Bulls v Dragons: Teams
Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara is due to name an unchanged side as they play host to French side Catalans Dragons.
Last Updated: 23/08/09 12:24pm
Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara is due to name an unchanged side as they play host to French side Catalans Dragons on Sunday.
McNamara is hoping for a third successive victory from his side for the first time this year, so is likely to keep faith with the same team that won at Huddersfield last week.
Bradford hooker Terry Newton has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a cheekbone.
"This next game is important for us," said McNamara. "Things are out of our hands, as regards to the play-offs and they have been for a number of weeks.
"We have just made a commitment to ourselves to finish the season off in the best possible form we can and it would be nice to be regarded as the form team as the season ends.
"We have played very well in our last three away games. What we need to do now is reproduce that form at home and get our own fans behind us and give them plenty to cheer about."
The Dragons will welcome back scrum-half Thomas Bosc for the trip to Odsal, after shaking off a shoulder injury.
Adam Mogg has been standing in for Bosc but can now return to the centre after playing at scrum-half.
Back row forward Jamal Fakir has been ruled out with a leg injury and Sebastien Martins, Kane Bentley and Julien Touxagas are all vying to fill the gap.
Bradford squad: Sykes, Langley, Sheriffe, Kopczak, Donaldson, Scruton, Menzies, Whitehead, Godwin, Cook, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Tadulala, Morrison, Burgess, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon.
Catalans Dragons squad: Baile, Bentley, Bird, Bosc, Casty, Elima, Ferriol, Gossard, Greenshields, Guisset, Martins, McGuire, Mogg, Mounis, Pelo, Raguin, Ryles, Stacul, Touxagas.