Castleford Tigers 2022 season | ||||
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Super League XXVII Rank | 7th | |||
Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2022 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
Points scored | For: 544; against: 620 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Fulton | |||
Head Coach | Lee Radford | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Jungle (Wheldon Road) | |||
Avg. attendance | 7,543 | |||
Agg. attendance | 98,058 | |||
High attendance | 10,500 | |||
Low attendance | 5,672 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Derrell Olpherts (18) | |||
Goals | Gareth O'Brien (49) | |||
Points | Gareth O'Brien (115) | |||
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The 2022 season was the Castleford Tigers's 97th season in existence and 15th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.
Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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16 January, 15:00 | York City Knights | A | LNER Stadium | W | 32–10 | Faraimo (2), Vasuitoga, Mamo, Sutcliffe, Morley, | Richardson (4/6) | ||
23 January, 15:00 | Doncaster | A | Keepmoat Stadium | W | 66–18 | Fonua, Olpherts (2), Evalds, Robb, Richardson, Sutcliffe (2), Blair, Qareqare, Collins | Richardson (8/8), Sadler (3/3) |
Win Loss
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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11 February, 20:00 | 1 | Salford Red Devils | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 16–26 | Griffin, Olpherts (2) | Richardson (2) | 10,500 | Not televised | |
17 February, 20:00 | 2 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10–34 | Olpherts, Trueman | O'Brien | 8,468 | Sky Sports | |
25 February, 20:00 | 3 | Hull KR | A | Hull College Community Stadium | L | 10–26 | Turner, Faraimo | O'Brien | 7,119 | Sky Sports | |
6 March 2022, 15:30 | 4 | Hull FC | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 33–26 | Smith, Eden (3), Blair, O'Brien | O'Brien (4), O'Brien 1 DG | 10,072 | Not televised | |
12 March 2022, 15:15 | 5 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium | L | 24–36 | Trueman (2), Fonua, Eden | O'Brien (4) | 5,717 | Sky Sports | |
17 March 2022, 20:00 | 6 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 22–32 | Eden, Griffin, Trueman, Mamo | O'Brien (3) | 10,042 | Sky Sports | |
1 April 2022, 20:00 | 7 | Toulouse Olympique | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32–6 | Eden, Evalds, Milner, Mamo, Watts | O'Brien (6) | 7,067 | Not televised | |
14 April 2022, 19:45 | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | A | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | W | 34-4 | Fonua, Matagi, McShane, Edwards, Eden | O'Brien (7) | 5,557 | Not televised | |
18 April 2022, 15:00 | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 16–14 | Clare, Olpherts, Watts | O'Brien (2) | 9,372 | Sky Sports | |
22 April 2022, 20:00 | 10 | St Helens | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 30–10 | Qareqare, Olpherts (2), Trueman, Westerman, Fonua | McShane (3) | 7,649 | Sky Sports | |
29 April 2022, 19:30 | 11 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12–44 | O'Brien, Qareqare | O'Brien (2) | 6,487 | Not televised | |
15 May 2022, 15:30 | 12 | Hull KR | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32–0 | Griffin, Edwards, Mamo (2), Qareqare (2) | O'Brien (4) | 8,175 | Not televised | |
20 May 2022, 20:00 | 13 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 14–30 | Hampshire, Qareqare (2) | O'Brien | 5,355 | Sky Sports | |
4 June 2022, 14:00 | 14 | Wigan Warriors | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 12–32 | Eden, Edwards | O'Brien (2) | 6,497 | Channel 4 | |
12 June 2022, 14:30 | 15 | Toulouse Olympique | A | Stade Ernest Wallon | W | 20–14 | Matagi, Griffin, Fonua | Richardson (4) | 3,326 | Not televised | |
26 June 2022, 15:30 | 16 | Catalans Dragons | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 17–16 [lower-alpha 1] | Blair, Hampshire, Olpherts | Richardson (2), Richardson 1 DG | 6,510 | Not televised | |
1 July 2022, 20:00 | 17 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 26–18 | Olpherts (2), Trueman, Mamo | Richardson (5) | 5,672 | Sky Sports | |
9 July 2022, 19:00 | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | N | St James' Park | L | 20–34 | Mamo, Faraimo (2), Fonua | Richardson (2) | 36,821 | Sky Sports | |
16 July 2022, 15:00 | 19 | Warrington Wolves | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 35–22 | Olpherts (2), Richardson, Evalds, Qareqare, Sutcliffe | Richardson (5), Richardson 1DG | 6,279 | Sky Sports | |
22 July 2022, 20:00 | 20 | Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium | W | 46–18 | Olpherts (4), Faraimo (2), Matagi, Sutcliffe | Richardson (7) | 9,550 | Sky Sports | |
29 July 2022, 20:00 | 21 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 6–32 | Richardson | Richardson | 6,796 | Sky Sports | |
7 August 2022, 13:00 | 22 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–20 | Faraimo (3) | 10,144 | Channel 4 | ||
12 August 2022, 20:00 | 23 | Catalans Dragons | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 18–8 | O'Brien, Eden | O'Brien (5) | 6,147 | Not televised | |
18 August 2022, 20:00 | 24 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium | L | 10–36 | Eden, Mellor | Richardson | 4,168 | Sky Sports | |
25 August 2022, 20:00 | 25 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 19–18 | Olpherts (2), Mamo | Richardson (3) Richardson 1 DG | 8,104 | Not televised | |
29 August 2022, 15:30 | 26 | Salford Red Devils | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 10–50 | Olpherts, Mamo | Richardson | 7,322 | Sky Sports | |
3 September 2022, 19:00 | 27 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 6–14 | Mamo | McShane (2) | 15,418 | Sky Sports |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | |
6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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26 March 2022, 16:30 | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | W | 40–16 | Trueman, Mamo, O'Brien, Turner, Lawler, Eden (2) | O'Brien (6) | 5,112 | BBC | |
8 April 2022, 19:45 | QF | Hull KR | A | Sewell Group Craven Park | L | 10–34 | Eden (2) | O'Brien | 4,887 |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Joe Westerman | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Years | June 2021 [1] |
Jake Mamo | Warrington Wolves | 3 Years | July 2021 [2] |
Bureta Faraimo | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | August 2021 [3] |
Alex Sutcliffe | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | September 2021 [4] |
Kenny Edwards | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year Loan | September 2021 [5] |
Suaia Matagi | 2 Years | October 2021 [6] | |
George Lawler | Hull KR | 2 Years | October 2021 [7] |
Callum McLelland | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2021 [8] |
Mahe Fonua | Hull FC | 1 Year | October 2021 [9] |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Peter Mata’utia | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | June 2021 [10] |
Oliver Holmes | 3 Years | ||
Grant Millington | Retired | — | August 2021 [11] |
Jesse Sene-Lefao | Released | September 2021 [12] | |
Alex Foster | Released | September 2021 [13] | |
Michael Shenton | Retired | September 2021 [14] | |
Lewis Bienek | London Broncos | 2 Years | September 2021 [15] |
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