The Bulls are set to make their debut in the Carnegie Floodlit 9s.

They will join seven fellow Super League sides in competing for the £10,000 first prize at Headingley on Wednesday, August 25.

St Helens, Wigan and Castleford will also make their first appearances in the tournament, joined by fellow top-flight clubs Hull FC – the reigning champions – hosts Leeds, Warrington and Wakefield.

International sides Jamaica, Wales and Scotland will participate too, as will the winners of the Northern Rail 9s, which is contested by clubs from the Championship and Championship One, including Keighley Cougars.

The Cougars have been drawn alongside Workington, York and Whitehaven in Pool three for this event, which will be held at Fylde on Saturday, July 17.

Pool one: Dewsbury Rams, Rochdale RL, Swinton Lions, Gateshead Thunder. Pool two: Featherstone Rovers, Barrow Raiders, Oldham, Sheffield Eagles. Pool three: Keighley Cougars, Workington Town, York City Knights, Whitehaven RL. Pool four: Doncaster, Blackpool Panthers, London Skolars. Pool five: Halifax, Hunslet Hawks, Leigh Centurions.