BRADFORD are currently fifth, just seven points of top side Minety, after securing a bonus-point success in Swindon.

They lost influential hooker Julian Tucker shortly before kick-off, but teenager Jamie Astin stepped in and performed well.

Centre Nick Abbott opened the scoring by going under the posts, with Dan Bright adding the extras and Bright also added a penalty before converting the second try by centre Cam Dewar.

Swindon hit back with a converted score but in the second half, Matt Edwards broke from a ruck and touched down, against converted by Bright.

Swindon added a second converted score, but Bright booted a penalty and then converted as Abbott scored his second try.

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