Bradford Bulls 2008
Encyclopedia
Season 2008 |
|
|---|---|
| League | 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... |
| Coach |  Steve McNamaraSteve McNamara Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:... |
| League position | 5th |
| Top Pointscorer | Paul Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... - 188 |
| Top Goalscorer | Paul Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... - 90 |
| Top Tryscorer |  Semi TadulalaSemi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... - 23 |
| Highest home attendance | 11,838 |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,569 |
| 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.... |
Quarter Finals |
The 2008 Bradford 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....
season saw the club compete in Super League XIII
Super League XIII
Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and...
as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup
2008 Challenge Cup
The 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup began in February 2008. The Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League, featuring teams from across Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia....
tournament.
February
Super League 13 Started in February with a game against Wakefield Trinity 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...
Bradford narrowly were deafeted by a in form Wakefield side 24-26, Bradford tries came from Newton 2, Platt, Sykes and Deacon kicked 4 goals. The Bulls lost at Wakefield in their opening Super League fixture but responded by running in six tries during a comprehensive success against the Giants. Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
scored twice on his début and Terry Newton
Terry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
and James Evans once each as Bradford opened up a 24-6 lead by half-time. And further tries from Paul Sykes and Glenn Morrison
Glenn Morrison
Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
after the break eased the hosts to victory. Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
enjoyed a perfect evening with the boot, kicking six conversions and a penalty for a personal haul of 14 points. The Bulls played St Helens in their last game of February, Bradford lost 22-16 tries came from James Evans, Paul Sykes(2)
Bradford coach Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
admitted "We're disappointed we've not won the game," he said. "Obviously we gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Going 16-0 down wasn't in the script." "We looked to have got ourselves back in it but proceeded to throw it away a second time. Saints capitalised on the errors we made and the penalties we conceded." "We were left chasing the game and became a bit anxious."
March
Bradford's first game of March was against Wigan 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....
coached by Brian Noble
Brian Noble (rugby league)
Brian 'Nobby' D. Noble is an English former rugby league footballer. Noble is also the former coach of the Great Britain National Rugby League team. He was also the captain of the 1984 Great Britain touring team to Australia...
, Bradford lost 28-14, the Bulls have lost three of their opening four matches, tries came from Chris Feather
Chris Feather
Chris Feather in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. He is currently playing for Wyong Roos in the Tooheys Cup in Newcastle. He previously played for Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in Super League. His...
, 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...
. The Bulls battled to the dying seconds at the 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...
, Perpignan, to beat 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...
20-18 and record a hard fought victory in the engage Super League. Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
held his nerve to convert Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
's 79th-minute try that put the Bulls in front just before the final hooter. It was a crucial score for the visitors as it stopped them suffering a third straight loss. The other tries came from Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
, Glenn Morrison
Glenn Morrison
Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
and Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
kicked 4 goals. Bradford recorded their second successive win in engage Super League, beating Warrington 23-10 at the 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...
, Odsal. Tries from Paul Sykes, 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 Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
and some solid kicking from Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
helped the Bulls to earn their third win after a stuttering start to the campaign. engage Super League champions 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...
were in ruthless form against their arch-rivals, running in eight tries without reply to rack up their biggest margin of victory over the Bradford Bulls in engage Super League. Bradford lost 44-2
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
produced an inspired performance to help Bradford 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....
return to winning ways with victory over struggling Harlequins. Deacon’s try and six goals saw him collect 16 points which helped the Bulls restore some pride after their loss to West Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos, tries came from Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
, James Evans, Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
, Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
, David Solomona
David Solomona
David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St...
. Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
collected a hat-trick of tries as the Bradford Bulls proved that struggling Castleford Tigers will need more than Dwain Chambers
Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
to avoid the wooden spoon. Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
’s side ran in nine tries during a one-sided clash to claim their fourth win in five games which lifts them up into fifth place in the engage Super League. The tries came from 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 /...
, 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...
, 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...
, James Evans, Paul Sykes, Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
. on the 31st March 2008 Bradford were one 0f 19 clubs to submit licence application for 2009.
April
Bradford Bulls moved to joint second in the engage Super League as they eventually ran away 24-8 with an often tight game at Hull F.C.. tries came from Matt Cook, Semi TadulalaSemi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
, Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
, 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...
