Castleford Tigers v Saints

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A disappointing afternoon saw Saints beaten 30-10 by Castleford Tigers at the OneBore Stadium in West Yorkshire…

First Half

Castleford took the lead five minutes in. Saints made an error on the halfway line, gifting the hosts possession. They shifted it from right to left and Jason Qareqare backed himself, beating three Saints defenders around the outside to score in the corner. Tom Weaver missed the conversion from the left touchline, 4-0 Saints trailed.

Minutes later, Castleford had another great chance. Qareqare broke down the left wing again but this time tried to find Krystian Mapapalangi in support on his inside but the ball went to ground. The hosts challenged the call, suggesting the latter player had been pulled back in the process of the play and it was deemed successful. Saints’ defence held firm this time around, with Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e tackled on the last five metres short of the line.

Off the back of another penalty, the Tigers threatened again. Again, the Red V held firm as Ashton Golding was met by the visitors as he went down the short-side on the last tackle.

27 minutes in, we had our first trip to the video referee. Inside our ten, Castleford went from left to right this time. Laulu-Togaga’e threw a cut-out pass to Semi Valemei on the wing, he went one-on-one with Deon Cross and then ball went to ground before he grounded it. Goal-line dropout was the decision.

Saints’ first half chances were very few and far between. Matt Whitley looked to collect a high kick inside the Castleford ten but the ball went to ground.

With less than five minutes to go to the break, Saints were reduced to twelve for ten minutes. Jack Welsby caught Daejarn Asi late as Saints looked to again defend our line and saw yellow. The hosts opted for two points with the resulting penalty which Weaver slotted over, 6-0.

With their next set, the Tigers had their second try. Laulu-Togaga’e’s initial break gave the hosts good field position. The hosts shifted it from right to left and Mapapalangi threw a cut-out pass to Qareqare who finished well in the corner. Weaver couldn’t convert from the touchline, 10-0.

The half-time hooter sounded at the OneBore Stadium, with Saints trailing 10-0 at the break in West Yorkshire.

Second Half

Six minutes into the second half, the Tigers had a third try. Weaver found Brock Greacen in Saints territory and he broke through a gap before rounding Tristan Sailor to score. Weaver added the conversion, 16-0.

Saints did have their first points in the 51st minute. Jackson Hastings’ high kick was fumbled and landed in the arms of Sailor inside the Castleford ten. He threw a cut-out pass to Lewis Murphy on the left wing and he dove over under pressure in the corner. Hastings was unable to convert from the touchline, 16-4 we trailed.

The visitors spilled the kick off, giving the visitors a set inside our ten. From that scrum, Castleford went left and Laulu-Togaga’e again found Qareqare who dove over to score in the corner. Weaver couldn’t convert, 20-4.

After another break downfield, the Tigers were awarded a penalty for a high shot on the Saints line and opted for two points. Weaver slotted it over to increase their lead to 22-4.

With just over ten minutes to go, the hosts had another penalty in front of the sticks, as Saints were caught offside. Again, they opted for two points which Weaver added to give them a four-score lead, 24-4.

Castleford added a fifth try inside the final ten minutes. A penalty for the escort gave them possession inside our ten. A few tackles in, Ashton Golding threw a dummy from marker and spun his way over to score from close range. Weaver added the conversion, 30-4.

With just over three minutes to go, the visitors were again reduced to twelve men as Hastings saw yellow for a tackle on Weaver.

Saints grabbed a consolation in the final minute. The visitors shifted the ball from left to right, with Mark Percival finding Owen Dagnall who strolled over to score in the corner. Sailor added the conversion from the touchline with the final kick of the game, 30-10 Saints were beaten by Castleford.

Match Summary

Castleford Tigers Team: Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, Semi Valemei, Zac Cini, Krystian Mapapalangi, Jason Qareqare. Daejarn Asi, Tom Weaver, Joe Stimson, Ashton Golding, Tyler Dupree, Jordan Lane, Alex Mellor, George Lawler.

Interchanges: Renouf Atoni, Brock Greacen, Sam Hall, Cain Robb.

18th Man: Louis Senior.

Tries: Jason Qareqare (5, 38, 54), Brock Greacen (46), Ashton Golding (73)

Conversions: Tom Weaver (2 from 5)

Penalties: Tom Weaver (3 from 3)

Saints Team: Tristan Sailor, Owen Dagnall, Mark Percival, Deon Cross, Lewis Murphy, Jack Welsby, Jackson Hastings, David Klemmer, Daryl Clark, George Delaney, Curtis Sironen, Matt Whitley, Joe Shorrocks.

Interchanges: Jonny Lomax, Alex Walmsley, Shane Wright, Noah Stephens.

18th Man: Jake Davies.

