The hosts obtained off to a flying begin after simply 90 seconds when Corey Corridor raced away from Catalans’ Leo Darrelatour and located Rourke to arrange Jowitt to dot down and open the scoring.
Within the fifteenth minute, the hosts turned on the model as Pitts’ excellent offload discovered Walmsley on the correct and he weaved inside and outside of veteran again Sam Tomkins to complete brilliantly.
Two minutes later, Lino’s correct up and beneath was claimed decisively by the galloping Rourke above Tomkins and the Wakefield full-back prolonged his arm to complete on the road.
Walmsley then added his second attempt of the sport after he caught one other good up and beneath from Lino earlier than interchanging with Pitts and Rourke to complete a transfer his personal arduous work began by spectacularly diving in on the proper nook.
Careless play on his personal goal-line from Catalans’ Clement Martin then allowed Griffin to the touch down and after Jowitt added the straightforward extras, the hosts had been 26 factors clear with simply over half an hour gone.
On the finish of a rampant first half, Wakefield’s Cameron Scott collected a form bounce of the ball following a kick and chase and Tomkins was despatched to the sin-bin for an expert foul on Johnstone earlier than Jowitt kicked one other objective.
Simply 75 seconds after the restart, the hosts continued the place they left off as Rourke eased previous some non-existent defending from the guests to attain beneath the sticks.
Nonetheless right down to 12 males, Catalans obtained their solely rating of the match when a floated kick from Luke Keary was claimed by Tevita Pangai Jr to place the guests on the board.
Substitute Thomas Doyle’s punchy line break then allowed him to maneuver via midfield and he unselfishly arrange Lino who dotted down Wakefield’s seventh attempt of the night beneath the sticks.
Wakefield needed to wait till three minutes from time earlier than they scored their closing attempt when one other Lino kick was collected on the second try by Johnstone, who dotted down in opposition to his former membership so as to add additional gloss to a snug victory.
