The Bulls have sealed deals with four more juniors including England Schools internationals Tom Lillycrop and Adrian Raw.

Bulls Scholarship product Lillycrop has joined from Drighlington, Hunslet Warriors centre Raw arrives from Leeds Rhinos - along with scrum half Liam Kay - while Illingworth and Yorkshire stand-off/loose forward Josef Wardle is another who has progressed through the Bradford system.

Their captures complete the club's youth recruitment for 2008 taking the total to nine.

Boss Steve McNamara said : "I'm absolutely delighted.

"Josef Wardle is a really exciting signing and we have high aspirations for him.

"We feel he can develop and fill one of our half back roles in future years while block-busting Tom Lillycrop is as strong as an ox .

"It's great they have come through our system and I'm sure they will prove to be outstanding signings for us.

"The positions of half back and outside backs are areas where there are not too many outstanding junior players so it's excellent we have signed Liam and Adrian.

"Liam Kay is a fantastic prospect at scrum half which is obviously an area where there's an opportunity at this club for someone to come through and put pressure on the current first grade players.

"Adrian is a tremendous finisher with good hands and his signing is another major coup."

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