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Hull KR vs Bradford Bulls (A) 40 - 20 L |
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29/06/08
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Grattan Stadium
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Ben Thaler
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Bradford Bulls
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40 - 20
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Shontayne Hape marked his farewell appearance with a try just before
half-time as Bradford Bulls produced a seven-try romp to climb up to
fifth place in engage Super League.
Hape, who enjoyed a devastating partnership with fellow rugby union
convert Lesley Vainikolo during the majority of his six-year stint at
Bradford, joins Bath next month.
It was the New Zealander's 85th try in 136 appearances for the Bulls
and an appropriate way for the fans favourite to sign off his Odsal
career.
Bradford started brightly, David Solomona powering over from close range after Hape had been tackled just short of the line.
But Rovers hit back with three tries in 10 minutes as they threatened to wreak havoc.
England winger Peter Fox dived over in the corner less than 48 hours
after representing his country against France to narrow the gap.
Intelligent play from Kris Welham set Paul Cooke clear under the posts
before Jake Webster and Daniel Fitzhenry combined down the left flank
and Michael Dobson stretched the lead, but Rovers' afternoon quickly
turned sour.
Ben Cockayne's awful pass from the base of the scrum allowed Paul Sykes
to claim an easy touchdown before Solomona created enough space for
Hape to burst through for a sentimental score that pushed the Bulls
back ahead just before the break.
Rovers had already been hit by the Jason Netherton's withdrawal during
the warm-up and they were further weakened when Cockayne was forced off
with a knee injury.
Bradford ruthlessly took full advantage of their opponents' difficulties with four second-half tries.
Simon Finnigan finished Ben Jeffries' break before putting Sykes clear for his double five minutes later.
Then Iestyn Harris showed a flash of his old self, side-stepping two
players to bamboozle the visitors' defence and Michael Platt completed
the Bulls' tally.
Cockayne grabbed a late consolation after rejoining the action but it meant little to Justin Morgan's men. |
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Cockayne, Fox, Welham, J. Webster, Fitzhenry, Galea, Dobson, Vella, Fisher, Mills, Gene, Chester, Cooke.
Replacements: Crossman, Lovegrove, J. Netherton, I'Anson.
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Platt, Evans, Sykes, Hape, Tadulala, Harris, Jeffries, Vagana, Newton, Lynch, Solomona, Finnigan, Langley.
Replacements: Feather, Cook, Burgess, Godwin.
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