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Bradford Bulls Academy
Full name	Bradford Bulls Academy Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Bulls
Founded	1996
Region	Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)	Grattan Stadium
Capacity	27,000
Coach(es)	Basil Richards
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.bradfordbulls.co.uk

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Current U21 Players

	Player	Position
	Keale Carlile	Hooker
	Tim Creak	Hooker/Pimp
	Alex Szostak	Loose Forward
	Keith Shackleton	Fullback
	Larne Patrick	Second Rower
	Richard Johnson	Centre
	Eddie Kilroy	Centre
	Luke Helliwell	Loose Forward
	Johnny Horton	Hooker
	David Clayton	Winger
	Shaun Johnson
	Nathan Armitage	Second Rower
	Neil Cherryholme	Prop
	Dwayne Nelson	Winger
	Francois Theresin	Winger
	Steve Crossley	Prop
	Dominic Dee	Second Rower
	Paul Mennell	Scrum Half
	Ben Naylor	Centre
	Vinnie Finigan	Winger
	Nigel Scott
	Jamie Shepherd	Loose Forward
	Dominic Hitchen

[edit] Junior Academy

The Junior Academy is the second tier in the Youth Development system. Any players under the age of 18 years are eligible to play for the senior academy unlike the Senior Academy no players over the age limit are allowed to play. Like the Senior Academy the Junior Academy has been one of the most successful academy sides in British Rugby League but have also suffered the effects of Senior Academy players being called up into the first team as Junior Academy players move up to the Senior Academy they are replaced 15 and 16 year old players. Some of the better Junior Academy players are given experience in the Senior Academy and it is not uncommon for some players to play regularly in both Junior and Senior Academy if eligible.

Junior Players

	Player	Position
	Dwaine Smith	Centre
	Vinny Finigan	Winger
	David Clayton	Centre
	Dwaine Nelson	Wing
	Kieran Hyde	Scrum half
	Ryan Smith	Hooker
	Elliott Whitehead	Second Rower
	Dwayne Straugheir	Loose Forward
	Danny Addy	Loose Forward
	Abdul Khan	Second Rower
	Thomas Olbison	Centre
	Joe Ford	Scrum half
	Adam Walker	Prop
	Will Schofield	Prop
	Martin Sarsfield	Second Rower
	Johnny Walker	Prop
	Lewis Reed	Prop
	Jordan White	Full back
	Peter Murphy	Hooker
	Aaron Lyons	Second Rower

[edit] Former Players

Player	Position	Current Club
Mark Woods	Toucher in Scrum	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Chris Bridge	Half back	Warrington Wolves
Brett Ferres	Second Row	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Stuart Fielden	Prop	Wigan Warriors
Stuart Reardon	Full back	Warrington Wolves
Paul Sykes	Centre	Bradford Bulls
Karl Pryce	Wing	Wigan Warriors
Leon Pryce	Stand Off	St Helens RLFC
Robbie Paul	Scrum half	Huddersfield Giants
Robert Parker	Prop	Warrington Wolves
Jamie Peacock	Prop/Second Row	Leeds Rhinos
Andy Smith	Wing	Harlequins Rugby League
Richard Moore	Prop	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jamie Langley	Loose Forward	Bradford Bulls
Sam Burgess	Prop	Bradford Bulls
Matt James	Prop	Bradford Bulls
Matt Cook	Centre/Second Rower	Bradford Bulls
Craig Kopczak	Prop	Bradford Bulls
Richard Hawkyard	Scrum half	Swinton Lions

[edit] Current Staff

Lee St Hilaire

Basil Richards

Paul Medley

[edit] External links