Catalans Dragons leave it late before sealing win over Wakefield in Perpignan
Last Updated: 20/06/15 8:12pm
Catalans Dragons recorded a 32-12 win over visiting Wakefield in round 19 of Super League on Saturday.
The score somewhat flattered the Frenchmen, who were only two points ahead with ten minutes remaining, though Wakefield will rue falling off so many tackles to allow three late tries in that closing period.
First-half tries from Ben Pomeroy and Krisnan Inu were match by efforts from Wakefield's efforts from Chris Riley and Pita Godinet before the late trio of scores from Eloi Pelissier, Morgan Escare and Louis Anderson sealed another loss for the Wildcats. Scott Dureau, on song once again for the home side, scored 12 points with the boot.
The home side came out firing in the beginning of the match, scoring two tries inside the first ten minutes.
With almost no time on the clock, the French side spread the ball out wide early in the set before Fouad Yaha broke through the defence. There was good support from Pomeroy who received the ball to cross for an early try.
In the ninth minute a mistake from Jacob Miller led to a Dragons possession and once again they were clinical in attack. Inu this time received the ball wide and evaded three defenders to cross for the score. Dureau converted both to give his side a 12-0 lead early in the game.
Wakefield's defence tightened following those scores and did not concede any further points for the remainder of the first half. Though equally they were unable to score themselves.
In the second half the Wildcats grew into the game and were first on the scoreboard thanks to a Riley try in his 200th Super League appearance.
His try was matched by an effort from Godinet and with both converted the scores was 12-12 with 56 minutes played.
Dureau gave his side the lead with a penalty ten minutes later, and with two points in it the game appeared to be set for a close finish. The Dragons were not done though, and stretched to a 32-12 win after tries from Pelissier, Escare and Anderson within six minutes of each other.