with a 3pm kick off. The Bradford Bulls 2011 playing kits were revealed on 17 November with the Home strip being white and the Away purple also JCT600
JCT600
JCT600 is a car dealership founded in Bradford, England in 1946 by Edward Tordoff - the company is now run by his grandson, John Tordoff. It has 22 franchises operating from 48 retail outlets across the North of England with an annual turnover in excess of £450 million.JCT600 takes its name from...
renewed their partnership with the Bulls. The 2011 Super League fixtures were announced on 22 November at 00:01 am. The Bulls announce yet another pre season friendly against Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
at Cougar Park
Cougar Park
Cougar Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Keighley, England. It is used mostly for rugby league matches, as the home stadium of Keighley Cougars and football as the new home of Silsden F.C.. Its capacity is 7,800 people. It also hosted a match during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup...
on 28 January 2011 with a 7:30pm kick off.
December 2010
It was announced that youngster George Burgess
George Burgess (rugby league)
George Burgess is a professional English rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL who plays the position of Prop or Second Row...
would follow in the footsteps of his older brother Sam and join the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
for 2011.
Mick Potter also confirmed that Andy Lynch would retain the captaincy for 2011 and Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
would retain the vice captaincy, Speaking in the T&A on 16 December, Potter said "There won’t be too many changes on who the leaders are I don’t think. There’s quite a stable bunch of senior players and, in most likelihood, Andy Lynch will be captain next year". Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
signed Bulls hooker Wayne Godwin
Wayne Godwin
Wayne Godwin, born 13 March 1982 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an English rugby league player.Wayne Godwin plays for Salford City Reds in the Super League.Godwins's position of choice is at hooker...
on a 3 year deal as their hooker Tevita Leo-Latu was refused a visa plus the Boxing Day friendly against Castleford was cancelled due to a frozen pitch and will not be played on another date.
January 2011
The Bulls release second rower Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
from his contract, which he had 2 years left on, so he could return to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for the birth of his child. The 20 man squad for the match against Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
was revealed with new signings Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
, Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
, Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
, Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
, Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in...
, Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
, Ian Sibbit and Chev Walker
Chev Walker
Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
all making their debuts. The Bulls beat the Championship Grand Final winners 50–8 with tries from Raynor, Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
scored a double, Herbert, Royston, Jason Crookes
Jason Crookes
Jason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers...
, John Bateman
John Bateman (rugby league)
John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row...
, Michael Platt
Michael Platt
Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011...
and Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
, Herbert kicked a goal and Ah Van kicked 6. The Bulls 2010 superstar signing Matt Orford
Matt Orford
Matthew Orford is an Australian professional rugby league player, last playing for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition...
finally got a 1 year deal with Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
after many months of legal disputes which means the Bulls can announce 23 year old Stand Off Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
(on a 2 year deal) from Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
as their 11th new recruit. On 13 January the Bulls announced the squad numbers for the 2011 season. They travelled to Lanzarote
Lanzarote
Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands...
for 1 week for an intense training camp, during the camp Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
signed a 2 year contract with NRL team North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. It is revealed that Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
ace Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career...
spent a day training with the Bulls in their warm weather camp. The 20 man sqaud for the game against Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
was announced with new signings Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
, Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
and Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
all making their debuts, Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
returns from injury to play. The Bulls are made to fight for their 46–12 win with tries coming from Diskin, a double from Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:...
, Ah Van, Steve Crossley
Steve Crossley
Steve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut...
, Platt and youngsters Reed and McKay, Ah Van kicked 7 out of 8. The squads for the game against Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
was announced with youngsters Cain Southernwood
Cain Southernwood
Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC....
, Finigan, Bateman and Crookes featuring against the Cougars, Brett Kearney is set to play his first game in 2011 against the Wildcats. The youthful Bulls side lost 46–12 against the Cougars with tries coming from Bateman, Southernwood and Finigan. Bradford then beat Wakefield in the final pre-season match 40–16 with tries coming from L'Estrange, Kearney, a double from the ever impressive Ah Van, Platt, Paul Sykes and Elima, Ah Van kicked 4 goals whilst Herbert and Briggs kicked 1 each.
February 2011
Rikki Sheriffe
Rikki Sheriffe
Rikki Sheriffe is an English rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He previously played in rugby league....
signed a 2 year contract with rugby union side Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
, meanwhile Danny Sculthorpe
Danny Sculthorpe
Danny Sculthorpe is an English professional rugby league footballer. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he currently plays as a prop for Widnes Vikings....
joins Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
after a short trial period. Also Steve Ganson
Steve Ganson
Steve Ganson is a rugby league referee. He is the second professional referee from the town as Premier League referee Chris Foy also hails from St Helens.- First games :...
was appointed to ref the game against Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
at Millenium Magic. The squad for the Millennium Magic was released with only Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
missing (hamstring strain) out of all 11 new signings. The Bulls looked liked they had improved a lot but due to a controversial decision the Bulls lost 32–28 to local rivals Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
with Whitehead scoring 3 tries, Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
scoring against his former club and Ah Van scoring after going 80m after he intercepted a Brent Webb
Brent Webb
Brent Webb is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Leeds in the Super League. Webb plays as a full-back and is a former New Zealand international.-Early years:...
