2013 Castleford Tigers season

Castleford Tigers 2013 season
Super League Rank	12th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Fourth round
2013 record	Wins: 9; draws: 2; losses: 17
Points scored	For: 714; against: 909
Team information
Chairman	Jack Fulton
Head Coach	Ian Millward (sacked 9 April) Danny Orr (caretaker) Daryl Powell
Captain	Michael Shenton
Stadium	The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance	6,306
Agg. attendance	81,979
High attendance	9,103
Low attendance	3,222
Top scorers
Tries	Justin Carney (21)
Goals	Jamie Ellis (59)
Points	Jamie Ellis (147)
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The 2013 season was the Castleford Tigers' 88th season in the Rugby Football League and their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2013 Super League and the 2013 Challenge Cup.

Castleford began the season under head coach Ian Millward, before he was dismissed in April. After assistant Danny Orr took charge as caretaker, Daryl Powell was appointed head coach in May. The team was captained by Michael Shenton. They finished the Super League season in 12th place.

First-team squad

2013 Castleford Tigers squad

First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Richard Owen – WG, FB 2 Justin Carney – WG 3 Michael Shenton (c) – CE 4 Jake Webster – CE 5 Kirk Dixon – WG 6 Rangi Chase (vc) – SO 7 Jamie Ellis – SH 8 Jonathan Walker – PR 9 Daryl Clark – HK 10 Craig Huby – PR 11 Lee Gilmour – SR 12 Weller Hauraki – SR, SO 13 Grant Millington – LF, SR, PR		14 Jake Emmitt – PR 15 Adam Milner – HK 16 Nathan Massey – LF, PR 17 Oliver Holmes – SR, LF 18 Jordan Thompson – CE, SR 19 Jordan Tansey – FB 20 Steve Nash – PR 21 Ben Johnston – SH 22 Daniel Fleming – PR 23 James Clare – WG 24 Charlie Martin – SR 25 Keith Mason – PR 26 Gareth O'Brien – SO		27 Ryan Boyle – PR 28 Tyrone McCarthy – SR 29 Ben Davies – PR 30 Michael Channing – CE 31 Ben Reynolds – FB 32 Ryan Backhouse – SR				Head coach Ian Millward (sacked 9 April) Danny Orr (caretaker) Daryl Powell Assistant coaches Stuart Donlan Danny Orr Ryan Sheridan Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No	Player	From	Contract	Date	Ref.
3	Michael Shenton	St Helens	4 years	7 June 2012	[1]
4	Jake Webster	Hull Kingston Rovers	3 years	26 June 2012	[2]
11	Lee Gilmour	Huddersfield Giants	2 years	28 June 2012	[3]
19	Jordan Tansey	York City Knights	1 year	5 July 2012	[4]
2	Justin Carney	Sydney Roosters	2 years	9 August 2012	[5]
12	Weller Hauraki	Leeds Rhinos	2 years	13 September 2012	[6]
25	Keith Mason	Huddersfield Giants	1 year	12 December 2012	[7]
27	Ryan Boyle	Salford City Reds	1½ years	4 April 2013	[8]
29	Ben Davies	Widnes Vikings	½ year	13 June 2013	[9]

Loans in

No	Player	From	Loan type	Arrival	Return	Ref.
26	Gareth O'Brien	Warrington Wolves	One-month	14 February 2013	13 March 2013	[10] [11]
28	Tyrone McCarthy	Warrington Wolves	One-month	29 April 2013	23 May 2013	[12] [13]
30	Michael Channing	London Broncos	Season-long	6 July 2013	Permanent [a]	[14]

Transfers out

No	Player	To	Contract	Date	Ref.
3	Joe Arundel	Hull FC	4 years	29 May 2012	[15]
2	Nick Youngquest	Retired		26 June 2012	[16]
16	Ryan Hudson	Retired		18 July 2012	[17]
27	John Davies	Batley Bulldogs	2 years	21 July 2012	[18]
7	Danny Orr	Retired		26 July 2012	[19]
14	Stuart Jones	Retired		2 August 2012	[20]
5	Josh Griffin	Released [b]		29 August 2012	[21]
13	Steve Snitch	Northern Pride	1 year	31 August 2012	[22] [23]
29	Josh Atkinson	Released		9 September 2012	[24] [25]
—	Ryan Brierley	Leigh Centurions	1 year [c]	9 September 2012	[23] [26]
31	Ben Blackmore	Huddersfield Giants	1 year	22 September 2012	[27]
19	Paul Jackson	Whitehaven	2 years	25 September 2012	[28]
—	Richie Mathers	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2 years [c]	23 October 2012	[29]
14	Jake Emmitt	Salford Red Devils	1½ years	4 April 2013	[8]
20	Steve Nash	Dewsbury Rams	½ year	26 July 2013	[30]
29	Ben Davies	Halifax	½ year	26 July 2013	[30]

