Dowes and Walker on their way to Bulls

The former England front-row has spent the last eight seasons at the KC Stadium but was only offered a reduced contract by the East Yorkshire club.

Dowes, 30, will soon be announced as one of incoming Bulls coach Mick Potter's first captures at Odsal along with Hull KR's Chev Walker, who rejected a deal with city rivals Hull to make the same switch.

Hull's crucial final round game with Leeds Rhinos at the KC Stadium, which will see the victors confirm fourth place, has been put back to Saturday, September 4 (4.30pm) due to television demands.

Similarly, Castleford's trip to St Helens has also been switched to the same day at 6.45pm.

Salford's teenage hooker Gareth Owen has been cleared by the RFL disciplinary panel of making dangerous contact to the neck and back of Huddersfield's Kevin Brown and will be free to play in his side's final game against Wakefield the following afternoon.

Warrington coach Tony Smith has all but ruled out the possibility of a shock comeback for Chris Bridge in this weekend's Challenge Cup final.

Smith had suggested Bridge could be available to face Leeds on Saturday after making a quicker-than-expected recovery from a shoulder injury but is more likely to have a run-out in tonight's Carnegie Floodlit 9s.

Four players from table-toppers Featherstone have been named in this year's Co-operative Championship All Stars team.

Liam Finn, Stuart Dickens, Jon Grayshon and Matty Dale have all been recognised by the RFL for their roles in helping Rovers win the League Leaders' Shield.

Halifax full-back Shad Royston and winger Rob Worrincy, Batley duo Jonny Campbell and Sean Hesketh and Sheffield hooker Craig Cook are also included.

Championship One winners Hunslet also have four players in the side for their respective division in player-coach Paul March, his brother David, Wayne McHugh and Waine Pryce.

Championship All Stars: Royston (Halifax); Campbell (Batley), Nanyn (Leigh), Catic (Barrow), Worrincy (Halifax); Jamie Rooney (Barrow), Finn (Featherstone); Dickens (Featherstone), Cook (Sheffield), Hesketh (Batley), Grayshon (Featherstone), Doran (Widnes), Dale (Featherstone).

Championship One All Stars: O'Connor (Oldham); Munro (Blackpool), Waterman (York), McHugh (Hunslet), Pryce (Hunslet); Roden (Oldham), P March (Hunslet), Hobson (Blackpool), Wood (Rochdale), Dudson (Scorpions), Stack (Workington), Ashall (Rochdale), D March (Hunslet).