pass, Ah Van kicked 4 goals from 5 attempts. Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
and Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
were injured during the game against Leeds and so were not included in the squad against Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
while Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
is still injured. The Bulls were overpowered 44–10 by the Super League champions with Whitehead and Ah Van scoring for Bradford whilst Ah Van kicked a conversion. Bradford recorded their first win of the 2011 campaign beating the Crusaders 30–26, tries from Andy Lynch, Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
and Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
made sure the Bulls were 18–6 up at half time, second half tries came from the 2 hookers Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
and Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
, also Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
kicked all 5 goals to make sure the Bulls won. L'Estrange and Chev Walker
Chev Walker
Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
picked up injuries, Walker is out for about a month and L'Estrange is out for 6 weeks.
March 2011
The month started pretty well for the Bulls as they comfortably beat the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
40–18, youngster Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy...
scored the Bulls 1st try, Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
grabbed his first ever hat-trick, Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
scored 2 tries and winger Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
scored a try. Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
was in good form with the boot as usual kicking 6 out of 7. However this victory was short lived as the Bulls came crashing down to earth with a very poor performance the next week resulting in a 50–16 loss to Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
, the Bulls gave a debut to 17-year-old hooker Adam O'Brien
Adam O'Brien
Adam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:...
who did not look out of place when he came off the bench. Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
scored his 3rd try in 3 games and Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
and Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
also grabbed their first tries for the club. Ah Van kicked 2 from 3. The Bulls bounced back the following week against the unbeaten Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
with Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
scoring his first try for the club and Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
getting a double helping the Bulls to a 18–14 win, Ah Van was on target with all his attempts kicking 3 from 3. The 2011 Challenge Cup
2011 Challenge Cup
The 2011 Challenge Cup was a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in January 2011...
draw for the 4th round occurred a few hours hours after the Castleford game and the Bulls got an away tie against local Championship
Championship
Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :...
side Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
on 8 May 2011, which was shown on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. The next game for the Bulls was against St Helens at the Halton Stadium
Halton Stadium
The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves...
, the Saints won the game 28–16 with a little help from the referee Richard Silverwood
Richard Silverwood
Richard Silverwood is a professional rugby league referee. He currently officiates in the Super League competition.-Biography:...
, and the Bulls tries came from Ah Van and Ainscough (who got a double) with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3. Also Prop forward Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
signed a 3 year contract to stay with the Bulls until 2014.
April 2011
Youngster Tom Burgess
Tom Burgess (rugby league)
Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford...
made his long awaited debut in the 24–22 win over Harlequins, although the Bulls played well in parts they never really got out of first gear and just managed to hold onto a win. Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
opened the Bulls scoring with Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
, Brett Kearney and Paul Sykes all finding the try line. Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
kicked 3 from 4 and also slotted over a penalty kick to ensure the Bulls came away with 2 points. Bradford's next game was against struggling Hull, after playing well in the first half silly errors let Hull back in the game and they beat the Bulls 34–24 with tries from Sykes, Chev Walker
Chev Walker
Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
scoring his first for the Bulls and Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
who got a double. Ah Van contributed 8 points by kicking all 4 goals. Academy product Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy...
signed a new three-year deal keeping him at the Bulls until 2014, also Michael Platt
Michael Platt
Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011...
signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2013. The Bulls travelled to The Willows to play the Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
, they started off well when captain Andy Lynch went over for a try with Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
converting but poor tackling and appalling ball handling allowed Salford to lead 24–10 at the break. The Bulls came out with a bit of fight and Aussie recruit Herbert went in for a try, Herbert got his second near the end of the game and converted but after a poor performance the Bulls were on the end of a 56–16 defeat. The Bulls then faced arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
at home, early tries from Ah Van and Lynch put the Bulls 10–0 up but they eventually succumbed to the Rhinos fightback and lost 22–30 with Elima scoring 2 and Ah Van kicking 3 from 5. Four days later the Bulls travelled to the south of France to face the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
, youngster John Bateman
John Bateman (rugby league)
John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row...
made his debut starting at Loose Forward however Bradford drew with the Dragons 8–8 with hooker Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
scoring the only try for the Bulls with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3.
May 2011
May did not start well for the Bulls as they were absolutely destroyed by a visiting Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
side, the Bulls' errors gifted the Wolves an early lead and Warrington went into halftime 32–0 up. The second half the Bulls again coughed up the ball and a good Wolves side capitalized on the mistakes. The game ended up 58–14 to Warrington with the Bulls producing something with tries from Andy Lynch, Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
and Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
. Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
kicked 1 goal. With the Bulls suffering injuries and having problems in the halves, Mick Potter signed former Bull Ben Jeffries
Ben Jeffries
Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /...
