BRADFORD Bulls will kick off their League One campaign away to York.

The fourth-placed Knights will provide the opposition for their first game in the third tier on February 18.

It will be the first league meeting between the clubs for 31 years.

London Skolars the first visitors to Odsal before the Bulls make the short trip to Keighley for the eagerly-awaited derby clash against the Cougars on March 11.

The fixtures include a Friday night trip to Newcastle on May 18, a curtain-raiser for Super League’s magic weekend in the city.

BULLS FIXTURES:

FEBRUARY

18 York City Knights

MARCH

4 LONDON SKOLARS

11 Keighley Cougars

25 HUNSLET

30 OLDHAM

APRIL

8 Workington Town

15 COVENTRY BEARS

29 Doncaster

MAY

6 WEST WALES RAIDERS

18 Newcastle Thunder

27 Hemel Stags

JUNE

9 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS

17 Whitehaven

24 DONCASTER

30 Coventry Bears

JULY

6 NEWCASTLE THUNDER

15 Hunslet

22 YORK CITY KNIGHTS

28 London Skolars

AUGUST

5 WHITEHAVEN

12 North Wales Crusaders

19 WORKINGTON TOWN

SEPTEMBER

2 KEIGHLEY COUGARS

9 West Wales Raiders

16 Oldham

23 HEMEL STAGS