BRADFORD Bulls head coach Mark Dunning was already steeled for a busy winter, and his workload has now been added to.

He has already confirmed that there will be wholesale changes at the club over the off-season, so plenty of signings, new contracts and player departures can be expected.

But now both Dunning and Under-18s head coach Leigh Beattie have accepted an offer to help out with Scotland at this year's Rugby League World Cup.

The duo will be part of the country's coaching staff, as Scotland aim to at least make it into the knockout stages.

They are in Group B, alongside the mighty Australia, as well as Fiji and Italy.

Scotland begin their campaign against Italy at Kingston Park, Newcastle, on Sunday, October 16.