Tries: Lewis Murphy (51), Owen Dagnall (80)

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

Sin Bin: Jack Welsby (36), Jackson Hastings (78)

HT: 10-0

FT: 30-10

Attendance: 7,721

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Saints Line up

6	Tristan Sailor
24	Owen Dagnall
4	Mark Percival
5	Deon Cross
20	Lewis Murphy
1	Jack Welsby
31	Jackson Hastings
13	David Klemmer
9	Daryl Clark
15	George Delaney
11	Curtis Sironen
16	Matt Whitley
22	Joe Shorrocks
7	Jonny Lomax
8	Alex Walmsley
12	Shane Wright
21	Noah Stephens

Castleford Tigers Line up

35	Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e
2	Semi Valemei
3	Zac Cini
23	Krystian Mapapalangi
22	Jason Qareqare
6	Daejarn Asi
7	Tom Weaver
13	Joe Stimson
31	Ashton Golding
36	Tyler Dupree
11	Jordan Lane
12	Alex Mellor
10	George Lawler
8	Renouf Atoni
14	Brock Greacen
25	Sam Hall
27	Cain Robb

Last updated 23 May 26 17:00:24

80'

Goal

Tristan Sailor for Saints

Sailor adds the conversion and the hooter goes.

🐯 30-10 😇

80'

Try

Owen Dagnall for Saints

Dagnall with a late consolation score.

🐯 30-8 😇

79'

Castleford let the ball go loose, Dagnall kicks it ahead but Dupree then kicks it out.

78'

Yellow Card

Jackson Hastings for Saints

Hastings is shown a yellow card following a tackle on Weaver.

77'

Castleford drill the ball out by the 10m line.

76'

Saints get the ball back from a short kick-off but Valemei intercepts and takes the ball to half way.

75'

Goal

Tom Weaver for Castleford Tigers

Weaver adds the extras.

74'

Try

Ashton Golding for Castleford Tigers

The Tigers get another gifted chance to attack after a penalty against the Saints for an escort.

Ashton Golding scoots out of dummy half and scores.

72'

Now an escort is called against the Saints, Welsby penalised for it.

71'

Klemmer before being tackled went to offload to Hastings but the ball is awkward and we knock on.

70'

Mapapalangi offloads into Whitley’s hands.

69'

A short kick-off is attempted by Saints, but Cas catch the ball.

68'

Goal

Tom Weaver for Castleford Tigers

We look to have made Castleford throw a loose pass, but the referee judges the Saints offside.

After a stoppage, a tackle is placed on report.

Weaver bang in front of the sticks kicks the two points.

67'

Weaver gets taken high by Wright, penalty given and we’re back on our own 10m line.

66'

Challenge unsuccessful.

🔄 Sironen off, Delaney on.

🐯 22-4 😇

66'

Murphy has a little bit of space on the wing deep in our half, he gets a kick away in the Cas half but is tackled without the ball by Weaver.

We use our Captain’s Challenge to contest a tap 20m restart.

65'

Cas just get into our half to end their set.

64'

Another chance goes wasted by the Saints, Hastings tries a slap pass out to Dagnall but it’s forward.

🐯 22-4 😇

63'

Saints get an offload away and push Tigers back to their own line.

An offside penalty will gift us a new set.

62'

We hold the Tigers by the halfway line, Sailor catches a swirling bomb and sends Dagnall going.

60'

Goal

Tom Weaver for Castleford Tigers

Dupree manages to break the line, we bring him down, but on the next tackle, we go high.

Castleford call for the kicking tee, 10m out and in the middle of the field.

Weaver adds the two.

🐯 22-4 😇

58'

🔄 Walmsley off, Shorrocks on.

🐯 20-4 😇

57'

Following the penalty, yet again we are by our own line defending.

We hold the Tigers out.

56'

We now kick the ball out on the full from the restart…

55'

Weaver misses the kick.

54'

Try

Jason Qareqare for Castleford Tigers

The hosts pull it left quickly, and Qareqare gets his hat-trick.

53'

A terrible restart, we drop the ball from the kick-off, so the Tigers have the scrum 10m out.

52'

Kick missed from out wide by Hastings.

🐯 16-4 😇

51'

Try

Lewis Murphy for Saints

Murphy gets us on the board.

We have Cas on the back foot, on the last a high kick is patted back to Sailor, he fires a pass out to Lewis to ground in the corner.

🐯 16-4 😇

50'

Good kick pressure by Wright forces Weaver to kick high a bit quicker, Murphy catches the ball calmly.

49'

Saints push the hosts back onto their 10m line, a high kick is contested by Sailor but the Tigers hold onto it.

47'

🔄 Cross off, Lomax on.

Saints back to 13 men with Welsby back on the field following his sin bin.

46'

Goal

Tom Weaver for Castleford Tigers

Weaver adds the kick.

47'

🔄 Cross off, Lomax on.

45'

Try

Brock Greacen for Castleford Tigers

Castleford get their third.

A strong line is ran by Brock Greacen 10m out, and he catches us out and goes in to score

44'

Murphy calmly catches a high Asi kick, the Cas man is back on after a HIA following Welsby’s sin bin.

