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Donaldson forced to hang up his boots
Hull Daily Mail
|December 26, 2025
BRADFORD Bulls forward James Donaldson has retired from rugby league with immediate effect.
The former Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR star ruptured his ACL while playing for the Bulls back in June and has been in rehab ever since.
However, Donaldson has now made the decision to step down from the professional game, with the Bulls to compete in Super League next year for the first time since the 2014 season.
Donaldson first debuted with Bradford back in 2009 with his career spanning 16 years.
This story is from the December 26, 2025 edition of Hull Daily Mail.
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