2015 Bradford Bulls season | ||||
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Championship Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Runners Up | |||
Challenge Cup | 5th Round | |||
2015 record | Wins: 22; Draws: 1; Losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 1115; Against: 707 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Marc Green | |||
Head Coach | James Lowes | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Odsal Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 5,239 | |||
High. Attend. | 9,181 vs. Leigh Centurions | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Danny Williams (25) | |||
Goals | Ryan Shaw (111) | |||
Points | Ryan Shaw (286) | |||
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This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2015 season, the Bulls 1st season in the Championship.
July 2014
Bradford were beaten 52-26 by Huddersfield Giants in Round 21 which confirmed their relegation into the Championship. Following this news Lee Gaskell and Dale Ferguson both signed new deals at the Bulls keeping them at Odsal until the end of the 2016 season. It was announced that loan signing Jamal Fakir would be returning home to France to join Lezignan after his loan expired in the off season. Prop forward Manase Manuokafoa also announced that he would leave the Bulls to play for Widnes Vikings in the Super League for the 2015 season and onwards, meanwhile scrum half Luke Gale would join Castleford Tigers to replace Marc Sneyd. Young prop forward Dan Fleming became the Bulls first new signing for 2015 as he signed a 2 Year Deal with Bradford from Castleford Tigers. Salford Red Devils out of favour fullback Jake Mullaney became the second new signing for 2015 as he signed a 1 Year Deal with the Bulls. July rounded off with the announcement that prop forward Adam Sidlow had re-signed with the Bulls for another year and home grown second-rower Tom Olbison had signed a new 2 Year Deal.
August 2014
It was announced that Dave Petersen would become James Lowes 3rd new signing for the 2015 season after putting pen to paper on a 1 Year Deal from the Mackay Cutters. Shortly after this news broke it was revealed that Featherstone Rovers winger Etu Uaisele would join the Bulls for the 2015 season. Australian fullback Brett Kearney will return home to Australia after the 2014 season. Young academy hooker Adam O'Brien signed a new 2 Year Deal with the Bulls becoming the 5th person to stay from the 2014 squad. Lowes also revealed that USA Tomahawks forward Mark Offerdahl signed a 1 Year Deal with the club. Youngster James Donaldson left the Bulls to sign a 2 Year Deal at Hull Kingston Rovers however centre Adam Henry re-signed with Bradford for a year. Academy product Danny Addy signed a new 2 Year Deal with Bradford despite interest from several Super League clubs. Veteran player Chev Walker announced that he would stay with Bradford for another year and put pen to paper on a 1 Year Deal. Youngsters Adam Brook and Sam Bates both signed 2 Year contracts with the Bulls keeping them at Odsal until the end of the 2016 season whilst fellow academy products Alex Mellor and Nathan Conroy signed 1 Year Deals. It was announced that Sam Wood would leave the club at the end of the season.