Leeds cut St Helens' lead at the top of Super League XI to three points after coasting past Bradford Bulls at Odsal.


A solitary try from the diminutive Rob Burrow was all that separated the two sides in an electric opening half.


The Bulls, who lost Brett Ferres and Michael Withers just before kick-off to a virus, threw everything at the Rhinos to get back into the game.


But second-half tries from Willie Poching, Chev Walker, Ryan Bailey and Keith Senior led to a convincing win.



Despite their attacking flair, Leeds were indebted to their defence, which repeatedly kept Bradford at bay.


In the first half, Shontayne Hape had a good chance to score for the Bulls, only to spill the ball going for the line.


Then Ben Harris thought he had scored after intercepting a Senior pass only to be felled by the relentless Burrow.

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