The Bulls will not contest their points deduction and will instead concentrate their efforts on finishing the season with a bang.

Chairman Peter Hood last night confirmed the club has opted against appealing the RFL's decision to dock the club two points for breaching their salary cap.

Bradford now hope to draw a line under the episode before returning to action against Castleford Tigers tomorrow night.

"We're fortunate," Hood said. "We are still fourth in the table, the play-offs are just around the corner and every game is still a big game for us.

"Now we need to get focused on ensuring we secure the best possible place in the play-offs."

The Bulls see no gain from pursuing the issue further, knowing the RFL's independent panel have already accepted the club transgressed the rules inadvertently. Hood admitted: "The fact that to a greater or lesser extent no fewer than six of the 12 Super League clubs found themselves in breach of the 2005 salary cap rules speaks volumes for the complexity of the system.

"I have no doubt that many of those breaches will have been wholly inadvertent and some will be the result of circumstances beyond the control of the club in question, as was the case with some aspects of Bradford's breach.

"However, rules are rules and if a club is found to have been in breach, for whatever reason, penalties are automatic."

Hood, meanwhile, refused to reply to Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington's accusation that the Bulls had tarnished the game following their over-spending - in the year they pipped Rhinos to the title.