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2018 Bradford Bulls Season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2018 season. This is the Bulls 1st season in League 1. Following liquidation, the Bulls finished last place in the 2017 RFL Championship season and were relegated alongside Oldham. Season review August 2017 By the start of August it was confirmed that the Bulls would be relegated into League 1 after finishing bottom of the 2017 RFL Championship table. Preparation for the 2018 season began in August when it was announced that academy graduate and first team player Keenan Tomlinson agreed to leave the Bulls by mutual consent. This was swiftly followed by the news that home grown second-rower and the 2017 Player of the Year James Bentley, had signed a 3-year deal with Super League side St. Helens. September 2017 Home grown centre Ross Oakes and prop forward Liam Kirk both re-signed with Bradford among speculation that the duo would leave due to the Bulls relegation, however both signed new 2-year deals. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League 1 (rugby League)
RFL League One (for sponsorship reasons currently known as the Betfred League One) is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. Part of the British rugby league pyramid, the competition features clubs from England and Wales, and has previously included clubs from Canada and France. It is the Rugby Football League's (RFL) third-tier competition, below the Championship, with which it has promotion and relegation. The league was inaugurated in 2003 when the Northern Ford Premiership was divided into two separate leagues, initially named National League One and National League Two. In 2009, the league names were changed to the Championship and Championship 1 respectively, with the latter adopting its current name of League One in 2015. History 1991–2003: Foundation and regular competition Third-division rugby league competitions in the United Kingdom have existed periodically since 1991. The current incarnation was created in 2003 when the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Kirk
Liam Kirk (born 26 March 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship. Background Kirk was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Kirk played for Drighligton ARLFC before he joined the Bradford scholarship programme. He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system. Playing Career Bradford Bulls 2016 - 2016 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendly against Castleford. He featured in the Championship Shield Round 6 Workington Town to the semi-final against Dewsbury. 2017 - 2017 Season Kirk featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Kirk featured in Round 1 Hull Kingston Rovers to Round 23 against Swinton then in the Championship Shield Game 1 Toulouse Olympique to Game 7 Rochdale. Kirk also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 Featherstone Rovers. He scored against Hull Kingston Rovers (two tries), Batley (one try) and Rochdale (one tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Keyes (rugby League)
Joseph Keyes (born 17 September 1995) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the London Broncos in the Super League and Championship, and spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars in League 1. Keyes also played for the Bradford Bulls in third tier and the RFL Championship and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League. He spent time on loan from Hull KR at the York City Knights and Bradford in the second tier. Background Keyes was born in Enfield, London, England and is the son of London Broncos player welfare manager John Keyes. He played his youth rugby league at Brentwood Eels RLFC, before joining London Broncos Academy. Playing career London Broncos Keyes made his début for the London Broncos in the Super League against the Widnes Vikings in 2014. On the 17 August 2014, the London Broncos were 22 points behind early in the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Peltier
Ross Peltier (born 24 April 1992) is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a for Hunslet in RFL League 1, on loan from the Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship. He is a Green Party politician. Background Peltier was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Bradford Following a stint at the Keighley, Peltier signed with Bradford on a two-year deal beginning in the 2017 season. 2017 - 2017 Season Peltier featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Peltier featured in Round 1 ( Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 2 (Rochdale Hornets) then in Round 6 (Batley). He was injured for Rounds 7-13. He played in Round 14 (London Broncos) to Round 20 ( Halifax) then in Round 23 (Swinton Lions). He featured in the Championship Shield Game 1 ( Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Peltier also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 ( Featherstone Rovers). At the end of the season Peltier si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wilson (rugby League)
Oliver Wilson (born 22 March 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for Bradford in League 1 and the Championship, and spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Halifax in the Championship. Playing career Bradford Bulls Between 2018 and 2019 he played for the Bradford Bulls. Huddersfield Giants Wilson left Bradford and became a part of Huddersfield's academy team, eventually becoming a first team regular. Wilson has spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Halifax in the Betfred Championship. In 2019, he made his Super League début for Huddersfield against Salford. On 28 May 2022, he played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan. Wilson played 20 matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs. Bradford Bulls (loan) On 26 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Hodgson
