17-04-2025
Trinity stage late comeback to beat Tigers
Betfred Super LeagueWakefield (0) 13Tries: Smith, Jowitt Goals: Jowitt 2 Drop-goal: LinoCastleford (12) 12Tries: Qareqare 2, Wood
Mason Lino's late drop-goal completed a second-half Wakefield Trinity comeback as they snapped a run of nine consecutive home defeats by Castleford struggling Tigers, who have won just once in Super League this season, looked set to double that tally after Jason Qareqare's two first-half tries and another for Sam Wood put them 12-0 up at Rowan Milnes' failure to add any of the extras kept the door open for Trinity, who fought back to level after the interval through converted scores by Harvey Smith and Max just four minutes remaining, Lino scrambled a drop-goal just over the posts to edge Wakefield in front for the first time and secure the win that lifts them to seventh in the to follow.
Wakefield: Jowitt; Scott, Hall, Pratt, Johnstone; Pitts, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Rodwell, Nikotemo, Griffin, Hamlin-Uele, Atoni, Smith, Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Qareqare; Asi, Milnes; Okoro, Horne, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Westerman, Rimbu, Salabio, Aaron Moore
