2024 Castleford Tigers season

The 2024 season is the Castleford Tigers' 99th season in existence and 17th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club are competing in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

Castleford Tigers 2024 season
Super League Rank	10th
Challenge Cup	Quarter-finals
2024 record	Wins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 126; against: 242
Team information
Chairman	Ian Fulton
Head Coach	Craig Lingard
Captain	Paul McShane & Joe Westerman
Stadium	The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance	8,745
Agg. attendance	26,236
High attendance	10,170
Low attendance	7,040
Top scorers
Tries	Innes Senior (9)
Goals	Danny Richardson (10)
Points	Innes Senior (36)
Home colours Away colours
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First-team squad

2024 Castleford Tigers Squad

First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Luke Hooley – FB   2 Josh Simm – WG, CE   3 Jack Broadbent – CE, FB, HK, SO   4 Sam Wood – CE   5 Innes Senior – WG   6 Danny Richardson (gk) – SH   7 Jacob Miller – SO   8 Liam Watts – PR   9 Paul McShane (c) – HK, SH   10 George Lawler – PR, SR, HK, LF   11 Elie El-Zakhem – SR   12 Alex Mellor – SR, CE   13 Joe Westerman (c) – LF, PR, SO		14 Liam Horne – HK, LF   15 George Griffin – PR   16 Rowan Milnes – SO, SH   17 Nixon Putt – PR, SR   18 Josh Hodson – CE   19 Sam Hall – PR, LF   20 Muizz Mustapha – PR   21 Sylvester Namo – PR   22 Charbel Tasipale – SR, CE   23 Jason Qareqare – WG, FB   24 Cain Robb – HK   25 Brad Martin – PR, SR   26 Samy Kibula – PR		27 Albert Vete – PR   28 Will Tate – WG, CE   29 George Hill – HK, LF   30 Luis Johnson – SR   31 Fletcher Rooney – FB   32 Daniel Hindmarsh-Takyi – PR				Head coach   Craig Lingard Assistant coach   Danny McGuire Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (gk) Goal kicker Updated: 5 February 2024 Source(s): [1]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No	Player	From	Contract	Date	Ref.
17	Nixon Putt	Central Queensland Capras	2 years	29 September 2023	^[1]
11	Elie El-Zakhem	North Sydney Bears	2 years	29 September 2023	^[1]
21	Sylvester Namo	Townsville Blackhawks	2 years	1 October 2023	^[2]
18	Josh Hodson	Batley Bulldogs	2 years	2 October 2023	^[3]
2	Josh Simm	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	2 years	3 October 2023	^[4]
4	Sam Wood	Hull Kingston Rovers	3 years	4 October 2023	^[5]
1	Luke Hooley	Leeds Rhinos	2 years	5 October 2023	^[6]
16	Rowan Milnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 years	8 October 2023	^[7]
26	Samy Kibula	Batley Bulldogs	1 year^[a]	19 October 2023	^[8]
30	Luis Johnson	Hull Kingston Rovers	1 year	18 December 2023	^[9]
32	Daniel Hindmarsh-Takyi	Northern Pride	2 years	5 February 2024	^[10]

Loans in

No	Player	From	Loan type	Arrival	Return	Ref.
5	Innes Senior	Huddersfield Giants	Season-long	11 October 2023	Ongoing	^[11]

Transfers out

No	Player	To	Contract	Date	Ref.
16	Adam Milner	Huddersfield Giants	1 year^[a]^[b]	25 May 2023	^[12]
1	Niall Evalds	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 years	23 August 2023	^[13]
3	Jordan Turner	Oldham	2 years	23 August 2023	^[14]
14	Nathan Massey	Featherstone Rovers	1 year	12 September 2023	^[15]^[16]
2	Greg Eden	Halifax Panthers	2 years	19 September 2023	^[17]^[18]
23	Suaia Matagi	Doncaster	1 year	19 September 2023	^[17]^[19]
15	Alex Sutcliffe	Doncaster	1 year	20 September 2023	^[20]^[21]
27	Bailey Dawson	Dewsbury Rams	1 year	20 September 2023	^[20]^[22]
29	Kieran Hudson	Leeds Rhinos	1 year	20 September 2023	^[20]^[23]
30	Jacob Hookem	Dewsbury Rams	1 year	20 September 2023	^[20]^[24]
35	Ilikaya Mafi	Doncaster	1 year	20 September 2023	^[20]^[25]
11	Kenny Edwards	Mackay Cutters^[c]	2 years	20 September 2023	^[26]^[27]
26	Elliot Wallis	Huddersfield Giants	4 years	11 October 2023	^[11]
6	Gareth Widdop	Halifax Panthers^[d]	1 year	18 October 2023	^[28]^[29]
33	Aaron Willis	Midlands Hurricanes	1 year	22 October 2023	^[30]^[31]
—	Jacques O'Neill	Released		22 October 2023	^[30]^[32]

