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2024 Castleford Tigers season

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Castleford Tigers 2024 season
Super League Rank10th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2024 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 20
Points scoredFor: 459; against: 809
Team information
ChairmanIan Fulton
Head CoachCraig Lingard
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance7,945
Agg. attendance103,279
High attendance10,170
Low attendance6,965
Top scorers
TriesInnes Senior (17)
GoalsRowan Milnes (51)
PointsRowan Milnes (135)
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The 2024 season was the Castleford Tigers' 99th season in the Rugby Football League and their 17th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

This was Castleford's first season under Craig Lingard as head coach. The team was jointly captained by Paul McShane and Joe Westerman. They finished the Super League season in 10th place.

Kits

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Supplier: Oxen
Main sponsor: CBR Engineering

Home
Away
Third[a]

Season overview

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After a poor 2023 season where Castleford were drawn into a relegation scrap with Wakefield, their 11th-placed finish narrowly secured a place in the Super League for 2024.[2] The head coach role had been left vacant after the expiry of Danny Ward's short-term deal.[3] On 17 October 2023, it was announced that former assistant Craig Lingard had been appointed, becoming the club's fourth permanent head coach within 12 months. Danny McGuire additionally joined from Hull KR as the new assistant coach.[4] Joe Westerman was named co-captain alongside Paul McShane.[5]

In the offseason, the playing squad underwent a large turnover with a focus on reducing average age.[6][7] Departures included mainstays Nathan Massey and Greg Eden along with senior players such as Gareth Widdop, Niall Evalds and Jordan Turner.[6] Under the new IMG grading system, league status would no longer be solely dependent on table position, so the team operated with a reduced playing budget as the club prioritised off-field improvements.[8][9] Accordingly, the Tigers were widely predicted to compete with newly promoted London for the 'wooden spoon'.[10][11][12] On the eve of the season, their proposals for an upgrade of Wheldon Road were approved by the council.[13]

Castleford began the season poorly, falling to defeats against highly-rated Wigan, Salford and Warrington in the opening rounds. After a heavy loss to Huddersfield in round 4, Lingard said the team's capitulation was unacceptable and moved poor performers to the reserves.[14] The team showed improved resilience despite defeat in the following round at Catalans,[15] and they saw off Championship side Batley to advance in the Challenge Cup. However, they were unable to break down Leeds in round 6; this sixth consecutive league loss marked Castleford's worst start to a season since 2004.[16]

The Tigers secured their first league win of the year against Salford in round 7, with Innes Senior notably scoring four tries. However, with injury problems mounting and fifteen players unavailable, Castleford crashed out of the cup with a 54-point loss to Wigan.[17] In April, the club announced a host of midseason signings including Tex Hoy, Louis Senior and Corey Hall. Another league defeat to Wigan was followed by an impressive 40–0 win against London, and a late comeback against Leigh secured a thrilling draw in round 10. Castleford's hit-and-miss performances continued over the following weeks, when they were trounced by St Helens, won against table rivals Hull (with Hoy scoring the club's try of the season),[18] and were comfortably beaten by Leeds.

June saw an upturn in the team's performances, with battling displays in consecutive games against the eventual top two, Wigan and Hull KR - only beaten by one penalty goal and one drop goal respectively. Centre Sam Wood's impressive form earned him an England call up, but he suffered an injury on international duty that ruled him out for the season.[19] In round 16, Castleford edged a low-scoring affair to earn an away win against St Helens for only the second time in 34 years.[20] They then duly beat bottom side London, before the standout performance of the year against Catalans secured a third straight victory with two tries from Liam Horne.[21][22] Lingard said the team was "unrecognisable" from the start of the year, having surpassing their 2023 points tally by July.[23] Their streak was brought to an end by two hard-fought defeats at the hands of play-off hopefuls Salford and Leigh.

