Rooney was Super League's player of the month for February

Wakefield: (10) 40
Tries: Tadulala, Demetriou 2, Jeffries, Blaymire, Fox, Rooney
Goals: Rooney 6

Catalans Dragons: (16) 20
Tries: Murphy 2, Croker
Goals: Bosc 4

Wakefield shone in the second half to beat the Catalans Dragons for their fourth Super League win in a row.

The Wildcats found themselves 20-10 behind just after the break but scored 30 unanswered points to move up to second behind Bradford in the table.

Jamie Rooney was the architect, kicking six goals - five in the second half - and scoring a spectacular solo 90m try.

Ben Jeffries, Matt Blaymire, Peter Fox all went over while Jason Demetriou got his second try late on to seal it.

Wakefield took the lead after four minutes when the bounce from Rooney's kick fooled Justin Murphy and Semi Tadulala gathered to race in.

The Dragons piled on the pressure and Stacey Jones, on his return from injury, created the space for Jason Croker to send Justin Murphy over in the corner.

A Wakefield penalty allowed Rooney kick through for Jason Demetriou to score and then convert .

But two quick tries from Croker and Murphy, with his second of the afternoon, put the visitors in control.

The Dragons inched further ahead with two Thomas Bosc penalties early in the second half but Jeffries reduced the deficit when he darted over for a try from the base of a scrum, with Rooney converting.

Blaymire touched down from a bobbling Rooney kick and Fox scored in the corner after more good work from Rooney.

Rooney added the try his play deserved when he picked off Jones, off colour on his return from injury, to race through before Demetriou had the final say.

"You just look at the contribution the kid makes to the game - two 40-20s, another points haul and a solid defensive contribution. He should be making the headlines.

"He is growing in confidence and is a lad of tremendous ability. The departure of David Solomona may be the making of him and Ben Jeffries. They've had to take more responsibility and they seem to be relishing it.

"It was a good win and I thought the players deserved it for the way they hung in there."

"There were some good signs in the first half but in the second we fell away.

"We didn't capitalise on some possession that we got and some of the skills were probably a little bit off.

"Stacey (Jones) would say himself he wasn't quite ready in terms of his timing and passing."

Wakefield: Blaymire, Fox, Demetriou, Henderson, Tadulala, Rooney, Jeffries, Watene, P. March, Moore, Elima, MacGillivray, Ferres.
Replacements: Sculthorpe, Catic, Pryce, Latu.

Catalans Dragons: Greenshields, Murphy, Duport, Mogg, Pelo, McGuire, Jones, Chan, Teixido, Ferriol, Raguin, Croker, Mounis.
Replacements: Bosc, Fellous, Gossard, Guisset.