Sides do not normally complain about sharing the points with the World Champions, but Warrington were left frustrated last night by only drawing a match they dominated for long periods. Tries for Briers, Richard Varkulis and Brent Grose gave the Wolves an eight-point lead that rather understated their superiority. A second try from Grose put them in a potential winning position soon after the break, but they had not quite broken Bradford's resistance.Michael Withers levelled the scores with two tries, converted by Paul Deacon. Warrington edged ahead again through Dean Gaskell but a penalty conceded by Danny Lima allowed Bradford to attack as time was running out and Leslie Vainikolo forced his way over. Deacon had the conversion to win the match, but that and Withers' drop goal attempt both drifted wide.

For the Wolves to be left with nothing would have been a monumental injustice.Even Bradford's Brian Noble admitted that winning the game would have amounted to robbery: "But we showed plenty of character," he said.The Warrington coach Paul Cullen, insisted that: "The positive for us is that a 22-22 draw with Bradford is not good enough." That is the mark of a club setting its sights high.Warrington Wolves: Hulse; Varkulis, Grose, Westwood, Gaskell; Briers, Wood; Lima, Clarke, Hilton, Noone, Wainwright, Forshaw. Substitutes: Gleeson, Guisset, Stevens, Burns.Bradford Bulls: Withers; Reardon, Johnson, Hape, Vainikolo; Pryce, Deacon; Vagana, Smith, Fielden, Radford, Peacock, Swann. Substitutes: Bridge, Langley, Parker, Moore.Referee: R Silverwood (Mirfield). There is a welter of Anglo-French to-ings and fro-ings.

Paul Volley, one of the longest-serving players on Wasps' books, is to leave the club at the end of the season to join the French club, Castres There is a welter of Anglo-French to-ings and fro-ings. The two-year contract I've signed with Castres could possibly be the last two years of my career." The flanker joined Wasps as a teenager and added: "I've been at Wasps for almost half my life and there comes a time when you need a change. I've had a fantastic time here, having won two Tetley's and two League Cups."Wasps is a fantastic club and we've done some wonderful things over the years and it will be sad to leave. I have two outstanding things still to achieve in my career; one of them is winning the Heineken Cup, the other to earn a full England cap. Being realistic, my chances of winning the Heineken Cup is more of a possibility now that we've reached the final."One man who will be leaving France to come over to England is Pat Howard.

The former Wallaby is expected to be confirmed this morning as Leicester's new assistant coach, with responsibility for the backs. Howard is presently with the French club, Montferrand, who he has helped reach the final of the Parker Challenge Cup.In contrast, Chris Malone, another Australian, is staying put. He has just agreed a new one-year deal with the Premiership leaders Bath.It was Malone's 40-metre drop goal that gave Bath a narrow victory over London Irish at the Madejski Stadium, a feat he repeated one week later against the same opposition to snatch back the game after a late Paul Sackey try.Malone, 26, who has started 13 games this season, said the prospect of Heineken Cup rugby combined with his love of the city, made the decision to commit an easy one."I am very happy to be signing a new deal," he said. More players lead to better players." Attracts 10,000 people to the sport annually, and 53,000 last year.1998Launch of Community Tennis Partnerships, with clubs encouraged to form links with schools and the local authority.2000The LTA scraps around 50 initiatives that are deemed not to be working, preferring to concentrate on key initiatives with three primary objectives. The LTA, lambasted for lack of action in developing the game, was told to get its act together and develop the grass roots.1986Launch of the Indoor Tennis Initiative, designed to develop indoor tennis centres. There are now 53 Indoor Tennis Initiatives in Britain, and 1,200 indoor courts.1997Launch of Play Tennis initiative, which offers free tennis days at 1,000 clubs "The equation is basic.