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Bradford will be looking to give Shontayne Hape a fitting finale as he plays his final match for the club against Hull KR on Sunday.
Last Updated: 27/06/08 7:11pm
Bradford will be looking to give Shontayne Hape a fitting finale as he plays his final match for the club against Hull KR on Sunday.
The New Zealand centre will end his rugby league career after the weekend and switch codes to join Guinness Premiership outfit Bath.
The Bulls saw off the Robins' city rivals Hull FC 36-22 last weekend at the Grattan Odsal Stadium to record their first Super League success in five outings.
Now coach Steve McNamara will be hoping they can continue their upturn in fortunes against a Rovers side who have lost four on the spin.
Sam Burgess is included in the home side's squad despite the fact he will play for England against France on Friday night.
Hooker Wayne Godwin is available again after five weeks out following groin surgery but Tame Tupou is ruled out and will not feature again this season.
Vella available
Hull KR have been given a much-needed boost with the news that Michael Vella has been successful with his appeal against a one-match ban.
The Rovers skipper was found guilty of using a forearm during the 26-18 defeat by Wakefield last Saturday and handed a suspension.
However, the club challenged the decision by the Rugby Football League's disciplinary panel and although Vella was still found guilty, it was ruled there should be no further action.
It means the influential forward is free to continue his ever-present record in a pack that is without Clint Newton due to a groin injury.
Like Burgess for the Bulls, winger Peter Fox could play for his club less than 48 hours after making his international debut in Toulouse.
Bradford: Burgess, Sykes, Godwin, Feather, Evans, Halley, Platt, Hape, Harris, Jeffries, Tadulala, Finnigan, Lynch, Cook, Solomona, Newton, Vagana, Kopczak, Langley
Hull KR: Cockayne, Fox, J. Webster, Lovegrove, Welham, Steel, Cooke, Dobson, Galea, Vella, Fisher, Mills, Gene, Chester, Crossman, K. Netherton, I'Anson, J. Netherton, Fitzhenry.