In round 21, Castleford sustained their heaviest defeat in three months in their visit to table-topping Hull KR.[24] They went into their Magic Weekend fixture against Huddersfield just a point adrift of their 9th-placed opponents, however a meagre loss diminished hopes of moving up the table.[25] Lingard began to rotate the team in the remaining rounds, experimenting with different combinations and giving minutes to academy players like Jenson Windley, Fletcher Rooney and Akim Matvejev.[26][27] A flat defeat to Warrington was followed by a high-scoring win against Hull, where Rowan Milnes notched 19 points.[28] Castleford fell to substantial losses against Leigh, St Helens, and Huddersfield in the final three rounds of the season, dampening the improved mood around the club,[21] although their 10th-placed finish represented a marginal improvement on the previous campaign.[29] Alex Mellor was named Tigers Player of the Year,[30] and Liam Horne was voted Players' Player of the Year.[31]

First-team squad

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2024 Castleford Tigers Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker



Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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No Player From Contract Date Ref.
17 Papua New Guinea Nixon Putt Central Queensland Capras 2 years 29 September 2023 [32]
11 Lebanon Elie El-Zakhem North Sydney Bears 2 years 29 September 2023 [32]
21 Papua New Guinea Sylvester Namo Townsville Blackhawks 2 years 1 October 2023 [33]
18 England Josh Hodson Batley Bulldogs 2 years 2 October 2023 [34]
2 England Josh Simm Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2 years 3 October 2023 [35]
4 England Sam Wood Hull Kingston Rovers 3 years 4 October 2023 [36]
1 England Luke Hooley Leeds Rhinos 2 years 5 October 2023 [37]
16 England Rowan Milnes Hull Kingston Rovers 2 years 8 October 2023 [38]
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Samy Kibula Batley Bulldogs 1 year[b] 19 October 2023 [39]
30 Jamaica Luis Johnson Hull Kingston Rovers 1 year 18 December 2023 [40]
32 England Daniel Hindmarsh-Takyi Northern Pride 2 years 5 February 2024 [41]
34 Australia Tex Hoy Hull F.C. 1 year 20 April 2024 [42]

Loans in

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No Player From Loan type Arrival Return Ref.
5 Ireland Innes Senior Huddersfield Giants Season-long 11 October 2023 Permanent[c] [43]
33 Ireland Louis Senior Hull Kingston Rovers Two-week, rolling 16 April 2024 Permanent[c] [44]
Season-long 23 April 2024 [45]
35 England Corey Hall Hull Kingston Rovers Season-long 23 April 2024 20 September 2024 [45]
36 England Sam Eseh Wigan Warriors Two-week 23 April 2024 1 May 2024 [46][47]
Two-week 7 May 2024 21 May 2024 [48][49]
37 England Matty English Huddersfield Giants Two-week, rolling 12 June 2024 15 July 2024 [50][51]

Transfers out

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No Player To Contract Date Ref.
16 England Adam Milner Huddersfield Giants 1 year[b][d] 25 May 2023 [52]
1 England Niall Evalds Hull Kingston Rovers 2 years 23 August 2023 [53]
3 Jamaica Jordan Turner Oldham 2 years 23 August 2023 [54]
14 England Nathan Massey Featherstone Rovers 1 year 12 September 2023 [55][56]
2 England Greg Eden Halifax Panthers 2 years 19 September 2023 [57][58]
23 Samoa Suaia Matagi Doncaster 1 year 19 September 2023 [57][59]
15 England Alex Sutcliffe Doncaster 1 year 20 September 2023 [60][61]
27 England Bailey Dawson Dewsbury Rams 1 year 20 September 2023 [60][62]
29 England Kieran Hudson Leeds Rhinos 1 year 20 September 2023 [60][63]
30 England Jacob Hookem Dewsbury Rams 1 year 20 September 2023 [60][64]
35 England Ilikaya Mafi Doncaster 1 year 20 September 2023 [60][65]
11 Cook Islands Kenny Edwards Mackay Cutters[e] 2 years 20 September 2023 [66][67]
26 Nigeria Elliot Wallis Huddersfield Giants 4 years 11 October 2023 [43]
6 England Gareth Widdop Halifax Panthers[f] 1 year 18 October 2023 [68][69]
33 England Aaron Willis Midlands Hurricanes 1 year 22 October 2023 [70][71]
England Jacques O'Neill Released 22 October 2023 [70][72]
27 Tonga Albert Vete Released 19 April 2024 [73]
22 Lebanon Charbel Tasipale Western Suburbs Magpies ½ year 24 June 2024 [74][75]

