2025 Castleford Tigers season

Castleford Tigers 2025 season
Super League Rank	11th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Third round
2025 record	Wins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 22
Points scored	For: 412; against: 833
Team information
Chairman	Martin Jepson
Head coach	Danny McGuire (sacked 7 July) Chris Chester (interim)
Captain	Sam Wood Alex Mellor
Stadium	Wheldon Road
Avg. attendance	6,844
Agg. attendance	88,974
High attendance	8,069
Low attendance	5,469
Top scorers
Tries	Josh Simm (8)
Goals	Rowan Milnes (25)
Points	Tex Hoy (64)
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The 2025 season was 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 competed in the 2025 Super League and the 2025 Challenge Cup.

Castleford began the season under new head coach Danny McGuire before he was dismissed in July, with director of rugby Chris Chester taking charge as caretaker. The team was captained initially by Sam Wood, then by Alex Mellor from May. They finished the Super League season in 11th place.

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First-team squad

2025 Castleford Tigers Squad

First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Tex Hoy – FB 2 Jason Qareqare – WG 3 Zac Cini – CE 4 Sam Wood (c) – CE 5 Innes Senior – WG 6 Daejarn Asi – SH, SO 7 Rowan Milnes (gk) – SO, SH 8 Liam Watts – PR 9 Liam Horne – HK, LF 10 George Lawler (vc) – PR, SR, HK 11 Jeremiah Simbiken – SR 12 Alex Mellor (vc) – SR, CE 13 Joe Westerman – LF, PR		14 Judah Rimbu – HK, SO 15 George Griffin – PR 16 Cain Robb – HK 17 Luke Hooley – FB 18 Josh Hodson – CE 19 Sam Hall – PR 20 Muizz Mustapha – PR 21 Sylvester Namo – PR 22 Louis Senior – WG 23 Fletcher Rooney – FB 24 Josh Simm – WG, CE 25 Will Tate – CE, WG 26 George Hill – LF, HK		27 Jenson Windley – SH, SO 28 Akim Matvejev – PR 29 Alfie Horwell – HK, SO 30 Daniel Sarbah – WG, CE 31 Kieran Hudson – PR 32 Woody Walker – PR, LF 33 Sam Darley – SR 34 Jacob Hall – WG 35 Daniel Okoro – PR 36 Ben Davies – CE, SR 37 Lee Kershaw – WG 38 Brad Singleton – PR 39 Hugo Salabio – PR		40 Jordan Dezaria – PR 41 Tom Amone – PR 42 Chris Atkin – SO, HK 43 Joe Stimson – SR, PR 44 Andy Djeukessi – WG 45 Elliot Wallis – WG 46 Alfie Lindsey – WG Ramon Silva – PR Nick Staveley – PR, SR		Head coach Danny McGuire (sacked 7 July) Chris Chester (interim) Assistant coaches Brett Delaney Scott Murrell Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (gk) Goal kicker

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No	Player	From	Contract	Date	Ref.
5	Innes Senior	Huddersfield Giants	2 years [b]	22 May 2024	[2]
22	Louis Senior	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 years [b]	22 May 2024	[2]
3	Zac Cini	Parramatta Eels	2 years	21 August 2024	[3]
6	Daejarn Asi	Parramatta Eels	2 years	30 October 2024	[4]
14	Judah Rimbu	PNG Hunters	2 years	1 November 2024	[5]
31	Kieran Hudson	Leeds Rhinos	1 year	20 November 2024	[6]
11	Jeremiah Simbiken	Dolphins	1 year	4 December 2024	[7]
—	Nick Staveley	Hull FC	Trial [c]	11 February 2025	[8] [9]
—	Ramon Silva	Barrow Raiders	1½ years	18 March 2025	[10]
38	Brad Singleton	Salford Red Devils	1½ years	19 March 2025	[11]
41	Tom Amone	Canterbury Bulldogs	½ year	15 April 2025	[12]
42	Chris Atkin	Salford Red Devils	Undisclosed	29 April 2025	[13]
43	Joe Stimson	Brisbane Tigers	1½ years	23 June 2025	[14]

