Archive
Fri, 01 March 2002
Wigan Warriors 4
Bradford Bulls 18
Bradford Bulls: Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Brandon Costin, Lee Gilmour, Lesley Vainikolo, Robbie Paul, Paul Deacon, Joe Vagana, James Lowes, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock, Daniel Gartner, Mike Forshaw
Subs: Nathan McAvoy, Paul Anderson, Stuart Fielden, Lee Radford
Tries: Tevita Vaikona, Lee Gilmour, Mike Forshaw
Goals: Paul Deacon (3)
Wigan Warriors: Kris Radlinski, Brett Dallas, Jamie Ainscough, Gary Connolly, Brian Carney, Julian O'Neill, Adrian Lam, Terry O'Connor, Terry Newton, Harvey Howard, Mick Cassidy, David Furner, Andy Farrell
Subs: Paul Johnson, Simon Haughton, Stephen Wild, Ricky Bibey
Try: Newton
They recorded their first away victory over Wigan since 1997 with tries by Lee Gilmour, Mike Forshaw and Tevita Vaikona and three goals from the boot of Paul Deacon contributing to an 18-4 win. Wigan's only points came from a Terry Newton try.
The victory was marred by inuries to Lesley Vainikolo, who tore a hamstring as he created the opening try for Gilmour, and Michael Withers who left the field with a groin strain.
Coach Brian Noble said "I was really proud of the players, the way they muscled up tonight. I thought they were fantastic. We could have had a few more tries though, I thought some of the decisions were poor tonight. But it was a great performance."