Loans out

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No Player To Loan type Departure Return Ref.
29 England George Hill Whitehaven Two-week, rolling 27 March 2024 10 April 2024 [76]
3 England Jack Broadbent Hull Kingston Rovers Season-long 23 April 2024 Permanent[c] [77]
32 England Daniel Hindmarsh-Takyi Whitehaven Two-week, rolling 26 April 2024 28 June 2024 [78]
1 England Luke Hooley Featherstone Rovers Two-week 3 May 2024 17 May 2024 [79]
6 England Danny Richardson Hull Kingston Rovers Season-long 9 May 2024 Permanent[c] [80]
30 Jamaica Luis Johnson Featherstone Rovers Two-week 13 June 2024 27 June 2024 [81]
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Samy Kibula Featherstone Rovers Season-long 26 July 2024 Ongoing [82]

Dual registration

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Castleford also agreed dual registration partnerships with the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Newcastle Thunder in League 1.[83][84]

Club No Player App T G DG Pts
Batley Bulldogs 1 England Luke Hooley 12 6 2 1 29
17 Papua New Guinea Nixon Putt 6 0 0 0 0
20 Nigeria Muizz Mustapha 2 0 0 0 0
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Samy Kibula 6 0 0 0 0
29 England George Hill 1 0 0 0 0
Newcastle Thunder 17 Papua New Guinea Nixon Putt 1 0 0 0 0
21 Papua New Guinea Sylvester Namo 1 0 0 0 0
32 England Dan Hindmarsh 1 0 0 0 0
England Alfie Dean[g] 3 0 0 0 0
England Jaiden Linford[g] 1 0 0 0 0
Sources: RLRKC – Batley Bulldogs 2024 & RLRKC – Newcastle Thunder 2024
  1. ^ In tribute to Adrian Vowles[1]
  2. ^ a b With an option for a further year
  3. ^ a b c d The deal was made permanent at the end of the season
  4. ^ Initially joined on loan during the 2023 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2024
  5. ^ Edwards initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Mackay Cutters on a two-year deal
  6. ^ Widdop initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Halifax Panthers on a one-year deal
  7. ^ a b Castleford Reserves player

Pre-season friendlies

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Castleford's first fixture of 2024 was against Keighley Cougars, announced in November 2023.[85] They also faced the London Broncos and the Huddersfield Giants, both announced in December.[86][87]

Date Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Source
Sun 14 January[a] Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park W 54–0 Simm, Tasipale, I. Senior (2), Hodson (2), Miller, Horne, Johnson, Qareqare Hooley (7/10) [88]
Sun 21 January London Broncos H Wheldon Road D 14–14 Wood, I. Senior (2) Richardson (1/2), Hooley (0/1) [89]
Sun 4 February[b] Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road W 20–14 Watts, Wood (2), Simm Hooley (2/4) [90]
  1. ^ Jake Webster's farewell match, after his testimonial was postponed in 2023
  2. ^ Paul McShane's testimonial match

Super League

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Results

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On 23 November 2023, the Super League fixtures were announced.[91] All fixtures are subject to change, and matches from round 16 onwards may be rescheduled for broadcast on Sky Sports.[92]

