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Double blow for Morgan

Hull KR boss Justin Morgan was dealt another blow following Rovers' 52-22 defeat at Bradford with the news that Jon Steel suffered a broken leg during a second-half collision with Lesley Vainikolo.

The pair dived for a loose ball following Terry Newton's grubber kick and Steel now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

"It's a broken leg," said Morgan. "He doesn't have much luck, does he?"

Bradford ran in nine tries in a ruthless performance, including doubles for Iestyn Harris and Andy Lynch, and Morgan tipped for the Bulls for another possible Grand Final appearance come October.

"They've certainly got the potential," he said. "They're one of the form teams so far and they're a very formidable rugby league team. They're ruthless and relentless.

"They could have taken the foot off the pedal in the second half but you could see in their body language that they were ready and raring to go.

"But I was disappointed with the fact they got so many back-to-back tries in the second half. We showed some glimpses but we've got to be more resistant.

"We were still in it at half-time but we're our own worst enemy sometimes. We make some errors and other teams capitalise on that. We have to stop those errors, it's as simple as that."

Bradford coach Steve McNamara praised his players' resilience after a gruelling Easter schedule.

"Both sides were pretty busted to say the least," said McNamara. "We were trying to turn the tap on and off in the first half and you can't do that. After half-time we turned it on and kept it on, and under the circumstances I'm really proud of the side."

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