Former Bulldogs player Daryl Millard has scored on his Super League debut for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in their 18-10 victory over Harlequins.

The 24-year-old, signed from Belmore in the off-season, opened the scoring early on for John Kear's men, before Ben Jeffries and Aaron Murphy also crossed over the tryline as both teams finished the match with 12 men at the Stoop.

`Quins fullback Ben Jones-Bishop scored either side of the interval to keep Brian McDermott's men in touch, but the bad-tempered match finished on a sour note as `Quins prop Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Wakefield replacement Richard Moore were red carded for fighting.

The Wildcats' bulky pack exerted their dominance early on and ensured the visitors were camped in the hosts half for much of the opening 15 minutes.

And they deservedly broke the deadlock when Millard leapt highest to claim Danny Brough's teasing kick and he crashed over.

But having been under the cosh virtually from the start, `Quins claimed a try of their own with their first real attack.

Ex-Manly hooker Chad Randall and Luke Gale combined to put Jones-Bishop into space, and the debutant full-back scorched through the gap to touch down.

But Wakefield were ahead at the break when Gale sent a routine kick through, which was gathered by Murphy and the full-back set off on a weaving run before offloading for Jeffries - returning to the Wildcats after a season with Bradford Bulls, to storm home.

Although the visitors had the edge at the interval, `Quins hauled themselves back into the contest straight after the restart thanks to Jones-Bishop.

The on-loan Leeds man stretched over the line despite three tacklers, after Oliver Wilkes had gone close to touching down himself.

But Wakefield continued to pressurise and they moved further ahead when Murphy took an inside pass and barged over to make it 18-10.

`Quins tried to claw their way back into the game late on but a resilient Wakefield held on.

And their frustrations boiled over at a scrum in the dying minutes and McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Moore were sent from the field after coming to blows.

On Friday night, Brett Delaney scored a try on his Leeds Rhinos debut as the Super League champions broke the stubborn resistance of Crusaders to record a 34-6 win in Wrexham.

The 24-year-old, who scored just one try in 19 NRL games for the Gold Coast Titans last season, was one of five try-scorers for the Rhinos as Leeds blew away Crusaders with a late flurry.

Ex-Manly wing Scott Donald's opener was cancelled out by Gareth Raynor's try for Crusaders in the first half and the score stood at 6-6 after 65 minutes at the Racecourse Ground.

But once Danny McGuire gave them the lead it was all one-way traffic with two tries from former New Zealand Warriors second row Ali Lauitiiti and one each for Kevin Sinfield and Delaney put the gloss on the scoreline.

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