. The Bradford Bulls missed the chance to go second in the engage Super League as 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...
held on for a 20 points to 18 victory at Craven Park. tries came from Paul Sykes, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
, David Solomona
David Solomona
David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St...
. The Bradford 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....
ran riot with a club record 17-try, 98-6 romp in their fourth-round Carnegie Challenge Cup tie against Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with...
at the 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...
, Odsal. tries came from Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
(4), Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
(3), James Evans, Tame Tupou
Tame Tupou
Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side...
, 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 /...
(2), Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
, Glenn Morrison
Glenn Morrison
Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
(3), Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
(2) and 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...
kicked a club record (15) goals. Bradford 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....
survived a tense finish to deny 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....
second place in engage Super League. The Bulls seemed set for a convincing victory after blitzing their 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...
visitors with early tries from Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
, Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
and 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 /...
. Wigan responded through Pat Richards
Pat Richards
Pat Richards is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of Europe's Super League. An Ireland and Exiles international representative winger, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers, winning the 2005...
and Phil Bailey
Phil Bailey
Phil Bailey is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of the European Super League competition. Bailey is a former player for New South Wales and Australia. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Northern Eagles...
in the second half but the Bulls just had enough and James Evans settled the win in the last minute. Bradford won Won 26 - 12
May
Bradford Lost 40-26 against Leeds in 2nd Millennium MagicMagic 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....
in Cardiff tries came from Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
(2), Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
. On the 11th May Bradford 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....
played against 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...
in the fifth rd 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....
, and marched into 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....
quarter-finals with a clinical eight-try 46-16 demolition of last season's beaten finalists and a step closer to their first Challenge Cup final since 2003. Tries came from Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
, Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
(3), Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
, 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...
, Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
and Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
kicked 7 Goals. On 18/05/08 Bradford claimed a 46-24 victory The Bulls battled hard today to make sure they weren't the latest big gun to fall at The Jungle. Tries came from Paul Sykes, Terry Newton
Terry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
, Glenn Morrison
Glenn Morrison
Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
, 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 /...
, Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
, Michael Platt
Michael Platt (rugby league)
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...
, Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
, Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
and Deacon kicked 7 goals.
Defending champions 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...
demonstrated a killer touch to complete a hat-trick of engage Super League wins over their arch-rivals and surge into an eight-point lead. Bradford 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....
conceded 84 points in their two previous derby defeats but overcame a series of injury blows to produce one of their best performances of the season. The Bulls outplayed the champions for long periods of a thrilling encounter and twice held the lead but they could not match the Rhinos’ finishing ability. Bradford were hit by the late withdrawal of half-backs Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
and 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...
with pulled hamstrings and had winger Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
taken to hospital with a dislocated shoulder. With back-up 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...
also sidelined, coach Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
asked Terry Newton to play the full 80 minutes, keeping 18-year-old reserve Keale Carlile
Keale Carlile
Keale Carlile is a rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a . Keale made his Bradford Bulls debut against St...
unused on the bench and still waiting to make his Super League début. Bradford 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....
lost 30-14 to Leeds Rhinos tries came from Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
, Tame Tupou
Tame Tupou
Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side...
, David Solomona
David Solomona
David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St...
June
Hull gave Richard AgarRichard Agar
Richard Agar is a British rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Super League side Hull. Richard is the son of retired player coach, Allan Agar.Agar played for Featherstone, Dewsbury and Widnes....
a dream start to his reign as head coach with a shock 16 -22 victory over a disappointing Bradford side in the quarter-finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup at the 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...
, Odsal. The 2005 cup winners have gained only four victories in Super League this year but they are now 80 minutes away from a trip to Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
after ending a run of six successive defeats at Odsal. Fortunate to still be in the competition after fielding an ineligible Jamie Thackray
Jamie Thackray
Jamie Thackray is an English rugby league footballer for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. A former Great Britain international, Thackray has played for several teams over his career. He plays as a ....
in both earlier rounds, Hull must feel their name is on the trophy after producing a spirited performance to stun the Bulls in front of a crowd of just 5,597 at the 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...
, Odsal. The visitors edged a forgettable first half punctuated by a flurry of penalties and yellow cards and stood firm in defence in the face of intense Bradford pressure in the second half. The Bulls, led by Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley
Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
in the absence of both captain Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
and his official deputy Glenn Morrison
Glenn Morrison
Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
, lacked creativity despite dominating possession and territory. Bradford 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....
