Castleford Tigers v Saints

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Saints are into the Quarter-Finals of the Betfred Challenge Cup after a 8-32 victory over Castleford Tigers at the OneBore Stadium!

First Half

Saints took an early lead in West Yorkshire. On the back of a big Curtis Sironen run, former Cas man Daryl Clark picked the ball up from dummy half and scooted to score. Jackson Hastings added the conversion, 0-6 we led.

Two minutes later, the visitors had a second try. Sironen broke through the line and found Tristan Sailor in support, he threw a pass out wide to Lewis Murphy who scored in the corner. Hastings added the conversion, 0-12.

A third almost followed three minutes after. Kyle Feldt threw an offload to Mark Percival in the corner but the ball went to ground under pressure.

Just after the half-hour mark, Saints had a third try. Saints kicked high to the right edge, Feldt collected the hosts tried an intercept as the ball went to ground but Percival collected it and went over in the corner on his return to the side. Hastings couldn’t convert this time around, 0-16.

Saints lost Daryl Clark and then shortly after Jake Burns to HIA’s during the first half, neither returned to the contest after failing the assessments.

The hosts tried adding to the score line with more pressure as the half-time hooter sounded at The OneBore Stadium, the Red V leading 0-16 in West Yorkshire.

Second Half

The hosts grabbed their first try seven minutes into the second half. After some repeat sets on our line, eventually they worked it left and Jason Qareqare scored in the corner. Feldt was sin binned for a late hit on Krystian Mapapalangi in the leadup to the try. Tom Weaver couldn’t convert, 4-16.

Soon after, Mikaele Ravalawa tried to power his way over down the Tigers right edge but the Red V stopped him short of the line. Repeat sets followed as they continued to apply the pressure, but a poor kick at the end of their final set gave Saints a seven-tackle set.

Qareqare almost had another try soon after but some good scrambling defence from the Saints stopped him short of the line.

With just under 15 minutes to go, the visitors had a rare second half attack. On the last Hastings put in a kick which forced Zac Cini to concede a dropout. The Red V made the most of that extra set. The ball was moved through the hands from right to left, Sailor throwing a cut-out pass to Murphy who grabbed his brace by rounding Ravalawa to score. Hastings couldn’t convert, 4-20.

Saints had a fifth try before the end of the game. Starting from a set ten metres out, the visitors used up a few tackles before Agnatius Paasi crashed his way over from close range. Hastings added the extras, 4-26.

The hosts got the ball back from the restart and later on in the set, Ashton Golding forcing his way over down the left edge. Weaver couldn’t convert, 8-26.

Saints grabbed one final try with less than three minutes to go. The visitors moved the ball through the hands down our right edge, Harry Robertson found Owen Dagnall and he found Feldt who was able to work his way over in the corner. With Hastings off the field, Sailor took over the kicking duties but missed, 8-30.

The visitors had a penalty with the final kick of the game, which Sailor converted to give the Red V a 8-32 victory over Castleford Tigers in Round Four of the Challenge Cup!

Match Summary

Castleford Tigers Team: Zac Cini, Mikaele Ravalawa, Darnell McIntosh, Krystian Mapapalangi, Jason Qareqare, Daejarn Asi, Tom Weaver, George Lawler, Liam Hood, Joe Westerman, Jordan Lane, George Hirst, Joe Stimson.

Interchanges: Renouf Atoni, Brock Greacen, Sam Hall, Ashton Golding.

18th Man: Jack Ashworth.

Tries: Jason Qareqare (47), Ashton Golding (76)

Conversions: Tom Weaver (0 from 2)

Saints Team: Harry Robertson, Kyle Feldt, Mark Percival, Deon Cross, Lewis Murphy, Tristan Sailor, Jackson Hastings, Jake Wingfield, Daryl Clark, David Klemmer, Curtis Sironen, Matt Whitley, Shane Wright.

Interchanges: Agnatius Paasi, Noah Stephens, Jake Burns, Owen Dagnall.

18th Man: Jake Davies.

