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BBC News
04-05-2025
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Wakefield end Magic Weekend by beating Cas
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (4) 8Tries: Simm, WoodWakefield (16) 32Tries: Jowitt, Faatili 2, Walmsley 2, Johnstone Goals: Jowitt 4 Wakefield Trinity put in a classy performance to beat Castleford Tigers in the final 2025 Magic Weekend fixture at St James' Jowitt weaved his way through to send Trinity ahead and Caius Faatili ran in under the posts to continue their dominant Simm cut into Wakefield's lead just past the half-hour mark but Wakefield went in at the break on top off the back of Lachlan Walmsley's Johnstone received Mason Lino's kick to send Wakefield further in front, before Sam Wood went in for Cas, but Walmsley and Faatili both scored a second try, with Trinity's fifth win of the campaign never looking in doubt. Wakefield went ahead courtesy of a training-ground move which saw Jake Trueman sent Jowitt through as he dummied his way into gaining the space to touch down and then go on to convert his own went 12-0 ahead without much competition from Castleford courtesy of Faatili sailing in from a Mike McMeeken Castleford did get on the board, they did so in impressive fashion - straight from a scrum they worked the ball wide to Simm, who did well to cut inside and find the space to dot that point the game was in the balance, but Walmsley's try, off the back of a looping ball to the wing, sent Trinity in with a commanding 12-point advantage was extended in fine fashion after the break as Lino's last-ditch kick was perfectly placed for Johnstone to collect and ground with their deficit, Castleford scored a classy try of their own on the hour mark as Rowan Milnes' kick bounced kindly for Jordan Dezaria, who fed Daejarn Asi to send Wood through to could have wrapped up the win for Wakefield as a result of an audacious move from Walmsley, but his kick was knocked on by Jowitt in the process of the Trinity full-back's attempt to go did well to weather the storm, but Wakefield added another score to their tally, with Lino influential again to work the ball laterally to Walmsley to dive in, and Faatili added a second try of his own with a 70-metre run in, with Cas unable to catch was a disappointing showing by Castleford for much of the 80 minutes, as they slip to an eighth defeat from 10 Super League matches this term. Castleford: Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior; Asi, Milnes; Amone, Rimbu, Dezaria, Lawler, Mellor, Westerman, Okoro, Salabio, Jowitt; Walmsley, Hall, Pratt, Johnstone; Trueman, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Faatili, Croft, Griffin, Scott, Vagana, Cozza, Tom Grant.


BBC News
12-04-2025
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Leigh put losses behind them to earn win at Cas
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (0) 6Tries: Cini Goals: MilnesLeigh (12) 20Tries: Ipape, McIntosh 2, Hodgson Goals: O'Brien 2 Leigh Leopards ended a run of two Super League losses as they comfortably beat Castleford Tigers at The Ipape crashed over to put the Leopards in front, with Darnell McIntosh diving in at the corner to pad out their lead just before the picked up where they left off in the second half as Bailey Hodgson went in and McIntosh pulled off another dash to the line to reach the 20-point were reduced to 12 when Sylvester Namo was sin-binned for a high hit on Isaac Liu but they got on the board without him as Zac Cini scored with seven minutes left on the clock. Victory for Adrian Lam's men moves them up to fifth in the Super League standings as they hit back after defeats by Hull KR and Wakefield, prior to winning in the return fixture against Trinity in the Challenge Cup last meanwhile, slipped to a sixth league defeat of the season and offered little to challenge their opponents until a late rally which led to Cini's opener came via some quick thinking from Robbie Mulhern in the build-up to gain significant ground, with the Leopards keeping the ball alive to send the hooker through to visitors went a further two points in front from Gareth O'Brien's penalty kick after George Lawler was shown a yellow card for a tip tackle on Owen Trout in the 10th a cagey opening half, Leigh added to their tally in impressive fashion when they fed McIntosh through to crash over with style and send the visitors in at the hooter with an unanswered 12-point prospered from some fantastic quickfire build-up play from Leigh as he was guided through at the corner, but Gareth O'Brien missed his second successive conversion attempt.O'Brien limped away after McIntosh's second score, leaving the Leigh winger to attempt the kick for his own try, which he missed from a tight task was made harder midway through the second half as Namo was shown yellow for going in high on Lachlan Lam confronted him in the aftermath, with Namo pushing him away and causing a melee between the two sides shortly before referee Chris Kendall sent him to the his absence, a depleted Castleford avoided a scoreless evening as Cini collected a high kick before turning and grounding the ball in the latter stages of a night to forget for the Tigers. Castleford: Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Kershaw; Asi, Milnes; Mustapha, Horne, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Griffin, Robb, Namo, Lawler (10), Namo (66).Leigh: Armstrong; McIntosh, Niu, Brand, Hodgson; O'Brien, Lam; Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Hughes, Pene, Tuitavake, Davis, Chris Kendall.


