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Bull Fighting Team Announced for PBR Australian Cup Series

05/18/2011

Bull Fighting Team Announced
for
PBR Australian Cup Series

(May 16, 2011) Professional Bull Riders Australia (PBR) President and former PBR World Champion Troy Dunn today announced the three-man bull fighting team who will put life and bodies on the line for the 2011 PBR Australian Cup Series that will tour Sydney Acer Arena- June 4, Brisbane Entertainment Centre – June 11, Townsville Entertainment Centre – June 18, Newcastle Entertainment Centre – July 2 & conclude in Melbourne’s Hisense Arena with the Australian National Finals on July 9th.

In the action packed world of Professional Bull Riders, bull fighters or protection athletes as they are otherwise known, take on one of the most important roles where bull riders consider the bull fighters the angels of the sport and treat them with the utmost respect and admiration.

The bull fighting team for the 2011 PBR Australian Cup Series are reining Brendon Allen (Caloola, NSW), Shane “Mad Dog” Simpson (Mackay, Qld) and Darryl Chong (Rockhampton, Qld).

New South Welshman Brendon Allen is the defending PBR Australia champion bull fighter, having won the coveted title in 2008, 2009 and 2010, while Mad Dog Simpson is the team member with the most international experience, having worked extensively on the PBR Built Ford Tough Series in the US and fought bulls at a PBR World Finals. The third member of the team, Darryl Chong is considered the rookie of the team as he makes his second appearance on the lucrative PBR Australian Cup Series Tour.

“Bull fighters are some of the toughest, yet most considerate athletes in the sport,” PBR President Troy Dunn explained. “These guys put their personal safety aside to step in and distract bulls from the fallen riders. They’ll take a shot from a bull rather than let the animal have a chance of reaching the rider.”

Dunn continued. “Two of these guys have a lot of experience and cool heads, whilst Chongy who, despite his youth, has been around bulls his whole life.”
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See below for profiles on the PBRA Bull Fighting Team members.

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2011 PBR Australian Cup Series
June 4th  – Sydney Invitational: Acer Arena, Sydney
June 18th  – Brisbane Invitational: Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
June 25th – Troy Dunn Invitational: Entertainment Centre, Townsville
July 2nd – Brendon Clark Invitational: Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
July 9th – PBR Australian Cup Series National Finals: Hisense Arena, Melbourne

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THE  2011 PBR AUSTRALIAN CUP SERIES BULL FIGHTING TEAM:

BRENDON ALLEN
Caloola, NSW – 36 years old – 175cm – 74kg
3 Times and reining PBR Australia Champion Bull Fighter
Brendon Allen is one of the most likeable blokes in Australian bull riding – full stop. A former bull rider, Allen has concentrated on his chosen profession for the past eight years, capturing the past three PBR Australia titles. The supremely fit, Brendon Allen uses his speed, agility and quick mind to out-step and out-think Australia’s massive beasts in the line of duty.

SHANE “MAD DOG” SIMPSON
Mackay, Qld – 36 years old – 187cm – 94kg
Shane “Mad Dog” Simpson, for three years he worked fulltime on bull riding’s biggest stage, the PBR Built Ford Tough Series in the US. Mad Dog is still considered amongst the top bull fighters in the world and is a true character of the sport. Mad Dog is one of the sport’s most recognised athletes and has an ever growing international fan base.

DARRYL CHONG
Rockhampton, Qld – 25 years old – 165cm – 72kg
Having grown up in western Queensland, Darryl Chong has been around cattle his whole life.  Darryl goes about his work with the bravery and daring of youth, mixed with a good turn of speed.