Super League: Wakefield Trinity 58-10 Catalans Dragons

The French outfit have been an enigma this season, looking unstoppable one week, unpalatable the next, but they have not won on their travels since early March and went into the game with three defeats in the past four games.

In the opening spell they looked like the team that has seen off reigning champions Hull Kingston Rovers and early pace-setters Warrington Wolves and Leeds Rhinos, as Charlie Staines and Sexton scored devastating tries down the Wakefield right flank.

Trinity coach Daryl Powell made changes to shore up his team and it paid dividends as Hamlin-Uele powered over and then Will Tate capitalised on a Tommy Makinson error to make it 10-10 at half-time.

Faatili stole the show after that, beating full-back Staines in a foot-race for his first try, then driving the ball up and offloading for Jay Pitts to add another.

The 24-year-old is something of a cult figure in Wakefield, and after Jayden Myers had finished off Trueman’s classy, looping pass, the big prop somehow forced his way over the line on all fours despite being tackled well short of the line.

He again showed good pace to reach another Trueman grubber to complete his first senior hat-trick before Jazz Tevaga, back from suspension, finished off a fine inside pass from Mason Lino, who added seven conversions on the night.

Dragons were a bedraggled outfit by this point and as large gaps began opening up in their defence Oliver Pratt strolled over for his 13th Super League try of the season and Trueman, who had crafted the win, scored a try of his own after slick work from Tray Lolesio before Tate added his second of the night.