2021 Castleford Tigers season

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2021 Castleford Tigers season
Super League XXVI Rank7th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge Cup Runners-up
2021 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 437; against: 552
Team information
ChairmanIan Fulton
Head Coach Daryl Powell
Captain
Stadium The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance4,385 [lower-roman 1]
Agg. attendance39,468 [lower-roman 2]
High attendance5,126 [lower-roman 2]
Low attendance3,600 [lower-roman 1]
Top scorers
Tries Jordan Turner (17)
Goals Danny Richardson (52)
Points Danny Richardson (111)
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Home colours
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The 2021 season was the Castleford Tigers' 96th season in the Rugby Football League and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2021 Super League and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

Contents

Results

Pre Season

W WinD DrawL Loss– Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Pre-season results
14 March HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park W30–20 [lower-alpha 1] [1]
  1. ↑ Adam Milner Testimonial

Super League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPPPtsPCTQualification [lower-alpha 1]
1 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons (L)231904688398172.93882.61 Semi-final
2 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (C)211605548229239.33276.19
3 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 211515588354166.13173.81 Elimination Semi-finals
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2515010387385100.53060.00
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2413011556440126.42654.17
6 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2010010497458108.52050.00
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 231101243755279.22247.83
8 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 21811240947685.91740.48
9 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 24901546051689.11837.50
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 24901548254888.01837.50
11 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 22701540258468.81431.82
12 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions (R)22202035687040.949.09Relegated to the Championship
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Super League results

W WinD DrawL Loss– Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

Date and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
28 March, 2:00pm1 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves N Emerald Headingley W21–12 [2]
2 April, 3:00pm2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos N Totally Wicked Stadium W18–10 [3]
16 April, 6:00pm3 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions H Mend-A-Hose Jungle W52–16 [4]
22 April, 6:00pm4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L12–22 [5]
30 April, 7:00pm5 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W28–18 [6]
17 May, 7:00pm6 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L22–26 [7]
22 May, 3:00pm7 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L14–38 [8]
28 May, 7:00pm8 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L6–60 [9]
10 June, 7:00pm9 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L12–30 [10]
16 June, 7:00pm10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Mobile Rocket Stadium W18–12 [11]
24 June, 7:00pm11 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L6–16 [12]
30 June12 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L0–24Match forfeited by Castleford. [13]
6 July13 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A John Smith's Stadium W24–0Match forfeited by Huddersfield. [14]
11 July, 3:00pm14 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L18–70 [15]
24 July15 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus –P–PPostponed under COVID-19 protocols. [16]
29 July16 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village –P–PPostponed under COVID-19 protocols. [17]
2 August, 7:00pm17 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L16–34 [18]
6 August, 7:00pm18 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley W32–18 [19]
12 August, 7:00pm19 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W20–10 [20]
21 August, 7:00pm20 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Mend-A-Hose Jungle W23–18 [21]
26 August, 7:00pm21 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC A MKM Stadium W23–12 [22]
30 August, 5:00pm22 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L0–22 [23]
4 September, 2:00pm23 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils N St James' Park W29–18 [24]
11 September, 7:00pm24 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park L19–26 [25]
16 September, 7:00pm25 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L20–40 [26]

    Challenge Cup

    W WinL Loss

    Date and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
    9 April, 6:00pm3 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park W33–32 [lower-alpha 1] Trueman, Olpherts (2), McShane (2), Turner Richardson (4)Our League [27] [28]
    8 May, 5:30pmQF Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils N Emerald Headingley W19–18 [lower-alpha 1] Smith, Mata'utia, Shenton Richardson (2), O'Brien (1 + Drop goal)BBC Two [29] [30]
    5 June, 5:00pmSF Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves N Leigh Sports Village W35–20 O'Brien, Turner (3), Sene-Lefao, McShane O'Brien (5), McShane (Drop goal)BBC Two [31] [32]
    17 July, 5:00pmFinal Saintscolours.svg St Helens N Wembley Stadium L12–26 Evalds, Trueman O'Brien (2)BBC One [33] [34]
    1. 1 2 After golden point extra time

    Players

    Squad


    2021 transfers

    Gains

    PlayerClubContractDate
    Flag of England.svg George Lawler Hull KR 2 YearsOctober 2021 [35]
    Flag of England.svg Alex Sutcliffe Leeds Rhinos 1 Year (Loan)November 2020 [36]
    Four Provinces Flag.svg Lewis Bienek Hull F.C. 1 YearNovember 2020 [37]
    Flag of England.svg Gareth O'Brien Toronto Wolfpack 2 YearsNovember 2020 [38]
    Flag of England.svg Niall Evalds Salford Red Devils 1 YearMay 2020 [39]

    Losses

    PlayerClubContractDate
    Flag of England.svg Jordan Rankin Parramatta Eels 1 YearMay 2020 [40]
    Flag of England.svg Matt Cook Widnes Vikings 1 YearAugust 2020 [41]
    Jacob Doyle Featherstone Rovers 1 YearSeptember 2020 [42]
    Joe Summers Featherstone Rovers 1 YearSeptember 2020 [43]
    Lewis Carr Dewsbury Rams 1 YearNovember 2020 [44]
    Flag of England.svg Bailey Hodgson Newcastle Knights 3 YearsNovember 2020 [45]
    Flag of England.svg Callum Turner Newcastle Thunder 1 YearNovember 2020 [46]
    Flag of England.svg Mike McMeeken Catalan Dragons 2 YearDecember 2020 [47]
    Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Moors Featherstone Rovers 1 YearJanuary 2021 [48]

    Statistics

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Not including fixtures played behind closed doors
    2. 1 2 Fixtures were played behind closed doors or with reduced capacities due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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