Marcus St Hilaire has vowed to make sure the Bulls regain their defensive dominance - and help seal himself a new deal.

Bradford face Wakefield on Sunday eager to rid the mistakes which saw them ship an uncharacteristic 35 points against St Helens in the Carnegie Challenge Cup.

Winger St Hilaire was unusually exposed during the semi-final loss as Saints attacked his right flank and he is desperate to put it right against the Wildcats.

"We always take great pride in our defence but we let ourselves down there against Saints," he said.

"We were just all off that split second. We're a team that really has to work together and we haven't anybody that's going to save the day on his own.

"I got caught out of position and am the first to admit that. I'm not making excuses but I thought they were going to kick, so hung back, and then had to come flying up making it twice as hard.

"With the second try, I didn't end up making a decision at all.

"There are no excuses for missed tackles though and we need to really pick up this week, make amends against Wakefield and bounce back."

St Hilaire is well aware the Bulls can ill-afford any slip-ups against a side who boast lightning fast fliers like in-form winger Paul White.

"They have got a lot of talent and a lot of pace in their backline - Paul, Peter Fox, Luke George and Ryan Atkins," he added.

"Paul was at Huddersfield with me and I really get on with him.

"He only lives around the corner and I'm glad he's doing well now. Going out on loan to Halifax for four weeks might have sparked him up and made him realise he's not the finished article and can keep improving but he is definitely one of the quickest around.

"I hope I don't end up against him put it that way!"

St Hilaire is set to shift back to his favoured position of full back on Sunday, replacing the suspended Michael Platt, and with his contract soon up, the reliable 31-year-old is hoping he will win a new deal at Odsal.

"I've no idea what's going on but I'll keep trying to play as well as I have - barring the last two games - and hopefully I'll get sorted," said the former Leeds Rhino.

"It's still up in the air but as long as I'm playing well I might be all right.

"I love the club, it is more professional than people give it credit for and this has been the best 18 months of my career. I didn't play as many games as I'd have liked last season but I've managed to put a lot together this time and have really enjoyed it."

The Bulls are sweating over the fitness of Iestyn Harris.

The former Great Britain stand-off has suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury and was last night awaiting results on a scan.

He is named in the 20-man squad along with former Wakefield prop Chris Feather, who returns for the first time since breaking an ankle against Wildcats three months ago.

Feather replaces Craig Kopczak, who has received a two-match ban for fighting during the Senior Academy game with Salford, and Richie Hawkyard comes in for Platt.

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