Round 1: Sat 17 February Castleford Tigers 4–32 Wigan Warriors Castleford
17:30 GMT
Goals:
Richardson (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 8 (p)', 26 (p)'
Sent off:
Watts Red card 29'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Mago rugby ball 34'
French rugby ball 38'
Marshall rugby ball 51'76'
Leeming rugby ball 54'
Goals:
Smith (5/6) rugby goalposts icon 4 (p)', 35', 40', 55', 78'
Keighran (1/1) rugby goalposts icon 30 (p)'
Sin bin:
Smith yellow card 21' to 31'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 10,170
Referee: Tom Grant
Round 2: Sun 25 February Salford Red Devils 26–22 Castleford Tigers Salford
15:00 GMT
Tries:
Stone rugby ball 10'49'
Bourouh rugby ball 13'
Macdonald rugby ball 39'
Goals:
Sneyd (5/5) rugby goalposts icon 12', 15', 40', 50', 73 (p)'
Sin bin:
Ormondroyd yellow card 64' to 74'
Watkins yellow card 79' to 80'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Wood rugby ball 23'
Broadbent rugby ball 32'
Westerman rugby ball 56'
Horne rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Richardson (1/2) rugby goalposts icon 25'
Hooley (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 57', 79'
Stadium: Salford Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: James Vella
Round 3: Fri 1 March Warrington Wolves 30–8 Castleford Tigers Warrington
20:00 GMT
Tries:
Ashton rugby ball 23'29'
Philbin rugby ball 34'
Dufty rugby ball 42'
Thewlis rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Ratchford (5/5) rugby goalposts icon 24', 31', 35', 40 (p)', 44'
Thewlis (0/1)
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Simm rugby ball 10'
I. Senior rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Milnes (0/2)
Stadium: Halliwell Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,483
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 4: Fri 8 March Castleford Tigers 8–50 Huddersfield Giants Castleford
20:00 GMT
Tries:
I. Senior rugby ball 23'50'
Goals:
Hooley (0/2)
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Swift rugby ball 7'69'
Clune rugby ball 14'
Halsall rugby ball 32'72'
Hewitt rugby ball 40'
Cudjoe rugby ball 63'77'
Naiqama rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Russell (7/10) rugby goalposts icon 8', 15', 35 (p)', 40', 70', 74', 78'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Liam Moore
Round 5: Sat 16 March Catalans Dragons 40–14 Castleford Tigers Perpignan
18:30 CET
Tries:
Mourgue rugby ball 15'
Abdull rugby ball 20'
Johnstone rugby ball 36'
Laguerre rugby ball 43'
Davies rugby ball 49'
Ikuvalu rugby ball 65'
Rougé rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Mourgue (6/7) rugby goalposts icon 22', 37', 45', 51', 66', 68'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Westerman rugby ball 34'
Simm rugby ball 54'77'
Goals:
Milnes (1/3) rugby goalposts icon 35'
Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus
Attendance: 8,159
Referee: James Vella
Round 6: Thu 28 March Castleford Tigers 6–26 Leeds Rhinos Castleford
20:00 GMT
Tries:
Simm rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Richardson (1/2) rugby goalposts icon 72'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Momirovski rugby ball 42'52'
Miller rugby ball 66'74'
Goals:
Martin (5/5) rugby goalposts icon 43', 53', 63 (p)', 67', 76'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 9,026
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 7: Fri 5 April Castleford Tigers 36–24 Salford Red Devils Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
I. Senior rugby ball 15'32'57'77'
Hall rugby ball 25'
Martin rugby ball 60'
Goals:
Richardson (6/7) rugby goalposts icon 17', 26', 33', 58', 61', 66 (p)'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Brierley rugby ball 12'48'
Lafai rugby ball 38'
Macdonald rugby ball 44'
Goals:
Sneyd (4/5) rugby goalposts icon 8 (p)', 13', 39', 45'
Sin bin:
Bourouh yellow card 23' to 33'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: Not given
Referee: Chris Kendall
Round 8: Fri 19 April Wigan Warriors 36–14 Castleford Tigers Wigan
20:00 BST
Tries:
French rugby ball 8'
Marshall rugby ball 35'58'
Hampshire rugby ball 44'48'
Miski rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Keighran (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 9', 36'
Smith (4/4) rugby goalposts icon 45', 49', 59', 74'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
L. Senior rugby ball 19'
Milnes rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Milnes (3/3) rugby goalposts icon 20', 40 (p)', 80'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,029
Referee: James Vella
Round 9: Fri 26 April Castleford Tigers 40–0 London Broncos Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Miller rugby ball 2'
Milnes rugby ball 25'
McShane rugby ball 28'
Mellor rugby ball 30'
I. Senior rugby ball 36'43'
L. Senior rugby ball 50'
Goals:
Milnes (6/7) rugby goalposts icon 3', 26', 29', 31', 38', 45'
BBC
Sky
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 6,996
Referee: Jack Smith
Round 10: Sat 4 May Leigh Leopards 28–28 Castleford Tigers Leigh
17:30 BST
Tries:
Moylan rugby ball 27'
