Featherstone 58-12 Bradford: Rovers return to top of the table

Featherstone Rovers returned to the top of the Championship table with a big win over Bradford Bulls at the Millennium Stadium.

Jack Bussey, Joey Leilua and Ryley Jacks got two tries apiece, with Ben Hellewell, Connor Jones, John Davies and Morgan Smith also getting on the scoresheet. It was also Featherstone’s biggest victory against Bradford.

Featherstone made four changes to the side that beat Newcastle on Thursday. Brandon Pickersgill, Craig Hall, Johnathan Ford and Jesse Sene-Lefao  all came out of the squad. Meanwhile, there was returns for Mark Kheirallah, Craig Kopczak, Connor Jones and Adam Cuthbertson.

Meanwhile, Bradford made two changes to the side that beat Widnes last time out. Elliot Kear and Brad England were the ones to drop out, with Elliot Hall returning and Michael Hoyle also came in to make his debut from the bench.

The Bulls took the lead after 13 minutes. Jack Bussey was able to beat Samy Kibula in the air to a kick, and he managed to get the ball down. Mark Kheirallah added the conversion to open a six-point lead.

That soon became two tries in three minutes. John Davies put a grubber kick forward, and Joey Leilua got there first to score. Kheirallah scored the conversion to double Featherstone’s advantage.

Featherstone soon added a third try before the 20-minute mark. Ryley Jacks took in a pass close to the line, and was able to get through a gap to score. Kheirallah was again on-target with the conversion.

The Flatcappers were on a hot streak, and soon made it four tries in just 11 minutes. Bussey took in a short ball from Jacks, and went through the gap to score. Kheirallah added the conversion.

The hosts added a fifth try just before the half-hour. Some quick hands saw Featherstone work the