Wakefield Trinity Wildcats completely outclassed London
Broncos 46-14 in a very one-sided match on Sunday afternoon at a packed Rapid
Solicitors Stadium.
A hat trick of tries from Wildcats captain Danny Kirmond,
aided by Lee Smith’s almost perfect kicking performance, gave Wakefield a much
deserved victory.
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| Hat trick hero Danny Kirmond |
It took just four minutes for the rout to begin, with winger
Peter Fox going over in the corner after a superb team move by the West
Yorkshire side. Poor defending by London then allowed full back Richie Mathers
to waltz in to make it 12-0.
Wakefield, in total control by now, scored two more tries in
a devastating five minute spell, with Kirmond scoring his first of the
afternoon and then stand-off Paul Sykes ran in another to make it 24-0 after
just 23 minutes.
The Broncos, fielding three debutants, could not get in the
game and were defending woefully. Unsurprisingly, they soon allowed Kirmond his
second of the game, with Lee Smith, having recently taken over kicking duties
from Paul Sykes, adding the extras.
The Broncos finally made a breakthrough two minutes before
half time, with winger Harry Colbon diving in to the corner in what was
London’s first meaningful attack. However Shane Grady could not add the extras
and the teams went in to half time with the home side leading 30-4.
The first half intensity that had been present had somewhat
disappeared in the first 20 minutes of the second half, with Wakefield
seemingly coasting to victory. However lively Broncos winger Keiran Dixon scored
twice in a matter of six minutes, the second thanks to a wonderful run from
Michael Robertson, to give the travelling faithful something to cheer.
This proved to be the turning point for Wakefield, and soon
Kirmond had completed his hat trick in delightful style, piercing the London
defence superbly. Wildcats then finished the game brilliantly, scoring two
tries in three minutes from Frankie Mariano and Kyle Wood, respectively.
After the game, Wildcats head coach Richard Agar said about
the first half: “It's definitely a case of job done. The first-half performance
set up the win nicely.”
Broncos head coach Tony Rea said: “Once we found some rhythm
as a team I thought the guys really stood up for each other and worked their
way through the game okay.”