Loans out

No	Player	To	Loan type	Departure	Return	Ref.
21	Ben Johnston	Dewsbury Rams	Season-long, one-month recall	25 October 2012	21 April 2013	[31]
23	James Clare	Doncaster	Season-long, one-month recall	25 October 2012	4 March 2013	[32]
20	Steve Nash	Dewsbury Rams	Season-long	1 February 2013	Permanent [d]	[33]
21	Ben Johnston	York City Knights	Season-long	9 May 2013	2 September 2013	[34]

Dual registration

Under the newly-introduced dual registration system, Castleford agreed a partnership with Keighley Cougars in the Championship. ^{[35] [36]} Additionally, Dan Fleming featured for Batley Bulldogs on an individual dual registration deal. ^{[37] [38]}

Club	No	Player	App	T	G	DG	Pts
Keighley Cougars	1	Richard Owen	1	0	0	0	0
	8	Jonathan Walker	2	0	0	0	0
	14	Jake Emmitt	3	0	0	0	0
	24	Charlie Martin	6	0	0	0	0
Batley Bulldogs	22	Daniel Fleming	11	3	0	0	12

Sources: RLRKC – Keighley Cougars 2013 & RLRKC – Batley Bulldogs 2013

1. The deal was made permanent on 20 September 2013
2. Griffin crossed codes to rugby union and joined Leeds Carnegie
3. Initially joined on loan during the 2012 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2013
4. The deal was made permanent on 26 July 2013

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Sun 13 January [a]	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	L	6–26	Webster	Dixon		5,577
Sun 20 January	Featherstone Rovers	H	Wheldon Road	W	20–10	Carney (2), Webster, Dixon	Dixon (2)		2,388

Source: ^[39]

1. Kirk Yeaman's testimonial match

Super League

Main article: 2013 Super League season

Results

Date	Round	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Sun 3 February	1	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	24–40	Carney, Shenton, Owen, Webster	Ellis (4)		10,721
Sun 10 February	2	Leeds Rhinos	H	Wheldon Road	W	14–12	Tansey, Webster	Ellis (3)		9,103
Sat 16 February	3	Bradford Bulls	A	Odsal Stadium	L	12–38	Ellis, Dixon	Ellis (2)		7,724
Sun 24 February	4	Catalans Dragons	H	Wheldon Road	D	17–17	Thompson, Shenton, Dixon	Ellis (2)	O'Brien	5,205
Sun 3 March	5	Wigan Warriors	H	Wheldon Road	L	22–28	Webster, Ellis, Carney (2)	Ellis (3)		7,852
Fri 8 March	6	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	L	0–52				11,852
Sun 17 March	7	London Broncos	H	Wheldon Road	L	12–26	Dixon, Huby	Ellis (2)		4,751
Sun 24 March	8	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	22–26	Dixon, Webster, Owen, Clark	Dixon (3)		6,489
Fri 29 March [a]	9	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	H	Wheldon Road	L	16–37	Thompson (2), Owen	Ellis (2)		7,705
Mon 1 April	10	St Helens	A	Langtree Park	L	18–48	Clark, Carney, Clare	Ellis (3)		10,943
Sat 6 April [b]	11	Huddersfield Giants	H	Wheldon Road	L	24–40	Holmes, Milner, Clark, Walker	Ellis (4)		3,222
Sat 13 April [c]	12	Widnes Vikings	H	Wheldon Road	W	28–26	Clare, Owen (2), Thompson, Milner	Ellis (4)		3,986
Sat 27 April [d]	13	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	30–34	Massey, Carney, Milner, Holmes, Ellis, Thompson	Ellis (3)		2,306
Sun 5 May	14	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Wheldon Road	W	32–24	Boyle, Carney (2), Shenton, Walker, Tansey	Ellis (4)		6,474
Sat 18 May [e]	15	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	30–39	Thompson (2), Carney (2), Clark	Ellis (5)		7,083
Sat 25 May	16	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	N	Etihad Stadium	W	49–24	Clark, Ellis, Dixon (4), Huby, Carney, Thompson	Ellis (6)	Ellis	31,249
Sat 1 June	17	London Broncos	A	Twickenham Stoop	D	30–30	Clark, Chase, Millington, Carney, Massey	Ellis (5)		1,810
Fri 7 June	18	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	L	24–42	Hauraki, Tansey (2), Huby	Ellis (4)		17,035
Fri 21 June	19	Hull FC	H	Wheldon Road	W	30–28	Owen, Chase, Clark, Walker, Clare	Dixon (5)		6,022
Fri 28 June	20	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	W	18–4	Dixon, Millington, Clare	Dixon (3)		12,463
Sun 7 July	21	St Helens	H	Wheldon Road	L	24–40	Owen, Tansey, Hauraki, Carney, Chase	Dixon (2)		8,229
Sun 21 July	22	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium	L	32–48	Shenton, Carney (2), Clark, Chase, Hauraki	Dixon (4)		5,733
Sun 4 August	23	Warrington Wolves	H	Wheldon Road	L	30–40	Carney, Hauraki, Milner, Dixon, Huby	Dixon (5)		5,980
Sun 11 August	24	Widnes Vikings	A	Select Security Stadium	W	42–38	Carney (2), Boyle, Massey, Ellis, Milner, Hauraki, Channing	Dixon (5)		5,155
Sun 18 August	25	Bradford Bulls	H	Wheldon Road	W	46–34	Dixon, Milner (2), Carney, Chase, Tansey, Massey, Ellis	Dixon (7)		6,633
Sun 1 September	26	Salford Red Devils	H	Wheldon Road	W	44–30	Channing (2), Shenton, Carney (3), Fleming, Chase, Thompson	Dixon (3), Ellis		6,817
Sun 8 September	27	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Belle Vue	L	32–36	Clare (4), Chase, Hauraki	Dixon (4)		6,404

Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 & ^[39]

1. The match was abandoned with 7 minutes remaining due to a floodlight issue, though it was agreed the result would stand.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BE-QINU`"'
2. Ian Millward's final match as head coach
3. Danny Orr's first match as interim head coach
4. Salford were later deducted 2 competition points for having 14 players on the pitch during the closing minutes.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000C6-QINU`"'
5. Daryl Powell's first match as head coach

League table

Super League XVIII

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Huddersfield Giants (L)	27	21	0	6	851	507	+344	42	Play-offs
2	Warrington Wolves	27	20	1	6	836	461	+375	41
3	Leeds Rhinos	27	18	1	8	712	507	+205	37
4	Wigan Warriors (C)	27	17	1	9	816	460	+356	35
5	St. Helens	27	15	1	11	678	536	+142	31
6	Hull F.C.	27	13	2	12	652	563	+89	28
7	Catalans Dragons	27	13	2	12	619	604	+15	28
8	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	13	0	14	642	760	−118	26
9	Bradford Bulls	27	10	2	15	640	658	−18	22
10	Widnes Vikings	27	10	2	15	695	841	−146	22
11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	10	1	16	660	749	−89	21
12	Castleford Tigers	27	9	2	16	702	881	−179	20
13	London Broncos	27	5	2	20	487	946	−459	12
14	Salford City Reds	27	6	1	20	436	953	−517	11 [a]

Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:

1. Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford'"`UNIQ--ref-000000DC-QINU`"'

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2013 Challenge Cup

Results

Date	Round	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Fri 19 April	Round 4	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	L	12–28	Chase, Ellis	Ellis (2)		8,130

Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 & ^[39]

Player statistics

Summary

Appearances and points in all competitions

No	Player	App	T	G	DG	Pts
1	Richard Owen	14	7	0	0	0
2	Justin Carney	20	21	0	0	0
3	Michael Shenton	27	5	0	0	0
4	Jake Webster	7	4	0	0	0
5	Kirk Dixon	21	11	41	0	0
6	Rangi Chase	26	8	0	0	0
7	Jamie Ellis	24	7	59	1	0
8	Jonathan Walker	20	3	0	0	0
9	Daryl Clark	28	8	0	0	0
10	Craig Huby	28	4	0	0	0
11	Lee Gilmour	13	0	0	0	0
12	Weller Hauraki	26	6	0	0	0
13	Grant Millington	21	2	0	0	0
14	Jake Emmitt	5	0	0	0	0
15	Adam Milner	23	7	0	0	0
16	Nathan Massey	28	4	0	0	0
17	Oliver Holmes	23	2	0	0	0
18	Jordan Thompson	25	9	0	0	0
19	Jordan Tansey	27	6	0	0	0
20	Steve Nash	0	0	0	0	0
21	Ben Johnston	0	0	0	0	0
22	Daniel Fleming	11	1	0	0	0
23	James Clare	9	8	0	0	0
24	Charlie Martin	6	0	0	0	0
25	Keith Mason	16	0	0	0	0
26	Gareth O'Brien	2	0	0	1	1
27	Ryan Boyle	17	2	0	0	0
28	Tyrone McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0
29	Ben Davies	2	0	0	0	0
30	Michael Channing	4	3	0	0	0
31	Ben Reynolds	2	0	0	0	0
32	Ryan Backhouse	0	0	0	0	0

Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013

References

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External links

• Castleford Tigers official website