Proud boss Adrian Lam labelled Leigh's "very special moment" after seeing his side reduced to 11 men and still prove too strong for woeful Wakefield at Magic Weekend.
Stand-off Ben Reynolds was red carded for a feeble punch on Trinity’s David Fifita in the 26th minute. Wakefield cult-hero Fifita was making his ‘second’ debut after coming out of retirement to try and aid their fight against relegation. After the ‘Big Bopper’ came off the bench with his side 10-0 down, he was soon riled up by former team-mate Reynolds who aimed a cheap shot at him on the ground.
Aussie Fifita, 33, got up and reacted, prompting a melee in which Reynolds threw the weakest of flappy punches - but still promptly got his marching orders. Just two minutes later, Leigh were down to 11 men after Tom Nisbett was yellow-carded for a hip-drop tackle on Jay Pitts. But winless Wakefield - who have now lost all 15 games this term - still couldn’t score.
