Bulls sign Riley Dean

Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce the signing of half-back Riley Dean on an initial deal until the end of the 2026 season.

The 24-year-old came through the ranks at Warrington Wolves, making his Super League debut as a 19-year-old in 2019.

After a year at Featherstone Rovers in 2023, Dean made the move down under with Mackay Cutters, before returning to England with Oldham RLFC, where he has plied his trade for the last 2 years, scoring 13 tries in 32 appearances.

Riley Dean, who is available for sponsorship, said:

“I am buzzing to be here, the lads and the coaching staff have been really welcoming, I have enjoyed my first session this morning and hopefully I get selected for the weekend, the coaching staff have been getting the boys prepared so I am just focusing on training well and hopefully getting in the team.

“It’s clear the lads work hard for each other which is obviously a great culture to have that the coaches have drilled into them, so I am really excited to be a part of that.

“I just want to be a sponge and take everything in I can, there’s some NRL experience and a lot of Super League experience so I just want to take as much information in as I can and build on my game.

“The Bulls fans came to Oldham last year and it was probably the best atmosphere we had all year; it was really good to see so hopefully I get to experience that now on the right end of it.”

Kurt Haggerty, who is sponsored by Sandy & Richard Monro, said:

“It’s really exciting for us, Riley is a good player and is an exciting young pivot. He’s been lighting up the Championship and we’re a bit short in that position with injuries to Joe Keyes and Rowan Milnes, so he adds value in there and he’s certainly an exciting, young prospect.

“He has had that experience at Super League level, he went away and studied the game a little bit in Australia and came back to Oldham and played some of his best rugby. It was an opportunity that became available to bring him in for the rest of the year so we jumped at that.

“It’s now a big learning curve for Riley being back in full-time, it’s on him a little bit to earn a contract moving forward but ultimately I just want him to come in, work hard, have fun, enjoy the environment and show to Super League that he’s a Super League player.”