Round 7
Bradford Bulls 34 d. Wigan Warriors 12

2006 English Super League Index [Table] [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

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Bradford Bulls
Iestyn Harris [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
Ben Harris [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
Marcus Bai [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
Chris McKenna [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
Karl Pryce [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
Lesley Vainikolo [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
Andy Lynch [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
Shontayne Hape [CT] 4 Pts; 1t

Wigan Warriors
Pat Richards [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
Danny Tickle [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
Sean O'Loughlin [LK] 4 Pts; 1t



Bulls back to winning ways
Sat March 25, 2006
Source: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk

Wigan are bottom of the Super League for the first time after slumping to a 34-12 defeat at champions Bradford.

The Warriors needed to avoid defeat by 11 points to stay off the foot of the table, but the Bulls ran in seven tries.

Heavy fog settled over Odsal and could have forced an abandonment. Certainly many in the 11,644 crowd will not have been able to see all the action.

The result was never in doubt once prop Andy Lynch went through a huge gap in the Wigan defence to score the opening try after five minutes.

Three minutes later centre Ben Harris was on hand to take Marcus Bai's pass and double the advantage.

The Warriors did show a glimspe of class as skipper Sean O'Loughlin took Danny Orr's inside pass to score - but at the wrong end for the Wigan fans to see.

That signalled Wigan's best spell of the game, but Micky Higham was pulled up for a forward pass and Dennis Moran's try was chalked off.

The Bulls hit back quickly as Mark Calderwood failed to deal with Stanley Gene's grubber kick in-goal and Shontayne Hape stretched Bradford's lead.

Gene's run from dummy half then set up substitute Karl Pryce for a fourth try just before the break.

Wigan could not rally after the interval and 80 seconds in Pryce charged through the middle of the Wigan defence, setting up the position for Iestyn Harris to slot a kick through for Bai to score.

The Bulls skipper was again the provider for the sixth try with a long cut-out pass that sent second rower Chris McKenna crashing over, before Wigan gained some respite with a Pat Richards try from a Brett Dallas break.

But even then Bradford had the last word as Lesley Vainikolo forced his way over seven minutes from time for his 115th try for the Bulls, capping another impressive display from the Kiwi and his team.

Report source: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk

Scoring Details:
6 Bradford Try by Andy Lynch
6 Bradford Goal by Iestyn Harris
9 Bradford Try by Ben Harris
10 Bradford Goal by Iestyn Harris
18 Wigan Try by Sean O'Loughlin
19 Wigan Goal by Danny Tickle
28 Bradford Try by Shontayne Hape
29 Bradford Goal missed by Iestyn Harris
38 Bradford Try by Karl Pryce
39 Bradford Goal missed by Iestyn Harris
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42 Bradford Try by Marcus Bai
43 Bradford Goal by Iestyn Harris
54 Bradford Try by Chris McKenna
55 Bradford Goal missed by Iestyn Harris
60 Wigan Try by Pat Richards
61 Wigan Goal by Danny Tickle
73 Bradford Try by Lesley Vainikolo
74 Bradford Goal missed by Iestyn Harris

CLUB STATEMENT:
Bradford Bulls would like to apologise to any supporters who had difficulty seeing the game this evening due to the adverse weather conditions at Odsal Stadium. The game was declared fit to be played by the Match Commissioner after consultations with the Match Officials.

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