{"id":506399,"date":"2026-04-01T03:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506399\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T03:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:38:14","slug":"bradford-bulls-pair-50-50-to-return-against-leeds-rhinos-as-club-suffer-another-forward-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506399\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford Bulls pair “50-50” to return against Leeds Rhinos as club suffer another forward injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bradford Bulls have a slim chance of welcoming back two players to their side for the Good Friday derby clash against Leeds Rhinos.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have been down on numbers, especially in the pack area over the past few weeks, but additions such as Phoenix Steinwede and Jack Ormondroyd have bolstered their strength up front.<\/p>\n

Steinwede joined the club from Australia and made his debut in defeat to Castleford Tigers on Thursday evening, whilst Ormondroyd has joined on a season-long loan from Salford.<\/p>\n

Boss Kurt Haggerty could see two more bodies return this week, however he is aware of the risks of bringing players back early and potentially aggravating a knock that isn\u2019t fully healed.<\/p>\n

Eribe Doro and Ebon Scurr are those players, and if either of those were to return against the Rhinos it would be a welcome boost for the Odsal outfit.<\/p>\n

Doro suffered an ankle injury in the Challenge Cup defeat to Wigan Warriors, whilst Scurr has been missing with a hamstring injury since the start of March, and was expected to be out for six weeks meaning, if he returns, he would be ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

Despite Friday\u2019s game being such an important one in the club\u2019s return to Super League, Haggerty won\u2019t be risking any players if he doesn\u2019t have to, and will only select the duo if they are fit enough to perform to their usual standard.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019d probably say [they are] 50-50 right now.\u00a0I\u2019m pushing the medical staff every day, but I need to be careful.\u00a0I need to protect the player first and make sure we make the right decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think they need to be 100%.\u00a0I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll have a player this year who will play 100%.\u00a0It just doesn\u2019t work like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut ultimately, if the medical staff are comfortable with it,\u00a0the player\u2019s comfortable with it, I\u2019m comfortable in that position,\u00a0then for sure, I\u2019ll play the player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradford did pick up another injury last week, with youngster Jamie Gill expected to feature on loan for Dewsbury Rams, however he was a late withdrawal and didn\u2019t feature.<\/p>\n

\u201cJamie\u2019s rolled his ankle,\u201d explained Haggerty. \u201cHe should only be a week.\u00a0I think he should be back playing pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willie Peters, Brad Arthur\u2019s Leeds Rhinos future, RTS and Rivals Round previewed \u2013 Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n

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