, from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
on a 1 and a half year deal. Jeffries can play either half back position. The Bulls went through to Round 5 of the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
after beating Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
46–34, Bradford did not play well at all with tries coming from Royston, Platt, Ah Van, Sibbit, Burgess, Whitehead and a double from Raynor. The draw for Round 5 happened on 8 May and the Bulls are playing SL champions Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
at Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
on 22 May. Things got bad to worse for the Bulls as they lost 46–18 to fellow strugglers Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
, Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
scored his first try for the Bulls and tries from Raynor and Lynch was all the Bulls could muster (Ah Van kicked all 3 goals). The following week the Bulls faced Super League champions Wigan, playing with 12 men after Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
was sent off. Wigan won 26–22 but the Bulls had tries coming from Whitehead, Royston and a double from Ah Van who also kicked 3 goals. Winger Raynor received a £300 fine and a 2-match ban for the red-carded challenge on Wigan's Sam Tomkins
Sam Tomkins
A pre-season unofficial friendly match provided Tomkins his first experience against top-flight opposition as he came off the bench during Lee Briers' testimonial match in a 30–22 loss to Warrington Wolves. Noble followed this up by providing Tomkins, aged 19, with his first team debut on 12 May...
. Bradford faced Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
the following week and avenged their 56–16 loss to Salford by beating thm 28–14 at Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
, Scrum Half Briggs scored 2 tries, whilst halfback partner Jeffies got one with additional tries coming from Hooker Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
and Winger Paul Sykes, Ah Van kicked 4 goals.
June 2011
The Bulls travelled to the Capital to face fellow strugglers Harlequins RL; this was a must win for the Bulls if they wanted to keep within touching distance of the playoffs. Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
replaced Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
and prop Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves
Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in...
suffered an ankle injury. Also youngster Danny Addy
Danny Addy
Danny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system...
made his return to the first team. Bradford won the game 30–16 with Centre Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
scoring 2 tries and kicking 2 goals, other Centre Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead
Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
scored a try and in his best game in a Bradford shirt Full Back Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
went 90m to score. The points were rounded up with a late try from front rower Andy Lynch. Aussie Hooker Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the Bulls until 2014. The Bulls were aiming to win three in a row for the first time since April 2010 against visitors St Helens RLFC. It was a very rainy evening and Saints scored an early try; however the Bulls came away with a draw, a last-minute penalty given away by Lynch allowed Jamie Foster to make the final score 14–14, Fullback Brett Kearney scored on his return and so did captain Lynch. Ah Van kicked 3 goals from 4. Aussie Kearney also signed a new three-year deal at the Bulls. Half Back Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
went out on loan for a month at strugglers Harlequins RL. Bradford announced their first signing for the 2012 season in the form of Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
centre Keith Lulia
Keith Lulia
Keith Lulia is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League. He previously played for the St...
. Bradford hosted fellow playoff contenders Hull FC
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
at Odsal, Hull managed to dominate the Bradford pack and won the game 28-14, the Bulls tryscorers were Royston with 2 and captain Lynch, Ah Van kicked a goal. The Bulls won their first game at Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
since 2007 with a hard-fought 18–12 victory against arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, second-rower Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
scored 2 tries for Bradford and Ah Van kicked 5 goals. Bradford Bulls terminated the contact of academy product Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
, he immediately joined local Championship 1 side Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
on a short term deal.
July 2011
July kicked off with a 28–34 loss to French team Catalan Dragons, veteran and former Bulls favourite Steve Menzies tore his former club to pieces with superb handling and great defence. Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
scored against his former club and other Bulls tries came from youngster Tom Burgess
Tom Burgess (rugby league)
Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford...
, Ben Jeffries
Ben Jeffries
Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /...
and Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
. Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
kicked 6 goals. Bradford's play-off hopes were given a major knock back as the Bulls went down 30-34 against Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
. Brett Kearney scored 2 tries followed by tries from Raynor, the returning top try scorer Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
took his tally to 11 and Paul Sykes crossed the line too. Ah Van kicked 5 from 5. It was announced that veteran winger Gareth Raynor has signed a new 1 year deal making him a Bull for 2012. In response to the defeat at Castleford the Bulls sensationally beat title contenders Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
36-0, the Bulls outstanding defence and good attack won this game with tries coming from Sykes (who scored 2), Jeffries, Michael Platt
Michael Platt
Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011...
, Ah Van and Kearney. Ah Van kicked 4 goals and Sykes kicked 2. The Bulls announce a second signing for 2012 in the form of Harlequins RL halfback Luke Gale
Luke Gale
Luke Gale is a rugby league player for Harlequins Rugby League in the European Super League. He plays on as a stand-off or scrum-half....
on a 2 year deal. The Rugby Football League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
announce that the Bulls received a Grade B license for 2012-2014 and that Crusaders RL withdrew their application. In light of this news the Bulls quickly snapped up halfback Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...
on a one-year deal. Bradford came crashing down to earth as the Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
were rampant and murdered the Bulls 64-6 with the points coming from Ah Van.
