SIXTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE WIN FOR THE BULLS

Bradford Bulls secured a sixth straight league win with a 36-20 victory over Widnes Vikings to move 2nd in the Betfred Championship table.

Brian Noble welcomed Nathan Mason, Ebon Scurr and Joe Keyes back into the fold in place of Emmanuel Waine, Bayley Liu and James Meadows. 

The Bulls got off to the perfect start when Logan Bayliss took three Widnes defenders over the line.

The aforementioned Keyes then got in on the act on the following set, dummying and slicing his way through the Widnes defence 

The Vikings grew into proceedings and managed back-to-back scores of their own through Jake Maizen and Jack Owens to restore parity. 

Guy Armitage restored Bradford’s advantage in the left corner with Luke Hooley providing the assist with a neat offload. 

Matty Fozard pinched one from dummy half to level the scores once again before a Tom Gilmore penalty on the hooter gave the visitors a slender advantage. 

Individual brilliance from Mitch Souter gave Bradford the lead again after a spell of pressure on the Widnes line. 

The Bulls continued to pile forward and extended their advantage with five minutes to go when Sam Hallas spun over from close range. 

And on the hooter, Matty Gee got in on the act, scoring Bradford’s sixth try for a sixth straight league win.

BRADFORD BULLS: Luke Hooley, Jayden Okunbor, Waqa Blake, Kieran Gill, Guy Armitage, Joe Keyes, Jordan Lilley, Michael Lawrence, Mitch Souter, Logan Bayliss, Zac Fulton, Matty Gee, Sam Hallas. INTERCHANGES: Nathan Mason, James Donaldson, Ebon Scurr, Ronan Michael. 

TRIES: Bayliss, Keyes, Armitage, Souter, Hallas, Gee

GOALS: Lilley 6/7