There is still plenty of rugby to be played before the Super League playoffs start but here, in the stifling summer heat, it was hard not to feel like two of the competition’s burning issues went some way to being decided.
Wakefield Trinity have flirted with relegation all season but here, in the shadows of the construction work that will transform their crumbling but beloved Belle Vue home, they took a sizeable step towards securing their top-flight status.
