Kear angered by Wakefield loss

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats coach John Kear has lashed out at his players after they were humbled 50-6 at home by St Helens on Sunday.

Despite a promising start to the contest, the Belle Vue-based outfit crashed to a humiliating defeat against the Super League powerhouses.

Wakefield grabbed an early lead thanks to debutant Kieran Hyde, but they failed to add to their try tally as their resurgent opponents ran in nine of their own and Kear has suggested changes will be made.

"I thought for 30 minutes we competed well but fell away worryingly," he said. "It's the biggest hole we've been in since I've been here and we need to address it, whether it's through personnel changes I don't know.

"There is a lot of reflection that needs to be done this week because we either win by 40 or 50 or collapse and lose by 40 or 50. We've asked about our own character within the group.

"Are we strong enough as a group to tough it out when things are against us or do we think it's acceptable to just collapse and capitulate, which is what we're doing too frequently?

"If you look at the results over the last couple of months, it's either a resounding win or an absolute hiding. Super League isn't supposed to be like that. We aren't making games competitive at the minute. We're either strolling through games or we're capitulating."