But minutes later Paul Sampson went over for the away side in a half which saw a total of four tries for Wakefield.
Steenson converted a further two place kicks shortly after the restart, before Falcons centre Rob Vickerman went over to give his side the lead.
Julien Rinaldi, in his last game for the club, also went over to help his side to end the season in ninth place.
Gloucester's scrummage earned a penalty try before Lesley Vainikolo went over, but the English side always trailed.
But Mark Foster and Luke Narraway went over to take the English side into a 20-5 lead after a scrappy first half.
Wakefield were always in the game and put up a brave fight, but it was Huddersfield that opened the floodgates first when Hardy went over in the corner to give his side an early advantage.
Stade had the final say when wing Bergamasco went over in the right corner for his side's third try, Lionel Beauxis' conversion proving his side's only successful kick.
On the last play of the game, though, Farrell went over for his side's fifth try of the day to clinch a famous win.
The home side ended with 10 men after Gardner went over the top as he slid in on Di Santo - who had to be replaced as a result of the challenge - and Clattenburg had no hesitation in showing a straight red card.
"The first thing I remember was over on the side where the bomb went off, " McMillin said.
"We then loaded up onto a minibus and off we went to the cliff and then we were told us to go over the side, " he said.
It got better for the home side after the break when centre Dalle Cort went over for a third try just before the hour.
McGuire slid through the defence to score and Pelo went over twice in the space of seven minutes to put his side within four points of Quins at 28-24.
And the home side gained some breathing space when King went flying over in the same corner after good work by Louis Anderson.
Glenn Ferguson had a glorious chance to get the home side back in the game but his header went just over the bar.
"Hit our guy, went to the other side, game over, " Lundqvist lamented.
Webb ran in from halfway and Burrow went over for the final try for the home side, while Sinfield finished with six goals and Burrow one.
Full-back Schifcofske went past a couple of tackles to touch down, then Cahill went over on the left wing to ensure the home side were greeted by a standing ovation at half-time.
Tuqiri made his Leicester debut in the impressive 22-17 victory over South Africa in November and went on to play 11 games for the Premiership side, scoring his only two tries in last month's 34-8 win over Wasps.
Replacement hooker Freer did eventually cross for the home side but they had already squandered too much possession and when Manning went over in the final minutes Newcastle's victory was already assured.
The home side trailed by seven points in the dying moments before O'Driscoll went over under the posts.
When you look back, it's logical - I was a hero, I crossed over to the other side and I went back.
The vehicle went off the right shoulder while negotiating a curve and turned over on its passenger side at about 6:30 p.m.
Ryan Atkins and Shaun Briscoe traded scores either side of the break, before winger Chris Riley went over to cut the visitors' lead to two points.
With Leicester's confidence rising, Humphreys went from provider to scorer with a side-step through the defence to go over the line and extend his side's lead.
Thomas, in his new position at centre, went over in response for Crusaders before Chan was held up over the line as the home side fought back.
Francis Meli went over from close range but his side were made pay for another mistake just before the break when Coley pounced on a loose ball to score.
Thurston converted before Slater went over for an easy converted try which all but sealed the Four Nations title for the southern hemisphere side.
The Championship side had beaten Premiership side Middlesbrough in the sixth round and went on to a semi-final win over Barnsley at Wembley before losing 1-0 to Portsmouth in the final.
Kevin Brown, Wayne Godwin and Harrison Hansen all went over for early scores as Wigan cruised into the lead, before Karl Fitzpatrick pulled one try back for the home side.
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