Tries came from Paul Sykes, Tame Tupou
Tame Tupou
Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side...
and Goals were kicked 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...
(4)
on 08/06/08 Bradford 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....
Played 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...
, Bradford Lost 24-16 tries came from Paul Sykes, 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 /...
, Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
and the goals from 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...
(2). Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...
admitted it was a "It was a frustrating afternoon,"
next up was the away fixture against St. Helens, this was a game in which Bradford were with out many first teamers with Keale Carlise making his début, Bradford lost 58-20 in which it was their 4th loss in a row their worst sequence in 12 years Bradford tries came from Dave Halley
Dave Halley
David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...
, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
, Paul Sykes, 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...
with Sykes kicking 2 goals.
Bradford got back to winning ways against Hull and took revenge for their loss in the Cup aerlier in the month with a 36-22 win over Hull FC to halt their run of four successive defeats and climb back into the top six of engage Super League. Bradford tries came from Paul Sykes, Matt Cook, Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
(2), Terry Newton
Terry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
, Andy Lynch and 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...
kicked 4 Goals.
The last game of June came against 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...
in the match Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
marked his farewell appearance with a try just before half-time as Bradford 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....
produced a seven-try romp to climb up to fifth place in engage Super League.
Hape, who enjoyed a devastating partnership with fellow rugby union convert Lesley Vainikolo
Lesley Vainikolo
Lesley Vainikolo is a dual code professional rugby football player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby. He plays on the wing....
during the majority of his six-year stint at Bradford, joins Bath next month.
It was the New Zealander's 85th try in 136 appearances for the Bulls and an appropriate way for the fans favourite to sign off his Odsal career. The final score was 40-20 to Bradford, tries came from Michael Platt
Michael Platt (rugby league)
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...
, Paul Sykes(2), Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape
Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
, 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...
, Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
and Goals from 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...
whom kicked 6.
July
Bradford played Huddersfield Giants in the first game in July,in a controversial game where one player was sent off and four players sent to the sin bin the game was a very a close affair with Chris ThormanChris Thorman
Christopher Thorman is a professional rugby league player currently playing for York City Knights in the Co-Operative Championship]and previously Hull in the Engage Super League...
kicking a last minute drop goal and the Giants won 25-24 tries came from Michael Platt
Michael Platt (rugby league)
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...
, Terry Newton
Terry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
, Andy Lynch, Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan
Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
and the Goals came from 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...
who kicked (4).
Bradford lost another close game against 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....
in which they led by 12 points at one stage but lost 32 - 28 Bradford's tres came from Michael Platt
Michael Platt (rugby league)
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...
, 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...
, Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
, 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 /...
, Andy Lynch and Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
who retuted from a number of games out kicked four goals.
Bradford 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....
got back to winning ways against 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...
with a 24-10 win with Sam Burgess getting Sin binned in the first half. Bradfords tries came through 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 /...
, Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
, 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...
, Terry Newton
Terry Newton
Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
Deacon kicked 4 goals.