43'

Good set by the Saints, again ends with a high kick which PLT catches to stop our attack for now.

42'

Cas push into our territory, but we come up well to keep them at bay

41'

Calm start to this second half by the Saints, Hastings drilled a kick out by the Tigers’ 15m

Half time at The OneBore Stadium

40'

34 seconds left of the half, Stephens looks to have been knocked out making a tackle from the restart.

He comes off the field, Klemmer comes on.

40'

Weaver’s kick is wide.

39'

Try

Jason Qareqare for Castleford Tigers

The Tigers make the extra man count quickly.

A break up the field by PLT is initially cut down, but the hosts play it left quickly and Qareqare gets his second in the corner.

37'

Goal

Tom Weaver for Castleford Tigers

Following the sin bin, the Tigers elect to take the kick and Weaver slots over the penalty.

🐯 6-0 😇

36'

Yellow Card

Jack Welsby for Saints

🟨 Welsby is shown a yellow card following a collision with Daejarn Asi.

🐯 4-0 😇

35'

Walmsley tries to duck out of the ruck but the Tigers get a six-again, 30m out.

34'

Whitley knocks the ball on by the Tigers’ 10m line following a high kick by Hastings.

33'

🔄 Wright on, Shorrocks off.

33'

Great scramble by the Saints, Tigers get the ball alive over and over again 10m out. Weaver on the last looked through, but a fair strip forced the ball loose.

31'

Shorrocks gets judged to have tackled high, yet more Tigers attack to deal with.

31'

On the last we run it to the right, Percival trying to fend off a Cas man knocks on.

30'

Cas held by the halfway line. Dagnall deals with a high bomb.

29'

Castleford are on the back foot, but a high kick is taken by Qareqare and we meet him immediately to bring him down.

28'

Saints again deny the Tigers by our own line. Hastings steals some metres too.

28'

🔄 Stephens on, Delaney off.

27'

No try confirmed.

27'

Following a penalty, Valemei gets an over-the-top pass and tries to finish in the corner.

Video ref is called for, no try signalled. Looks like Cross and Hastings got back to deny the winger.

26'

Now we’re judged offside, so more pressure again to deal with in our half.

25'

Another chance goes begging… Welsby knocks the ball on 20m out this time. A very frustrating start by St.Helens.

24'

Saints force a loose ball, Dagnall leaps on it and stays in the field of play. Chance to attack now.

23'

In fact we won’t. Delaney has knocked the ball on early in a set, in front of the posts.

23'

The hosts try drag Cross out of touch after being called held, so we will get a dangerous attack.

22'

The hosts run it on the last and a Tiger breaks through the line and tries to offload it, looked to knock on but not given and we play on.

Qareqare shut down by our 30m line.

21'

Our first set in the Castleford 20m ends with Welbsy forcing a pass out to the right wing, but it’s no good and goes out by the sidelines.

20'

Rinse and repeat, Sailor catches the high one, this time on the other edge.

A first penalty is then given to Saints, Tigers offside.

19'

Story of the half so far, Castleford keep us in our own half, PLT fields Hastings’ kick well.

18'

Sailor takes a high kick well to quell the Tigers latest attack.

17'

Another set ends within our own half. Yet to really have much attack within the hosts’ territory.

16'

Again, we hold Castleford out but now have to come off our own line.

15'

Sironen judged to have tackled a Cas man high, so more pressure to deal with in our own half.

14'

Tigers again pin us in our own half, very good defence by the hosts.

13'

The Saints hold the hosts out well, Percival shut down PLT on the last with a strong tackle.

11'

Challenge successful for the Tigers. A set just 10m off our line now.

11'

Captain’s Challenge by Castleford, they challenge a tackle off the ball.

11'

Off the penalty, Tigers try catch Saints out and it almost pays off with a quick short-side play, but it looks like Mapapalangi has knocked on.

11'

Percival judged offside, set off too early trying to make a tackle.

10'

Saints push Cas back onto their 20m line this time, PLT fields a swirling bomb to end our attack.

Tigers held in the middle of the field, Murphy back to catch a high ball.

We have Tigers back by their own 10m line. Hastings kicks a high one to the right, Dagnall competes for it, the ball is back but we knock on trying to pick it up.

Better from the Saints, Tigers get held in their half this time.

Kick missed by Weaver.

Try

Jason Qareqare for Castleford Tigers

The Tigers open the scoring, the ball is worked to Qareqare on the wing, he finds some space 20m out and dives into the corner.

Tigers force a knock on, Cross loses the ball after a big hit by Valemei.

Tigers pin the Red V in our own half, good defence by the hosts. Hastings hoists one high to the corner, PLT catches it.

The Tigers get the kick-off and push Saints back to our own 20m after a high kick. Some offload plays to keep the ball alive.

Kick Off

▶️ KICK-OFF!

Game underway between Castleford Tigers and St.Helens at The OneBore Stadium in Round 12 of the Super League!