Loans out

No	Player	To	Loan type	Departure	Return	Ref.
29	George Hill	Whitehaven	Two-week, rolling	27 March 2024	Ongoing	^[33]

Dual registration

Castleford also agreed dual registration partnerships with the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Newcastle Thunder in League 1.^[34][35]

Club	No	Player	App	T	G	DG	Pts
Newcastle Thunder	17	Nixon Putt	1	0	0	0	0
	21	Sylvester Namo	1	0	0	0	0
	32	Dan Hindmarsh	1	0	0	0	0
	—	Alfie Dean^[e]	2	0	0	0	0

As of 30 March 2024

Sources: RLRKC – Batley Bulldogs 2024 & RLRKC – Newcastle Thunder 2024

1. With an option for a further year
2. Milner initially joined Huddersfield on loan, with the deal being made permanent at the end of the 2023 season
3. Edwards initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Mackay Cutters on a two-year deal
4. Widdop initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Halifax Panthers on a one-year deal
5. Castleford Reserves player

Pre-season friendlies

Castleford's first fixture of 2024 was against Keighley Cougars, announced in November 2023.^[36] They also faced the London Broncos and the Huddersfield Giants, both announced in December.^[37][38]

Date	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Source
Sun 14 January^[a]	Keighley Cougars	A	Cougar Park	W	54–0	Simm, Tasipale, Senior (2), Hodson (2), Miller, Horne, Johnson, Qareqare	Hooley (7/10)		^[39]
Sun 21 January	London Broncos	H	Wheldon Road	D	14–14	Wood, Senior (2)	Richardson (1/2), Hooley (0/1)		^[40]
Sun 4 February^[b]	Huddersfield Giants	H	Wheldon Road	W	20–14	Watts, Wood (2), Simm	Hooley (2/4)		^[41]

1. Jake Webster's farewell match, after his testimonial was postponed in 2023
2. Paul McShane's testimonial match

Super League

Main article: 2024 Super League season

Results

On 23 November 2023, the Super League fixtures were announced.^[42] All fixtures are subject to change, and matches from round 16 onwards may be rescheduled for broadcast on Sky Sports.^[43]

Round 1: Sat 17 February	Castleford Tigers	4–32	Wigan Warriors	Castleford
17:30 GMT	Goals: Richardson (2/2)   8 (p)', 26 (p)' Sent off: Watts   29'	BBC	Tries: Mago   34' French   38' Marshall   51', 76' Leeming   54' Goals: Smith (5/6)   4 (p)', 35', 40', 55', 78' Keighran (1/1)   30 (p)' Sin bin: Smith   21' to 31'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 10,170 Referee: Tom Grant

Round 2: Sun 25 February	Salford Red Devils	26–22	Castleford Tigers	Salford
15:00 GMT	Tries: Stone   10', 49' Bourouh   13' Macdonald   39' Goals: Sneyd (5/5)   12', 15', 40', 50', 73 (p)' Sin bin: Ormondroyd   64' to 74' Watkins   79' to 80'	BBC	Tries: Wood   23' Broadbent   32' Westerman   56' Horne   78' Goals: Richardson (1/2)   25' Hooley (2/2)   57', 79'	Stadium: Salford Community Stadium Attendance: 4,770 Referee: James Vella

Round 3: Fri 1 March	Warrington Wolves	30–8	Castleford Tigers	Warrington
20:00 GMT	Tries: Ashton   23', 29' Philbin   34' Dufty   42' Thewlis   75' Goals: Ratchford (5/5)   24', 31', 35', 40 (p)', 44' Thewlis (0/1)	BBC	Tries: Simm   10' Senior   49' Goals: Milnes (0/2)	Stadium: Halliwell Jones Stadium Attendance: Aaron Moore Referee: 8,483

Round 4: Fri 8 March	Castleford Tigers	8–50	Huddersfield Giants	Castleford
20:00 GMT	Tries: Senior   23', 50' Goals: Hooley (0/2)	BBC	Tries: Swift   7', 69' Clune   14' Halsall   32', 72' Hewitt   40' Cudjoe   63', 77' Naiqama   79' Goals: Russell (7/10)   8', 15', 35 (p)', 40', 70', 74', 78'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Liam Moore

Round 5: Sat 16 March	Catalans Dragons	40–14	Castleford Tigers	Perpignan
18:30 CET	Tries: Mourgue   15' Abdull   20' Johnstone   36' Laguerre   43' Davies   49' Ikuvalu   65' Rougé   68' Goals: Mourgue (6/7)   22', 37', 45', 51', 66', 68'	BBC	Tries: Westerman   34' Simm   54', 77' Goals: Milnes (1/3)   35'	Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus Attendance: 8,159 Referee: James Vella

