Championship: Wakefield Trinity v Bradford Bulls LIVE

What a great way to start a season! Wakefield come out on top against Bradford Bulls. Stay with us on the Wakefield Express website for a match report and reaction from the Trinity camp. Thank you for your company tonight.

The hooter sounds! Wakefield have won their opening game of the 2024 Championship season. It finishes 42-12.

The conversion is missed by Jowitt who is back on.

42-12

It's a trademark Lachlan Walmsley finish! An acrobatic finish to an absolutely stupendous team move. Mason Lino at the very heart of it yet again.

42-12

WALMSLEYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

The conversion is missed by Lilley. It remains 38-12.

Billy Jowitt does brilliantly down the lift and kicks through for Gill to touch down for his fifth try of 2024.

38-12

Kieran Gill is over for the Bulls.

38-12

We're into the final ten minutes here at Belle Bue. Wakefield cruising to victory.

38-8

Tonight's attendance is confirmed as 7,221.

38-8

Walmsley thinks he is over but the final pass is forward. No try!

38-8

Jowitt can't convert his own try. But Lino does convert for him!

38-8

But that's his last action for ten minutes! Jowitt is sent to the sin bin!

36-8

Great break by Lino and, yet again, he makes the right pass and sends Jowitt clear. Clinical with the boot and now a try for the excellent full back.

36-8

MAX JOWITTTTTT IS OVER!!!!

36-8

Into the final 20 minutes here. Wakefield in supreme control.

32-8

It's another fantastic kick from Jowitt.

32-8

Wakey work the ball well to the right and Lino delivers an expert pass for Olpherts to dive over in the corner.

30-8