Bradford Bulls Academy

Rugby team
teamname = Bradford Bulls Academy


fullname = Bradford Bulls Academy Rugby League Football Club
nickname = Bulls
shortname = Bulls
founded = 1996
region = Bradford, Yorkshire, England
ground = Grattan Stadium
capacity = 27,000
chairman =
captain =
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url = www.bradfordbulls.co.uk
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Bradford Bulls Academy

The Bradford Bulls Youth Development is the youth system of the rugby league club Bradford Bulls. It is one of the most famous and successful youth systems for rugby league and has produced some of the best players in both rugby league and rugby union. The Bradford Bulls Youth Development consists of three main teams, the Senior Academy, the Junior Academy and the Service Area team. Youth Development system also includes scouting for the local area and education for the players in the academy teams.

The Senior Academy

The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system. Any players under the age of 21 years are eligible to play for the senior academy; the rules also permit three players over the age of 21 to play in academy matches. Most of the team is made up of fringe squad players and those first team player recovering from injury but also some of the best players from the junior academy are given experience in the senior academy. The Bradford Bulls Senior Academy is one of the best in the country and has produce more professional Rugby League players than any other Academy in the country. The success of the Bradford Bulls Academy has decreased in recent years, many Senior Academy players are promoted to the first team squad at quite a young age and either secure a first team places or are release to other clubs. This means that players from the junior academy players have been drafted into the senior academy but are often playing against opposition much older then themselves.

Current U21 Players

Current Staff

Lee St Hilaire

Basil Richards

Paul Medley

External links

[http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_fixture.asp?catid=8 Bradford Bulls U21s 2007 Fixtures]

[http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_fixture.asp?catid=2 Bradford Bulls U18s 2007 Fixtures]