The promise from Hull KR was that this would be a history making afternoon for the visitors as they travelled to Wakefield with a chance to clinch the minor premiership for the first time in the summer era and finishing top of the pile for the first time since the 1984-85 season.

But Daryl Powell’s Trinity were intent on spoiling the party as they needed the points to continue their push for a top six finish in their first season after promotion and they knew that a win, along with a loss for Hull FC against the Warrington Wolves, would see them attain their objective.

Wakefield were given a respectful eight-point start on the coupon and based on a five-place gap between the sides on the league ladder they thought that it would be a close game.

It was a stunning start for the home side who took the lead with just three and a half minutes on the clock a Mason Lino high kick bounced off a Hull KR defender into the willing hands of Jake Trueman to sprint over from ten metres. Max Jowitt added the conversion for a 6-0 lead, the perfect start delighting the home faithful.

Wakefield added a penalty kick from the boot of Jowitt on eight, a point a minute.

On eighteen a moment of genius from Lino saw Wakefield in for their second, he dropped both shoulders, both Hull KR markers gave up, and the half back went through a gap to score by the uprights. Jowitt hit the mark again for 14-0. The home fans were starting to believe.

The afternoon just kept getting better for Wakefield. On twenty-seven Mikey Lewis ran out of the line looking for an intercept but knocked the ball into the path of Jowitt who collected and scored. Jowitt added the conversion to his own try for 20-0.

Two minutes from the interval Jowitt again broke the Hull KR line before finding Cameron Scott in space outside him with a canter to the line for the third try of the afternoon. Jowitt hit the target again and Wakefield took an astonishing 26-0 lead into the break, and well worth their lead.

With three minutes on the second half clock Sam Luckley and James Batchelor combined to put Arthur Mourgue through a gap to run in by the sticks for the Robins first try of the evening. Mourgue was on target with the conversion, a better start for the visitors.

Spending a little too long in the tackle, KR conceded another penalty on sixty-two, Jowitt kicking the goal for 28-6.

It was too little and too late but on sixty-nine Oliver Gildart won the race to ground a grubber kick in the left corner. Mourgue was deadly accurate from the touchline for 12-28.

But time was too short, Wakefield had played too well, and Hull KR got the shock of their lives.

This was a stunning and unsuspected win which pushes Hull KR’s claim to the minor premiership into the last weekend of the regular season but also puts Wakefield Trinity in the box seat in their quest for the top six and a play off game, most likely away at Leigh Leopards. It will be a wake-up call for the Robins and a reminder that they will need to be on the top of their game to make it to Old Trafford and their dream of lifting the Super League Trophy on early October.

Wakefield Trinity: Jowitt (T, G 6/6), Myers, Scott (T), Pratt, Johnstone, Trueman (T), Lino (T), McMeeken, Hood, Faatili, Storton, Nikotemo, Pitts.  Subs: Atoni, Rodwell, Smith, Griffin. 18^th Man: Cozza.

Hull KR: Mourgue (T, G 2/2), Davies, Hiku, Gildart (T), Broadbent, Lewis, May, Whitbread, Litten, Warea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella. Subs: Luckley, Brown, Doro, Leyland. 18^th Man: Booth.

Half-Time: 26-0.

Full-Time: 28-12.

Score Progression: 4-0, 6-0, 8-0, 12-0, 14-0, 18-0, 20-0, 24-0, 26-0 : HT: 26-4, 26-6, 28-6, 28-10, 28-12 :FT.

Lead Exchanges: Wakefield.

Referee: Chris Kendall.