Ipape rugby ball 37'
Charnley rugby ball 40'
Leutele rugby ball 52'
Lam rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Moylan (4/5) rugby goalposts icon 29', 38', 40', 53'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
L. Senior rugby ball 11'78'
Hoy rugby ball 16'
Wood rugby ball 61'
I. Senior rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Milnes (4/5) rugby goalposts icon 18', 62', 73', 79'
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: James Vella
Round 11: Fri 10 May Castleford Tigers 4–60 St Helens Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
L. Senior rugby ball 38'
Goals:
Milnes (0/1)
Sent off:
Horne Red card 48'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Mata'utia rugby ball 4'
Lomax rugby ball 24'
Welsby rugby ball 42'57'
Percival rugby ball 52'
Blake rugby ball 54'72'80'
Bell rugby ball 63'68'
Dodd rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Percival (8/12) rugby goalposts icon 44', 49 (p)', 56', 58', 65', 69', 77', 80'
Sent off:
Makinson Red card 13'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 7,869
Referee: Jack Smith
Round 12: Fri 24 May Castleford Tigers 30–22 Hull F.C. Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Horne rugby ball 7'
Hoy rugby ball 9'
Milnes rugby ball 31'
Qareqare rugby ball 50'
C. Hall rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Milnes (5/5) rugby goalposts icon 8', 10', 33', 51', 56'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Barron rugby ball 23'
Sutcliffe rugby ball 37'
Chan rugby ball 65'
Trueman rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Reynolds (3/4) rugby goalposts icon 24', 66', 75'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 8,269
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 13: Sat 1 June Leeds Rhinos 32–4 Castleford Tigers Leeds
17:30 BST
Tries:
Handley rugby ball 10'
Croft rugby ball 23'
Frawley rugby ball 42'
Martin rugby ball 46'68'
Goals:
Martin (6/6) rugby goalposts icon 12', 25', 35 (p)', 44', 47', 70'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
El-Zakhem rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Milnes (0/1)
Stadium: Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 14,529
Referee: Chris Kendall
Round 14: Fri 14 June Castleford Tigers 8–10 Wigan Warriors Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Hoy rugby ball 33'
Goals:
Milnes (2/3) rugby goalposts icon 52 (p)', 59 (p)'
Sin bin:
Robb yellow card 54' to 64'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Marshall rugby ball 7'61'
Goals:
Smith (1/3) rugby goalposts icon 65 (p)'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Ben Thaler
Round 15: Thu 20 June Castleford Tigers 12–13 Hull Kingston Rovers Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Wood rugby ball 13'
Milnes rugby ball 59'
Goals:
Milnes (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 14', 60'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Opacic rugby ball 17'
Minchella rugby ball 20'
Goals:
Lewis (2/3) rugby goalposts icon 18', 21'
Drop goals:
Litten rugby goalposts icon 75'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 7,897
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 16: Fri 5 July St Helens 6–8 Castleford Tigers St Helens
20:00 BST
Tries:
Royle rugby ball 38'
Goals:
Percival (1/2) rugby goalposts icon 51 (p)'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
I. Senior rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Milnes (2/3) rugby goalposts icon 68 (p)', 72 (p)'
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 9,808
Referee: Tom Grant
Round 17: Fri 12 July London Broncos 20–34 Castleford Tigers London
20:00 BST
Tries:
Rourke rugby ball 23'
Lovell rugby ball 37'
Stock rugby ball 60'
Bienek rugby ball 70'
Goals:
O. Leyland (2/4) rugby goalposts icon 61', 71'
Sin bin:
Kennedy yellow card 8' to 18'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Hoy rugby ball 4'
I. Senior rugby ball 10'33'
Mellor rugby ball 29'53'
Milnes rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Milnes (5/6) rugby goalposts icon 5', 11', 34', 54', 57'
Stadium: Stonebridge Road[a]
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: James Vella
Round 18: Sun 21 July Castleford Tigers 24–18 Catalans Dragons Castleford
15:00 BST
Tries:
Horne rugby ball 6'24'
Miller rugby ball 15'
Hoy rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Milnes (4/4) rugby goalposts icon 6', 16', 25', 74'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Johnstone rugby ball 32'
Ikuvalu rugby ball 45'
Mourgue rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Mourgue (3/3) rugby goalposts icon 33', 46', 69'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 7,331
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Round 19: Sat 27 July Salford Red Devils 30–22 Castleford Tigers Salford
15:00 BST
Tries:
Macdonald rugby ball 25'
Brierley rugby ball 37'
Ryan rugby ball 61'
Partington rugby ball 66'
Hankinson rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Sneyd (5/5) rugby goalposts icon 26', 38', 62', 67', 70'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Qareqare rugby ball 15'49'