Loans in

No	Player	From	Loan type	Arrival	Return	Ref.
35	Daniel Okoro	Warrington Wolves	Season-long	19 December 2024	24 July 2025	[15] [16]
36	Ben Davies	St Helens	Two-week	11 February 2025	19 February 2025	[17] [18]
37	Lee Kershaw	Hull Kingston Rovers	Two-week	19 February 2025	5 March 2025	[19] [20]
			Two-week	7 April 2025	21 April 2025	[21]
40	Jordan Dezaria	Catalans Dragons	One-month	15 April 2025	6 May 2025	[22] [23]
39	Hugo Salabio	Hull FC	Season long, two-week recall	15 April 2025	9 September 2025	[24] [25]
45	Elliot Wallis	Huddersfield Giants	Season long	13 August 2025	Ongoing	[26]

Transfers out

No	Player	To	Contract	Date	Ref.
3	Jack Broadbent	Hull Kingston Rovers	3 years [b]	23 April 2024	[27]
6	Danny Richardson	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 years [b]	23 August 2024	[28]
9	Paul McShane	York Knights [d]	2 years	5 September 2024	[29] [30]
7	Jacob Miller	Retired [e]		7 October 2024	[31] [32]
11	Elie El-Zakhem	Mackay Cutters	1 year	7 October 2024	[31] [33]
17	Nixon Putt	Central Queensland Capras	1 year	7 October 2024	[31] [34]
25	Brad Martin	Leigh Leopards	2 years	7 October 2024	[31] [35]
26	Samy Kibula	Batley Bulldogs	1 year	7 October 2024	[31] [36]
30	Luis Johnson	Doncaster	½ year [f]	7 October 2024	[31] [37]
32	Dan Hindmarsh	Released		7 October 2024	[31]
31	Kieran Hudson	York Knights	1 year	18 December 2024	[38]
8	Liam Watts	Hull FC	½ year	27 February 2025	[39] [40]
21	Sylvester Namo	Brisbane Tigers	½ year	23 April 2025	[41] [42]
14	Judah Rimbu	PNG Hunters	½ year	14 June 2025	[43] [44]
7	Rowan Milnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	½ year	22 August 2025	[45]

Loans out

No	Player	To	Loan type	Departure	Return	Ref.
17	Luke Hooley	Bradford Bulls	Two-week, rolling	12 March 2025	Ongoing	[46]
			Season-long	10 May 2025		[47]
26	George Hill	Salford Red Devils	One-month	25 March 2025	21 May 2025	[48]
			Two-week, rolling	29 April 2025		[49] [50]
18	Josh Hodson	Widnes Vikings	Two-week	25 April 2025	9 May 2025	[51]
—	Ramon Silva	Barrow Raiders	Two-week, rolling	21 May 2025	4 June 2025	[52]
27	Jenson Windley	Sheffield Eagles	One-month	29 May 2025	30 July 2025	[53]
			Season-long	30 June 2025		[54] [55]
18	Josh Hodson	Sheffield Eagles	Two-week, rolling	11 June 2025	7 August 2025	[56] [57]
44	Andy Djeukessi	Workington Town	Two-week, rolling	12 June 2025	30 July 2025	[58] [59]
—	Sam Grice	Workington Town	Two-week, rolling	12 June 2025	26 June 2025	[58]
16	Cain Robb	Salford Red Devils	Two-week, rolling	20 June 2025	11 July 2025	[60] [61]
28	Akim Matvejev	Workington Town	Two-week, rolling	4 July 2025	18 July 2025	[62]
30	Daniel Sarbah	Newcastle Thunder	Two-week	25 July 2025	8 August 2025	[63]
32	Woody Walker	Newcastle Thunder	Two-week	25 July 2025	Ongoing	[63]
			Season-long	7 August 2025		[64]
7	Rowan Milnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	Two-week, rolling	6 August 2025	Permanent [g]	[65]
28	Akim Matvejev	Rochdale Hornets	Season-long	7 August 2025	Ongoing	[66]
29	Alfie Horwell	Newcastle Thunder	Season-long	7 August 2025	Ongoing	[64]
44	Andy Djeukessi	Workington Town	Season-long	7 August 2025	20 August 2025	[64] [67]