August 2011
Leading point scorer Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
signed for Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
newcomers Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
on a teo-year deal. Hooker Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
played 10 weeks with a shoulder injury and needs surgery on it and will miss the rest of the season. The Bulls announce the signing of Aussie winger/centre Adrian Purtell
Adrian Purtell
Adrian Purtell is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the NRL. He previously played with the Canberra Raiders. His usual position is .-Career:...
from Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
on a 3 Year Deal. Winger Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
signed a new one-year deal with the Bulls while fullback Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
is set to join Pia Donkeys in the French league. Fellow playoff contenders Hull KR travelled to Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
to try move 4 points clear of the Bulls. They succeeded with a 34-8 win, with only Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
scoring a try and Ah Van kicking 2 goals. Reigning Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
champions Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
ripped the Bulls apart 60-12 with youngster John Bateman
John Bateman (rugby league)
John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row...
scoring his first professional try and academy product Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak
Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
also crossed the line. Ah Van kicked 2 goals.
September 2011
The Bulls played their last home game of the season against Crusaders RL a game which they won 48-24 with Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima
Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
scoring two, Brett Kearney scoring two, Kopczak, Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
, Ah Van and Andy Lynch also scored with Ah Van kicking 8 goals. The Bulls rounded off a depressing season with a 26-14 loss against Wakefield Wildcats, Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs
Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
, Ainscough and Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
all scored with Ah Van kicking one goal. The Bulls equalled their lowest ever finish, finishing 10th in the league, however they did get one more point than the previous year.
Pre Season Friendlies
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| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
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| 9/1/2011 | Pre Season | Halifax Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 50–8 | Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... , L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... (2), Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... , Bateman John Bateman (rugby league) John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row... , Crookes Jason Crookes Jason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers... , Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... , Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... , Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... |
Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... 1/2, Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 6/7 |
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| 23/1/2011 | Pre Season |  RamsDewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the... |
A | Rams Stadium Rams Stadium Rams Stadium is a football and track and field stadium in San Francisco, California. Located on the campus of City College of San Francisco, the stadium has a capacity of 5,000.... |
W | 46–12 | Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , McKay, Finigan Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:... (2), Reed, Crossley Steve Crossley Steve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut... , Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 7/8 |
1,599 | Match Report |
| 28/1/2011 | Pre Season |  CougarsKeighley Cougars Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington... |
A | Cougar Park Cougar Park Cougar Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Keighley, England. It is used mostly for rugby league matches, as the home stadium of Keighley Cougars and football as the new home of Silsden F.C.. Its capacity is 7,800 people. It also hosted a match during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup... |
L | 12–46 | Bateman John Bateman (rugby league) John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row... , Southernwood Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC.... , Finigan Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:... |
Southernwood Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC.... 0/2, O'Brien Adam O'Brien Adam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:... 0/1 |
880 | Match Report |
| 30/1/2011 | Pre Season |  WildcatsWakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 40–16 | L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... , Kearney, Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... (2), Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... , Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... , Sykes |
Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... 1/1, Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/5, Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... 1/1 |
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| 1 | Michael Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... |
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| 2 | Dave Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... |
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| 3 | Paul Sykes | x | C | x | C |
| 4 | Chev Walker Chev Walker Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,... |
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| 5 | Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
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| 7 | Marc Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... |
SH | x | x | SH |
| 8 | Nick Scruton Nick Scruton Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick... |
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| 9 | Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
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| 10 | Andy Lynch |
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| 11 | Olivier Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... |
x | SR | x | SR |
| 12 | Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... |
SR | SR | x | SR |
| 13 | Jamie Langley Jamie Langley Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League... |
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| 14 | Matt Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... |
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| 15 | Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in... |
B | x | x | P |
| 16 | Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... |
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| 17 | Ian Sibbitt Ian Sibbitt Ian Sibbit is a second row for the Bradford Bulls rugby league team.Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the Warrington Wolves having also played for Melbourne Storm.-Bradford Bulls:... |
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| 18 | Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... |
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| 19 | Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... |
W | x | x | B |
| 20 | James Donaldson James Donaldson (rugby league) James Donaldson is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Early years:James Donaldson was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria... |
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| 21 | Danny Addy Danny Addy Danny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system... |
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| 22 | Steve Crossley Steve Crossley Steve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut... |
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| 23 | Tom Olbison Tom Olbison Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy... |
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| 24 | Jason Crookes Jason Crookes Jason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers... |
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| 25 | Shad Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... |
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| 26 | Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC.... |
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| 27 | Adam O'Brien Adam O'Brien Adam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:... |
B | B | H | x |
| 28 | Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:... |
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| 29 | Tom Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league) Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford... |
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| 30 | Liam McAvoy | x | SR | SR | x |
| 31 | John Bateman John Bateman (rugby league) John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row... |
B | B | L | x |
| 32 | Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... |
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| 13/2/11 | |Millennium Magic Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
1 |  RhinosLeeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
N | Millennium Stadium Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage... |
L | 28–32 | Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... (3), Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/5 |
29,323 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 20/2/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
2 |  WarriorsWigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 10–44 | Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 1/2 |
15,348 | Match Report | |
| 26/2/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
3 |  Crusaders |
A | Racecourse Ground Racecourse Ground The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League... |
W | 30–26 | Lynch, Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... , Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... , Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... , L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 5/5 |
2,615 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 6/3/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
4 | Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 40–18 | Olbison Tom Olbison Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy... , Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... (2), Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... (3), Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 6/7 |
