Sinfield

Sinfield also curled over the touchline conversions but within six minutes the Bulls were level again, Elima's second try bringing the house down after two more penalty decisions had gone against Leeds.

Bradford Bulls 22-30 Leeds Rhinos | Super League match report 2011

Of the seven members of this 22-man squad who were not on that tour, Jamie Peacock was ruled out by injury and, like Jon Wilkin, Kevin Sinfield and Jamie Jones-Buchanan, he was a member of the 2008 World Cup squad.

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However, the Rhinos surged back with two tries in as many minutes midway through the second half, Keith Senior scoring the first from close range before Sinfield sent Ryan Hall over.

Bradford Bulls 22-30 Leeds Rhinos | Super League match report 2011

Kevin Sinfield eased the air of crisis that has been gathering around Leeds recently with one of the captain's knocks he has been delivering on a regular basis for the best part of a decade.

Bradford Bulls 22-30 Leeds Rhinos | Super League match report 2011

There was some controversy over the penalty decision, with most of the 19,275 who packed the Odsal terraces convinced that the Leeds forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan had impeded Patrick Ah Van as they battled to collect Sinfield's steepling bomb, rather than vice versa as the referee Thierry Alibert ruled.

Bradford Bulls 22-30 Leeds Rhinos | Super League match report 2011

Kevin Sinfield, here pictured playing against Hull KR last month, scored all three Leeds goals in the 38-18 defeat at Catalans Dragons.

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Ryan Hall scored a hat-trick, the first of them his 100th try for the club, and there were also two for Danny McGuire in a typically enterprising display, with the captain, Kevin Sinfield, kicking 10 goals from 11 attempts.

Leeds 64-20 Wakefield Trinity | Super League match report 2011

He also raised an interesting linguistic point, referring to a cross-kick by Leeds's Sinfield.

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Lancaster is keen to restore some national identity within the 32-man elite squad, with the former United and England full-back set to be accompanied by the rugby league players Jamie Peacock and Kevin Sinfield and a former army corporal who was shot in the face during service in Iraq.

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Sinfield's accurate right boot earned then kicked the 66th-minute penalty that settled a crackling contest, before his Australian right-hand man Danny Buderus struggled over for a try that finally killed off the brave Bulls.

Bradford Bulls 22-30 Leeds Rhinos | Super League match report 2011