An unexpected four-match winning run apart, Belle Vue was a miserable place to visit last season.
The rugby mirrored the activity on the construction site that overlooked the pitch: striving for progress but nowhere near where they should have been. Perhaps the only person who could see the light at the end of the tunnel this time last year was Matt Ellis as he sought to complete his takeover of Wakefield Trinity.
The winger punished Trinity for a sloppy start when he touched down in the corner but his seventh-minute try only served to spark the hosts into life. Long passes from Walmsley and Jowitt gave Olpherts a quickfire double before Pratt went over from close range. Olpherts appeared set to complete his hat-trick before half-time after Luke Gale's offload close to the line created space out wide, only for Jowitt's pass to sail over the winger's head and into touch.
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