Tries: Daryl Clark (5), Lewis Murphy (7, 67), Mark Percival (31), Agnatius Paasi (72), Kyle Feldt (78)

Conversions: Jackson Hastings (3 from 5), Tristan Sailor (0 from 1)

Penalties: Tristan Sailor (1 from 1)

Sin Bin: Kyle Feldt (47)

HT: 0-16

FT: 8-32

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Saints Line up

3	Harry Robertson
2	Kyle Feldt
4	Mark Percival
5	Deon Cross
20	Lewis Murphy
6	Tristan Sailor
31	Jackson Hastings
18	Jake Wingfield
9	Daryl Clark
13	David Klemmer
11	Curtis Sironen
16	Matt Whitley
12	Shane Wright
19	Agnatius Paasi
21	Noah Stephens
23	Jake Burns
24	Owen Dagnall

Castleford Tigers Line up

3	Zac Cini
5	Mikaele Ravalawa
4	Darnell McIntosh
23	Krystian Mapapalangi
22	Jason Qareqare
6	Daejarn Asi
7	Tom Weaver
10	George Lawler
9	Liam Hood
16	Joe Westerman
11	Jordan Lane
32	George Hirst
13	Joe Stimson
8	Renouf Atoni
14	Brock Greacen
25	Sam Hall
31	Ashton Golding

Last updated 14 Mar 26 19:51:06

In the hat for the Quarter Finals 🎩

The Saints did it tough, but we beat the Tigers to progress in the Challenge Cup!

80'

Goal

Tristan Sailor for Saints

As the hooter goes, Castleford interfere with the play of the ball.

Sailor kicks it over!

78'

Try

Kyle Feldt for Saints

FELDTYYYBUD 🤠

Great skills to get the ball out to the winger, and he would not be stopped from going over!

🐯 8-30 😇

77'

Tigers try to unlock their right edge, but Ravalawa knocks the ball on.

76'

Hastings off, Klemmer back on.

🐯 8-26 😇

76'

Try

Ashton Golding for Castleford Tigers

Following a penalty, the Tigers kick into our territory and Golding forces his way over on the left edge.

Kick missed.

🐯 8-26 😇

74'

Stephens and Dagnall on, Klemmer and Percival off.

🐯 4-26 😇

73'

Goal

Jackson Hastings for Saints

Hastings kicks this one over 🦵

🐯 4-26 😇

72'

Try

Agnatius Paasi for Saints

PAASIIIII! 🇹🇴💪

A crash ball and the Tongan gets over in front of our travelling Saints faithful!

🐯 4-24 😇

71'

Wingfield is at the play of the ball, but a Cas man pats it down for a knock on. Scrum, 10m out.

69'

Saints have a penalty, Cas offside. We kick to attack again from close range.

68'

Hastings pulls the kick wide.

67'

Try

Tristan Sailor for Saints

MURPHYYYYY! 👊

Tristan Sailor, with a sensational over-the-top pass finds Lewis, and he moves closer to the middle too! Get in!

🐯 4-20 😇

67'

Paasi with a strong run after taking the kicked ball.

66'

Brilliant Hastings kick, Cini has to take the ball in-goal and we force a GLDO.

65'

64'

Once again, we turn the Tigers away! Qareqare looked to be in at the corner, but we make sure the winger was short of the line.

62'

We tackle Cas on their right edge, but another set is coming after we try to get a loose ball.

61'

Tigers attack again from that error, and go close but Qareqare is taken high as he loses height.

59'

Feldt is back on.

However, we are judged to have knocked on at the play of the ball, 20m out from our own line.

More pressure coming our way again.

58'

Sailor with an outstanding kick, and turn the pressure now on Cas.

The kick lingered in the Tigers’ in-goal, and had to be taken out.

57'

Defensive win for Saints there.

Under siege by our own line for at least four straight sets, we hold the Tigers out.

56'

Saints are penalised again, judged to have been offside on our own line trying to cut the Castleford attack down.

55'

We force a ball loose with a tackle, Wingfield leaps onto it but the hosts get the scrum.

Saints have been under the pump.

54'

Saints give away a high tackle. The Cas fans now well and truly fired up, trying to help their team.

53'

Cas load up and keep us deep in our own 20m, Hastings has to kick a big one.

52'

Heroic defending from our Saints, Ravalawa looked to be powering into the corner off some offloading, but we force him short.

51'

Tigers making the most of their man advantage, pinning us in our own half. Hastings kick is good to help us though.

50'

Sailor deals with a swirling high bomb, with Tigers hunting him down, but a great take.

49'

🔄 Davies comes on, Paasi off.

🐯 4-16 😇

48'

Kick missed by Cas.

47'

Yellow Card

Kyle Feldt for Saints

After the try, there is a coming together, Cas claiming a late hit in the build-up to it.

The ref sends Feldt to the bin. 🟨

47'

Try

Jason Qareqare for Castleford Tigers

Castleford get the ball back 10m out from a kick, and then a six-again too.

They finally make the pressure pay with a ball out to the left wing for Jason Qareqare.

46'

Hirst comes off, Lawler on. We’re back to action.

46'

Time off, a Castleford man is down and getting checked over.

45'

Steady work from the visitors, we get into their territory and kick up high.

