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The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league ...
In 1998, as part of rugby league's "on the road" scheme the Bradford Bulls played London Broncos at Tynecastle in Edinburgh in front of over 7,000 fans. 1998 was a disappointing season for Bradford, finishing fifth in Super League. The Bulls remained the best-supported club, however, with an average attendance in excess of 13,000.
Since the re-brand in 1996 the Bulls have gone on to win many honours and awards. Under the re-brand the Bulls played their first game against Batley Bulldogs in the 1996 Challenge Cup on 4 February 1996, Bradford won the match 60–18. As of 7 October 2021 the Bulls have played 788 games.
The Bulls signed young forward Jamie Pye from St Helens R.F.C. on a three month trial basis. [34] Bradford announced that their first pre-season friendly would take place on Boxing Day at Odsal Stadium against Halifax Panthers. [35] Bradford also signed young halfback Charlie Harris from Castleford Tigers academy. [36]
Bradford's 2021 campaign started with a 22–26 loss in the first pre-season friendly against Swinton Lions, first half tries from Brandon Pickersgill and Ross Oakes with two conversions from Danny Brough gave the Bulls a 12–6 lead at half time however further tries from George Flanagan and Matty Dawson-Jones could not prevent a loss. [41]
In January 2017, it was announced that Toovey would become the head coach of RFL Championship side Bradford Bulls, taking over from Rohan Smith following the liquidation and re-establishment of the club. [8] [9] In 2022, Toovey was an assistant coach for the Samoa national rugby league team in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [10] [11]
A loss to the the Bulls on Friday would keep the Heat out of the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season. “You don’t need much more motivation than win or go home,” Martin said.
Bradford also announced the signing of prop forward Dalton Desmond-Walker from 2022 RFL League 1 winner Keighley Cougars. [19] The Bulls recruitment continued with the signing of seasoned professional Bodene Thompson , the New Zealand born second rower joined from local rivals Leeds Rhinos on a one-year deal. [ 20 ]