12,835 | Match Report | |
| 13/3/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
5 |  GiantsHuddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
A | Galpharm Stadium Galpharm Stadium The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:... |
L | 16–50 | Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... , Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... , Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 2/3 |
9,466 | Match Report | |
| 20/3/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
6 |  TigersCastleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 18–14 | Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... , Scruton Nick Scruton Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick... (2) |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 3/3 |
14,348 | Match Report | |
| 25/3/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
7 |  Saints |
A | Halton Stadium Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
L | 16–28 | Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... (2), Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 2/3 |
7,676 | Match Report | |
| 3/4/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
8 |  Harlequins RL |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 24–22 | Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... , Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... , Kearney, Sykes |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/5 |
12,354 | Match Report | |
| 8/4/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
9 |  Hull FC |
A | KC Stadium KC Stadium The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,... |
L | 24–34 | Sykes, Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... (2), Walker Chev Walker Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/4 |
11,346 | Match Report | |
| 16/4/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
10 |  RedsSalford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
A | The Willows | L | 16–56 | Lynch, Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... (2) |
Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... 2/3 |
2,809 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 21/4/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
11 | Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 22–30 | Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , Lynch, Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... (2) |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 3/5 |
19,275 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 25/4/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
12 |  DragonsCatalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... |
A | Stade Gilbert Brutus Stade Gilbert Brutus Stade Gilbert Brutus is a rugby league stadium located in Perpignan, in the south of France. Even though the stadium currently has around 9,000 seats installed, it can accommodate around 1,000 fans more due to standing room... |
D | 8–8 | L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 2/3 |
9,496 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 1/5/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
13 |  WolvesWarrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 14–58 | Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... , Lynch, Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 1/3 |
14,134 | Match Report | |
| 15/5/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
14 |  Hull KRHull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
A | Craven Park | L | 18–46 | Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... , Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... , Lynch |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 3/3 |
7,923 | Match Report | |
| 29/5/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
15 | Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 28–14 | Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... (2), Sykes, L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... , Jeffries Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/5 |
12,487 | Match Report | |
| 4/6/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
16 | Harlequins RL |
A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 30–16 | Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... (2), Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... , Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... , Lynch |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 5/6 |
4,253 | Match Report | |
| 12/6/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
17 | Saints |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
D | 14–14 | Kearney, Lynch | Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 3/4 |
13,224 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 19/6/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
18 | Hull FC |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 14-28 | Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... (2), Lynch |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 1/3 |
14,414 | Match Report | |
| 24/6/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
19 | Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
A | Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie .... |
W | 18-12 | Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... (2) |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 5/7 |
18,095 | Match Report | |
| 2/7/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
20 | Dragons Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 28-34 | Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... , Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league) Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford... , Jeffries Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /... , Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 6/7 |
12,670 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 10/7/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
21 | Tigers Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
A | The Jungle The Jungle The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by journalist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel with the intention of portraying the life of the immigrant in the United States, but readers were more concerned with the large portion of the book pertaining to the corruption of the American meatpacking... |
L | 30-34 | Kearney (2), Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... , Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... , Sykes |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 5/5 |
7,004 | Match Report | |
| 17/7/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
22 | Giants Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 36-0 | Jeffries Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /... , Sykes (2), Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , Kearney |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 4/5, Sykes 2/3 |
14,047 | Match Report | |
| 31/7/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
23 | Wolves Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
A | Halliwell Jones Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England that is the home ground of Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final and the National League Grand Finals' Day.... |
L | 6-64 | Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 1/1 |
10,641 | Match Report | |
| 14/8/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
24 | Hull KR Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 8-34 | Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 2/2 |
13,441 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 19/8/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
25 | Warriors Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
A | DW Stadium | L | 12-60 | Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... , Bateman John Bateman (rugby league) John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 2/2 |
13,940 | Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Match Report |
| 4/9/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
26 | Crusaders |
H | Grattan Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
W | 48-24 | Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... (2), Kearney (2), Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... , Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , Lynch |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 8/8 |
12,998 | Match Report | |
| 9/9/11 | League Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
27 | Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
A | Belle Vue Belle Vue (Wakefield) Belle Vue is a rugby league stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. It is located beside the A638 Doncaster Road, approximately one mile south of Wakefield City Centre.- Description :Currently, the East stand has a covered stand with seating, with some... |
L | 14-26 | Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... , Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... , Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 1/3 |
6,486 | Match Report | |
Player Appearances
- Super League Only
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W C C C C C C C C C C x C x B B C x C C C x C x 2 Dave Halley Dave HalleyDavid Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 3 Paul Sykes x SO x x FB FB FB FB SO C x SO SO W x x x C C C x C C C 4 Chev Walker Chev WalkerChev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
C C SR x C C C C C C B B 5 Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah VanPatrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
C W C C C W W W W x W W W W C W C C C C W W W W W W C 6 Brett Kearney SO SH SH SO SO SO SO SO FB FB SO FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB x 7 Marc Herbert Marc HerbertMarc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH x SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH 8 Nick Scruton Nick ScrutonNick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
B P B B B B B B B B B B B B 9 Heath L'Estrange Heath L'EstrangeHeath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
H H H B B B H H B B H B B B 10 Andy Lynch P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 11 Olivier Elima Olivier ElimaOlivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
SR SR L L L SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12 Elliott Whitehead Elliott WhiteheadElliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B SR SR SR SR B C C C C C C SR C SR SR C 13 Jamie Langley Jamie LangleyJamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
L L L B L L L L L SR L L L L 14 Matt Diskin Matt DiskinMatt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
B B B H H H H H H B B H H B H H H H H H H H H 15 Bryn Hargreaves Bryn HargreavesBryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in...
