Wakefield overcome red card to thrash Castleford
Wakefield Trinity produced a remarkable display of resilience to overwhelm Castleford Tigers at DIY Kitchens Stadium, maintaining their unexpected push toward the Super League summit despite playing with twelve men for nearly three quarters of the contest.
The hosts struck within forty-five seconds when Tom Johnstone’s break freed Matty Storton for the opening score, but the forward’s afternoon ended prematurely in the twenty-second minute after the referee deemed his shoulder contact on Alex Mellor worthy of a red card. Castleford capitalised immediately, with Tom Weaver and Jason Qareqare crossing to establish a 10-6 advantage, only for Caius Faatili and Max Jowitt to respond before the interval and send Wakefield in 18-10 ahead.