Bradford Bulls 2000
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This article details the Bradford Bulls
rugby league club's 2000 season. They averaged 15,369 for home games this season.
The Bulls won the 2000 Challenge Cup with a 24-18 against local rivals Leeds Rhinos at the Scottish Rugby Union
's Murrayfield Stadium
, the first time that the final had been held in Scotland. Henry Paul won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.
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....
rugby league club's 2000 season. They averaged 15,369 for home games this season.
The Millennium
Flower Of Scotland - 2000| Position | Pld | Won | Drew | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of (12) | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1004 | 408 | 43 |
The Bulls won the 2000 Challenge Cup with a 24-18 against local rivals Leeds Rhinos at the Scottish Rugby Union
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:...
's Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...
, the first time that the final had been held in Scotland. Henry Paul won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Bulls. | Opp. | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/00 | CC4R | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | Won | 32 | 4 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 6,467) | |
| 27/02/00 | CC5R | 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... |
Won | 46 | 0 | Belle Vue | (Att: 8,005) | |
| 03/03/00 | 1 | St Helens | Won | 32 | 10 | Knowsley Road | (Att: 10,128) | |
| 12/03/00 | CCQF | Halifax Blue Sox | Won | 64 | 18 | The Shay | (Att: 9,827) | |
| 19/03/00 | 2 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 58 | 4 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 17,127) | |
| 25/03/00 | CCSF | Warrington Wolves | Won | 44 | 20 | Headingley | (Att: 11,894) | |
| 02/04/00 | 3 | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | Won | 60 | 2 | Galpharm Stadium | (Att: 7,083) | |
| 09/04/00 | 4 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 44 | 12 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 15,237) | |
| 16/04/00 | 5 | Salford Reds | Won | 52 | 1 | The Williows | (Att: 6,468) | |
| 21/04/00 | 6 | London Broncos | Won | 32 | 12 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 13,239) | |
| 29/04/00 | CCF | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 24 | 18 | Murrayfield | (Att: 67,247) | |
| 03/05/00 | - | Hull FC | Drew | 8 | 8 | The Boulevard | (Att: 7,886) | |
| 07/05/00 | - | 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... |
Won | 44 | 16 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 15,276) | |
| 12/05/00 | - | Halifax Blue Sox | Won | 62 | 2 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 14,082) | |
| 19/05/00 | - | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 44 | 2 | Headingley | (Att: 18,769) | |
| 28/05/00 | - | Warrington Wolves | 32 | 42 | Widerspool | (Att: 8,302) | ||
| 02/06/00 | - | St Helens | Won | 17 | 16 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 13,237) | |
| 07/06/00 | - | Wigan Warriors | Drew | 12 | 12 | JJB Stadium | (Att: 17,365) | |
| 11/06/00 | ||||||||
| Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | Won | 48 | 20 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 11,565) | |||
| 16/06/00 | - | Castleford Tigers | Won | 39 | 10 | The Jungle | (Att: 10,015) | |
| 25/06/00 | - | Salford Reds | Won | 96 | 16 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 11,596) | |
| 30/06/00 | - | Wigan Warriors | 18 | 30 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 18,815) | ||
| 09/07/00 | - | London Broncos | Won | 24 | ||||
| London | (Att: 4,063) | |||||||
| 14/07/00 | - | Hull FC | Won | 56 | 6 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 10,778) | |
| 23/07/00 | - | 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... |
Won | 30 | 20 | Belle Vue | (Att: 6,532) | |
| 30/07/00 | - | Leeds Rhinos | 26 | 28 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 21,237) | ||
| 06/08/00 | - | Halifax Blue Sox | Drew | 20 | 20 | The Shay | (Att: 7,106) | |
| 11/08/00 | - | Castleford Tigers | Won | 28 | 8 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 11,302) | |
| 18/08/00 | - | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | Won | 52 | 20 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 10,164) | |
| 27/08/00 | - | Wigan Warriors | 19 | 20 | JJB Stadium | (Att: 17,737) | ||
| 03/09/00 | - | Halifax Blue Sox | Won | 25 | 18 | The Shay | (Att: 8,244) | |
| 08/09/00 | - | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 14 | 12 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 19,623) | |
| 17/09/00 | - | Hull FC | 12 | 25 | Boulevard | (Att: 6,160) | ||
| 22/09/00 | SLQPO | St Helens | 11 | 16 | Knowsley Road | (Att: 8,864) | ||
| 30/09/00 | SL ESF | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 46 | 12 | Grattan Stadium | (Att: 15,077) | |
| 07/10/00 | SLFE | Wigan Warriors | 12 | 40 | JJB Stadium | (Att: 14,620) |
2001 Player Statistics
| No | Player | Pld | Tries | Goals | D Goal | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Paul | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2 | Tevita Vaikona | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Nathan McAvoy | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 5 | Michael Withers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Henry Paul | 25 | 9 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Neil Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | James Lowes | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Paul Anderson | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | David Boyle | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Mike Forshaw | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Brad Mackay | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Justin Brooker | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 15 | Hudson Smith | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Alex Wilkinson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Chris Birchall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lee Radford | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Jamie Peacock | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 20 | Scott Naylor | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 22 | Brian McDermott | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 23 | Bernard Dwyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Gareth Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Craig McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Paul Sykes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Rob Parker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Stuart Spruce | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 30 | Gareth Handford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 168 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1004 | ||
Premiership Table
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PTS |
| Wigan | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 960 | 405 | 49 |
| St Helens | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 988 | 627 | 46 |
| Bradford | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1004 | 408 | 43 |
| Leeds | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 692 | 626 | 34 |
| Castleford | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 585 | 571 | 34 |
| Warrington | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 735 | 817 | 26 |
| Hull | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 630 | 681 | 25 |
| Halifax | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 664 | 703 | 23 |
| Salford | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 542 | 910 | 20 |
| Wakefield | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 557 | 771 | 16 |
| London | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 456 | 770 | 12 |
| Huddersfield-Sheffield | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 502 | 1026 | 8 |