Although you may not have actually seen him through the dense fog, Matt Cook did make his first start for the Bulls on Friday night.

"Yeah, I set up five of our tries, scored two and made 60 tackles!" laughed the 19 year-old, after emerging from a mist-shrouded Odsal.

The second-rower didn't quite have that impact but he proved to Brian Noble he is ready to step up to the champions' starting line-up.

The full version of this story is in this evening's Telegraph & Argus, and will appear on the website later tonight.