1. In tribute to the Papua New Guinean players who have represented the club. ^[1]
2. Initially joined on loan during the 2024 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2025
3. Staveley departed the club on 17 March at the conclusion of the trial period
4. McShane initially announced his retirement, but later joined the York Knights on a two-year deal
5. Miller joined Australian amateur club Mullumbimby Giants after departing Castleford
6. Johnson joined Doncaster in July 2025 after completing his rehabilitation from an ACL injury with Castleford
7. The deal was made permanent on 22 August 2025

Pre-season friendlies

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. ^[68] In January, the squad headed for a week-long training camp in Spain, ^[69] which included a reduced-contact exhibition match against local club Valencia Huracanes in Tavernes de la Valldigna on 18 January. ^{[70] [71]} Played across four 20-minute quarters, the game saw some Castleford players swapping sides to supplement the Valencia team, while one travelling fan won the opportunity to play for the Tigers. ^[72] Castleford won the match 50–8. ^{[73] [74]}

Fri 10 January [a]	Sheffield Eagles	P–P [b]	Castleford Tigers	Featherstone
19:30 GMT		[TRL Report]		Stadium: Post Office Road

Fri 24 January [c]	Wakefield Trinity	32–8	Castleford Tigers	Wakefield
20:00 GMT	Tries: Walmsley  4' Scott  10' Rourke  36' Nikotemo  39' Rodwell  70' Hamlin-Uele  76' Goals: Jowitt (2/4)  12', 40' Gale (1/1)  71' Rourke (1/1)  78'	[TRL Report]	Tries: I. Senior  18' Simm  57' Goals: Hoy (0/1) Asi (0/1)	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Liam Rush

Sat 1 February [d]	Castleford Tigers	10–16	Hull FC	Castleford
15:00 GMT	Tries: Simm  13' I. Senior  28' Goals: Hoy (1/2)  14'	[HDM Report]	Tries: Rapana  22' Cartwright  42' Bourouh  47' Goals: Hardaker (0/1) Westerman (2/2)  43', 48'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Referee: Scott Mikalauskas

1. Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e's testimonial match
2. Postponed due to a frozen pitch
3. Luke Gale's testimonial match
4. Joe Westerman's testimonial match

Super League

Main article: 2025 Super League season

Results

On 20 November 2024, Super League teams revealed their schedules for the opening two matches as well as Rivals Round. ^[75] On 21 November, the full Super League fixture list was announced. ^[76]

Round 1: Fri 14 February	Hull Kingston Rovers	19–18	Castleford Tigers	Kingston upon Hull
20:00 GMT	Tries: Burgess  15', 64', 71' Hiku  38' Goals: Martin (1/4)  65' Drop goals: Lewis  84'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Simm  22' Rooney  29' Cini  73' Goals: Hoy (3/5)  30', 33 (p)', 74'	Stadium: Craven Park Attendance: 11,020 Referee: Liam Rush

Round 2: Sat 22 February	Castleford Tigers	6–46	St Helens	Castleford
20:00 GMT	Tries: Namo  28' Goals: Hoy (1/1)  29'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Batchelor  6' Feldt  10' Lomax  14' Paasi  48' Robertson  51', 66' Walmsley  58' Welsby  75' Bennison  80' Goals: Percival (5/9)  8', 49', 53', 59', 77'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,723 Referee: Tom Grant

Round 3: Sun 2 March	Leeds Rhinos	38–24	Castleford Tigers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Tries: Connor  22' Palasia  26' Newman  37' Sinfield  42' Handley  49' Hall  57' Lumb  65' Goals: Connor (5/7)  23', 27', 38', 43', 59'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Rooney  52' Cini  71' Simbiken  76' I. Senior  78' Goals: Hoy (4/4)  54', 72', 77', 79'	Stadium: Headingley Stadium Attendance: 14,234 Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Round 4: Fri 7 March	Castleford Tigers	22–14	Salford Red Devils	Castleford
20:00 GMT	Tries: Horne  21' Mustapha  44' Rimbu  76' Goals: Hoy (5/6)  23', 46', 49 (p)', 77', 80 (p)'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Brierley  36' Watkins  53' Goals: Sneyd (3/4)  38', 54', 73 (p)' Sin bin: Watkins 20' to 30'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 6,295 Referee: Chris Kendall

