Bradford are sixth in the Championship table with many of their players part-timeCoral Challenge CupBradford Bulls (22) 24Tries: Grant, Webster, Hallas, Wood Goals: Milnes 4Leeds Rhinos (14) 22Tries: Lolohea, McLelland, Newman, Briscoe Goals: Sutcliffe 3
Championship side Bradford shocked Super League Leeds Rhinos to reach the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.
They led 22-14 at half-time thanks to tries from Dalton Grant, Jake Webster, Sam Hallas and Mikey Wood and defended for their lives after the break.
The Rhinos, who have Richard Agar in caretaker charge after the sacking of David Furner, almost forced extra-time when Tom Briscoe crossed late on.
But Liam Sutcliffe's conversion hit the post, and the Bulls held out.
In front of a near-capacity crowd at Odsal, this marked perhaps the biggest moment for the five-time winners since a fall from grace that seemed to have reached its low point when they were relegated from Super League in 2014, but got much worse when the club was liquidated three years later.
Since then, rugby league stalwart John Kear has masterminded their resurgence and this latest victory is arguably up there with his most famous Challenge Cup shock - victory with Sheffield Eagles over Wigan in the 1998 final.
And in what was the first competitive meeting between Bradford and Leeds since the Bulls dropped out of the top flight, his side were undoubtedly the deserved winners.
With the Rhinos in disarray themselves, Kear's team took full advantage. Although they twice fell behind, first to an early Brad Dwyer score and then when Callum McLelland responded to Grant's try, Bradford could not be broken.
Webster, Hallas and Wood all made the most of a weak Leeds defence to barge over, while Rowan Milnes stretched the advantage from the tee.
After the break came an inevitable fightback with tries from Harry Newman and then Briscoe. But after years of hurt and despair, the Bulls fans roared their team home, breathing a sigh of relief as Sutcliffe's goal bounced clear off the upright.
Bradford Bulls: Ryan, Webster, Kirk, Crossley, Minchella, Wood, Lilley, Hallas, Grant, Foggin-Johnston, Farrell, Oakes, Milnes.
Interchanges: Wildie, Green, Peltier, Storton.
Leeds Rhinos: Briscoe, Watkins, Hurrell, Handley, Lolohea, Merrin, Myler, Sutcliffe, Peteru, Smith, McLelland, Newman, Seumanufagai.
Interchanges: Cuthbertson, Parcell, Oledzki, Albert.