August
03/08/08 Harlequins RL V Bradford Bulls08/08/08 Leeds Rhinos V Bradford Bulls
17/08/08 Bradford Bulls V Hull FC
25/08/08 Bradford Bulls V Hull Kingston
2008 Squad Stats
- Appearances and Points include all matches (As of Elimination Play Off ,September 12 2008)
No Nat |Player Position Weight & Height Age Previous Club Until Apps Tries Goals DG Points 1 
Michael Platt Full Back 93 kg, 6 ft 2 in 24 
Castleford TigersCastleford TigersCastleford 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'...2011 20 5 0 0 20 2 
Dave Halley Dave HalleyDavid Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition...Right Wing 78 kg, 5 ft 9 in 21 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2009 23 9 0 0 36 3 James Evans James Evans (rugby league footballer)James Evans is an Australian former rugby league player who played for Castleford Tigers. He has been known to play at stand off, but his main position is centre. Midway through the 2006 season he was on loan to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was released from his contract at Huddersfield Giants at...Right Centre 89 kg, 6 ft 0 in 29 
Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield 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...2008 30 9 0 0 36 5 
Tame Tupou Tame TupouSiokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side...Left Wing 110 kg, 6 ft 4 in 25 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane BroncosThe Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...2010 10 3 0 0 12 6 Iestyn Harris Iestyn HarrisIestyn 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...Stand Off 92 kg, 6 ft 32 Cardiff Blues Rugby Union Cardiff BluesCardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....2008 27 3 50/60 0 110 7 
Paul Deacon Paul DeaconPaul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
(c)Scrum Half 80 kg, 5 ft 9 in 29 
Oldham RoughyedsOldham RoughyedsOldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....2010 20 3 90/106 1 188 8 Joe Vagana Joe VaganaJoe Vagana is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. During his career Vagana played for the Auckland Warriors and the Bradford Bulls and also represented both Samoa and New Zealand in international competition...Prop 120 kg, 6 ft 3 in 33 New Zealand Warriors New Zealand WarriorsThe 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...2008 19 1 0/1 0 4 9 Terry Newton Terry NewtonTerry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...Hooker 98 kg, 5 ft 10 in 29 
Wigan WarriorsWigan WarriorsWigan 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....2009 26 9 0 0 36 10 Andy Lynch Andy Lynch (rugby league footballer)Andy Lynch is an English professional rugby league footballer who will play for Hull FC in the 2012 season of Super League.-Castleford:...Prop 108 kg, 6 ft 2 in 29 Castleford TigersCastleford TigersCastleford 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'...2008 29 5 0 0 20 11 David Solomona David SolomonaDavid Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St...Second Row 108 kg, 6 ft 0 in 30 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield 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...2009 24 5 0 0 20 12 
Glenn Morrison Glenn MorrisonGlenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity...
(vc)Second Row 97 kg, 6 ft 3 in 32 Parramatta Eels Parramatta EelsThe 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...2009 14 6 0 0 24 13 Jamie Langley Jamie LangleyJamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League...
(vc)Loose Forward 108 kg, 6 ft 2 in 24 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2010 28 2 0 0 8 14 Chris Feather Chris FeatherChris Feather in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. He is currently playing for Wyong Roos in the Tooheys Cup in Newcastle. He previously played for Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in Super League. His...Prop 114 kg, 6 ft 4 in 26 
Leeds RhinosLeeds RhinosLeeds 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...2009 13 1 0 0 4 15 Matt Cook Second Row 95 kg, 6 ft 0 in 21 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2009 17 4 0 0 16 16 Sam Burgess Sam BurgessSam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...Loose Forward 111 kg, 6 ft 3 in 19 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2011 23 8 0 0 32 17 Matt James Prop 100 kg, 6 ft 2 in 21 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2009 11 0 0 0 0 18 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...Prop 98 kg, 6 ft 4 in 21 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2010 14 0 0 0 0 19 Simon Finnigan Simon FinniganSimon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...Loose Forward 95 kg, 6 ft 4 in 26 
Salford City RedsSalford City RedsSalford 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...2008 30 10 0 0 40 20 Wayne Godwin Wayne GodwinWayne 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 13 st, 5 ft 6 in 26 
Hull2011 23 4 0 0 16 22 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 /...Stand Off 14 st, 5 ft 9 in 27 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield 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...2009 27 11 0 0 44 23 Chris Nero Chris NeroChris 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...Second Row 15 st, 6 ft 1 in 27 
Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield GiantsHuddersfield 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....2010 24 5 0 0 20 24 Paul Sykes Paul Sykes (rugby league footballer)Paul Sykes is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Europe's Super League competition.Sykes' position of choice is at Right-. He has for most of his career operated at...Right Centre 92 kg, 5 ft 10 in 26 
Harlequins RL2010 29 16 3/5 0 70 25 Semi Tadulala Semi TadulalaSemi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...Right Wing 14 st 10 lb, 6 ft 30 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield 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...2008 25 23 0 0 88 26 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...Right Centre 83 kg, 5 ft 10 in 17 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2011 0 0 0 0 0 27 Richard Johnson Richard Johnson (Bradford)Richard Johnson is a rugby league player for Bradford Bulls.-Playing career:Johnson was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester. He is one of three rugby playing brothers, who have all donned the Bulls shirt at Academy level...Centre 80 kg, 5 ft 10 in 17 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2008 3 0 0 0 0 29 Kieran Hyde Kieran HydeKieran Hyde is a professional rugby league footballer, currently contracted to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of Super League. He is a fullback by choice, but can play anywhere in the three quarter line...Full Back ?? 18 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....2011 0 0 0 0 0 30 Keale Carlile Keale CarlileKeale Carlile is a rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a . Keale made his Bradford Bulls debut against St...Hooker ?? 18 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....?? 1 0 0 0 0 31 Jode Sherriffe Loose Forward 19 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....0 0 0 0 0 32 James Donaldson Second Row 16 Bradford Bulls Bradford BullsBradford 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....0 0 0 0 0 Apps Tries Goals DG Points 144 143/
1691 851
Players used = 27
Average age = 25.8
Run On Team
Subs
- 9 Terry NewtonTerry NewtonTerry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League...