Round 5: Sat 22 March	Castleford Tigers	4–26	Catalans Dragons	Castleford
15:00 GMT	Tries: I. Senior  69' Goals: Milnes (0/1)	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Pangai Junior  18' Da Costa  22' Yaha  47' Tomkins  60' Goals: Tomkins (5/6)  23', 35 (p)', 40 (p)', 48', 61' Sin bin: Tomkins 80' to 80'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Liam Rush

Round 6: Thu 27 March	Castleford Tigers	14–24	Hull FC	Castleford
20:00 GMT	Tries: Milnes  20' Hoy  72' Simm  78' Goals: Milnes (1/1)  21' Hoy (0/2) Sin bin: I. Senior 44' to 54'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Ese'ese  10' Sezer  28' Briscoe  36' Martin  44' Goals: Sezer (4/5)  11', 30', 37', 66 (p)' Sin bin: Bourouh 51' to 61'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Liam Moore

Round 7: Sat 12 April	Castleford Tigers	6–20	Leigh Leopards	Castleford
20:00 BST	Tries: Cini  74' Goals: Milnes (1/1)  75' Sin bin: Lawler 10' to 20' Namo 65' to 75'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Ipape  4' McIntosh  35', 51' Hodgson  43' Goals: O'Brien (2/4)  5', 11 (p)' McIntosh (0/1)	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Chris Kendall

Round 8: Thu 17 April	Wakefield Trinity	13–12	Castleford Tigers	Wakefield
20:00 BST	Tries: Smith  60' Jowitt  67' Goals: Jowitt (2/2)  62', 68' Drop goals: Lino  76'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Qareqare  10', 36' Wood  28' Goals: Milnes (0/3)	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 7,807 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 9: Sat 26 April	Huddersfield Giants	12–30	Castleford Tigers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Tries: Gagai  8' Wilson  67' Goals: Flanagan (2/2)  9', 68'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: I. Senior  3', 47' Simm  21' Mellor  26' Milnes  60' Goals: Milnes (5/6)  23', 28', 38 (p)', 48', 61' Sin bin: Westerman 33' to 43'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 3,637 Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Round 10: Sun 4 May	Castleford Tigers	8–32	Wakefield Trinity	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Tries: Simm  32' Wood  59' Goals: Milnes (0/2)	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Jowitt  9' Faatili  15', 71' Walmsley  37', 69' Johnstone  43' Goals: Jowitt (4/6)  10', 16', 44', 73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,862 Referee: Tom Grant

Round 11: Sun 18 May	Castleford Tigers	48–16	Salford Red Devils	Castleford
17:30 BST	Tries: Hoy  7', 38', 63' Cini  19' I. Senior  27' Mustapha  57' Mellor  73' Asi  78' Goals: Milnes (8/8)  8', 21', 28', 40', 59', 64', 73', 79'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Foster  43' Macdonald  48', 77' Goals: Brierley (2/3)  45', 78'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 5,469 Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Round 12: Sat 24 May	Castleford Tigers	6–29	Leeds Rhinos	Castleford
14:30 BST	Tries: L. Senior  41' Goals: Milnes (1/1)  43' Sin bin: Horne 8' to 18'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Lisone  32', 74' Newman  50', 67' Hall  55' Goals: Connor (4/5)  33', 56', 69', 75' Drop goals: Connor  39'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 8,069 Referee: Liam Rush