P L P P P P P P P B B B B P P B P L P P P P P P 16 Craig Kopczak Craig KopczakCraig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
B B B B B B B B B P P P P B B P P P P L B L L B B B x 17 Ian Sibbitt Ian SibbittIan Sibbit is a second row for the Bradford Bulls rugby league team.Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the Warrington Wolves having also played for Melbourne Storm.-Bradford Bulls:...
B B x B B x x B x x B SR SR x SR SR SR x SR SR SR 18 Shaun Ainscough Shaun AinscoughShaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
x x W W W W W W W W x x W W W 19 Gareth Raynor Gareth RaynorGareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
W W W W W W W W W W x W W W W W W W W 20 James Donaldson James Donaldson (rugby league)James Donaldson is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Early years:James Donaldson was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria...
x x x L L B L x L B B B x x B x B B x x x 21 Danny Addy Danny AddyDanny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system...
x x SO B x x x B x B x B B B B B B H H H H 22 Steve Crossley Steve CrossleySteve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut...
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 B 23 Tom Olbison Tom OlbisonTom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy...
x B B SR SR B B SR SR L B x L SR SR SR B x 24 Jason Crookes Jason CrookesJason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers...
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x W W W W W W x x x x x x x 25 Shad Royston Shad RoystonShad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
FB FB FB FB x C C C C x FB FB FB FB FB FB x C x x B x x x C FB 26 Cain Southernwood Cain SouthernwoodCain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC....
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 Adam O'Brien Adam O'BrienAdam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:...
x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B B B B 28 Vinny Finigan Vinny FiniganVinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:...
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 29 Tom Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league)Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford...
x x x x x x x B B B B B B B B B B x B P B B B B B B 30 Liam McAvoy 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 31 John Bateman John Bateman (rugby league)John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row...
x x x x x x x x x x x L x x x x x x x x x x x x B x SR 32 Kyle Briggs Kyle BriggsKyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
SH x x x x SO x x x SO SH x x x x x SH SH 33 Ben Jeffries Ben JeffriesBen Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /...
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| 8/5/2011 | Cup Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
4th | Halifax Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
A | Shay Stadium | W | 46–34 | Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... , Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... (2), Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... , Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... , Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league) Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford... , Sibbit |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 7/9 |
5,045 | BBC Sport BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis... |
Match Report |
| 22/5/2011 | Cup Super League XVI The 2011 Super League season was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996... |
5th | Warriors Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
H | Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934... |
L | 22–26 | Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... , Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... (2), Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... |
Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... 3/4 |
5,828 | BBC Sport BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis... |
Match Report |
Player Appearances
- Challenge Cup Games 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 No Player 4 5 1 Michael Platt Michael PlattMichael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011...
C C 2 Dave Halley Dave HalleyDavid Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
x x 3 Paul Sykes 4 Chev Walker Chev WalkerChev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
C 5 Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah VanPatrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
W W 6 Brett Kearney 7 Marc Herbert Marc HerbertMarc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
SH 8 Nick Scruton Nick ScrutonNick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
9 Heath L'Estrange Heath L'EstrangeHeath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
H H 10 Andy Lynch P P 11 Olivier Elima Olivier ElimaOlivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the...
SR 12 Elliott Whitehead Elliott WhiteheadElliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award....
SR C 13 Jamie Langley Jamie LangleyJamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
L 14 Matt Diskin Matt DiskinMatt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the...
B 15 Bryn Hargreaves Bryn HargreavesBryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in...
B P 16 Craig Kopczak Craig KopczakCraig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium...
P B 17 Ian Sibbit SR SR 18 Shaun Ainscough Shaun AinscoughShaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
19 Gareth Raynor Gareth RaynorGareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
W W 20 James Donaldson James Donaldson (rugby league)James Donaldson is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Early years:James Donaldson was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria...
L x 21 Danny Addy Danny AddyDanny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system...
22 Steve Crossley Steve CrossleySteve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut...
x x 23 Tom Olbison Tom OlbisonTom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy...
x B 24 Jason Crookes Jason CrookesJason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers...
x x 25 Shad Royston Shad RoystonShad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
FB FB 26 Cain Southernwood Cain SouthernwoodCain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC....
x x 27 Adam O'Brien Adam O'BrienAdam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:...
