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22-03-2025
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Tomkins leads Catalans to comfortable win at Castleford
Betfred Super League Castleford (0) 4 Try: Senior Catalans (14) 26 Tries: 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 cruised to victory over a poor Castleford Tigers side. Tomkins, 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 competitions. Catalans coped far better with some atrocious conditions at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle to secure their first success in England this term. As 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 table. But for Castleford, whose sole try came late on from Innes Senior, it was a fourth defeat out of five as they remain 10th. Tomkins had retired at the end of 2023 only to reverse his decision last July before committing to another full season in Perpignan this year. But after picking up a hamstring injury in the Challenge Cup last month, he had missed the first four league games of the season. However, after the recent departure of France star Arthur Mourgue to Hull KR, Tomkins' return was vital for head coach Steve McNamara. The full-back showed his experience in heavy rain as the French side took control of things with two tries in quick succession. First, prop Pangai Junior bulldozed his way through tackles to touch down for his first Super League try before, from their next attack, hooker Da Costa spotted a gap from dummy-half and a quick burst took him over. Senior thought he had immediately got the home side on the board but it was ruled as no try for a double movement by referee Liam Rush. The Tigers used their captain's challenge, but video referee Chris Kendall upheld the on-field call. And poor discipline further hampered their hopes of getting back into things as they gifted Catalans two penalties with Tomkins knowing the importance of keeping the scoreboard ticking over as conditions worsened. Long-serving France winger Yaha touched down a cute grubber kick from teenager Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet after the break before Tomkins provided the crowning moment. He may have veteran status now, but the dummy, sidestep and burst of pace to get over for a try had all the hallmarks of the ex-England captain's enduring quality. The only blot on his afternoon was ending the match in the sin-bin after getting a yellow card from the last play of the game. For Castleford, Senior's try arrived with a little over 10 minutes remaining and concluded a difficult afternoon. And even in these early weeks it is only the struggles of the two sides below the Tigers - Salford Red Devils and Huddersfield Giants - which is keeping them away from the bottom. Castleford: Hoy; Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior; Asi, Milnes; Singleton, Robb, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Horne. Interchanges: Rimbu, Griffin, Mustapha, Namo. Catalans: Tomkins; Yaha, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Aispuro-Bichet; Pangai, Da Costa, Bousquet, Garcia, Whitehead, Partington. Interchanges: Romano, Satate, Navarrete, Dezaria. Sin-bin: Tomkins (80) Referee: Liam Rush.
BBC News
08-02-2025
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- BBC News
All six Super League sides through in Challenge Cup
There was a clean sweep of Super League sides through as all six in action on Saturday progressed to the fourth round of the Challenge year's runners-up Warrington Wolves won 44-4 at League 1 Whitehaven while Catalans Dragons claimed a hard-fought 14-0 success at Championship side Halifax Trinity beat League 1 newcomers Goole Vikings 82-0, while Leeds Rhinos, St Helens and Hull FC all beat amateur defeated West Warriors 92-0, Saints won 38-0 at West Hull while Hull FC were 52-6 winners at York Acorn. Catalans battle but romp for Rhinos Catalans were involved in the hardest game as they were pushed all the way by Halifax at The were no points in the first half and it was a penalty goal from Arthur Mourgue that put them Yaha grabbed the opening try in the 64th minute but it was not until the 78th minute that Cesar Rouge's score sealed a hard-fought win for the French side. As the French side toiled, Leeds were the biggest winners of the day as they ran in 16 tries against Wests match with the London-based amateurs was switched to AMT Headingley and it was one-way Hall grabbed a hat-trick on his second Rhinos debut following his move from Hull KR, which was matched by Sam Sinfield, son of rugby league great Kevin, and Morgan Gannon crossed twice each while there were further tries from Riley Lumb, Jake Connor, Cameron Smith, Matt Frawley, Alfie Edgell and Tom Holroyd. Wolves and Saints make comfortable progress Warrington emerged victorious from their trip to Cumbria as they began their bid to go one better in the competition than 2024 when they lost to Wigan Warriors at Danny Walker, with two tries, and one each from new half-back Oli Leyland and Jake Thewlis had them 22-0 up at the and Thewlis added further tries after half-time with two more from wing Cai Taylor-Wray. Jay Weatherill scored a consolation try for a game played at Sewell Group Craven Park, home of Hull KR, St Helens scored seven unanswered tries in beating West from Jon Bennison, plus tries from George Whitby, Harry Robertson and Matt Whitley had things sewn up by the eased up in the second half against the amateurs, with only a debut try from new stand-off Tristan Sailor and one from Lewis Murphy. Hull and Wakefield score combined 24 tries Hull FC got off to a winning start in their first competitive outing under new Australian head coach John in Featherstone, Clayton Shephardson's try briefly had York Acorn level at 6-6 as he cancelled out Lewis Martin's first score before the Super League side took tries from Cade Cust and John Asiata - a Challenge Cup winner with Leigh Leopards in 2023 - were followed by a score from Denive Balmforth to make it 24-6 at the added two more for his first career hat-trick while Callum Kemp and two from Harvey Barron rounded the afternoon off for Trinity are preparing for their Super League return after a year in the Championship and they put on a strong show in their final had shocked London Broncos in the previous round but there was never any danger of a repeat as Trinity ran in 15 Walmsley grabbed three, there was a pair apiece from Caleb Hamlin-Uele and Matty Storton, one from Liam Hood, Max Jowitt, Oliver Russell, Jack Croft, Corey Hall and one each from experienced duo Mike McMeeken and Tom Johnstone following their moves from Catalans Dragons. Seven ties on Sunday The remaining seven third-round ties take place on Sunday, headlined by Bradford Bulls entertaining Castleford Tigers, in Brian Noble's first game back as Bulls head match is live on the BBC Sport website (13:00 GMT), while Salford Red Devils and Huddersfield Giants are the other Super League sides in action, along with the four matches not involving the top-flight sides.
