Wakefield Trinity (0) 18

T : Kyle Wood, Danny Kirmond, Ben Jones-Bishop
G : Ryan Hampshire 3
DG :

Catalans Dragons (12) 25

T : Fouad Yaha, Tony Gigot, Ben Garcia 2
G : Tony Gigot 4
DG : Tony Gigot

Catalans Dragons produced a stirring finish to secure a 25-18 victory over Wakefield in a thrilling opening game of the 2019 Dacia Magic Weekend at Anfield.

A 69th-minute try from Trinity winger Ben Jones-Bishop levelled the scores at 18-18 and golden-point extra time beckoned until Catalans full-back Tony Gigot clinched the win with a drop goal.

Second rower Benjamin Garcia then went over for his second try a minute from the end to pile on the misery for Wakefield, who had overhauled a 12-0 half-time deficit to go in front.

Fresh from the euphoria of their emphatic win over Wigan at the Nou Camp, a third successive win enables the Dragons to consolidate their push for a top-three finish in the Betfred Super League but leaves question marks over Trinity’s play-off credentials.

Match report

Wakefield : Jowitt, Jones-Bishop, Lyne, Sa’u, Caton-Brown, Miller, Hampshire, Fifita, Wood, Kopczak, Ashurst, Kirmond, King
Subs: England, Randell, Batchelor, Tanginoa

Dragons : Gigot, Yaha, Mead, Wiliame, Tierney, Langi, Smith, Bousquet, Da Costa, Moa, Whitley, Garcia, Casty
Subs: Edwards, Simon, Baitieri, Kasiano

Stadium : Anfield

Referee: Scott Mikalauskas

Man of the match : Tony Gigot