Evan Hodgson (born 14 September 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. Hodgson has spent time on loan from Bradford at Doncaster in the Betfred Championship. Background Hodgson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system. Playing career Bradford Bulls 2017 - 2017 Season Hodgson featured in the pre-season friendlies against the Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars. Hodgson featured in round 10 Halifax R.L.F.C. to round 13 against Sheffield. Hodgson also featured in the Championship Shield Game 5 Sheffield to Game 7 Rochdale. Hodgson also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in round 4 against Featherstone.. At the end of the season Hodgson signed a three-year contract extension with the Bradford club. 2018 - 2018 Season Hodgson featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield and Dewsbury. 2019 - 2019 Season Hodgs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiss Butterworth
Reiss Butterworth (born 7 December 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship, on short-term loan from Hull KR in the Super League. He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system and played for the Bradford Bulls in Betfred Championship Background Butterworth was born in Sharlston, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Bradford Bulls 2017 - 2017 Season Butterworth featured in 2017 pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars. He then featured in Round 20 and Round 21. Butterwoth also featured in the Championship Shield Game 5 against the Sheffield Eagles. Riess also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4. At the end of the season Butterworth signed a three-year contract extension with the Bulls. 2018 - 2018 Season Butterworth featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax R.L.F.C., Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams. He was sent on loan to Batley Bulldogs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. The club itself was founded in 1864, making it the oldest rugby league club in the world. They have won seven Championships and six Challenge Cups, but did not earn another honour between 1962 and 2013 until gaining the 2013 League Leaders Shield after topping the table for the first time in 81 years. The club, particularly amongst older supporters, is sometimes referred to as Fartown, after the area and the ground in Fartown, Huddersfield that was the club's home venue from 1878 to 1992. The club was known as Huddersfield Barracudas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Roche
Colton Roche is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and Oldham, Bradford Bulls, Workington Town, Featherstone Rovers, Newcastle Thunder and the York City Knights. Background Colton was born and brought up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He played for the Headingley Hawks junior club during his amateur days, representing Yorkshire and England Schools. Career Colton signed for Leeds academy in 2009 after impressing through the scholarship squad, adapting to different forward roles and used in the centre. He played for the Leeds academy until the end of the 2012 season. He was released from Leeds to join the 2012 Championship winners Sheffield Eagles. Colton was selected to play for Ireland in 2012, qualifying under his mother's nationality. He came off the bench against Scotland and the England Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omari Caro
Omari Caro (born 7 March 1991) is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a er for the London Skolars in League 1. Upon retiring from professional rugby, Omari is now a high school teacher. He previously played for the London Broncos and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, the Bradford Bulls in the Championship, and as a loan player for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1. Caro is known for his pace, having won "Super League's fastest man" in 2012, with a time of 10.28 seconds for 90 metres while carrying a ball. Background Caro was born in Hammersmith, London, England, and is of Jamaican descent through his father. Career Bradford Bulls Caro joined the Bradford Bulls for the rest of the 2015 season. 2015 - 2015 He featured in Round 21 (Sheffield Eagles) to Round 23 (Halifax). Caro played in Qualifier 2 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Qualifier 5 (Hull Kingston Rovers) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax). He scored against Leigh Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batley Bulldogs
Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011 the population of Batley including Hanging Heaton, Staincliffe, Carlinghow, Birstall, Birstall Smithies, Copley Hill and Howden Clough was 48,730. ''Select "Batley M.B." from "Available Areas"'' History Batley is recorded in the '' Domesday Book'' as 'Bateleia'. After the Norman conquest, the manor was granted to Elbert de Lacy and in 1086 was within the wapentake of Morley. It subsequently passed into the ownership of the de Batleys, and by the 12th century had passed by marriage to the Copley family. Their residence at Batley Hall was held directly from the Crown; at this time the district was part of the Duchy of Lancaster. Howley Hall in Soothill was built during the 1580s by Sir John S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Campbell (rugby League)
Jonathan Campbell (born 17 July 1987) is an English rugby league footballer who plays on the or as a for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for Batley and the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. Campbell has also spent time on loan from Bradford at the Keighley Cougars in League 1. Rugby league career Campbell played for Batley for six years. Bradford Campbell signed a two-year deal with the Bradford Bulls following the 2015 season. Campbell played in three matches during the 2016 season, scoring a try against Oldham. Following Bradford's liquidation at the end of the 2016 season, Campbell resigned with the reformed club. In 2017, he featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley. Campbell played in Round 5 against the London Broncos to Round 15 Hull Kingston Rovers then in Round 18 against the Rochdale Hornets. He featured in Round 22 Batley to Round 23 Swinton. Campbell played in the Championship Shield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
