Bradford Bulls 46–12 Leeds Rhinos — Elimination Semi-Final, 2000 Super League Finals Series
30 Sep 2000 · Odsal Stadium, Bradford · Attendance: 15,077
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Elimination Semi-Final, 2000 Super League finals series: Bradford Bulls 46–12 Leeds Rhinos, at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 30 Sep 2000.
Sourcing caveat: This match's individual-scorer detail required more extraction effort than the others in this bracket and is comparatively lower-confidence, though it does reconcile mathematically to the final score. Lineups sourced this round from Rugby League Project's per-match page (rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7140). Both lineups fetched cleanly with real, varied squad numbers and complete 4-player benches on the first pass. Bradford's and Leeds' full squad-number sets both cross-matched cleanly against this club's Qualifying/Elimination Final appearances earlier this round, with only ordinary week-to-week starting/bench rotation (e.g. Bradford's Robbie Hunter-Paul starting at Halfback here in place of Paul Deacon, who starts the Qualifying Final and is on the bench here instead — the reverse rotation of the same two players; Leeds' Graham Mackay (33) starting on the wing here in place of David Barnhill (12) coming off the bench where Mackay had started the previous week) — no genuine anomaly beyond ordinary selection rotation.
Scorers
| Bradford Bulls | Tries: Pryce (3); Anderson; Boyle; Fielden; Hunter-Paul; Paul Goals: Paul (6 conversions); Deacon (1 conversion) |
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Hay; Sterling Goals: Harris (2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Bradford Bulls | Leeds Rhinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Stuart Spruce | Fullback | Francis Cummins | 5 |
| 2 | Tevita Vaikona | Wing | Graham Mackay | 33 |
| 20 | Scott Naylor | Centre | Richie Blackmore | 3 |
| 5 | Michael Withers | Centre | Keith Senior | 4 |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | Wing | Karl Pratt | 21 |
| 6 | Henry Paul | Five-Eighth | Iestyn Harris | 1 |
| 1 | Robbie Hunter-Paul | Halfback | Ryan Sheridan | 7 |
| 10 | Paul Anderson | Prop | Darren Fleary | 8 |
| 9 | James Lowes | Hooker | Lee Jackson | 9 |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | Prop | Barrie McDermott | 10 |
| 19 | Jamie Peacock | Second Row | Adrian Morley | 11 |
| 12 | Mike Forshaw | Second Row | Kevin Sinfield | 13 |
| 13 | Brad Mackay | Lock | Andy Hay | 16 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Daryl Powell | 6 | |
| 11 | David Boyle | Paul Sterling | 2 | |
| 15 | Hudson Smith | David Barnhill | 12 | |
| 22 | Brian McDermott | Anthony Farrell | 17 | |
| Matthew Elliott | Coach | Dean Lance | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Russell Smith |
Match report
Bradford Bulls beat Leeds Rhinos 46-12 at Odsal Stadium on 30 September 2000 in a Super League Elimination Semi-Final, with a Leon Pryce hat-trick leading the way. The result sent Bradford through to the Preliminary Final against Wigan Warriors; Leeds' season ended.