Castleford Tigers 2025 season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
Chairman | Martin Jepson | |||
Head Coach | Danny McGuire | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Jungle (Wheldon Road) | |||
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The 2025 season will be the Castleford Tigers' 100th season in the Rugby Football League and their 18th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club will compete in the 2025 Super League and the 2025 Challenge Cup.
This will be Castleford's first season under Danny McGuire as head coach, and the team will be captained by Sam Wood.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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No | Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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5 | Innes Senior | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years [a] | 22 May 2024 | [1] |
22 | Louis Senior | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 years [a] | 22 May 2024 | [1] |
3 | Zac Cini | Parramatta Eels | 2 years | 21 August 2024 | [2] |
6 | Daejarn Asi | Parramatta Eels | 2 years | 30 October 2024 | [3] |
14 | Judah Rimbu | PNG Hunters | 2 years | 1 November 2024 | [4] |
31 | Kieran Hudson | Leeds Rhinos | 1 year | 20 November 2024 | [5] |
11 | Jeremiah Simbiken | Dolphins | 1 year | 4 December 2024 | [6] |
No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return | Ref. |
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— | Daniel Okoro | Warrington Wolves | Season-long | 19 December 2024 | Ongoing | [7] |
No | Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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3 | Jack Broadbent | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 years [a] | 23 April 2024 | [8] |
7 | Danny Richardson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 years [a] | 23 August 2024 | [9] |
9 | Paul McShane | York Knights [b] | 2 years | 5 September 2024 | [10] [11] |
7 | Jacob Miller | Released | — | 7 October 2024 | [12] |
11 | Elie El-Zakhem | Mackay Cutters | 1 year | 7 October 2024 | [12] [13] |
17 | Nixon Putt | Released | — | 7 October 2024 | [12] |
25 | Brad Martin | Leigh Leopards | 2 years | 7 October 2024 | [12] [14] |
26 | Samy Kibula | Batley Bulldogs | 1 year | 7 October 2024 | [12] [15] |
30 | Luis Johnson | Released | — | 7 October 2024 | [12] |
32 | Dan Hindmarsh | Released | — | 7 October 2024 | [12] |
31 | Kieran Hudson | York Knights | 1 year | 18 December 2024 | [16] |
Castleford announced pre-season fixtures against Sheffield Eagles, Wakefield Trinity and Hull FC, with each serving as a testimonial match for Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e, Luke Gale and Joe Westerman respectively. [17] In December, they announced a further friendly against Spanish club Valencia Huracanes which would take place overseas in January. [18] [19]
Fri 10 January [a] | Sheffield Eagles | v | Castleford Tigers | Featherstone | |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: Post Office Road |
Sat 18 January | Valencia Huracanes | v | Castleford Tigers | Valencia | |
Fri 24 January [b] | Wakefield Trinity | v | Castleford Tigers | Wakefield | |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Belle Vue |
Sat 1 February [c] | Castleford Tigers | v | Hull FC | Castleford | |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
On 20 November 2024, Super League teams revealed their schedules for the opening two matches as well as Rivals Round. [20] On 21 November, the full Super League fixture list was announced. [21]
Round 1: Fri 14 February | Hull Kingston Rovers | v | Castleford Tigers | Kingston upon Hull | |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Craven Park |
Round 2: Sat 22 February | Castleford Tigers | v | St Helens | Castleford | |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 3: Sun 2 March | Leeds Rhinos | v | Castleford Tigers | Leeds | |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Headingley Stadium |
Round 4: Fri 7 March | Castleford Tigers | v | Salford Red Devils | Castleford | |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 5: Sat 22 March | Castleford Tigers | v | Catalans Dragons | Castleford | |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 6: Thu 27 March | Castleford Tigers | v | Hull FC | Castleford | |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 7: Sat 12 April | Castleford Tigers | v | Leigh Leopards | Castleford | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 8: Thu 17 April | Wakefield Trinity | v | Castleford Tigers | Wakefield | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Belle Vue |
Round 9: Sat 26 April | Huddersfield Giants | v | Castleford Tigers | Huddersfield | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
Round 10: Sun 4 May | Castleford Tigers | v | Wakefield Trinity | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
17:30 BST | Stadium: St James' Park |
Round 11: Sun 18 May | Castleford Tigers | v | Salford Red Devils | Castleford | |
17:30 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 12: Sat 24 May | Castleford Tigers | v | Leeds Rhinos | Castleford | |
14:30 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 13: Sun 1 June | Warrington Wolves | v | Castleford Tigers | Warrington | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Halliwell Jones Stadium |
Round 14: Fri 13 June | Hull FC | v | Castleford Tigers | Kingston upon Hull | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: MKM Stadium |
Round 15: Thu 19 June | Castleford Tigers | v | Hull Kingston Rovers | Castleford | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 16: Sat 28 June | Castleford Tigers | v | Wigan Warriors | Castleford | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 17: Thu 3 July | Castleford Tigers | v | Huddersfield Giants | Castleford | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 18: Sun 13 July | Salford Red Devils | v | Castleford Tigers | Salford | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Salford Community Stadium |
Round 19: Sun 20 July | Castleford Tigers | v | Warrington Wolves | Castleford | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 20: Fri 1 August | St Helens | v | Castleford Tigers | St Helens | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium |
Round 21: Sat 9 August | Hull Kingston Rovers | v | Castleford Tigers | Kingston upon Hull | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Craven Park |
Round 22: Sat 16 August | Castleford Tigers | v | Leeds Rhinos | Castleford | |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 23: Sat 23 August | Catalans Dragons | v | Castleford Tigers | Perpignan | |
18:00 CEST | Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus |
Round 24: Thu 28 August | Leigh Leopards | v | Castleford Tigers | Leigh | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
Round 25: Fri 5 September | Castleford Tigers | v | Wakefield Trinity | Castleford | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wheldon Road |
Round 26: Fri 12 September | Wigan Warriors | v | Castleford Tigers | Wigan | |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Brick Community Stadium |
Round 27: 18-21 September | St Helens | v | Castleford Tigers | St Helens | |
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Castleford Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Catalans Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Eliminators |
4 | Hull FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Hull KR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Leeds Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Leigh Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Salford Red Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | St Helens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Wigan Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Under the new competition format, Castleford will enter the 2025 Challenge Cup in the Third Round, scheduled to be played in early February prior to the start of the Super League season. [22] As a top flight club, they are guaranteed an away tie against non-Super League opposition. [23]
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road and compete in the Super League, the top flight of the British rugby league system.
Joe Westerman is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has represented the England Knights and England at international level.
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