Super 8s: Huddersfield Giants 16-42 Wakefield Trinity

Tom Johnstone scored a try either side of half-time for Wakefield

Wakefield Trinity all but ended Huddersfield Giants' top-four hopes with a brilliant comeback win at the John Smith's Stadium.

Jermaine McGillvary and Ukuma Ta'ai gave the hosts the lead before Tom Johnstone hit back for Trinity.

Aaron Murphy crossed for Giants just after the break before Johnstone dotted down for his second.

Tries from Ryan Hampshire, a Scott Grix brace, Ben Jones-Bishop and Jacob Miller completed the rout.

After Giants led 16-6, Wakefield scored 36 unanswered points in a phenomenal second-half showing.

Trinity are now within two points of Huddersfield, whose hopes of reaching the semi-finals appear to have faded.

The Giants have four games left to play and are six points behind Warrington and Castleford in third and fourth respectively.

• Friday's other match: St Helens 10-30 Wigan Warriors

Huddersfield: Rankin; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Turner, McIntosh; Gaskell, Brough; Ta'ai, O'Brien, Matagi, Mellor, Murphy, Hinchcliffe.

Replacements: Leeming, Lawrence, Clough, Roche.

Wakefield: Grix; Jones-Bishop, Lyne, Tupou, Johnstone; Miller, Hampshire; Huby, Wood, Arona, Ashurst, Batchelor, Crowther.

Replacements: Randell, Horo, Pauli, Hirst.

Referee: Gareth Hewer