Round 5
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 d. Les Catalans Dragons 10

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Wildcats condemn Dragons to 4th defeat in five games
Mon March 16, 2009
Source: www.superleague.co.uk

Wakefield Wildcats withstood a Catalans fightback at Belle Vue to condemn the Dragons to a fourth defeat in five games.

The hosts saw their lead pegged back to two points shortly before half-time, but they reasserted their control in the second half to banish any doubt over the result.

The Wildcats were bolstered by the return from injury of scrum-half Danny Brough, hooker Tevita Leo-Latu and winger Aaron Murphy, who scored the last of his side's five tries on his first appearance of the season.

They edged the first half thanks to tries from centre Sean Gleeson and stand-off Tony Martin in the first 15 minutes, both converted by Martin, which put them in the driving seat.

But Wakefield winger Damien Blanch conceded a soft drop-out restart from a speculative kick and the Catalans built pressure from the error for substitute Jean-Phillippe Baile to go in for a try, converted by Thomas Bosc.

Five minutes from the break the visitors got to within two points at 12-10 when when winger Dimitri Pelo crossed wide out to leave the game finely balanced.

However, the Wildcats took charge in the second half with the aid of tries from Blanch and centre Ryan Atkins before the hour mark.

A Martin penalty on 70 minutes and another two minutes from time finally clinched a fourth win of the season that lifted the Wildcats back into the top four before Murphy picked up a loose ball on the hooter to wrap things up.

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