Bradford Bulls have named Luis Roberts, Liam Tindall and Leon Ruan in their squad to face Keighley Cougars this weekend. The trio will feature as part of the ongoing dual-reg agreement between the two clubs.
Tindall and Ruan both featured for the Bulls in last week's victory over Sheffield Eagles and will continue to be part of Mark Dunning's plans. They are now joined by Roberts, who played for the Rhinos against Castleford Tigers last week but is now set to step out of the squad.
However, one notable change is the absence of Corey Johnson. The hooker played for the Bulls last week but has now been pulled from the Bradford squad this week, suggesting there's a high chance he will be part of the Rhinos squad to face Catalans Dragons this Friday. That shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given Kruise Leeming's absence, as well as the suspension being served by James Bentley after he had a stint at dummy half in the previous two games.
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Johnson looks set for a prolonged opportunity given Leeming's departure. The 22-year-old has overcome back surgery and has played in two games since, first for the Leeds reserves and then the Bulls last time out. He has been named in Rohan Smith's 21-man squad to take on Catalans Dragons on Channel 4 this Saturday. Despite that, clubs have been known to name squad members named in their own squad also in their dual-reg's squad for games in the days afterwards. Johnson's absence suggests he's well in Smith's plans.
As for the Bulls, they are now thought to have sold over 3,000 tickets for their hotly anticipated derby against Keighley at Cougar Park this weekend. They have enjoyed a strong start to the season, winning five of their opening seven games.
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