Match Report | Wakefield Trinity 42-6 Sheffield Eagles
09/08/2024
Sheffield Eagles tasted a 42-6 defeat on Friday night in the Betfred Championship to league leaders Wakefield Trinity.
After an even opening fifteen minutes which saw both sides threaten their opponents’ line, it was Wakefield who led as Kai Rodwell crashed his way over to the left of the sticks to get the ball rolling for the hosts. Jowitt added the extras for 6-0.
The Eagles had a great chance to level the game as Matty Marsh broke through the Wakefield line, before playing the ball inside to Jack Hansen. The Eagles half-back was destined for the try line, but a Wakefield defender made a last-ditch ankle tap, who forced the ball to come loose in the tackle metres away from the line.
Wakefield extended their lead on the half-hour mark as Liam Hood’s grubber kick through on the last was grounded in the in-goal area by Josh Griffin. Jowitt again added the extras to take Wakefield into a two-score lead.
And the hosts made it 18-0 as the half-time hooter sounded as the ball was grounded by Derrell Olpherts in the left corner following another kick through.
Wakefield thought they had scored again only four minutes into the second half, but referee Aaron Moore deemed the ball wasn’t grounded. Following on from that, Hood was shown a yellow card and was sent to the sin-bin for ten minutes.
After being awarded a penalty ten metres out from the line only four minutes later, Jowitt opted to go for goal to get the scoreboard rolling in the second-half. His successful kick took the score to 20-0.
But the Eagles then did go on to profit with the man advantage, as we crossed for our first points of the evening in the 51st minute. Marsh’s break was finished off by James Glover following an offload inside to the Sheffield centre. Aston added the extras for 20-6.
Wakefield responded minutes later as they scored once more in the corner. This time they opted to go right as Jowitt’s grubber through wad finished off by Iain Thornley, but Jowitt was unable to add a kick with the boot from the touchline.
With twenty minutes to go, the hosts scored again as Matty Ashurst grounded Luke Gale’s left-footed kick through on the last, before Hood grounded the ball after making a dart for the line from close-range for 36-6.
Olpherts added a second try of the evening for the hosts seven minutes from time in the left corner, which sealed another Championship win for the hosts.
The Eagles are back in action at home next Friday evening as Batley Bulldogs are the visitors to Olympic Legacy Park in Round 20 of the Betfred Championship (7:30pm KO).
Wakefield Trinity: Walmsley, McGillvary, Thornley, Pratt, Olpherts, Gale, Jowitt, Rodwell, Hood, Bain, Ashurst, Griffin, Pitts
Interchanges: Kay, Boothroyd, Doyle, Shaw
18th Man: Smith
Tries: Rodwell (17’), Griffin (30’), Olpherts (40’, 73’), Thornley (56’), Ashurst (60’), Hood (64’)
Goals: Jowitt (7/8)
Sin Bin: Hood (44’)
Sheffield Eagles: Marsh, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones, Aston, Hansen, Battye, Halafihi, Clark, Bower, Sene-Lefao, Gwaze
Interchanges: Hodgson, Broadbent, Liu, Roberts
18th Man: Millar
Tries: Glover (51’)
Goals: Aston (1/1)
Referee: A.Moore
Attendance: 4,821
