Wakefield Trinity battled laborious to hold onto a 14-12 victory over Leeds Rhinos at Headingley on their return to the Tremendous League from the Championship.
With a robust crowd in attendance, each side received off to an attritional begin to the encounter however it was Wakefield who had been on high in assault, new signings Mike McMeeken and Tom Johnstone doing injury within the opening quarter-hour.
They received the reward for his or her efforts within the twenty third minute as they saved the ball alive on the final, Max Jowitt backing as much as dive over after which changing his personal effort for a 6-0 lead.
The rating gave the guests much more confidence and with their edges firing it wasn’t lengthy till Jowitt had his second, backing up an enormous break from Jake Trueman previous Jake Connor to place Wakefield 10-0 in entrance after half-hour.
After that they had one other attempt chalked off for obstruction, it wasn’t lengthy till Trinity had extra factors on the board via Mason Lino, however the Rhinos hit again within the nook on the stroke of half-time via Harry Newman and Connor’s conversion to path 14-6 on the break.
Because the rain began to fall and scores hadn’t moved within the third quarter, Trinity suffered a setback as Lino was despatched to the sin bin for a excessive sort out however they survived the onslaught from Leeds and received again to 13 on the pitch with no extra factors on the board.
Within the dying moments, Sam Lisone managed to spin over and Connor transformed to deliver the scoreline to 14-12 however Wakefield managed to carry on and wrap up an enormous win to get their return to Tremendous League off to an electrical begin.
What’s subsequent?
Spherical one of many Tremendous League season concludes when Warrington Wolves and Huddersfield Giants go face to face on Sunday February 16, stay on Sky Sports activities from 3pm.
Sky Sports activities will once more present each recreation of the Tremendous League stay this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely stay, with the remaining 4 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
