Wakefield Shock Hull Kr To Delay Shield Lift

Betfred Super League

Wakefield (26) 28

Tries: Trueman, Lino, Jowitt, Scott Goals: Jowitt (6)

Hull KR (0) 12

Tries: Mourgue, Gildart Goals: Mourgue (2)

Hull KR's bid to assistance nan League Leaders' Shield must spell to nan last time of nan regular play aft play-off chasing Wakefield Trinity stunned nan Super League table-toppers astatine nan DIY Kitchens Stadium.

The Robins needed a triumph to corroborate apical spot but recovered themselves 26-0 down astatine half -time arsenic Trinity, who needed to triumph their 2 remaining games to declare nan sixth and last play-off spot, produced a superb display.

They scored 4 unanswered tries done Jake Trueman, Mason Lino, Max Jowitt and Cameron Scott, pinch Lino converting each 4 and adding a penalty, to return complaint of nan game.

Arthur Mourgue and Oliver Gildart struck backmost pinch tries successful nan 2nd half but nan expected Robins backlash did not materialise and they must now hit Warrington Wolves, aliases astatine slightest debar a dense defeat, connected Thursday to clinch nan trophy up of Wigan.

Trinity must now hit bottommost nine Salford Red Devils adjacent Friday, aliases dream Catalans Dragons triumph astatine Hull FC nan nighttime before, to clinch sixth spot.

More to follow.

Wakefield: Jowitt; Myers, Scott, Pratt, Johnstone; Trueman, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Faatili, Nikotemo, Storton, Pitts.

Interchanges: Rodwell, Griffin, Atoni, Smith.

Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Broadbent; Lewis, May; Whitbread, Litten, Waerea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.

Interchanges: Luckley, Brown, Doro, Leyland.

Referee: Chris Kendall.