El-Zakhem rugby ball 56'
Johnson rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Milnes (3/4) rugby goalposts icon 16', 50', 73'
Sin bin:
Horne yellow card 33' to 43'
Namo yellow card 65' to 75'
Stadium: Salford Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,146
Referee: Chris Kendall
Round 20: Thu 1 August Castleford Tigers 10–20 Leigh Leopards Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Rooney rugby ball 4'
Westerman rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Milnes (1/2) rugby goalposts icon 65'
Sin bin:
Namo yellow card 78' to 80'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Hardaker rugby ball 23'
Charnley rugby ball 31'52'
Ipape rugby ball 46'
Goals:
McIntosh (0/2)
Hardaker (2/3) rugby goalposts icon 48', 54'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: Not given
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Round 21: Fri 9 August Hull Kingston Rovers 36–6 Castleford Tigers Kingston upon Hull
20:00 BST
Tries:
Hiku rugby ball 10'
Burgess rugby ball 16'65'
Lewis rugby ball 31'
Hall rugby ball 36'
Evalds rugby ball 67'
May rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Lewis (4/8) rugby goalposts icon 17', 46 (p)', 66', 75'
Sin bin:
Sue yellow card 51' to 61'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Mellor rugby ball 6'
Goals:
Milnes (1/1) rugby goalposts icon 7'
Sin bin:
Putt yellow card 42' to 52'
Stadium: Craven Park
Attendance: Not given
Referee: Liam Rush
Round 22: Sun 18 August Huddersfield Giants 20–12 Castleford Tigers Leeds
18:30 BST
Tries:
Halsall rugby ball 4'
Hewitt rugby ball 13'
Marsters rugby ball 48'
Goals:
Connor (4/4) rugby goalposts icon 5', 14', 49', 76 (p)'
Sin bin:
Lolohea yellow card 23' to 33'
Rogers yellow card 51' to 61'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Qareqare rugby ball 58'68'
Goals:
Milnes (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 60', 70'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,293
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 23: Fri 23 August Castleford Tigers 6–28 Warrington Wolves Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
Hooley rugby ball 53'
Goals:
Hooley (1/1) rugby goalposts icon 54'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Taylor-Wray rugby ball 24'
Bateman rugby ball 45'
Nicholson rugby ball 64'
Ashton rugby ball 73'
Thewlis rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Thewlis (4/6) rugby goalposts icon 25', 39 (p)', 47', 78'
Sin bin:
Yates yellow card 14' to 24'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 7,449
Referee: Tom Grant
Round 24: Sat 31 August Hull F.C. 20–39 Castleford Tigers Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST
Tries:
Sao rugby ball 10'
Barron rugby ball 36'39'
Tuimavave rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Charles (2/4) rugby goalposts icon 12', 51'
Sin bin:
Aydin yellow card 62' to 72'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
I. Senior rugby ball 4'
Milnes rugby ball 13'
Windley rugby ball 16'
Hoy rugby ball 26'74'
Namo rugby ball 67'
Goals:
Milnes (7/7) rugby goalposts icon 5', 15', 17', 27', 63 (p)', 68', 76'
Drop goals:
Milnes rugby goalposts icon 71'
Sin bin:
Namo yellow card 47' to 57'
Horne yellow card 55' to 65'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 10,271
Referee: Liam Rush
Round 25: Fri 6 September Castleford Tigers 12–34 Leigh Leopards Castleford
20:00 BST
Tries:
C. Hall rugby ball 33'
Milnes rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Milnes (2/2) rugby goalposts icon 34', 64'
Sin bin:
Windley yellow card 52' to 62'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
O'Donnell rugby ball 8'
Charnley rugby ball 14'
Amone rugby ball 35'53'
O'Brien rugby ball 45'
Leutele rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Moylan (5/6) rugby goalposts icon 9', 16', 35', 54', 57'
Sin bin:
Asiata yellow card 61' to 71'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: Aaron Moore
Round 26: Fri 13 September St Helens 40–4 Castleford Tigers St Helens
20:00 BST
Tries:
Burns rugby ball 3'
Bennison rugby ball 9'26'62'
Lomax rugby ball 43'
Paasi rugby ball 55'
Makinson rugby ball 65'
Delaney rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Bennison (3/7) rugby goalposts icon 4', 45', 57'
Mata'utia (1/1) rugby goalposts icon 80'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Rooney rugby ball 40'
Goals:
Milnes (0/1)
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 12,058
Referee: Jack Smith
Round 27: Thu 19 September Huddersfield Giants 34–10 Castleford Tigers Huddersfield
20:00 BST
Tries:
Hewitt rugby ball 18'60'
Rushton rugby ball 21'
McGowan rugby ball 26'
Lolohea rugby ball 37'
Clune rugby ball 48'
Goals:
Russell (5/6) rugby goalposts icon 19', 22', 38', 49', 62'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Qareqare rugby ball 55'
Mellor rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Milnes (1/2) rugby goalposts icon 74'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Referee: James Vella
  1. ^ The fixture was held away from Plough Lane as the pitch was being resurfaced