B x 28 Vinny Finigan Vinny FiniganVinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:...
x x 29 Tom Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league)Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford...
B B 30 Liam McAvoy x x 31 John Bateman John Bateman (rugby league)John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row...
B x 32 Kyle Briggs Kyle BriggsKyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers...
SO SO 33 Ben Jeffries Ben JeffriesBen Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /...
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2011 Squad Stats
- Appearances and Points include (Super League,Challenge Cup and Play Offs) as of 20 August 2011.
| No | Nat | |Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Contracted Until | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Michael Platt Michael Platt Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011... |
Fullback | 26 | Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
2013 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | |
Paul Sykes | Right Centre | 29 | Harlequins RL | 2013 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | |
| 4 | |
Chev Walker Chev Walker Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,... |
Left Centre | 28 | Hull KR Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
2012 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
Left Wing | 22 | New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
2011 | 28 | 12 | 97 | 0 | 242 | ||
| 6 |  |
Brett Kearney | Stand Off | 27 | Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
2014 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | |
Marc Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... |
Scrum Half | 24 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
2011 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | |
Nick Scruton Nick Scruton Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick... |
Prop | 26 | Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
2014 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9 | |
Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
Hooker | 25 | Manly Sea Eagles | 2014 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | |
Andy Lynch | Prop | 31 | Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'... |
2012 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 |  |
Olivier Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... |
Second Row | 27 | Catalans Dragons Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... |
2012 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| 12 | |
Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Whitehead, 19, who was an electrician toured Australia with England Academy in the summer of 2008.In the 2008 season and he won the players’ player of the year award.... |
Second Row | 21 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 13 | |
Jamie Langley Jamie Langley Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League... |
Loose Forward | 27 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | |
Matt Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... |
Hooker | 28 | Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
2013 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 15 | |
Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in... |
Prop | 25 | St Helens RLFC | 2012 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | |
Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls and the Wales national rugby league team.Craig made has made steady progress at the Grattan Stadium... |
Prop | 24 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 17 | |
Ian Sibbitt Ian Sibbitt Ian Sibbit is a second row for the Bradford Bulls rugby league team.Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the Warrington Wolves having also played for Melbourne Storm.-Bradford Bulls:... |
Second Row | 30 | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
2012 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 18 | |
Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... |
Wing | 21 | Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
2012 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 19 | |
Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... |
Wing | 32 | Crusaders | 2012 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 20 | |
James Donaldson James Donaldson (rugby league) James Donaldson is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Early years:James Donaldson was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria... |
Loose Forward | 19 | Bradford Bulls | 2011 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | |
Danny Addy Danny Addy Danny Addy is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League. And he is also dual-regisistered with Dewsbury RamsDanny hails from Pontefract and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system... |
Loose Forward | 20 | Bradford Bulls | 2012 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | |
Steve Crossley Steve Crossley Steve Crossley is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.-Bradford Bulls:Steve Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls, after a few years in the academy Crossley finally made his debut... |
Prop | 20 | Bradford Bulls | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | |
Tom Olbison Tom Olbison Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy... |
Second Row | 19 | Bradford Bulls | 2014 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 24 | |
Jason Crookes Jason Crookes Jason Crookes is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls. His position is outside back.-Bradford Bulls:Jason Crookes signed for the Bulls in 2007 from Newsome Panthers... |
Centre | 20 | Bradford Bulls | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | |
Shad Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... |
Fullback | 28 | Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
2011 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| 26 | |
Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC.... |
Scrum Half | 18 | Wakefield Wildcats | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | |
Adam O'Brien Adam O'Brien Adam O'Brien is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Adam hails from Halifax and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Hooker.-Bradford Bulls:... |
Hooker | 18 | Bradford Bulls | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | |
Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:... |
Wing | 18 | Bradford Bulls | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | |
Tom Burgess Tom Burgess (rugby league) Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford... |
Prop | 18 | Bradford Bulls | 2012 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 20 | |
Liam McAvoy | Prop | 18 | Bradford Bulls | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | |
John Bateman John Bateman (rugby league) John Bateman is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League.John hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Second Row... |
Loose Forward | 17 | Bradford Bulls | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 32 | |
Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... |
Stand Off | 23 | Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century... |
2012 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 33 | |
Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /... |
Stand Off | 30 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
2012 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
= Captain = Injured = SuspendedOut Of Contract 2011
Players out of contract in 2011:Michael Platt
Michael Platt
Michael Platt is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls, he joined the Bulls in 2007 on a 2 year contract, which was extended during the 2008 season until 2011...
- Signed 2 Year Extension
Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
- Contract Terminated, Joined Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
Chev Walker
Chev Walker
Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,...
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van
Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls...
- Signed for Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
, 2 Year Deal.
Brett Kearney - Signed 3 Year Extension
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney...
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton
Nick Scruton is a rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls and has also represented England. He was part of the Rhinos Grand Final victory in 2007 over St Helens at Old Trafford and also part of the team that won the 2008 World Club Challenge versus the Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.Nick...
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange
Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles...
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough
Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing...
