2023_Castleford_Tigers_season

Castleford Tigers 2023 season
Castleford Tigers 2023 season
Super League Rank	11th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Sixth round
2023 record	Wins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 22
Points scored	For: 323; against: 774
Team information
Chairman	Ian Fulton
Head Coach	Lee Radford (sacked 6 March) Andy Last (sacked 4 August); Danny Ward;
Captain	Paul McShane;
Stadium	The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance	7,171
Agg. attendance	93,217
High attendance	10,042
Low attendance	5,788
Top scorers
Tries	Greg Eden (9)
Goals	Gareth Widdop (37)
Points	Gareth Widdop (79)
Home colours	Away colours

2023 Castleford Tigers season

English rugby league season

The 2023 season was the Castleford Tigers' 98th season in existence and 16th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2023 Super League and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

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Season overview

Having finished the 2022 season in 7th place, falling short of play-off qualification on the final day, Castleford recruited high-profile signings including Gareth Widdop, Jacob Miller and Albert Vete.^[1] Going into Lee Radford's second year as head coach, expectations were mixed:^[2]^[3] a new-look spine was an enticing prospect,^[4] however the Tigers squad also had the league's highest average age.^[5]

Pre-season preparations were beset by coaching absences and disorganised, leaving the team on the back foot according to senior players Jordan Turner and Kenny Edwards.^[6]^[7] In a poor start to the season, Castleford fell to defeats against Hull FC and St Helens. A heavy loss to Wigan in round 3 proved a tipping point, with Radford relieved of his first-team duties on 6 March.^[8]^[9] Assistant coach Andy Last took charge of the team on an interim basis, while the club began a recruitment process for a permanent successor.^[10] Centre Jake Mamo also departed the squad on 15 March after announcing his retirement.

The Tigers registered their first win of the season in round 5 against the Leeds Rhinos, in between miserable losses to Huddersfield and Warrington. They also secured a Rivals Round victory over Wakefield. On 19 April, after overseeing two wins from six matches in charge, Last was appointed full-time head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[11] Castleford came close against Salford and Hull KR, but ultimately entered into a six-match losing streak, including elimination from the Challenge Cup at the first time of asking in front of a decade-low home crowd.^[12] In May, Craig Lingard was appointed as an assistant coach to Last.^[13]

The Magic Weekend provided the occasion of their third victory, with Qareqare's try and Widdop's conversion completing a comeback over Leeds. A large loss to Salford followed, with captain Paul McShane's season ended by a fractured forearm,^[14] although the Tigers consolidated with a win over out-of-form Warrington. Positioned 11th in the table and with bottom placed Wakefield picking up form, another losing streak built up the pressure on Castleford.^[15] A host of signings, including Liam Horne, Charbel Tasipale and Blake Austin, aimed to turn the tide back in Cas' favour^[16] - however, on 4 August, a heavy loss to Huddersfield sent the Tigers bottom on points difference, with a number of fans staging a protest.^[17]^[18] That evening, the club announced that Last would depart with immediate effect.^[19]^[20]

On 9 August, Castleford confirmed the appointment of Danny Ward as head coach on a deal until the end of the season, with Dane Dorahy joining as an assistant.^[21]^[22] The first fixture under the new staff saw a huge clash at the home of relegation rivals Wakefield, billed as the repeat of the 2006 'Battle of Belle Vue'.^[23] The Tigers started as underdogs^[24]^[25] but fought to a vital 28–12 victory, with Greg Eden scoring a hat-trick. Now with the upper hand, a win against Hull FC in Castleford's final home game all but guaranteed survival.^[26] Despite sustaining extremely heavy defeats against Warrington, Wigan and Leeds in the closing rounds, Castleford confirmed an 11th-placed finish,^[27] consigning Wakefield to the Championship and bringing a close to a disastrous and disappointing season.^[28]

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[Option-30] With an option for a further year

[57] McLelland initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Midlands Hurricanes on a one-year deal

[65] The deal was made permanent on 22 May 2023

[67] The deal was made permanent at the end of the season

[Reserves_Player-71] Castleford Reserves player

[80] He later rejoined Halifax on loan, but made 1 appearance while on dual registration

