Club History
The Blue Bulls were formed in 2003 and joined the newly formed Welsh Division of the Rugby League Conference. Since then, guided under head coaches Karl Hocking & Jon Purnell, they have won the league every year until 2008. In 2003 and 2004 they won all their games. In 2005 they lost just one, before drawing one game and losing one in the 2006 and 2007 seasons respectively.
In 2007 they won the Welsh Grand Final at Brewery Field by beating the Newport Titans 24-18. The Blue Bulls were actually 6-0 down early on, but made an astonishing recovery to lead 24-6 at one point. They held their lead despite the Titans scoring two more tries.
The 2008 season saw Bridgend field a side that contained many new faces mainly youngsters that had not played league before. This led to more defeats than the club was used to and they eventually had to release their strangle hold on the Welsh title with it going to another team for the first time ever. They will be back in 2009 however to build on the foundations laid in 2008 with the now more experienced youngsters eager to regain the title.
In 2003 and 2005 the team also won the Harry Jepson Cup, competing with teams from England, Scotland and Wales. In 2003 they beat Cardiff Demons, Aberavon Fighting Irish, Ipswich Rhinos and Carlisle Centurions. In 2005, once again at Brewery Field, they clinched the cup in a record breaking 60-10 victory against Leeds Akkies. That match was seen by just over 1,150 people.
Grand Finals
Notable Current and Former Players
2003:
2004: Won 26-21 against Aberavon Fighting Irish
2005: Won 56-16 against Torfaen Tigers
2006: Won 22-10 against Cardiff Demons
2007: Won 24-18 against Newport Titans
RLC Welsh Division: 2003, 2004
RLC Welsh Premier: 2005, 2006, 2007
Harry Jepson Trophy: 2003, 2005
Wales 'A' Internationals - Chris Roets, Craig Fox, Dan Williams, Gareth David, Karl Hocking, Neil Dixon, Paul Morgan
Allan Bateman - Wales & Great Britain RL, Wales & British & Irish Lions RU
Lee Byrne - Wales RU, Ospreys
John Devereux - Wales & Great Britain RL, Wales & British & Irish Lions RU
Kevin Ellis - Wales & Great Britain RL, Wales RU
Lenny Woodard - Wales RL & Wales RU