BBC News
27-03-2025
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Hull FC claim deserved win at struggling Cas
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (6) 14Tries: Milnes, Hoy, Simm Goal: Milnes Hull FC (18) 24Tries: Ese'ese, Sezer, Briscoe, Martin Goals: Sezer 4 Hull FC continued their strong start to the Super League season with a victory at struggling Ese'ese barged over the line to give the away side the lead before Rowan Milnes levelled the Sezer went over under the posts and Tom Briscoe dotted down in the corner to put the Black and Whites 18-6 up at the Senior was sin-binned for the Tigers for a high tackle on Cade Cust, who was unable to play on, and Lewis Martin went over on the resultant kicked a penalty to put the game beyond the hosts before former Hull FC man Tex Hoy produced a fine individual score and Josh Simm touched down for the Tigers to complete the FC have now won four of their six Super League games this season, while Cas have lost five of their opening half dozen league to follow. Castleford: Hoy, Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior, Asi, Milnes, Lawler, Rimbu, Singleton, Hodson, Mellor, Robb, Mustapha, Okoro, FC: Rapana, Briscoe, Litten, Chamberlain, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ese'ese, Bourouh, Knight, Fash, Lane, Ashworth, Eseh, Kirby, Liam Moore.


BBC News
22-03-2025
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Tomkins leads Catalans to comfortable win at Castleford
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (0) 4Try: Senior Catalans (14) 26Tries: Pangai Junior, Da Costa, Yaha, Tomkins Goals: Tomkins 5 Sam Tomkins led from the front in his first Super League game this season as Catalans Dragons romped to victory over a poor Castleford Tigers who turns 36 on Sunday, contributed 14 points, with a try and five goals, as the French side made it three wins in a row in all coped far better with some atrocious conditions at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle to secure their first success in England this well as Tomkins, tries came from Tevita Pangai Junior, Alrix Da Costa and Fouad Yaha as they picked up the two points to stay ninth in the for Castleford, whose sole try came late on from Innes Senior, it was a fourth defeat out of five as they remain 10th. More to follow. Castleford: Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior; Asi, Milnes; Singleton, Robb, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Rimbu, Griffin, Mustapha, Tomkins; Yaha, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Aispuro-Bichet; Pangai, Da Costa, Bousquet, Garcia, Whitehead, Romano, Satate, Navarrete, Tomkins (80)Referee: Liam Rush.


BBC News
07-03-2025
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Castleford leave it late to beat Salford for first win
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (6) 22Tries: Horne, Mustapha, Rimbu Goals: Hoy 5Salford (6) 14Tries: Brierley, Watkins Goals: Sneyd 3 Castleford Tigers earned their first Super League win of the season as they beat Salford Red Devils in an entertaining match at The a battle between the league's bottom two clubs, Judah Rimbu's try five minutes from time won the match for the kicks from Tex Hoy as well as tries from Liam Horne and Muizz Mustapha helped the Tigers earn their first two points of the from Ryan Brierley and Kallum Watkins, as well as three kicks from Marc Sneyd, proved to be in vain for Salford Red Devils who remain bottom of the to follow. Castleford: Rooney; Simm, Cini, Wood, I. Senior; Asi, Hoy; Okoro, Robb, Griffin, Lawler, Mellor, Horne, Rimbu, Mustapha, Brierley; Hankinson, MacDonald, Marsters, Cross; Atkin, Sneyd; Ormondroyd, Morgan, Sangare, Chan, Watkins, Foster, Wilson, Bullock, WatkinsReferee: Chris Kendall.