[81] Castleford Reserves head coach and first-team assistant coach

[83] Jake Webster's testimonial match

[84] Postponed due to a frozen pitch

[87] Nathan Massey's testimonial match

[93] Lee Radford's final match as head coach

[96] Andy Last's first match as interim head coach

[109] Andy Last's first match as permanent head coach

[132] Andy Last's final match as head coach

[135] Danny Ward's first match as head coach

[148] Includes the Magic Weekend fixture at a neutral venue, St James' Park

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No	Player	To	Loan type	Departure	Return	Ref.
19	Albert Vete	Featherstone Rovers	Two-week	5 April 2023	19 April 2023	^[60]
31	Jason Qareqare	Bradford Bulls	Two-week, rolling	20 April 2023	2 June 2023	^[61]^[62]
22	Daniel Smith	Featherstone Rovers	Two-week	3 May 2023	Permanent^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[63]
16	Adam Milner	Huddersfield Giants	Season-long	25 May 2023	Permanent^{[lower-alpha 4]}	^[64]
27	Bailey Dawson	Whitehaven	Two-week, rolling	30 June 2023	14 July 2023	^[65]
34	George Hill	Whitehaven	Two-week, rolling	30 June 2023	27 September 2023	^[65]^[66]
—	Will Groves^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Whitehaven	Two-week, rolling	15 July 2023	27 September 2023	^[67]^[66]
19	Albert Vete	Doncaster	Season-long, two-week recall	27 July 2023	25 September 2023	^[68]
24	Cain Robb	Swinton Lions	Season-long, recall	3 August 2023	4 September 2023	^[69]^[70]
15	Alex Sutcliffe	Halifax Panthers	Season-long	4 August 2023	25 September 2023	^[71]
—	Jacques O'Neill	Sheffield Eagles	Two-week, rolling	15 August 2023	29 August 2023	^[72]

Date	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Source
Sat 31 December	Featherstone Rovers	A	Post Office Road	L	10–26	Wallis, Broadbent	Hookem (1/2)	^[75]
Sun 22 January^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Keighley Cougars	A	Cougar Park	(P)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	P–P			^[76]
Sun 29 January	Whitehaven R.L.F.C.	A	LEL Arena	W	38–4	Faraimo (2), Broadbent (2), Mellor, Mamo, Lawler	Hookem (5/7)	^[77]
Sun 5 February^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Huddersfield Giants	H	Wheldon Road	W	48–10	Mellor, McShane (2), Faraimo (3), Fonua (2), Vete	Widdop (5/8), Massey (1/1)	^[78]

Date	Round	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance	Source
Sun 19 February	1	Hull FC	A	MKM Stadium	L	30–32	Faraimo (2), Edwards, Miller, Mamo	Widdop (5/5)		15,383	^[79]^[80]
Sun 26 February	2	St Helens	H	Wheldon Road	L	6–24	Broadbent	Widdop (1/1)		10,042	^[81]^[82]
Fri 3 March^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Wigan Warriors	H	Wheldon Road	L	0–36				7,565	^[83]^[84]
Fri 10 March^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium	L	6–36	Lawler	Widdop (1/1)		4,071	^[85]^[86]
Thu 16 March	5	Leeds Rhinos	H	Wheldon Road	W	14–8	Faraimo (2)	Widdop (3/4)		7,458	^[87]^[88]
Fri 24 March	6	Warrington Wolves	H	Wheldon Road	L	0–38				7,348	^[89]^[90]
Sat 1 April	7	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	18–22	Broadbent (2), Turner	McShane (3/3)		8,109	^[91]^[92]
Thu 6 April	8	Wakefield Trinity	H	Wheldon Road	W	16–4	McShane, Eden (2)	McShane (2/3)		8,075	^[93]^[94]
Thu 13 April	9	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	6–14	Eden	Widdop (1/1)		4,468	^[95]^[96]
Fri 21 April^{[lower-alpha 3]}	10	Hull KR	H	Wheldon Road	L	7–12	Miller	McShane (1/1)	Miller	7,110	^[97]^[98]
Fri 5 May	11	Leigh Leopards	A	Leigh Sports Village	L	6–30	Westerman	Widdop (1/1)		5,423	^[99]^[100]
Fri 12 May	12	Catalans Dragons	H	Wheldon Road	L	22–46	Mellor (2), Faraimo (2)	Widdop (1/1), McShane (2/3)		5,788	^[101]^[102]
Fri 26 May	13	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium	L	4–20	Mellor	Widdop (0/1)		4,206	^[103]^[104]
Sat 3 June	14	Leeds Rhinos	N	St James' Park	W	26–24	Miller, Wallis, Mellor (2), Qareqare	Widdop (3/5)		36,943	^[105]^[106]
Fri 9 June	15	Salford Red Devils	H	Wheldon Road	L	10–42	Qareqare, Edwards	Widdop (1/2)		6,354	^[107]^[108]
Fri 23 June	16	Warrington Wolves	H	Wheldon Road	W	23–14	Tate, Qareqare, Broadbent	Widdop (5/7)	Widdop	6,066	^[109]^[110]
Fri 30 June	17	St Helens	A	Totally Wicked Stadium	L	0–22				11,488	^[111]^[112]
Fri 7 July	18	Leigh Leopards	H	Wheldon Road	L	16–34	Widdop, Wallis (2)	Widdop (2/3)		6,344	^[113]^[114]
Sat 15 July	19	Hull FC	A	MKM Stadium	L	18–36	Wallis, Broadbent, Faraimo	Widdop (3/4)		12,352	^[115]^[116]
Fri 28 July	20	Hull KR	A	Craven Park	L	16–34	Tate, Broadbent, Eden	Dean (2/3)		8,800	^[117]^[118]
Fri 4 August^{[lower-alpha 4]}	21	Huddersfield Giants	H	Wheldon Road	L	0–28				6,452	^[119]^[120]
Fri 18 August^{[lower-alpha 5]}	22	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue	W	28–12	Tasipale, Eden (3), Foster	Widdop (4/6)		4,710	^[121]^[122]
Fri 25 August	23	St Helens	H	Wheldon Road	L	4–34	Turner	Widdop (0/1)		6,668	^[123]^[124]
Sat 2 September	24	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	12–66	Hall, Eden	Widdop (2/2)		9,103	^[125]^[126]
Fri 8 September	25	Hull FC	H	Wheldon Road	W	29–12	Qareqare (2), Eden, Foster, Turner	Widdop (4/6)	Austin	7,947	^[127]^[128]
Fri 15 September	26	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	L	6–48	Qareqare	Austin		13,109	^[129]^[130]
Fri 22 September	27	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	L	0–46				15,109	^[131]^[132]

