Wakefield Trinity coach Daryl Powell has provided an update on injured player Cameron Scott and commented on opposing winger Maika Sivo’s sin-binning during Leeds Rhinos’ 40-22 derby win at AMT Headingley.

Scott was taken to hospital after being knocked out just five minutes into the game following a collision with Leeds’ Keenan Palasia. The match was delayed for 11 minutes as Scott was treated by medical staff from both clubs.

He was carried from the field on a stretcher and speaking in his post-match press conference, Powell said: “He has come round, he's okay. His scan is clear, so he’s good. Seeing it from a distance, it didn’t look like he was moving too much, which is always a concern, but he seems to be okay and that’s the main thing.”

Wakefield Trinity's Cameron Scott is stretchered from the field after being injured in the defeat at Leeds Rhinos. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

The tackle by Palasia was legal, but Rhinos had three players yellow-carded in separate incidents and Powell was surprised Maika Sivo - who finished with a hat-trick of tries - wasn’t sent-off for a high shot on Josh Rourke. Powell said: “I think it’s a weak call, to be honest.

“It is what it is, I don’t think that’s a defining part of the game. But something has changed with contact to the head. I will ask the question and see what they say, for me it looked like it was a straight red.”

Rourke went off for a head check and Oli Pratt followed him later in the game, which Powell described as "carnage from start to end". He said: “They were all tough reshuffles and we were down on personnel anyway. It ended up being carnage of a game to manage.

“Obviously I'm disappointed we lost. Leeds are pretty hot at the moment and I felt like we needed to get more right than we did to be able to win. There’s a fair few things I reckon, when I am watching it back, to discuss with either players or referees or whatever. There was all sorts in there.”

Wakefield Trinity's Mike McMeeken and Caius Faatili look dejected after their side's loss to Leeds Rhinos. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

Powell hailed “some unbelievable pieces of play” as Trinity reduced Rhinos’ early 14-0 lead to just six points with 17 minutes left. But he admitted: “We shot ourselves in the foot and continued to do that. I thought we defended poorly, we scored 22 points and that should be enough to win a game.

“If you are gifting Leeds possession on your line you are going to get put under a bit of pressure. We were reshuffling our edges around a bit and they need to be training together consistently.

“We ended up with Jay Pitts in the centre at times and he will always do a good job wherever he goes, but you are losing your cutting edge and your combinations. It was pretty difficult to manage.

“I don’t think we played a smart enough or clean enough game to win - there were way too many errors, particularly in yardage. We were littered with things that are going to make it difficult for you to win against the better teams.

“Leeds at the moment haven’t got any injuries, they are flying, they are scoring points and we gave them plenty of opportunity to open us up on our tryline.”