Bulls coach Francis Cummins paid tribute to his players after they got their season back on track with a 28-7 win at Salford.

Three successive Super League defeats and a Tetley’s Challenge Cup exit at the hands of London had put a dent in Bradford’s campaign.

But an impressive display last night, in which on-loan Huddersfield forward Jacob Fairbank made his debut, left Cummins highly satisfied.

The Bulls boss said: “It was just what we wanted. There was a discipline to what we were doing and we got our kick-chase back in order and some repeat sets.

“That was good because we’ve got some new players in there at the moment. I was pleased with Jacob Fairbank and I was pleased with Ben Evans too.”

Jarrod Sammut was particularly impressive after switching to full back for the injured Brett Kearney. The Australian produced a brilliant piece of skill to set up the game’s opening try for Luke Gale.

Although Brian Noble’s Salford replied through Ryan McGoldrick, the Bulls scored twice more through Matty Blythe to lead 18-7 at the break.

Second-half tries from Matt Diskin and Adrian Purtell sealed the win, while Salford’s former Bulls centre Chris Nero was taken to hospital after a nasty-looking head injury which led to him requiring lengthy treatment before being carried off on a stretcher.

Cummins said: “Jarrod is a player fans love to watch because they don’t know what he’s going to do next.

“Danny Addy in the halves made us more direct and Luke Gale also pulled the strings.

“His team-mates joke he is the slowest half-back in the competition but he looked quick out there scoring his long-range try.

“I was also pleased with Jacob Fairbank’s debut. He is keen and wants to carry the ball. We stuck to what we tried to do and ground out victory.”

The kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes after traffic chaos on the M62 yesterday and Cummins said: “It was a nightmare journey here and at one stage we thought the game may not be on.

“We had little time to get ready and warm up but I have to be happy with that win.”