2023_Castleford_Tigers_season

2023 Castleford Tigers season

Season overview

First-team squad

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Dual registration

Pre-season friendlies

Super League

Results

League table

Results summary

Challenge Cup

Results

Player statistics

Summary

References

External links

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No	Player	From	Contract	Date	Ref.
19	Albert Vete	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 years	23 September 2022	^[29]
20	Muizz Mustapha	Leeds Rhinos	1 year^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3 October 2022	^[30]
7	Jacob Miller	Wakefield Trinity	3 years	4 October 2022	^[31]
6	Gareth Widdop	Warrington Wolves	2 years	6 October 2022	^[32]
17	Jack Broadbent	Leeds Rhinos	2 years	2 December 2022	^[33]
30	Jacob Hookem	Hull FC	1 year^{[lower-alpha 1]}	8 December 2022	^[34]
27	Bailey Dawson	Hull Kingston Rovers	1 year^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10 December 2022	^[35]
39	Will Tate	Hull Kingston Rovers	2½ years	9 April 2023	^[36]
—	Jacques O'Neill	Unaffiliated	½ year	20 April 2023	^[37]
45	Liam Horne	Norths Devils	1½ years^{[lower-alpha 1]}	24 July 2023	^[38]
44	Charbel Tasipale	Newtown Jets	1½ years^{[lower-alpha 1]}	26 July 2023	^[39]

No	Player	From	Loan type	Arrival	Return	Ref.
38	Luis Johnson	Hull Kingston Rovers	Season long, two-week recall	2 April 2023	16 May 2023	^[40]^[41]
40	Riley Dean	Warrington Wolves	Season-long, two-week recall	13 June 2023	1 August 2023	^[42]^[43]
41	Jordan Johnstone	Widnes Vikings	Season-long	4 July 2023	23 September 2023	^[44]^[45]
42	Alex Foster	Newcastle Thunder	Season-long	20 July 2023	23 September 2023	^[46]^[45]
43	Billy Tsikrikas	Canterbury Bulldogs	Season-long	20 July 2023	23 September 2023	^[46]^[45]
46	Blake Austin	Leeds Rhinos	Season-long	3 August 2023	23 September 2023	^[47]^[45]

No	Player	To	Contract	Date	Ref.
6	Jake Trueman	Hull FC	3 years	6 July 2022	^[48]
2	Derrell Olpherts	Leeds Rhinos	2 years	26 August 2022	^[49]^[50]
20	James Clare	Retired		26 August 2022	^[49]
24	Cheyse Blair	Retired		26 August 2022	^[49]
26	Ryan Hampshire	Wigan Warriors	1 year	26 August 2022	^[49]^[51]
30	Sosaia Feki	Retired		26 August 2022	^[49]
27	Lewis Peachey	Sheffield Eagles	3 years	20 September 2022	^[52]
31	Gareth O'Brien	Leigh Leopards	2 years	20 October 2022	^[53]
21	Jake Mamo	Retired		15 March 2023	^[54]
22	Daniel Smith	Featherstone Rovers	½ year	22 May 2023	^[55]
18	Callum McLelland	Midlands Hurricanes^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1 year	21 June 2023	^[56]^[57]
4	Mahe Fonua	Doncaster	½ year	25 July 2023	^[58]^[59]
5	Bureta Faraimo	Doncaster	½ year	25 July 2023	^[58]^[59]

