Leeds Rhinos - southstander.com • Re: Partnership | Bradford Bulls

I've never understood the obsession with Cas as our main rivals. Maybe its because I'm from Pudsey but it was always Northern/Bulls for me. Also probably depends on when you started watching. Pre WW2 it was Hunslet first, second and third. That lasted until the 50s at least, but immediately post-war Bradford would have been the team to beat (or not, like the 1947 cup final). In the 60s the biggest rivals locally by far were Wakefield, until Cas about later in the decade. For most of the 70s there wasn't a consistently strong team in W Yorks until Foxy took over at coach at Bradford who then ripped up the league.

One thing's for sure, SL is far poorer without a strong Bradford. And regardless of where the juniors were originally from, their record at bringing through forwards in particular was tremendous - far better than Leeds over the same period.

Statistics: Posted by Once were Loiners — Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:25 pm

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