Wakefield Trinity secured a decisive 48-6 victory over Castleford Tigers at Hill Dickinson Stadium, significantly improving their standing in the Super League playoff race. Daryl Powell’s team now sits in third place with 24 points, having secured six victories in their previous seven outings.
Cameron Scott, Tom Johnstone, and Caleb Hamlin-Uele each crossed the line twice during the nine-try performance. Additional scores came from Lachlan Walmsley, Tyson Smoothy, and Josh Rourke, while Sinfield successfully converted eight goals. Castleford’s Jason Qareqare managed a consolation try in the final minute to prevent a scoreless result.
The Wakefield squad featured Rourke, Walmsley, Scott, Tate, Johnstone, Trueman, Sinfield, McMeeken, Smoothy, Rodwell, Storton, Vagana, and Tevaga, with Pitts, Hamlin-Uele, Faatili, and Smith coming off the bench. Castleford’s lineup included Laulu-Togaga’e, Valemei, McIntosh, Mapapalangi, Qareqare, Asi, Weaver, Dupree, Golding, Lawler, Hirst, Mellor, and Stimson, supported by interchanges Atoni, Hood, Greacen, and Brown.