Club	No	Player	App	T	G	Pts
Halifax Panthers	4	Mahe Fonua	1	0	0	0
	23	Suaia Matagi	1	0	0	0
	22	Daniel Smith	1	0	0	0
	15	Alex Sutcliffe^{[lower-alpha 6]}	1	0	0	0
Midlands Hurricanes	27	Bailey Dawson	9	4	0	16
	28	Sam Hall	1	0	0	0
	30	Jacob Hookem	9	2	17	42
	25	Brad Martin	3	2	0	8
	—	Courage Mhuklani^{[lower-alpha 5]}	2	0	0	0
	—	Scott Murrell^{[lower-alpha 7]}	2	0	0	0
	31	Jason Qareqare	2	0	0	0
	26	Elliot Wallis	3	3	0	12
	33	Aaron Willis	14	2	0	8

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors (L, C)	27	20	7	722	360	+362	40	Qualification to Semi-finals
2	Catalans Dragons	27	20	7	722	420	+302	40	Qualification to Semi-finals
3	St. Helens	27	20	7	613	366	+247	40	Qualification to Eliminators
4	Hull KR	27	16	11	589	498	+91	32
5	Leigh Leopards	27	16	11	585	508	+77	32
6	Warrington Wolves	27	14	13	597	512	+85	28
7	Salford Red Devils	27	13	14	494	512	−18	26
8	Leeds Rhinos	27	12	15	535	534	+1	24
9	Huddersfield Giants	27	11	16	473	552	−79	22
10	Hull FC	27	10	17	476	654	−178	20
11	Castleford Tigers	27	6	21	323	774	−451	12
12	Wakefield Trinity (R)	27	4	23	303	742	−439	8	Relegation to Championship

Head coach	Overall^{[lower-alpha 1]}						Home						Away
Head coach	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
Lee Radford	3	0	3	36	92	-56	2	0	2	6	60	-54	1	0	1	30	32	-2
Andy Last	18	4	14	208	464	-256	9	3	6	108	226	-118	8	0	8	74	214	-140
Danny Ward	6	2	4	79	218	-139	2	1	1	33	46	-13	4	1	3	46	172	-126
Total	27	6	21	323	774	-451	13	4	9	147	332	-185	13	1	12	150	418	-268

No	Player	App	T	G	DG	Pts
1	Niall Evalds	7	0	0	0	0
2	Greg Eden	15	9	0	0	36
3	Jordan Turner	21	3	0	0	12
4	Mahe Fonua	10	1	0	0	4
5	Bureta Faraimo	14	7	0	0	28
6	Gareth Widdop	21	1	37	1	79
7	Jacob Miller	26	3	0	1	13
8	George Lawler	20	1	0	0	4
9	Paul McShane	15	1	8	0	20
10	George Griffin	22	0	0	0	0
11	Kenny Edwards	25	2	0	0	8
12	Alex Mellor	26	5	0	0	20
13	Joe Westerman	23	1	0	0	4
14	Nathan Massey	20	0	0	0	0
15	Alex Sutcliffe	7	0	0	0	0
16	Adam Milner	9	0	0	0	0
17	Jack Broadbent	26	6	0	0	24
18	Callum McLelland	0	0	0	0	0
19	Albert Vete	6	0	0	0	0
20	Muizz Mustapha	16	0	0	0	0
21	Jake Mamo	2	1	0	0	4
22	Daniel Smith	5	0	0	0	0
23	Suaia Matagi	15	0	0	0	0
24	Cain Robb	8	0	0	0	0
25	Brad Martin	9	0	0	0	0
26	Elliot Wallis	13	4	0	0	16
27	Bailey Dawson	0	0	0	0	0
28	Sam Hall	16	1	0	0	4
29	Kieran Hudson	0	0	0	0	0
30	Jacob Hookem	1	0	0	0	0
31	Jason Qareqare	10	6	0	0	24
32	Liam Watts	20	0	0	0	0
33	Aaron Willis	1	0	0	0	0
34	George Hill	0	0	0	0	0
35	Ilikaya Mafi	0	0	0	0	0
36	Hugo Nikhata	0	0	0	0	0
37	Danny Richardson	0	0	0	0	0
38	Luis Johnson	3	0	0	0	0
39	Will Tate	7	3	0	0	12
40	Riley Dean	4	0	2	0	4
41	Jordan Johnstone	8	0	0	0	0
42	Alex Foster	6	2	0	0	8
43	Billy Tsikrikas	4	0	0	0	0
44	Charbel Tasipale	4	1	0	0	4
45	Liam Horne	5	0	0	0	0
46	Blake Austin	5	0	1	1	3
47	Fletcher Rooney	1	0	0	0	0