Round 13: Fri 30 May	Warrington Wolves	34–24	Castleford Tigers	Warrington
20:00 BST	Tries: Josh Thewlis  10' Jake Thewlis  15' Tai  20' Lindop  35' Currie  54' Ratchford  74' Goals: Sneyd (4/5)  17', 20', 36', 55' Ratchford (1/1)  75'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Lawler  30', 64' I. Senior  69' Simm  80' Goals: Milnes (4/4)  32', 65', 70', 80'	Stadium: Halliwell Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,625 Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Round 14: Fri 13 June	Hull FC	14–22	Castleford Tigers	Kingston upon Hull
20:00 BST	Tries: Barron  14' Martin  75', 77' Goals: Sezer (1/2)  15' Hardaker (0/1)	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: I. Senior  4' L. Senior  23' Asi  56' Amone  72' Goals: Milnes (3/4)  5', 24', 58'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 13,376 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 15: Thu 19 June	Castleford Tigers	0–48	Hull Kingston Rovers	Castleford
20:00 BST		[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Broadbent  4', 79' Booth  10', 66' Davies  25', 73' Mourgue  32' Whitbread  55' Hiku  70' Goals: Mourgue (6/9)  5', 12', 56', 67', 71', 80'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,650 Referee: Liam Moore

Round 16: Sat 28 June	Castleford Tigers	20–26	Wigan Warriors	Castleford
20:00 BST	Tries: Tate  15', 73' Asi  42' Wood  48' Goals: Atkin (2/4)  44', 50'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Field  18' Keighran  40' Eckersley  67' Farrell  77' Goals: Keighran (5/5)  20', 40', 69', 77 (p)', 79'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 6,052 Referee: Tom Grant

Round 17: Thu 3 July	Castleford Tigers	12–30	Huddersfield Giants	Castleford
20:00 BST	Tries: Lawler  37' Cini  40' Goals: Milnes (2/2)  38', 40'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Lolohea  5', 79' Halsall  33' Milne  51' Flanagan  70' Goals: Flanagan (5/6)  6', 34', 65 (p)', 72', 80' Sin bin: Woolford 1' to 11'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 6,669 Referee: James Vella

Round 18: Sun 13 July	Salford Red Devils	26–22	Castleford Tigers	Salford
15:00 BST	Tries: Ryan  9' Wilson  37' Mellor  40' Marsters  52' Hankinson  58' Goals: Hankinson (3/5)  39', 40', 53'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Simm  18' Asi  25', 44' Lawler  78' Goals: Atkin (3/4)  26', 46', 78'	Stadium: Salford Community Stadium Attendance: 2,051 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 19: Sun 20 July	Castleford Tigers	20–14	Warrington Wolves	Castleford
15:00 BST	Tries: Asi  12' Lawler  19' Simm  65' Goals: Atkin (4/4)  14', 20', 60 (p)', 66' Sin bin: Mellor 67' to 77'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Stone  7' Jake Thewlis  35' Ratchford  69' Goals: Sneyd (1/3)  9'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 6,384 Referee: Jack Smith

Round 20: Fri 1 August	St Helens	40–0	Castleford Tigers	St Helens
20:00 BST	Tries: Percival  6' Dagnall  10', 68' Feldt  21' Clark  29' Robertson  37' Sailor  71' Goals: Feldt (6/7)  7', 22', 30', 39', 69', 72'	[BBC Sky Report]		Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium Attendance: 9,824 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 21: Sat 9 August	Hull Kingston Rovers	36–6	Castleford Tigers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Tries: Burgess  19', 26', 72' Litten  36' Martin  51' Lewis  59' Mourgue  65' Goals: Mourgue (4/7)  27', 37', 60', 66'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Mellor  30' Goals: Asi (1/1)  32' Sin bin: Simbiken 21' to 31'	Stadium: Craven Park Attendance: 11,038 Referee: Tom Grant

Round 22: Sat 16 August	Castleford Tigers	6–64	Leeds Rhinos	Castleford
15:00 BST	Tries: Windley  76' Goals: Atkin (1/1)  77'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Newman  5' Miller  10' Cassell  19' Croft  21', 64' Bentley  31' Hall  39', 50' Handley  45', 73' Connor  60' Goals: Connor (9/10)  6', 11', 20', 23', 32', 40', 46', 61', 66' Hankinson (1/1)  75'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,861 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 23: Sat 23 August	Catalans Dragons	38–4	Castleford Tigers	Perpignan
19:00 CEST	Tries: Smith  23', 40', 80' Yaha  49' Keary  62' Aispuro-Bichet  65' Da Costa  75' Goals: Aispuro-Bichet (4/6)  40', 63', 66', 76' Séguier (1/1)  80'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Lindsey  13' Goals: Atkin (0/1)	Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Liam Rush