Round 6: Thu 28 March	Castleford Tigers	6–26	Leeds Rhinos	Castleford
20:00 GMT	Tries: Simm   71' Goals: Richardson (1/2)   72'	BBC	Tries: Momirovski   42', 52' Miller   66', 74' Goals: Martin (5/5)   43', 53', 63 (p)', 67', 76'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Attendance: 9,026 Referee: Aaron Moore

Round 7: Fri 5 April	Castleford Tigers	36–24	Salford Red Devils	Castleford
20:00 BST	Tries: Senior   15', 32', 57', 77' Hall   25' Martin   60' Goals: Richardson (6/7)   17', 26', 33', 58', 61', 66 (p)'	BBC	Tries: Brierley   12', 48' Lafai   38' Macdonald   44' Goals: Sneyd (4/5)   8 (p)', 13', 39', 45' Sin bin: Bourouh   23' to 33'	Stadium: Wheldon Road Referee: Chris Kendall

Round 8: Fri 19 April	Wigan Warriors	v	Castleford Tigers	Wigan
20:00 BST				Stadium: DW Stadium

Round 9: Fri 26 April	Castleford Tigers	v	London Broncos	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 10: Sat 4 May	Leigh Leopards	v	Castleford Tigers	Leigh
17:30 BST				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Round 11: Fri 10 May	Castleford Tigers	v	St Helens	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 12: Fri 24 May	Castleford Tigers	v	Hull F.C.	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 13: Sat 1 June	Leeds Rhinos	v	Castleford Tigers	Leeds
17:30 BST				Stadium: Headingley Stadium

Round 14: Fri 14 June	Castleford Tigers	v	Wigan Warriors	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 15: Thu 20 June	Castleford Tigers	v	Hull Kingston Rovers	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 16: Fri 5 July	St Helens	v	Castleford Tigers	St Helens
20:00 BST				Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium

Round 17: Fri 12 July	London Broncos	v	Castleford Tigers	London
20:00 BST				Stadium: Plough Lane

Round 18: Fri 19 July	Castleford Tigers	v	Catalans Dragons	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 19: Sat 27 July	Salford Red Devils	v	Castleford Tigers	Salford
18:00 BST				Stadium: Salford Community Stadium

Round 20: Fri 2 August	Castleford Tigers	v	Leigh Leopards	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 21: Fri 9 August	Hull Kingston Rovers	v	Castleford Tigers	Kingston upon Hull
20:00 BST				Stadium: Craven Park

Round 22: Sun 18 August	Huddersfield Giants	v	Castleford Tigers	Leeds
18:30 BST				Stadium: Elland Road

Round 23: Fri 23 August	Castleford Tigers	v	Warrington Wolves	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 24: Sat 31 August	Hull F.C.	v	Castleford Tigers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST				Stadium: MKM Stadium

Round 25: Fri 6 September	Castleford Tigers	v	Leigh Leopards	Castleford
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

Round 26: Fri 13 September	St Helens	v	Castleford Tigers	St Helens
20:00 BST				Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium

Round 27: Fri 20 September	Huddersfield Giants	v	Castleford Tigers	Huddersfield
20:00 BST				Stadium: Kirklees Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Catalans Dragons	7	6	0	1	172	86	+86	12	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Warrington Wolves	7	5	0	2	214	98	+116	10
3	Wigan Warriors	6	5	0	1	188	78	+110	10	Advance to Eliminators
4	Hull KR	7	5	0	2	182	83	+99	10
5	St Helens	7	5	0	2	138	58	+80	10
6	Huddersfield Giants	7	4	0	3	174	126	+48	8
7	Salford Red Devils	7	4	0	3	151	154	−3	8
8	Leeds Rhinos	7	4	0	3	116	122	−6	8
9	Leigh Leopards	6	1	0	5	116	126	−10	2
10	Castleford Tigers	7	1	0	6	98	228	−130	2
11	Hull FC	7	1	0	6	86	250	−164	2
12	London Broncos	7	0	0	7	70	296	−226	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: [2]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024 Challenge Cup

As a Super League club, Castleford entered the 2024 Challenge Cup in the Sixth Round, scheduled to be played in late March.^[44] In the Sixth Round draw on 11 March, they drew the Batley Bulldogs.^[45] In the draw for the quarter-finals on 25 March, Castleford were paired against the Wigan Warriors.^[46]

Sixth round: Sat 23 March	Batley Bulldogs	14–28	Castleford Tigers	Batley
15:00 GMT	Tries: Manning   9' Moore   32' Goals: D. Gibbons   10', 13 (p)', 33'	BBC	Tries: Simm   23' Milnes   27' Senior   40', 71' McShane   43' Miller   64' Goals: Milnes (0/1) McShane (2/5)   28', 44' Sin bin: Mellor   56' to 66'	Stadium: Mount Pleasant Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Quarter-final: Sun 14 April	Castleford Tigers	v	Wigan Warriors	Castleford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wheldon Road

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External links

• Castleford Tigers official website