London Broncos 20 Bradford 46: Bradford’s Sammut in 30-point haul to see off London

Sammut ran in four second-half tries and kicked seven goals for a 30-point haul as the Bulls maintained their strong start to the Super League season.

But coach Cummins urged the scrum-half not to rest on his laurels.

He said: “When Jarrod is on his game like he was today there are not many players in this league that can do what he does.

“I would happily have paid to see him play like he did today.

“The trick for him though is to produce this type of performance week in, week out – and do it for 80 minutes.

“Having said that, he is a special player and we are happy to have him.

“Overall I am delighted – for us to come out of Easter with five points is a great effort on our part.”

For the Broncos it was a sixth home game without a win this season – despite a first-half hat-trick from Kieran Dixon.

The visitors made the brighter start and were close to taking the lead inside the first five minutes, Sammut just held up as he looked to twist his way over the line.

Bradford were asking all the questions early on, Michael Channing denying Brett Kearney as he looked to squeeze in at the corner.

But the Broncos repelled those thrusts and took the lead with their first bout of pressure, Michael Witt working his way over after the Londoners moved the ball left then right.

The Bulls kept on the front foot though and after the Londoners were pinned in their own half by a succession of penalties, Bradford struck back to level when Danny Addy wriggled through a couple of tackles to touch down.

Having broken the London resistance, the visitors then moved into the lead on 25 minutes, Sammut delaying his pass to allow Chev Walker to burst through a gap and score at the posts.

But, having worked their way into a deserved advantage, Bradford then gave up the advantage, as Dixon picked up a hat-trick.

Errors peppered the opening moments of the second half, but Bradford narrowed the gap on 46 minutes, Elliott Whitehead bundling in at the corner.

It then turned into the Sammut show.

He touched down when he reached Gale’s kick through ahead of Alex Hurst before finishing off a break from Elliot Kear.

The scrum half then completed a hat-trick of his own, stepping inside the Broncos defence for a clear run to the line.

But Sammut still was not finished, racing clear to touch down at the posts after a tired London defence had parted 
ways.

Whitehead rounded off the scoring for Bradford in the final minute, taking a long Gale pass to stroll over.

Broncos coach Tony Rea said: “You are only in a contest if you are part of it. When we were challenged by Bradford we were not up to the task.”

London Broncos: Hurst, Melling, Channing, Sarginson, Dixon, Witt, Gower, Cook, Lee, Bryant, Bailey, Rodney, Kaufusi. Substitutes: Clubb, Randall, Wheeldon, McMeeken.

Bradford: Kearney, Kear, Whitehead, Lulia, Purtell, Addy, Sammut, Scruton, Diskin, Sidlow, Walker, Olbison, Donaldson. Substitutes: L’Estrange, Gale, Manuokafoa, Langley.

Referee: T Alibert (RFL).