Wakefield’s fairytale title puts loyalty on the scoreboard

Wakefield Trinity beat Warrington Wolves 23-10 to win their first Super League Grand Final and end a title wait stretching back to 1968. The scoreline was emphatic; the route there is the sharper story. Two years after being in the Championship, Wakefield are champions, with seven players from that Championship side still part of the team. That is a powerful argument for building a club, not just assembling one—and a reminder that promotion does not have to mean tearing...