Wakefield hold off Dragons to regain second place

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Isaiah Vagana scored twice inside five minutes to ease Wakefield clear of their hosts [Getty Images]

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Catalans (6) 12

Tries: Sexton, Laguerre Goals: Aispuro-Bichet 2

Wakefield (10) 32

Tries: Trueman, Scott 2, Hamlin-Uele, Vagana 2 Goals: Sinfield 4

Isaiah Vagana's quickfire double enabled Wakefield Trinity to shake off a dogged Catalans side and reclaim second place in the table with a seventh straight Super League victory.

Wakefield squandered opportunities and were clinging to an uncertain 16-12 lead in Perpignan before Vagana crossed the line twice in the space of five minutes to snuff out the Dragons' hopes.

Early Jake Trueman and Cameron Scott tries put Trinity in command before Catalans' Toby Sexton responded, while Caleb Hamlin-Uele and Matthieu Laguerre traded scores to keep the contest in the balance going into the final quarter.

But Vagana's double gave Wakefield breathing space and Scott then sealed victory for Daryl Powell's side with his second try of the night, a stunning solo run.

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Catalans: Staines, Cotric, Martin, Aispuro-Bichet, Makinson, Sexton, Dodd, Allen, Tison, Maria, Laguerre, Lipowicz, Garcia.

Interchanges: Bousquet, Condon, Leeming, Lis.

Wakefield: Rourke, Myers, Scott, Hall, Johnstone, Trueman, Sinfield, Rodwell, Smoothy, Vagana, Lolesio, Storton, Pitts.

Interchanges: Tevaga, Hamlin-Uele, Faatili, Smith.

Referee: Aaron Moore.

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