John Bateman returns to Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal, starting his career where he debuted in 2011.
English international John Bateman will return to where it all started, signing a two-year-deal with the Bradford Bulls, with the club holding an option for a third season.
Bateman made his debut for the Bulls when he was 17 in 2011, progressing through the Bradford pathways and establishing himself as a true talent in his brief time there until 2013.
The 31-time British international is one of the few examples of English talent to earn himself a stint in the NRL and excel at the highest level, with an impressive two-season stint at the Canberra Raiders from 2019 where the Green Machine made it to the Grand Final.
Bateman had further spells at the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys, but couldn't capture the form he sustained in the nation's capital.