Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls centre Adrian Purtell was kept in hospital overnight on Sunday after being taken ill on the coach after the defeat by Leeds. The 27-year-old began to feel unwell on the journey back from the derby clash and the club doctor fitted a drip.  

The Bulls prop limped off in clear discomfort and was replaced by Manase Manuokafoa. Leeds soon led when some fine dummy running from Brent Webb saw him find Leuluai on Bradford’s ten-metre line. The veteran prop spotted McGuire and showed intelligence ...  

The Bulls had lost Craig Kopczak in the first play of the game and also fallen behind when McGuire took in Kylie Leuluai’s third-minute pass, but rallied sufficiently to go ahead thanks to Elliott Whitehead ... leveller through Karl Pryce owing to ...  

An exhilarating opening 40 minutes saw McGuire put Leeds ahead inside the second minute but Elliott Whitehead touched down to level the ... video referee Steve Ganson in the final quarter after Karl Pryce went over in the left corner.  

Bulls coach Mick Potter was boosted by the return of three key players for ... Adrian Purtell was fit to line up in the centres after a hamstring strain, and John Bateman returned after serving a three-match ban. Chev Walker also earned a place on the ...  

Manase Manuokafoa hard at work for an understrength Bulls side in last month's memorable victory over Leeds at Odsal Manase Manuokafoa has set his sights on another victory against Leeds this weekend after revealing the tumultuous Good Friday win was the highlight of his career.  

Yet Salford refused to lie down and Jodie Broughton struck four minutes from time to level the scores, with Daniel Holdsworth missing the conversion that could have sealed victory for the hosts. Potter felt his men had generally underperformed and said ...  

Elliot Kear again deputised for the injured Brett Kearney at full-back and Luke Gale continued alongside Ben Jeffries in the halves. The match marked the Bulls' first outing since Peter Hood and Andrew Bennett stepped down from the board of directors at Odsal.  

Luke Gale’s conversion sailed over the posts and into the large and rapturous contingent of Bradford supporters who had made the trek across the M62. The Bulls were 20-16 ahead, yet there was always a nagging doubt about their ability to keep a tenacious ...  

Jodie Broughton snatched a dramatic draw for Salford with a try three minutes from time. The Reds trailed 20-16 until Broughton took a Luke Patten pass to go over in the corner but Daniel Holdsworth missed the conversion.  

Despite falling down the pecking order following the close-season arrival of Adrian Purtell and Keith Lulia, Platt has performed well when selected and took his chance in style in yesterday. All four scores were predatory efforts in the right corner and ...  

London grabbed three tries before Bradford even got started. Michael Robertson got the ball rolling, with Matt Cook and Michael Channing adding further scores. Bulls eventually got into action midway through the half, former London player Karl Pryce ...  

Bryn Hargreaves was a particular offender, allowing Brett Hodgson to breeze over without any interference shortly before the break, before catastrophically dropping the ball with seconds remaining in the half for Chris Riley to compound Bradford coach Mick ...  

John Bateman was last night again denied the chance to face rivals Leeds after the rookie Bulls forward was handed a three-match ban for dangerous play. The homegrown back-rower, 18, was found guilty of a grade D dangerous tackle on Warrington full back ...  

But there was no place for Brett Kearney after he failed to recover from a foot injury, leaving Karl Pryce to line up at full-back again. Bulls: Pryce, Purtell, Whitehead, Lulia, Ainscough, Jeffries, Gale, Hargreaves, Diskin, Kopczak, Elima, Bateman ...