Bulls v Crusaders: Teams
Bradford will be looking to make it three wins in a row when they host rock-bottom Celtic Crusaders on Sunday.
Last Updated: 17/05/09 10:09am
Bradford will be looking to make it three wins in a row when they host rock-bottom Celtic Crusaders on Sunday.
After a slow start to the 2009 season the Bulls have appeared to find some form with back-to-back victories over St Helens and Wakefield.
The good run has pushed Steve McNamara's side up to 10th spot in the table, though they are still five points adrift of a place in the top eight.
However, Bradford will have to do without David Solomona for the rest of the campaign due to a shoulder injury.
The 31-year-old joins Wayne Godwin, Glenn Morrison, Kieran Hyde and Jason Crookes in a crowded treatment room.
First trip
Celtic Crusaders make their first trip to the Grattan Odsal Stadium still searching for their first point in the engage Super League.
The Welsh side were beaten 40-16 by Huddersfield at Murrayfield last time out, the third time in four outings they had conceded 40 or more.
Their cause has not been helped with injuries and, having been expected to make his comeback against the Bulls, Tony Duggan is again sidelined.
The try-scoring full-back was nearing a return from an ankle injury but further scans have revealed that he will need an operation, meaning another three-to-four months out of action.
The Crusaders are also without Darren Mapp, Marshall Chalk and Adam Peek, though there is better news over Matt Smith and Mark Lennon.
The fit-again duo have been included in a 19-man squad that also contains the recalled Ben Flower.
Bradford squad: Cook, Langley, Sheriffe, Burgess, Sykes, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Olbison, Rinaldi, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon.
Celtic Crusaders squad: Beasley, Blackwood, Bryant, Budworth, Ballard, Chan, Dalle Cort, Dyer, Van Dijk, Hannay, Flower, J. James, Lupton, O'Hara, Lennon, Quinn, Tangata-Toa, Smith, Withers.