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (C) 27 22 0 5 723 338 +385 44 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Hull KR (Y) 27 21 0 6 719 326 +393 42
3 Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 740 319 +421 40 Advance to Eliminators
4 Salford Red Devils 27 16 0 11 550 547 +3 32
5 Leigh Leopards 27 15 1 11 566 398 +168 31
6 St Helens 27 15 0 12 596 388 +208 30
7 Catalans Dragons 27 15 0 12 474 427 +47 30
8 Leeds Rhinos 27 14 0 13 530 488 +42 28
9 Huddersfield Giants 27 10 0 17 468 660 −192 20
10 Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 425 735 −310 15
11 Hull FC 27 3 0 24 328 894 −566 6
12 London Broncos (R) 27 3 0 24 317 916 −599 6 Relegated to Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (Y) Runners up

Challenge Cup

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As a Super League club, Castleford entered the 2024 Challenge Cup in the Sixth Round, scheduled to be played in late March.[93] In the Sixth Round draw on 11 March, they drew the Batley Bulldogs.[94] In the draw for the quarter-finals on 25 March, Castleford were paired against the Wigan Warriors.[95]

Sixth round: Sat 23 March Batley Bulldogs 14–28 Castleford Tigers Batley
15:00 GMT
Tries:
Manning rugby ball 9'
Moore rugby ball 32'
Goals:
D. Gibbons (3/3) rugby goalposts icon 10', 13 (p)', 33'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Simm rugby ball 23'
Milnes rugby ball 27'
I. Senior rugby ball 40'71'
McShane rugby ball 43'
Miller rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Milnes (0/1)
McShane (2/5) rugby goalposts icon 28', 44'
Sin bin:
Mellor yellow card 56' to 66'
Stadium: Mount Pleasant
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Quarter-final: Sun 14 April Castleford Tigers 6–60 Wigan Warriors Castleford
15:00 BST
Tries:
I. Senior rugby ball 32'
Goals:
Richardson (1/1) rugby goalposts icon 34'
BBC
Sky
Tries:
Marshall rugby ball 4'18'50'57'
O'Neill rugby ball 7'
French rugby ball 13'
Keighran rugby ball 22'
Miski rugby ball 45'69'
Leeming rugby ball 47'
Wardle rugby ball 66'
Dupree rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Smith (6/12) rugby goalposts icon 8', 15', 20', 23', 49', 80'
Stadium: Wheldon Road
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Liam Moore