Round 24: Thu 28 August	Leigh Leopards	46–6	Castleford Tigers	Leigh
20:00 BST	Tries: Halton  4' Lam  13' Brand  20', 75' Charnley  26' Tuitavake  53', 61' Dwyer  57' Goals: O'Brien (7/7)  5', 15', 21', 28', 54', 58', 62' Hodgson (0/1)	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Hoy  69' Goals: Asi (1/1)  70'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Liam Moore

Round 25: Fri 5 September	Castleford Tigers	26–22	Wakefield Trinity	Castleford
20:00 BST	Tries: Atkin  14' Wallis  24' Wood  29' Mellor  53' Horne  65' Goals: Asi (1/3)  16' Hoy (2/2)  55', 66'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Johnstone  5' Rourke  36', 46' Nikotemo  72' Goals: Lino (3/4)  37', 47', 72'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 26: Fri 12 September	Wigan Warriors	62–6	Castleford Tigers	Wigan
20:00 BST	Tries: Miski  6', 49' Field  13', 71' Marshall  23', 28' Farrimond  33', 38' Hill  61' Eckersley  68' Havard  76' Goals: Farrimond (9/11)  8', 15', 25', 34', 40', 62', 69', 73', 77'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Mustapha  65' Goals: Hoy (1/1)  66'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 27: Fri 19 September	St Helens	26–24	Castleford Tigers	St Helens
20:00 BST	Tries: Stephens  4' Feldt  32', 45' Bell  36' Bennison  64' Goals: Feldt (3/4)  6', 37', 46' Bennison (0/1)	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Tate  9', 28', 77' Wood  74' Horne  78' Goals: Hoy (2/5)  29', 78'	Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium Attendance: 10,058 Referee: Liam Rush

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hull KR (L)	27	22	0	5	786	292	+494	44	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Wigan Warriors	27	21	0	6	794	333	+461	42
3	Leigh Leopards	27	19	1	7	619	452	+167	39	Advance to Eliminators
4	Leeds Rhinos	27	18	0	9	610	310	+300	36
5	St Helens	27	17	0	10	677	314	+363	34
6	Wakefield Trinity [A]	27	15	0	12	688	458	+230	30
7	Hull FC	27	13	1	13	539	461	+78	27
8	Warrington Wolves	27	10	0	17	480	641	−161	20
9	Catalans Dragons	27	10	0	17	425	652	−227	20
10	Huddersfield Giants	27	7	0	20	347	738	−391	14
11	Castleford Tigers	27	6	0	21	396	815	−419	12
12	Salford Red Devils [A]	27	3	0	24	234	1129	−895	6

Source:
(L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

1. Salford forfeited their game against Wakefield. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 48–0 victory for Wakefield, and converse loss for Salford, with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams. ^[77]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2025 Challenge Cup

Under the new competition format, Castleford entered the 2025 Challenge Cup in the Third Round, scheduled to be played in early February prior to the start of the Super League season. ^[78] As a top flight club, they were guaranteed an away tie against non-Super League opposition. ^[79] In the Third Round draw on 14 January, Castleford were selected to face the winners of the Second Round tie between Bradford Bulls and Doncaster. ^[80] Bradford progressed to face Castleford, with the match being chosen for broadcast by the BBC. ^[81]

Third round: Sun 9 February	Bradford Bulls	18–16	Castleford Tigers	Bradford
13:00 GMT	Tries: Donaldson  6' Gee  17' Holmes  40' Goals: Meadows (2/4)  18', 24 (p)' Drop goals: Keyes  34' Lilley  75'	[BBC Sky Report]	Tries: Simbiken  56' Simm  58' Hoy  79' Goals: Hoy (2/3)  57', 59'	Stadium: Odsal Stadium Attendance: 2,946 Referee: Liam Moore

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External links

• Castleford Tigers official website