Some of these names go back a bit. Can anyone make up a Bradford 17 that all came direct from union?

Some like Jim Mills and Berwyn Jones came from other clubs.

Terry Price/Joe Phillips
Malcolm Davies
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Jack McLean
Willie Davies
Terry Holmes
Frank Whitcombe
Tony Fisher
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Trevor Foster
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Matt Cook didnt we get him from rugby union? think he was a dual international

Another we could claim for home grown then too!

Darrall Shelford, Brett Iti, Gerald Cordle.

Neil Summers was one of our colts who went to union then came back IIRC.

Tough one this. One's I can remember/know of are:

Gerald Cordle
Phil Ford
Darrall Shelford
Jon Scales
Matt Cook
Mike Forshaw (League to Union, back to league and then back to union again)
Andy Hodgson (a real push at this one if he gets in... signed from Wharfedale RFU)

Does Robbie and Henry Paul count after their brief flings with Union?

Think the Paul's are a bit of a stretch. They're both league lads really.

Think we need a hand from our more "experienced" posters with this team!

Brian Butler (Prop) and Stuart Gallacher (Second row) both came direct from Llanelli in 1970

Jon Scales came to us from Leeds so woudn't really count on our list, imo also Mike Forshaw played for both Wakey and Wigan before us, iirc, so neither were "our" conversions.

Fordy came from Wigan as part of the Hanley deal.

and believe he started in union,then signed for Warrington before moving to Wigan

Len Haley who played thru the 50s into the60s came from Cleckheaton RU
I remember 3 South Africans who I think came from RU in the 60s Rudi Hasse, Goolam Abed and Enslin Dlambulo.

Very reluctantly joined us if I remember, and pretty keen to leave when his time came

We can't claim Frank Whitcombe as he signed professional for Broughton Rangers before coming to Bradford but from the 40s team we could have a back row of Barry Tyler, Brian Radford and Hagen Evans plus Emlyn Walters on the wing. There were two more South Africans from the 60s in Vernon Peterson and Goolam Abed, although Abed had trials at Leeds but was then signed for Northern.

Not 100% sure but David Treasure (1973 cup semi final hero from Yorkshire Copperworks RUFC), David Cooper (1980's/90's squad full back/centre from Wakefield RU) and Gary van Bellen (from Wakefield RU)?

Sorry, didn't read it properly... just saw Bradford ex union players, not the directly bit.

If thats an essential pre-requisit, I think the answer to the thread is... NO!!!

Job done, lets all move on

We turned Dan Caprice from a Union player into an NRL Rookie Candidate. Can that count?