New signing Marcus Bai has no qualms about crossing the Bulls-Rhinos divide.

The powerful wingman swapped Leeds for Bradford and is now preparing hard ahead of his first season at Odsal.

Such a move has huge significance given the clubs' fierce rivalry.

Bai admitted: "There is a rivalry between Leeds and Bradford but once you join the other side you try to join the local boys and play for the team.

"Now I'm on the other team. It feels a

little weird as I'd been at Leeds for two years and I know a lot of the boys at Headingley but now I'm a Bull and I'm really looking forward to my time here."

The Papua New Guinea international blasted his way to 45 tries in just 63 appearances for the Rhinos, proving a rich source of touchdowns following his move from Melbourne Storm.

He had an equally impressive strike-rate in Australia, finished last season on fire and is confident of continuing the streak with his new employers.

Despite having turned 33 in October, Bai believes he still has the explosive power to disrupt the best Super League defences.

"I'm pretty sure it will come good here but I'll have to work hard for it," he added.

"Everyone will be expecting me to do what I do best, like I did with Leeds, but first I've got to bring that over to Bradford."

Bai has won the Bulls' No 2 jersey and, with Leon Pryce having joined St Helens, is likely to feature on the opposite wing to Lesley Vainikolo.

Boss Brian Noble is excited by the prospect of seeing the muscular flier pounding down the touchline, likening him to former Bulls powerhouse Tevita Vaikona.

"They've had some great wingers here over the years," Bai added.

"It's not pressure. I might be a different player to Tevita. Tevita is big and strong. Maybe I'm similar in that way but I'm going to try and work on my game, do what I normally do best and do what they want me to do here.

"It'll be a big, big challenge and I'd like to make a good start."

Bai is set to debut in the friendly against Huddersfield Giants on January 22, but first has a week of graft in Lanzarote, where the Bulls fly out on Thursday.

He accepts he needs the toil more than most and said: "It's been tough already and I need to work on it.

"I'll have to get my fitness up. I've had a good break over the off-season going back home and then on to Australia.

"I've been here for just over a week now and the boys have really welcomed me but I need to get my fitness up over the next two or three."