One of the speakers was the city's mayor at that time, Edward Arrington, who is also the chairman of the Deacon Board at the First Baptist Church of Owego.

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Craig Hall's kick-off flew out on the full and Evans pounced on Deacon's grubber kick to put the first points on the board after only 78 seconds and, two minutes later, Jeffries sliced through Hull's defence and fed Newton on his inside shoulder.

BBC: Bradford 42-14 Hull

Bradford did put the first points on the board when Harris, kicking in the absence of the injured Paul Deacon, converted a simple penalty after Shaun Berrigan had strayed offside.

BBC: Bradford 16-22 Hull