PAUL Deacon of Bradford Bulls needs nine points for a club record extending 2,000. Scrum half Deacon's 1,991 points consist of 64 tries and a club record 878 goals, including 21 drop goals, in 259 matches.

Deacon's best match total was 28 points with 12 goals and a try in the 92-0 RL Challenge Cup fourth round home defeat of Workington Town on 14 February 1999. He has kicked 10 goals or more in a match for Bradford on nine occasions.

A former Hindley (Oldham) amateur, Deacon made his senior professional debut four days before his 18th birthday as a substitute for Oldham Bears in a 48-6 RL Challenge Cup fourth round home defeat of Rochdale Hornets on 9 February 1997. He made only four appearances for Oldham before moving to Bradford.

Deacon scored a try and goal on his debut for the Bulls at scrum half in a 36-10 Super League home defeat of Huddersfield Giants on 28 June 1998.

WINNING RUN HULL KINGSTON ROVERS have won six successive matches. They won their last two National League One matches last season plus two play offs, including the Grand Final. This season Rovers have both of the engage Super League matches. Their last defeat was 48-12 at Whitehaven on 20 August 2006.

OLDHAM RECORD LOSING RUN OLDHAM'S club record run of successive defeats is now 21. Their last victory was 32-28 at Keighley Cougars in the Northern Rail Cup on 26 March 2006.

The losing run began last year with a Challenge Cup fourth round knockout followed by defeats in all 18 of their National League One matches, only the fourth club ever to lose all League matches in a peace-time season. And they have lost their first two Northern Rail Cup matches this season.

LOSING RUN BLACKPOOL PANTHERS have lost nine successive matches - seven National League Two matches last season and their opening Northern Rail Cup games this year. Their last win was 38-36 at Gateshead Thunder on 15 July 2006.

MILESTONES KEITH SENIOR of Leeds Rhinos needs three tries for a career total of 200 in club and representative matches. The centre has scored 123 tries for Leeds, 56 Sheffield Eagles and 18 in representative matches, including 10 for Great Britain in full international matches.