{"id":778872,"date":"2026-09-22T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778872\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:36:12","slug":"released-bradford-bulls-playmaker-lands-new-club-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778872\/","title":{"rendered":"Released Bradford Bulls playmaker lands new club for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ES029884B.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Riley Dean was among several players that Bradford Bulls confirmed would be leaving at the end of the 2026 season and the playmaker has now landed a new club for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Bradford announced their end-of-season exits in two phases, first confirming that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/seven-bradford-bulls-players-confirmed-to-depart-club-as-four-more-decisions-still-to-be-made-117225\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seven players would leave at the end of the season<\/a>, before then making a decision on mid-season signing pair Riley Dean and Phoenix Steinwede.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/bradford-bulls-free-up-2027-quota-space-as-statement-released-to-confirm-two-more-impending-exits-117605\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dean<\/a> joined the Bulls in May to help plug the gap in their halves and he\u2019d go on to play 15 games for Bradford after signing from Championship club Oldham, and now the playmaker has found a new deal in the second division.<\/p>\n<p>Halifax Panthers have announced that they have signed Dean to bolster their ranks in 2027 after what was a difficult year for the club, teetering near the brink of a financial collapse that could have ended the club.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they came out of the other side with just a points deduction and they\u2019ve made it clear that the rebuild is now on under Kyle Eastmond, and signing players of Dean\u2019s quality certainly helps in their aim of rebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>Red card stupidity, Willie Peters\u2019 legacy, and Super League Grand Final predictions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lryMnri4Mqo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>Riley Dean signs for Halifax after Bradford Bulls\u2019 spell<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old is an experienced operator at Championship level, scoring 13 tries in 29 games during his time with Oldham in the second tier having helped them gain promotion the year prior.<\/p>\n<p>He also impressed for Featherstone in 2023 and with half a season of Super League under his belt now, he\u2019s sure to improve Halifax in their bid to rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the move, Dean said: \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the season and pulling on the Halifax shirt. Being a Halifax lad and being a season ticket holder when I was a kid, it will really be a really surreal moment for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal for next year is to be back competing at the top end. It was a tough year for the club last year and seeing the character of the club is a testament to everyone involved. I can\u2019t wait to be a part of it and get us back to where we belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Riley Dean is the latest to addition to Kyle\u2019s squad for the 2027 season! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the season and pulling on the Halifax shirt. Being a Halifax lad and being a season ticket holder when I was a kid, it will really be a really surreal moment for me.\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tAkk0GBX5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4tAkk0GBX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Halifax Panthers \ud83d\udc3e (@HalifaxPanthers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HalifaxPanthers\/status\/2102095787979133291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790080572_652_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riley Dean was among several players that Bradford Bulls confirmed would be leaving at the end of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-778872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}