- 14 Chris FeatherChris FeatherChris Feather in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. He is currently playing for Wyong Roos in the Tooheys Cup in Newcastle. He previously played for Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in Super League. His...
- 15 Matt Cook
- 17 Matt James
- 18 Craig KopczakCraig 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...
- 19Simon FinniganSimon FinniganSimon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003...
- 20 Wayne GodwinWayne GodwinWayne 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...
- 23 Chris NeroChris NeroChris 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...
- 24 Paul Sykes
- 27 Richard Johnson
- 29 Kieran HydeKieran HydeKieran Hyde is a professional rugby league footballer, currently contracted to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of Super League. He is a fullback by choice, but can play anywhere in the three quarter line...
- 30 Keale CarlileKeale CarlileKeale Carlile is a rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a . Keale made his Bradford Bulls debut against St...
On Season Loan
- 26 Jason CrookesJason 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...
- Widnes VikingsWidnes VikingsWidnes 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...
2008 Fixtures/Results
2008 Engage Super League| Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
1 | Wakefield 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... |
L | 24-26 | Away | 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... |
Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... (2), Platt Michael Platt (rugby league) 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 |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (4/5) |
9,851 | Highlights | Report |
| 16/02/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
2 | Huddersfield 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.... |
W | 38-12 | Home | 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... |
Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... (2), Evans, Sykes, Morrison Glenn Morrison Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (7/7) |
10,124 | Highlights | Report |
| 22/02/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
3 |  St Helens |
L | 16-22 | Home | 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... |
Evans, Sykes (2) | Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (2/3) |
10,756 | Highlights | Report |
| 01/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
4 | Wigan 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.... |
L | 14-28 | Away | JJB Stadium JJB Stadium The DW Stadium is a sports stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, that is home to Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club.... |
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... , Feather Chris Feather Chris Feather in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. He is currently playing for Wyong Roos in the Tooheys Cup in Newcastle. He previously played for Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in Super League. His... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (3/3) |
15,444 | Highlights | Report |
| 08/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
5 |  CatalansCatalans 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... |
W | |20-18 | Away | Stade Gilbert 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... |
Morrison Glenn Morrison Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity... , Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (4/4) |
|7,485 | Highlights | Report |
| 16/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
6 |  WarringtonWarrington 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.... |
W | 23-10 | Home | 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... |
Sykes , Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , 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 /... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (5/6)(1dg) |
11,838 | Highlights | Report |
| 20/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
7 | Leeds 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... |
L | 2-44 | Away | Headingley 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 .... |
|||||
| Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (1/1) |
19,296 | Highlights | Report | |||||||||
| 24/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
8 | Harlequins |
W | 32-24 | Home | 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... |
Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... , Solomona David Solomona David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St... , Evans, Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (6/6) |
8,428 | Highlights | Report |
| 30/03/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
9 | Castleford 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'... |
W | 50-4 | Home | 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... |
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... , Evans, Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (3) Sykes , 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 /... , Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , 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... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (6/8) 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... (1/1) |
10,119 | Highlights | Report |
| 06/04/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
10 | Hull |
W | 24-8 | Away | 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,... |
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... , Cook, Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (4/6) |
13,617 | Highlights | Report |
| 13/04/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
11 |  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... |
L | 18-20 | Away | New Craven Park | Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , Sykes , Solomona David Solomona David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St... |
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... (3/3) |
8,377 | Highlights | Report |
| 19/4/2008 | 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.... |
4 | Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
W | 98-6 | Home | 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... |
Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , 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 /... (2), Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (3), Morrison Glenn Morrison Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity... (3), Evans, Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... (4), Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... (2), Tupou Tame Tupou Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side... |
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... (15/17) |
3,569 | Report | |
| 27/04/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
12 | Wigan 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.... |
W | 26-12 | Home | 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... |
Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , 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 /... , Evans |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (5/7) |
11,896 | Highlights | Report |
| 3/05/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
13 | Leeds 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... |
L | 26-40 | Home | 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... |
Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (2), Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (5/7) |
30,628 | Highlights | Report |
| 11/5/2008 | 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.... |
5 | Catalans 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... |
W | 46-16 | Home | 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... |
Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (3), Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... , Langley Jamie Langley Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League... , 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... , Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (7/7) 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... 0/1 |
5,057 | Report | |
| 18/05/2008 | |League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
14 | Castleford 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'... |
W | 46-24 | Away | The Jungle The Jungle (Wheldon Road) The Jungle is the former name of Wheldon Road, a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. This is the home of the Castleford Tigers rugby league team.... |
Sykes, Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , Morrison Glenn Morrison Glenn Adam Morrison is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League before moving to England to play for the Bradford Bulls and then the Wakefield Trinity... , Langley Jamie Langley Jamie Langley is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls of Super League... , Platt Michael Platt (rugby league) 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... , 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 /... , Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (7/8) |
7,855 | Highlights | Report |
| 23/05/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
15 | Leeds 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... |
L | 14-30 | Home | 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... |
Solomona David Solomona David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St... , Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... , Tupou Tame Tupou Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side... |
Sykes (1/3) | 14,013 | Highlights | Report |
| 1/6/2008 | 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.... |
QF | Hull |
L | 16-22 | Home | 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... |
Tupou Tame Tupou Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side... , Sykes |
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... (4/5) |
5,597 | Highlights | Report |
| 08/06/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
16 | Catalans 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... |
L | 16-24 | Home | 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... |
Burgess Sam Burgess Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League... , 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 , |
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... (3/3) |
8,400 | Highlights | Report |
| 13/06/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
17 | St Helens |
L | 58-20 | Away | GPW R Stadium Knowsley Road Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves... |
Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , Sykes , 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... , Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... |
Sykes(2/3) 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... (0/1) |
9,089 | Highlights | Report |
| 22/06/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
18 | Hull |
W | 36-22 | Home | 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... |
Lynch, Sykes, Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (2), Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , Cook |
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... (4/7) |
9,511 | Highlights | Report |
| 29/06/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
19 | 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... |
W | 40-20 | Home | 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... |
Solomona David Solomona David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St... , Sykes (2), Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League... , Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... , 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... , Platt Michael Platt (rugby league) 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... , |
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... (6/7) |
9,000 | Highlights | Report |
| 06/07/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
20 | Huddersfield 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.... |
L | 24-25 | Away | Galpharm St 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:... |
Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , Platt Michael Platt (rugby league) 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... , Lynch, Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... , |
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... (4/5) |
10,786 | Highlights | Report |
| 11/07/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
21 | Warrington 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.... |
L | 28-32 | Away | Halliwell Jones 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.... |
Lynch, 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... , Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , Platt Michael Platt (rugby league) 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... , 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 /... , |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (4/5) |
8,158 | Highlights | Report |
| 20/07/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
22 | Wakefield 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... |
W | 24-10 | Home | 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... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... , Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , 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 /... , 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... , |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (4/4) |
9,429 | Highlights | Report |
| 03/08/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
23 | Harlequins |
L | 24-36 | Away | The Stoop | Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... , Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , 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 /... , Lynch Andy Lynch (rugby league footballer) Andy Lynch is an English professional rugby league footballer who will play for Hull FC in the 2012 season of Super League.-Castleford:... |
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... (4/4) |
2,534 | Highlights | Report |
| 08/08/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
