The only thing Iestyn Harris intends on breaking is a few Wigan tackles now he has avoided long-term injury.

The Bulls skipper is fit for tonight's Super League showdown despite

fearing he had fractured his arm just seven days ago.

Harris was crocked at St Helens,

leaving fans facing a nervous wait for news on their influential playmaker.

But the in-form Great Britain stand-off is ready to weave his magic once more having got the all-clear.

"I did think I'd broken it at the game and so did the doctor," conceded Harris.

"I had an elbow on it during the first set of six, tried to run it off thinking it would ease but it just didn't. That made me believe it had cracked.

"I went for X-rays on the night though and luckily it was just severe bruising.

"I've had some physio, it's responded really well, we'll guard it up tonight and we should be good. I'm pretty lucky really."

His team-mates are the lucky ones. The champions have been guided superbly by their captain in Super League XI and, bizarrely given his

former status as a Leeds Rhinos icon, it is now hard to imagine a Bulls team without him.

Harris hasn't missed a game since joining in July 2004 and that record remains intact at Odsal this evening when Bradford look to bounce straight back from last week's loss.

The pivot - whose first-half departure at Saints was a key factor in the Bulls going on to lose their first fixture in 19 matches - admitted: "I just hate missing games so it's nice to keep that record going.

"Obviously it's not as important as getting a win against Wigan.

"It's a tough game, especially with Deacs going down as well. It'd have been difficult to lose both halves."

Scrum half Paul Deacon has been ruled out due to an infection in his facial injury, meaning utility man Stanley Gene gets his first start.

"Stan's looking for a few starts now," admitted Harris about the Papua New Guinea veteran.

"He's made some good impacts off the bench, is really keen to have a good last couple of years at Bradford and create a name for himself.

"He's got all the ability in the world and fingers crossed he can do that for us because he's a match-winner and we need him in these big games."

People may ask why Harris is labelling crisis club Wigan 'big' given the Warriors have won just once in the first six rounds. But he knows the injury-hit opponents are still dangerous.

"I thought they were going to have a real good year," added Harris.

"But Warrington started really poorly last year, won only one or two out of their first seven and there was talk of Paul Cullen resigning.

"They turned it around and I think Wigan will do the same.

"They're just looking for that one game to get some confidence. We've got to make sure that doesn't happen here."