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Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby League club based in the city of Bradford , England . They have been one of the success stories of the Super League , and are one of the biggest clubs in British Rugby League. The team jersey is white with red, amber and black 'V'. The club plays its home games at Odsal Stadium , which is located to the south of the city centre. The Bulls are coached by Steve McNamara who succeeded Brian Noble on 20th April 2006 when he moved to Wigan Warriors . EARLY HISTORY The Bradford Rugby Club was formed in 1863 . The club won the Yorkshire Challenge Cup in 1884. In 1895 , along with crosstown neighbours Manningham, Bradford were among 22 clubs to secede from the Rugby Football Union after an historic meeting at The George Hotel in Huddersfield , in response to a dispute over "broken time" payments to players. These 22 clubs formed the Northern Rugby Union. Manningham would leave the Northern Union in 1903-04 to play soccer and become Bradford City AFC. In 1907, "The Great Betrayal" occurred. The original Bradford club abandoned the Northern Union game to become a soccer club, Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. . A new team Bradford Northern was created to take their place in the Northern Union. Their traditional nickname is the 'Steampigs' as their forwards seemed to give off steam whilst labouring in the scrum. It is much debated exactly what a steampig is but most theories agree that it is somekind of industrial device. Bradford Northern's emblem was that of a wild boar breathing steam through its nostrils. They are one of only two teams to have won the Super League four times, the other being St Helens PLAYERS OF NOTE
''See also: All Time Player List '' HONOURS
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Record attendance in Super League era: 24,020, vs Leeds , 9th August 1999 EXTERNAL LINKS |
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