Player statistics

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Summary

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Appearances and points in all competitions
No Player App T G DG Pts yellow card Red card
1 England Luke Hooley 11 1 3 0 10 0 0
2 England Josh Simm 7 5 0 0 20 0 0
3 England Jack Broadbent 10 1 0 0 4 0 0
4 England Sam Wood 16 3 0 0 12 0 0
5 Ireland Innes Senior 29 17 0 0 68 0 0
6 England Danny Richardson 5 0 11 0 22 0 0
7 Australia Jacob Miller 26 3 0 0 12 0 0
8 England Liam Watts 22 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 England Paul McShane 11 2 2 0 12 0 0
10 England George Lawler 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lebanon Elie El-Zakhem 26 2 0 0 8 0 0
12 England Alex Mellor 26 5 0 0 20 1 0
13 England Joe Westerman 26 3 0 0 12 0 0
14 Papua New Guinea Liam Horne 27 4 0 0 16 2 1
15 England George Griffin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 England Rowan Milnes 24 8 51 1 135 0 0
17 Papua New Guinea Nixon Putt 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England Josh Hodson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 England Sam Hall 15 1 0 0 4 0 0
20 Nigeria Muizz Mustapha 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Papua New Guinea Sylvester Namo 15 1 0 0 4 3 0
22 Lebanon Charbel Tasipale 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Fiji Jason Qareqare 17 6 0 0 24 0 0
24 England Cain Robb 18 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 England Brad Martin 10 1 0 0 4 0 0
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Samy Kibula 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Tonga Albert Vete 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 England Will Tate 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 England George Hill 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Jamaica Luis Johnson 10 1 0 0 4 0 0
31 England Fletcher Rooney 3 2 0 0 8 0 0
32 England Dan Hindmarsh 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Ireland Louis Senior 4 5 0 0 20 0 0
34 Australia Tex Hoy 17 7 0 0 28 0 0
35 England Corey Hall 14 2 0 0 8 0 0
36 England Sam Eseh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 England Matty English 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 England Jenson Windley 5 1 0 0 4 1 0
39 Estonia Akim Matvejev 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2024

Appearances

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Positions key:
FB = Fullback RW = Right wing RC = Right centre LC = Left centre LW = Left wing SO = Stand-off SH = Scrum half
PR = Prop HK = Hooker SR = Second row LF = Loose forward R = Replacement 18 = 18th man (* = Non-playing)
Appearances and positions in each fixture
No Player SL CC SL CC SL
1 2 3 4 5 R6 6 7 QF 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 England Luke Hooley FB FB FB FB R R 18* 18* RC RC RC RC RC
2 England Josh Simm R RW RW RW RW RW RW
3 England Jack Broadbent RC RC RC R FB FB FB FB FB FB
4 England Sam Wood LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC
5 Ireland Innes Senior LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW LW
6 England Danny Richardson SO SO 18* SO SO SO 18*
7 Australia Jacob Miller SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH
8 England Liam Watts R R PR PR PR PR PR PR R R PR R R R R PR R PR PR PR PR R
9 England Paul McShane HK HK HK HK HK SH R R HK HK HK
10 England George Lawler PR PR PR PR PR PR SR SR SR SR HK R R SR SR
11 Lebanon Elie El-Zakhem SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
12 England Alex Mellor SR RC SR LC SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR LC LC LC LC LC LC SR SR SR SR LC LC
13 England Joe Westerman LF LF LF LF LF PR LF LF LF PR PR PR LF LF PR LF LF LF LF PR LF LF PR PR PR PR
14 Papua New Guinea Liam Horne HK HK HK HK HK LF R HK HK HK R R R HK HK HK HK HK HK HK HK HK HK HK HK LF LF
15 England George Griffin 18* R PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
16 England Rowan Milnes R SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO 18* SO SO SO SO
17 Papua New Guinea Nixon Putt PR PR R R R R SR
18 England Josh Hodson RC RC RC RW RC R* 18*
19 England Sam Hall R R R R PR PR R PR PR R R PR PR 18* R 18* 18* R
20 Nigeria Muizz Mustapha R R PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR R R PR R
21 Papua New Guinea Sylvester Namo PR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
22 Lebanon Charbel Tasipale SR SR SR RC RC SR
23 Fiji Jason Qareqare RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
24 England Cain Robb 18* 18* 18* R R 18* R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 18* R
25 England Brad Martin 18* SR SR R R R R R 18 R R 18*
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Samy Kibula R R R R PR R
27 Tonga Albert Vete R R R R
28 England Will Tate LC LC LC
29 England George Hill 18* 18* LF LF LF LF R 18* LF LF R* 18* LF R R LF LF LF 18*
30 Jamaica Luis Johnson R SR SR R* 18* PR 18* R R R SR RC 18* R
31 England Fletcher Rooney RW 18* 18* FB FB
32 England Dan Hindmarsh R R R R PR R R R
33 Ireland Louis Senior RW RW RW RW
34 Australia Tex Hoy FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB
35 England Corey Hall RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC LC
36 England Sam Eseh R
37 England Matty English R R R R
38 England Jenson Windley 18* SO SH SH R R
39 Estonia Akim Matvejev R PR
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2024 & RLP – Castleford Tigers 2024

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