Bulls assistant coach Francis Cummins paid tribute to his players after they destroyed Doncaster 72-6 to book a place in today’s Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth-round draw.

Elliott Whitehead and Shaun Ainscough shared centre stage with hat-tricks, with Matt Diskin (2), Keith Lulia (2), Ben Jeffries, John Bateman and Craig Kopczak also on the scoresheet.

Callum Windley enjoyed a promising debut off the bench at hooker as Bradford made their Super League class pay against the Championship One part-timers, who took a shock lead inside the opening minute through Russ Spiers.

Cummins said: “Conceding that early try was a wake-up call – but I think it helped us more than it helped them. It kicked us into gear and off we went.

“Shaun Ainscough looked dangerous with the ball from full back and I’m really glad for Callum Windley on his debut.

“I thought he did really well around the ruck and came up with some good defensive plays.

“He sparked us up and got stuck into them. He’s been playing at hooker and in the halves for our under-20s but he’s sharp from dummy half.”

As the club search for investment off the pitch to raise the next £500,000 that is needed to stave off the threat of administration, the Bulls continue to perform on it.

Since Bradford announced their dire financial position towards the end of last month, Potter’s men have won three games from four played.

Cummins, who revealed Jeffries was withdrawn in the second half as a precautionary measure, said: “It’s a really strange feeling for us all at the moment.

“But playing rugby is the one part of our lives that we can control. We can’t control where the club is or what will happen in the next month.

“We couldn’t control whether we were going to get paid or not but we can control how we train and how we play.

“It’s really brought the whole club together and it’s a great place to be at the moment. It really is a special time, even though it is in adversity.”