24 | Leeds 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... |
L | 18-28 | Away | Headingley 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 .... |
Sykes, Evans, 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... |
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... (3/3) |
17,508 | Highlights | Report |
| 17/08/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
25 | Hull |
W | 42-14 | Home | 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... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... , 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 /... , Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... , Vagana Joe Vagana Joe Vagana is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. During his career Vagana played for the Auckland Warriors and the Bradford Bulls and also represented both Samoa and New Zealand in international competition... , Cook, 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... , Evans |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (7/7) |
9,181 | Highlights | Report |
| 24/08/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
26 | 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... |
W | 38-18 | Home | 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... |
Sykes, Halley Dave Halley David Halley is a rugby league player who currently plays for English club Bradford Bulls in the Super League competition... , Solomona David Solomona David Joseph Solomona is a professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Europe's Super League. He is regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition. Solomona also attended St... , Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... , Cook, 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... , Evans, Newton Terry Newton Terry Newton was an English international rugby league player. He played for Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (5/7) Vagana Joe Vagana Joe Vagana is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. During his career Vagana played for the Auckland Warriors and the Bradford Bulls and also represented both Samoa and New Zealand in international competition... (0/1) |
10,853 | Highlights | Report |
| 07/09/2008 | League Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
27 | Castleford 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'... |
W | 18-16 | Away | The Jungle The Jungle (Wheldon Road) The Jungle is the former name of Wheldon Road, a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. This is the home of the Castleford Tigers rugby league team.... |
Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... (3), |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (1/2) 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... (2/2) |
8,067 | Highlights | Report |
| 12/09/2008 | Playoffs Super League XIII Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and... |
PO1 | Wigan 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.... |
L | 30-14 | Away | 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... |
Lynch, Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... |
Deacon Paul Deacon Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010... (2/2), 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... (1/1) |
6,809 | Highlights | Report |
2008 Player Signings/Transfers
2008 Transfer Gains| Name | |Signed from | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Tame Tupou Tame Tupou Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou is a former rugby league player who represented the New Zealand national side... |
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
N/A | June 2007 |
| |
Joe Vagana Joe Vagana Joe Vagana is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. During his career Vagana played for the Auckland Warriors and the Bradford Bulls and also represented both Samoa and New Zealand in international competition... |
N/A | Re-signed for 1 year | June 2007 |
| |
Paul Sykes | Harlequins RL | Undisclosed Fee | Sept 2007 |
| |
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... |
Hull F.C. | N/A | Sept 2007 |
| |
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 /... |
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... |
Sept 2007 | |
| |
Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union... |
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... |
Sept 2007 | |
| |
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... |
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.... |
N/A | Sept 2007 |
| Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan Simon Finnigan is a second row for the Widnes Vikings rugby league team.He grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers before joining Widnes in 2003... |
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... |
N/A | Sept 2007 |
2008 Transfer Losses
| Name | |Sold to | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Lesley Vainikolo Lesley Vainikolo Lesley Vainikolo is a dual code professional rugby football player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby. He plays on the wing.... |
Gloucester RFC Gloucester RFC Gloucester Rugby are a professional English rugby union club situated in the west country city of Gloucester. The club plays in the domestic Aviva Premiership... |
N/A | June 2007 |
 |
Ian Henderson Ian Henderson (rugby league footballer) Ian Henderson is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League... |
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... |
N/A | November 2007 |
| |
Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris is an Australian former rugby league player. He is the first player in the history of the sport to have won grand finals in each hemisphere over consecutive seasons. He played in the National Rugby League for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 premiership, and... |
North Queensland 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... |
N/A | November 2007 |
| |
Chris McKenna Chris McKenna Chris McKenna is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Queensland and Australia as well as club sides the Brisbane Broncos, South Queensland Crushers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His usual position was second row, though while he played... |
Doncaster | N/A | November 2007 |
| |
Nathan McAvoy Nathan McAvoy Nathan McAvoy was a professional rugby league player for 15 years and is now a qualified PE teacher and currently teaching in Manchester.-Career:... |
Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in... |
N/A | November 2007 |
| |
Marcus St Hilaire Marcus St Hilaire Marcus St Hilaire is an English rugby league player who has represented Ireland and currently plays for Oldham. His usual position is full back or wing.-Leeds Rhinos:... |
Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.... |
N/A | November 2007 |
| |
Richard Hawkyard Richard Hawkyard Richard Hawkyard is a Rugby league player for Swinton. His usual positions are either scrum half or full back. He is a part-time player, his day job is working as a plasterer.-2007:... |
Swinton Lions Swinton Lions Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:... |
N/A | November 2007 |