OPPOSITION GUIDE | FEATHERSTONE ROVERS

AHEAD of this Sunday's Betfred Championship Round Nine clash, we take a closer look at our opponents, Featherstone Rovers...

Formbook

-       Bradford Bulls this weekend, are to face Featherstone Rovers in the round nine clash, at the Millennium Stadium.

-       Featherstone come into this huge clash after defeating Widnes Vikings, last Sunday to reach the final of the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup.

-       The ‘Flat Cappers’ currently boast a 100% record in the Betfed Championship this season.

The Squad 

-       Featherstone Rovers are Championship Veterans, having spent a considerable amount of their history in the sport’s second tier and boast an impressive squad. 

-       After missing out on promotion in 2019, losing the Million-pound game to Toronto Wolfpack, they assembled an impressive squad for 2021. 

-       A plethora of impressive signings, such as former bull Kris Welham, Connor Jones and Nu Brown have bolstered James Webster’s ranks. 

-       They also captured former Castleford forward Junior Moors, in arguably their most high profile signing in the off season. 

The Coach 

-       Featherstone appointed head coach James Webster in late 2019, after previous boss Ryan Carr decided to return to Australia for family reasons. 

-       The Aussie has spent time in Super League, coaching Wakefield Trinity and Hull KR, and has guided Featherstone to seven wins from seven currently. 

Connections 

-       Rovers among their ranks boast a number of former Bulls, such as Kris Welham, who was the club’s player of the season in 2016, scoring 29 tries in one season before leaving to join Salford. 

-       James Harrison, who came through the club’s academy also wears the blue and white of Featherstone in 2021. 

-       Most notably, Dane Chisholm joined Featherstone mid-way through 2019 and will look to line up against Bradford on Sunday. 

The Stadium 

-       Featherstone play their home games at the Millennium Stadium, also known as Post Office Road, which has a capacity of 6,954.

-       They have played at this ground for the entirety of their history. 

Previous affairs 

-       Bradford Bulls last faced Featherstone in the first competitive outing in 2021, in which they lost the Challenge Cup tie 41-16. 

-       The last time that the Bulls defeated Featherstone, was back in 2019, when they overcame Rovers 27-26 with a late Jordan Lilley drop goal to reach the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.