A tense and close match on Friday evening at the Grattan Stadium, Odsal saw the Bradford Bulls topple mighty Leeds Rhinos. The match was tied at 6 all at the break through scores by Jamie Jones-Buchanan for Leeds and Michael Worrincy for the home side. The second period and the game stayed there for the taking but the difference was a try for Bulls by Rikki Sheriffe on 68 minutes. Leeds had their chances to snatch the win but nothing was going to spoil Bradford’s night and the game was played out to the final score of:
Bradford 10-6 Leeds
Scorers
Bradford
Tries: Worrincy, Sheriffe Goal: Sykes
Leeds
Try: Jones-Buchanan Goal: Sinfield
Teams
Bradford: Halley, Sheriffe, Sykes, Nero, Tadulala, Menzies, Jeffries, Lynch, Newton, Kopczak, Langley, Cook, Burgess.
Replacements: Scruton, Platt, Crookes, Worrincy.
Leeds: Webb, Watkins, Ablett, Senior, Hall, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Kirke, Sinfield.
Replacements: Burgess, Buderus, Lauitiiti, Bailey.
Referee: I Smith (Oldham)