Refereeing controversy once again dominated the agenda as Bradford returned to winning ways with a 26-20 victory at Hull.

Seven goals from Paul Deacon helped separate the teams but it was the 54th-minute sending off of Richard Fletcher that hogged the post-match thoughts.

With the game evenly poised at

10-10 Fletcher crossed the line, only for referee Steve Ganson to disallow the try and dismiss the Hull substitute for a kick on Bulls man of the match Karl Pratt.

"I have just looked at the incident and I am absolutely astounded," said a furious McRae after the game.

"I could show you hundreds of instances of similar contact between players where no action has been taken.

"But he has been sent from the field so we will have a case to answer and I better not say any more."

Bulls coach Brian Noble, who admitted it wasn't his side's best performance of the season, saw the incident differently.

"It was a pivotal moment, there is no doubt about that," said Noble. "But it is in the rules that you can't kick someone."

Referee Steve Ganson, who has been responsible for all four of Super League's dismissals this season, also brandished the yellow card three times, including sin-binning Jamie Peacock after just 14 minutes.

"I was surprised when he binned me," said Peacock, who had another superb game in the second row for the Bulls.

"That is the second time in my career that has happened to me and both times it has been this ref."

Ganson's performance earned him consistent boos from the nearly 20,000 strong crowd as the Hull faithful blamed the official for their defeat.

But Noble was quick to credit his side's hard work for the win, while admitting there were still too many errors in their performance.

"They were super today," he added. "The enthusiasm was back this week, they had to roll their sleeves up and they did that. We were still a bit off the mark and our completion rate was only about 52 per cent, which shows you how hard they had to work.

"It was pleasing the amount of work they did today and it is was pleasing to get a win against a title contender.

"It was very important for us to win that even though we weren't at our best, but there was enthusiasm in abundance and the scoreline flattered Hull in the end."

But the Bulls may be counting the cost today with Lesley Vainikolo having to be helped off the field with a leg injury and fellow winger Tevita Vaikona also looking to struggle with a knee injury.