Wakefield beat Castleford to keep pace with leaders

Wakefield beat Castleford to keep pace with leadersImage source, SWPixImage caption, Tyson Smoothy scored a try and set the tone for Wakefield Trinity's big win over Castleford TigersPublished16 minutes ago13 CommentsBetfred Super LeagueCastleford (0) 0Wakefield (16) 34Tries: Trueman 2, Hall, Smoothy, Pratt 2, Scott Goals: Jowitt 3Wakefield Trinity kept pace with the Super League leaders as they cruised to a comfortable derby victory over toothless Castleford Tigers at the OneBore Stadium.The Tigers were overwhelmed by the visitors' pace and clinical finishing, with Jake Trueman, Corey Hall and Tyson Smoothy all scoring before the break to establish a comfortable 16-point lead.With the Adam Watene Trophy on the line, Trinity kept up the pressure in the second half, adding further scores through Oliver Pratt, Cam Scott and Trueman, with the Tigers unable to cross the whitewash and now bottom of the table on four points.A fifth straight win in all competitions meant fourth-placed Wakefield are level on 10 points with Warrington, Leeds, Wigan and St Helens, while Castleford fall to the bottom on points difference.Looking for a fourth successive league win, Wakefield struck first.Following a strong carry from Smoothy, Trueman stepped through a hole in the Tigers' defence before carrying two defenders over the line with him.The visitors were dominant and almost had a second through Pratt, who spilled the ball forward as he competed with Zac Cini for the ball in the air.Castleford thought they had levelled the scores through Jason Qareqare, but the score was chalked off when the TMO spotted the winger had a foot in touch before he grounded the ball.Trinity then seized control of the game through the impressive Hall, who stepped past Darnell McIntosh before powering over from short range despite the efforts of Cini.The Tigers were left to rue another missed opportunity soon afterwards, with Sam Hall losing the ball forward as he reached for the try-line.Trin...