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Stepanek gave the Czech Republic its second straight Davis Cup title Sunday, sweeping past Dusan Lajovic in straight sets in the fifth and decisive match to secure a 3-2 win over Serbia in the final.Wakefield coach Chris Chester blamed injuries for his sides late collapse that condemned them to a 46-20 home defeat to Castleford in their final match of the regular Super League season. Former Castleford centre Joe Arundel scored two tries against his old club to help the Wildcats into a 20-16 lead after 50 minutes, but the visitors went in front for the first time seven minutes later, sparking a major collapse by Chesters men, who conceded 30 points without reply in the last 23 minutes.We ran out of troops, Chester said. We had one guy fit on the bench for the last 35 minutes and that really hurt us. We had a front-rower (David Fifita) who played 65 minutes in the middle which was a great achievement.It was a good even contest for 50 minutes then we get a penalty, miss touch and we give a penalty away and concede. It took it away from us. Castleford scored eight tries to defeat their West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield and move above them in the table. Im not overly disappointed because there was bags of effort out there, we just ran out of troops, and Castleford were too good for us.A fourth defeat in their last five league matches means Wakefield finish eighth going into the Super 8s and would have ended up in the Qualifiers if not for Salfords six-point deduction for a salary cap breach.They can now turn their attention to next Saturdays Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington, when they will aim to reach their first Wembley final for 37 years. The Wildcats may be without centre Bill Tupou, second rower Jonny Molloy and loose forward Mickey Sio after they picked up injuries against Castleford.Captain Danny Kirmond will be back to lead the team out at Leigh Sports Village, while hooker Scott Moore has completed a one-match ban and Chester is hoping prop Scott Anderson and winger Ben Jones-Bishop will rrecover from injuries in time. China Jerseys Review. Bill came off with a hamstring injury, Jonny Molloy has got a pectoral issue and Mickey Sio got a sternum injury so those three couldnt come back, Chester said. Weve lost three guys today but we could get three back next week. Castlefords Greg Minikin takes a knock on from Wakefield and sprints past a handful of opponents to race in for a brilliant try. Castleford coach Daryl Powell was thrilled with his patched-up sides efforts as they secured a sixth-place finish.Already without a host of senior players, the Tigers lost Rangi Chase with a back problem while winger Denny Solomona, Super Leagues leading try scorer, pulled out on the morning of the match with food poisoning.Its been an incredible effort for us over 23 rounds, Powell said.Fourteen players couldnt play today so its been really tough. We lost Denny Solomona this morning and Rangi Chase yesterday, its been a constant for us.So for us to end up finishing sixth is an awesome achievement. Im really proud of the players.I thought we were a bit helter-skelter at times today but it was really pleasing how we grabbed the game in the second half.I think well reap the rewards in the long run given whats happened to us this year.Powell was encouraged by the debut of forward Andre Savelio, who has joined the club on loan from St Helens for the rest of the season.I thought he did really well, Chester said. Hes trained with us a couple of times and I thought he handled himself really well. Hes a good player - Ive always rated him - and I thought he fitted into our team really well. Also See: Castleford finish with a flourish WATCH: Minikin solo try Rugby League on Sky Follow us @SkySportsRL ' ' '