Toovey sees his Bulls lose out '¨in second half

Bradford travelled to Rochdale in high spirits, as Toovey took charge after several months while a visa was sorted out.

The Bulls were 14-12 ahead at half-time, thanks to tries from James Bentley and Ted Chapelhow – plus three goals from Oscar Thomas – but the Lancashire side battle back to win 28-14.

The hosts’ tries came from Jovili Taira, Lewis Gailbraith and Matty Hadden; Danny Yates providing 12 points with the 
boot.

Bentley said: “We’ve got a bit of a buzz now the head coach is officially in, he can start to pass this knowledge on for us and we can help to build for the rest of the year.”