44'

Good catch by Feldt under pressure, Cas kick to him high and the chase is good but our #2 has it.

43'

Saints have the Tigers back by their own line, a chip goes to the right wing but the hosts catch it well.

42'

Cas knock on just in our half.

41'

A half time interchange for St.Helens, Sironen off, Klemmer on.

🐯 0-16 😇

Second half underway. Keep battling, Saints!

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Both of our HIAs (Clark & Burns) have sadly failed, so we are allowed to bring on 18th man Jake Davies, if we choose to.

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39'

Another high one from Hastings, but the Tigers catch it well by their try line.

38'

Chaotic play from St.Helens, Murphy on the last gets a big pass out to him but he can’t find a gap.

36'

Good news. Burns does not need to come off the field on a stretcher, and is walking of his own volition.

🐯 0-16 😇

36'

Time off. Jake Burns stays down after a tackle, and the stretcher has gone on.

Hope you’re okay Burnsy. ❤️

🐯 0-16 😇

36'

Hastings runs the ball on the last, Cas have to again come off their own line to start a set.

35'

Siro makes an intercept! The big man has had a great first half.

34'

St Helens push the Tigers back towards their own line, but early in the tackle count we get pinged for being offside.

32'

Paasi is on now, Wingfield comes off.

32'

Hastings pulls this kick wide from out wide.

31'

Try

Mark Percival for Saints

PERCYYYYY! 🤴

Saints kick to the right, Feldt catches it, but Cas try intercept it, no good, and Mark is there to sweep it up in the corner for a try on his return!

🐯 0-16 😇

29'

Another good attack by the S-Men, Hastings kicks high and Cross and Murphy ensure no metres can be pinched with a strong tackle as soon as the ball is caught.

28'

Golding looking to speed the ruck up after coming on, but we again keep Cas needing to kick from in their own half.

27'

Crossfield kick on the last, Cas catch it and have to come off their own line.

26'

Shot by Shane Wright! The Saints back to keeping Cas in their own half for the past few minutes.

25'

Noah comes on.

🐯 0-12 😇

24'

The Saints go close on both wings, but on the last a kick is caught by Mapapalangi and he steals 50m before getting cut down.

22'

Cas knock on a high kick. Scrum for Saints, 20m out.

21'

20'

Hirst gets a half break away, but Sailor brings him down. We get judged to have stripped the ball 20m away – so Tigers with another good chance to attack.

19'

Even stronger D from the Tigers, Hastings has to kick from his 30m line.

18'

Ravalawa gets some space on the Cas right wing, and fires off an offload into the middle but we shut the hosts down.

Cas controlling more of the territory in these past few minutes.

16'

Tigers once more don’t get into our half, however they are turning the pressure back on us and keep us within our own 40m.

Hastings again lofts one high for Cini.

15'

Castleford give their best defensive set so far, we are held within our own half. Cini catches Hastings kick.

14'

Weaver and Mapapalangi goes close for the hosts, but Percival and others keep them at bay. Good defence, Saints.

13'

Feldt knocks on a high one, the Tigers get to the ball and then get a penalty for a high tackle.

We must now deal with their first major attack of the game, 20m out.

12'

Feldt pats a kick to the corner, but the Tigers leap onto it.

11'

Good reply following the small error, Cas once more held in their own half. Murphy deals with the kick just fine.

10'

Cas almost concede three tries! Feldt stayed in at the corner, but his pass back in for Percival was no good, so a let off for the hosts.

Castleford kick it out on the full from the restart, so we get another set in their territory.

Goal

Jackson Hastings for Saints

From the touchline! 🎯 Jacko tacks on the two!

🐯 0-12 😇

Try

Lewis Murphy for Saints

MURPHHH! ⚡️

Saints go back-to-back! We burst the line through Sironen, and Sailor is there in support, he fires a big one out to Lewis – he scores in the corner!

🐯 0-10 😇

Goal

Jackson Hastings for Saints

Jackson Hastings kicks over the two points ✌️

🐯 0-6 😇

Try

Daryl Clark for Saints

DARYLLLL 9️⃣

A trademark dummy half scoot near the line after a big Sironen run and we get the first points!

🐯 0-4 😇

Saints tackled off the ball as we half broke the line. Ball kicked out and we start 20m away.

More solid D from Saints, Weaver has to go high just in his own half. Feldt catches the ball no problem.

Hastings on the last by the Cas 40m line goes high, Cini fields it well.

Good opening defence from our men, the Tigers held by the halfway line. Sailor calm under the high kick.

Kick Off

▶️ KICK-OFF!

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🐯 0-0 😇

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