 | MATCH SUMMARY Harlequins (0) 6
Tries: Tookey
Goals: Sykes Wakefield (14) 26
Tries: Tadulala (3), Obst, Halpenny
Goals: March, Jeffries (2) |
A hat-trick from Semi Tadulala inspired Wakefield to a fine victory over Harlequins to register the Wildcats' first win of the season. The Fijian put the visitors firmly in control with two scores in the first 10 minutes, before Tony Clubb dropped on his own line to gift Sam Obst a score. Quins, who would have scored but for Thomas Leulai's fumble, went further behind when Colin Halpenny scored. And David Solomona fed Tadulala to seal it, before Mark Tookey's consolation. Defeat leaves the hosts without a win from three games this season.
Wakefield coach Tony Smith:
"It's great to be off the mark with a win and we deserved it. It was hard work for both teams in a very strong wind and to score five tries is a great effort. "Semi Tadulala is one of our most consistent performers and a real threat. He knows where the try line is, but it would be unfair to single him out. "It was a great team performance from one to 17. We were resilient in defence and that forced Harlequins into the errors they made. "We've still got to work on our kicking game, but we've got something to build on now." Harlequins coach Tony Rea:
"It was a very poor effort and we got what we deserved. Wakefield deserve a lot of credit, but we were very poor. "They scored heaps of points and we didn't and never really looked like doing so. "We've got to get back on the training field and continue to work as hard as we can to improve and get the first win we desperately want. "Only three or four of the lads performed and you can't afford that in Super League against good sides."
Harlequins RL: Lucky Luisi, Clubb, Purdham, Sykes, Bradley-Qalilawa, Gafa, Leuluai, Temata, Weisner, Heckenberg, Haumono, Hopkins, Mbu.
Replacements: Williams, Mills, Smith, Tookey. Wakefield: Halpenny, White, Demetriou, Whittle, Tadulala, Obst, Jeffries, Catic, March, MacGillivray, Solomona, Elima, Betham.
Replacements: Applegarth, Griffin, Korkidas, Saxton. Referee: I Smith (Oldham)
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