'Tough-to-beat' Trinity eye top-six finish on back of eight-try triumph

Wakefield head coach Daryl Powell said his side is on course for a top-six Betfred Super League finish after thrashing Catalans 44-6 in front of another bumper DIY Kitchens Stadium crowd.

- by James O'Brien

Trinity, in their first season back in the top flight, ran riot with five unanswered first-half tries and three more after the interval to storm back into the playoff places and halt a 14-game losing run against Catalans.

Wakefield's biggest home crowd since 2013 - 8,625 - was treated to two tries each for wing Lachlan Walmsley and fullback Josh Rourke, while Max Jowitt, Josh Griffin, Mason Lino and Tom Johnstone also touched down.

Powell said: "If we keep playing like we did in the first half, then we'll be pretty tough to beat.

"It's a journey for us isn't it? We're at the start of our journey. We're in a good position, probably a better position than anybody apart from us thought we were going to be.