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1998 Bradford Bulls season

Season review

February 1998

The 1998 season started off with a 48–10 win over Rochdale Hornets in the Challenge Cup 4th Round, it was in this game that Wigan Warriors legend Shaun Edwards made his try scoring debut with the Bulls. However soon they were knocked out of the Cup for the 1st time before the final since the Super League started. It was Castleford Tigers who scored late in the game to beat Bradford 26–21.

April 1998

Bradford started off their league hopes with a 38–6 win against newly promoted Huddersfield Giants. However they were brought down to earth when they lost 26–6 to arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos after a sublime display from fullback Iestyn Harris. Bradford were soon back winning points as they ground out a hard-fought 11–4 win against Sheffield Eagles. The Bulls managed to get their 1st back to back wins of the season as they struggled against Hull Sharks but just about scraped a 26–24 win.

May 1998

The Bulls won their next game 18–4 against St. Helens however the week after Halifax Blue Sox beat Bradford 21–16 in a thrilling encounter. Bradford bounced back though by stuffing Castleford Tigers 52–10 and then dispatched of London Broncos 17–14.

June 1998

June started off poor for the Bulls as they lost 28–10 to Warrington Wolves after Graeme Bradley was sent off. Bradford also lost to eventual champions Wigan Warriors 28–12. The Bulls bad run continued with a shock 11–10 loss to Salford City Reds with Paul Medley scoring Bradford's only try. Bradford got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 36–10 victory over Huddersfield Giants.

July 1998

Bradford got off to a great start in July as they beat arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos 33–22 at Headingley. The Bulls travelled to Tynecastle Stadium to play London Broncos in an attempt to spread rugby league into Scotland, the Bulls lost to London 22–8 with ex Bulls player Shaun Edwards pulling the strings for the Broncos.

August 1998

Sheffield Eagles added to the Bulls misery when they beat Bradford 38–18 to kick off August, however it wasn't long before the Bulls won again as they beat Hull Sharks 38–18 with Tevita Vaikona scoring 2 tries against his former side. Bradford were brought back to earth with a 33–25 defeat at St. Helens, a late Tommy Martyn try and a Sean Long drop goal won it for the Saints. Halifax Blue Sox continued their fine run of form by beating the Bulls 25–12 at The Shay. The final game in August saw the Bulls beat Castleford Tigers 24–8 to get back to winning ways.

September 1998

The month didn't start well for Bradford as they received a 34–8 hammering by London Broncos. The Bulls responded to this defeat by beating Warrington Wolves 36–8 at Odsal Stadium. The final two games saw contrasting results, the 1st saw the Bulls get hammered by Wigan Warriors 38–4 and the 2nd saw them destroy Salford City Reds 40–18 in the final league game of the year.

October 1998

The Bulls crashed out of the playoffs when they lost 46–24 to St. Helens at Knowsley Road.

1998 milestones

  • CCR4: Shaun Edwards and Tevita Vaikona scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.
  • CCR4: James Lowes kicked his 1st goal for the Bulls.
  • Round 2: Matt Calland scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Bulls.
  • Round 3: Nathan Graham kicked his 1st drop-goal for the Bulls.
  • Round 5: Steve McNamara reached 500 points for the Bulls.
  • Round 7: Robbie Paul scored his 5th hat-trick for the Bulls.
  • Round 12: Paul Deacon scored his 1st try and kicked his first goal for the Bulls.
  • Round 16: Nathan McAvoy scored his 1st try for the Bulls.
  • Round 19: Steve McNamara reached 600 points for the Bulls.
  • Round 23: Neil Harmon and Harvey Howard scored their 1st tries for the Bulls.

Table

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1[[Image:Wigancolours.svg16x16px]] Wigan Warriors232102762222+540
2[[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg16px]] Leeds Rhinos231904662369+293
3[[Image:faxcolours.svg16px]] Halifax Blue Sox231805658390+268
4[[Image:Saintscolours.svg16x16px]] St. Helens231418673459+214
5[[Image:Bullscolours.svg16x16px]] Bradford Bulls2312011498450+48
6[[Image:Cascolours.png16px]] Castleford Tigers2310112446522−76
7London Broncos2310013415476−61
8[[Image:Sheffeagles colours.svg16px]] Sheffield Eagles238213495541−46
9[[Image:Hullcolours.svg16px]] Hull Sharks238015421574−153
10[[Image:Wolvescolours.svg16x16px]] Warrington Wolves237115411645−234
11[[Image:redscolours.svg16x16px]] Salford City Reds236116319575−256
12[[Image:Giantscolours.svg16px]] Huddersfield Giants232021288825−537
Play-offs

