Wakefield Trinity go third after beating York 26-14
Trinity came on strong after the interval to secure their fourth victory in six Betfred Super League matches and their third in a row.
Tom Johnstone ran in two second-half tries to help Wakefield secure a 26-14 victory over York at LNER Community Stadium.
Trinity came on strong after the interval to secure their fourth victory in six Betfred Super League matches and their third in a row.
Sam Wood gave York the lead in the 15th minute, igniting a flurry of four tries before the interval.
The lead changed hands two more times in the first half, with Ben Jones-Bishop and Caleb Hamlin-Uele exchanging tries before Oliver Pratt ran in the first of his of his two touchdowns.
With Max Jowitt nailing both conversions, Trinity took a 12-10 lead into half-time and then took control.
Johnstone crossed twice in 17 minutes to sandwich a try by Nikau Williams before Pratt put a gloss on the final scoreline with a late finish.
The victory sees Wakefield climb to third in the table and came on the day they announced that NRL star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would be joining them next season in a two-year deal.
York sit fourth from bottom with just two wins from their six outings and will be disappointed at fading in the latter stages.
Wakefield coach Daryl Powell felt his team had to dig deep to secure the victory.
“We had to battle our way through it,” Powell said. “There is a real depth of courage in the team. When you have the knowledge you can hang tough in difficult situations you have confidence you can get yourselves out of anything.”
Opposite number Mark Applegarth thought the Knights paid a heavy price for some small lapses.
He said: “The effort, application and spirit I will never question but in a couple of key moments in the game, we just lost a bit of discipline.
“When you play a team with as much quality as Wakefield that’s all it takes. We have to make sure we learn those lessons.”