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor
Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor...
- Signed 1 Year Extension
Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison
Tom Olbison is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Tom is from Leeds and was a member of the Bulls Scholarship Programme before joining the club in 2007. He has made rapid strides in his two years at the club and was another player who was selected for the England Academy...
– Signed 3 Year Extension
Shad Royston
Shad Royston
Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs...
- Signed for Pia Donkeys, 2 Year Deal
Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan
Vinny Finigan is an English professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls of Super League and is dual registered to the Sheffield Eagles. He is of Irish descent.-Bradford Bulls:...
- Signed for Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
, 1 Year Deal
Liam McAvoy
2011 Transfers In/Out
In| Name | |Position | Signed from | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough Shaun Ainscough is an English professional rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Bradford Bulls of the Super League.His preferred position is on the wing... |
Wing | Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
August 2010 | |
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Chev Walker Chev Walker Chev Walker is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. He has played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. Since 2007 he has played rugby league for Hull KR. Until 2010 when he signed a 1 year contract with the Bradford Bulls. Usually a ,... |
Centre | Hull KR Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
August 2010 | |
| Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van Patrick Ah Van is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls... |
Centre/Wing/Fullback | NZ Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
September 2010 | ||
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Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves Bryn Hargreaves is an English rugby league player with Super League team Bradford Bulls .Bryn Hargreaves played prop forward in the Wigan Academy since 2002. He made his first team debut from the subs' bench against Salford City Reds in July 2004 and his full debut against London Broncos in... |
Prop | St Helens |
September 2010 | |
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Olivier Elima Olivier Elima Olivier Elima is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the... |
Second Row | Catalans Dragons Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... |
September 2010 | |
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Ian Sibbit | Second Row | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
September 2010 | |
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Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor is a rugby league player and former Great Britain international who previously played for the Crusaders and Hull in the Super League. and from his release from prison on 31 December 2010 he will be playing for the Bradford Bulls having signed a 1 year contract.- Early career:Raynor... |
Wing | Crusaders |
September 2010 | |
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Shad Royston Shad Royston Shad Royston is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. On 11 August 2011 it was confirmed that he will be moving to Pia Donkeys in 2012Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs... |
Fullback | Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
September 2010 | |
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Matt Diskin Matt Diskin Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the... |
Hooker | Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
October 2010 | |
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Marc Herbert Marc Herbert Marc Herbert is a Rugby League player who is now unattached after being released by the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2011 season. He made his NRL debut in the Round 20 clash vs. the Gold Coast Titans, in place of the suspended Todd Carney... |
Scrum Half | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
October 2010 | |
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Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs Kyle Briggs is a rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls.Kyle is from Leeds and was the Stand Off for championship side Featherstone Rovers... |
Stand Off | Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century... |
January 2011 | |
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Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries Ben Jeffries is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls. Jeffries is equally at home playing at / and at /... |
Stand Off | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
May 2011 |
Out
| Name | |Position | Club Signed | Date | |
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Chris Nero Chris Nero Chris Nero is an Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. He plays in the Super League for Salford City Reds. His usual position is , although he can also play in the s... |
Centre | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
August 2010 |
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Steve Menzies | Second Row | Catalans Dragons Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom... |
September 2010 |
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Joe Wardle Joe Wardle Joe Wardle is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Huddersfield Giants of Super League.Joe hails from the Ovenden district of Halifax and has come through the ranks at the Grattan Stadium after signing from Illingworth ARLFC. He has a fine turn of pace and a... |
Centre | Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
September 2010 |
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Rikki Sheriffe Rikki Sheriffe Rikki Sheriffe is an English rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He previously played in rugby league.... |
Wing | Switched Codes to Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
September 2010 |
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Stuart Reardon Stuart Reardon Stuart Reardon is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently playing for AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship. He plays as a fullback, wing or centre... |
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September 2010 |
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Andy Tate | Second Row | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
October 2010 |
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Danny Sculthorpe Danny Sculthorpe Danny Sculthorpe is an English professional rugby league footballer. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he currently plays as a prop for Widnes Vikings.... |
Prop | Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
November 2010 |
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Michael Worrincy Michael Worrincy Michael Worrincy, born 16 February 1986 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is an English rugby league player for Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He is the younger brother of Halifax RLFC and Welsh international Rob Worrincy.... |
Second Row | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
November 2010 |
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George Burgess George Burgess (rugby league) George Burgess is a professional English rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL who plays the position of Prop or Second Row... |
Prop | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
December 2010 |
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Wayne Godwin Wayne Godwin Wayne Godwin, born 13 March 1982 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an English rugby league player.Wayne Godwin plays for Salford City Reds in the Super League.Godwins's position of choice is at hooker... |
Hooker | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
December 2010 |
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Glenn Hall Glenn Hall Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the... |
Second Row | North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
January 2011 |
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Matt Orford Matt Orford Matthew Orford is an Australian professional rugby league player, last playing for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition... |
Scrum Half | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
January 2011 |
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Dave Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... |
Wing | Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington... |
June 2011 |