1998 fixtures and results

LEGEND

1998 JJB Sports Super League

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
3 April 1998Super League III1[[Image:Giantscolours.svg12px]]Huddersfield GiantsAMcAlpine StadiumW38–6Vaikona (2), Bradley, Edwards, Forshaw, Peacock, SpruceMcNamara 5/712,417
12 April 1998Super League III2[[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg12px]]Leeds RhinosHOdsal StadiumL6–26CallandMcNamara 1/219,188
17 April 1998Super League III3Sheffield EaglesADon Valley StadiumW11–4Edwards, SpruceMcNamara 1/2, Graham 1 DG6,200
26 April 1998Super League III4[[Image:Hullcolours.svg12px]]Hull SharksAThe BoulevardW26–24Calland (2), Peacock (2), VaikonaMcNamara 3/59,447
10 May 1998Super League III5[[Image:Saintscolours.svg12px]]St. HelensHOdsal StadiumW18–4Lowes, McDermott, VaikonaMcNamara 3/314,091
17 May 1998Super League III6Halifax Blue SoxHOdsal StadiumL16–21Paul (2), VaikonaMcNamara 2/316,337
22 May 1998Super League III7[[Image:Cascolours.png12px]]Castleford TigersAThe JungleW52–10Paul (3), Edwards (2), McDermott (2), Donougher, Peacock, VaikonaMcNamara 6/108,043
29 May 1998Super League III8London BroncosHOdsal StadiumW17–14Bradley, Lowes, McDermottMcNamara 2/3, McNamara 1 DG11,893
7 June 1998Super League III9[[Image:Wolvescolours.svg12px]]Warrington WolvesAWilderspool StadiumL10–28Calland, VaikonaMcNamara 1/26,054
12 June 1998Super League III10[[Image:Wigancolours.svg12px]]Wigan WarriorsHOdsal StadiumL12–28McDermott, VaikonaMcNamara 2/214,103
21 June 1998Super League III11[[Image:Redscolours.svg12px]]Salford City RedsAThe WillowsL10–11MedleyMcNamara 3/36,319
28 June 1998Super League III12[[Image:Giantscolours.svg12px]]Huddersfield GiantsHOdsal StadiumW36–10Bradley (2), Deacon, Forshaw, Lowes, SpruceMcNamara 5/5, Deacon 1/112,024
3 July 1998Super League III13[[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg12px]]Leeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumW33–22Forshaw (2), Calland, Paul, ScalesMcNamara 6/6, McNamara 1 DG16,824
18 July 1998Super League III14London BroncosNTynecastle StadiumL8–22Bradley, ScalesMcNamara 0/26,863
2 August 1998Super League III15Sheffield EaglesHOdsal StadiumL18–38Bradley (2), LowesMcNamara 3/311,493
9 August 1998Super League III16[[Image:Hullcolours.svg12px]]Hull SharksHOdsal StadiumW38–18Vaikona (2), Forshaw, McAvoy, Paul, ScalesMcNamara 7/711,294
16 August 1998Super League III17[[Image:Saintscolours.svg12px]]St. HelensAKnowsley RoadL25–33Vaikona (2), Bradley, SpruceMcNamara 4/4, McNamara 1 DG6,955
23 August 1998Super League III18Halifax Blue SoxAThe ShayL12–25Deacon, McDermottMcNamara 2/27,566
31 August 1998Super League III19[[Image:Cascolours.png12px]]Castleford TigersHOdsal StadiumW24–8Lowes, Scales, SpruceMcNamara 6/610,946
6 September 1998Super League III20London BroncosAThe StoopL8–34BradleyMcNamara 2/24,562
13 September 1998Super League III21[[Image:Wolvescolours.svg12px]]Warrington WolvesHOdsal StadiumW36–8Lowes (2), Bradley, Ekoku, Paul, SpruceMcNamara 4/4, Deacon 2/210,815
20 September 1998Super League III22[[Image:Wigancolours.svg12px]]Wigan WarriorsACentral ParkL4–38EkokuMcNamara 0/111,181
27 September 1998Super League III23[[Image:Redscolours.svg12px]]Salford City RedsHOdsal StadiumW40–18Deacon (2), Bradley, Harmon, Howard, McNamara, PaulMcNamara 5/6, Deacon 1/111,102

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
15 February 1998Cup4th[[Image:Rochdale colours.svg12px]]Rochdale HornetsASpotland StadiumW48–10Forshaw (2), Calland, Edwards, Jowitt, Lowes, Paul, Spruce, VaikonaLowes 3/5, McNamara 3/45,466
28 February 1998Cup5th[[Image:Cascolours.png12px]]Castleford TigersAThe JungleL21–26Calland, Lowes, Peacock, SpruceLowes 1/2, McNamara 1/2, McNamara 1 DG10,283

Playoffs

LEGEND
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
2 October 1998Play-offsEPO[[Image:Saintscolours.svg12px]]St. HelensAKnowsley RoadL24–46Donougher (2), Crouthers, GrahamMcNamara 4/48,393

1998 squad statistics

  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs)
NoPlayerPositionTriesGoalsDGPoints
1Robbie PaulFullback100040
2Tevita VaikonaWing130052
3Graeme BradleyCentre110044
4Abi EkokuCentre2008
5Jon ScalesWing40016
6Danny PeacockStand Off50020
8Neil HarmonProp1004
9Kevin CrouthersHooker1004
10Nathan GrahamFullback1015
11Jeremy DonougherSecond Row30012
12Paul MedleySecond Row1004
13Sonny NickleLoose forward0000
14Mike ForshawLoose forward70028
15Paul AndersonProp0000
16Warren JowittProp1004
17Nathan McAvoyWing1004
19Harvey HowardProp1004
20Matt CallandCentre70028
22Brian McDermottProp60024
23Bernard DwyerHooker0000
24Paul DeaconScrum-half44024
25James LowesHooker94044
26Steve McNamaraLoose forward1814170
27Tahi ReihanaProp0000
28Stuart SpruceFullback80032
29Stuart FieldenProp0000
30Andy HodgsonCentre0000
32Michael BanksProp0000
33Leon PryceWing0000
36Simon KnoxLoose forward0000
47Shaun EdwardsScrum-half50020

References

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