2021 Castleford Tigers season

2021 Castleford Tigers season
Super League XXVI Rank7th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupRunners-up
2021 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 437; against: 552
Team information
ChairmanIan Fulton
Head CoachDaryl Powell
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance4,385[i]
Agg. attendance39,468[ii]
High attendance5,126[ii]
Low attendance3,600[i]
Top scorers
TriesJordan Turner (17)
GoalsDanny Richardson (52)
PointsDanny Richardson (111)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2021 season was the Castleford Tigers' 96th season in the Rugby Football League and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2021 Super League and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

Results

Pre Season

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
14 March Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park W 30–20 [a][1]
  1. ^ Adam Milner Testimonial

Super League

Main article: 2021 Super League season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[a]
1 Catalans Dragons (L) 23 19 0 4 688 398 172.9 38 82.61 Semi-final
2 St. Helens (C) 21 16 0 5 548 229 239.3 32 76.19
3 Warrington Wolves 21 15 1 5 588 354 166.1 31 73.81 Elimination Semi-finals
4 Wigan Warriors 25 15 0 10 387 385 100.5 30 60.00
5 Leeds Rhinos 24 13 0 11 556 440 126.4 26 54.17
6 Hull Kingston Rovers 20 10 0 10 497 458 108.5 20 50.00
7 Castleford Tigers 23 11 0 12 437 552 79.2 22 47.83
8 Hull FC 21 8 1 12 409 476 85.9 17 40.48
9 Huddersfield Giants 24 9 0 15 460 516 89.1 18 37.50
10 Wakefield Trinity 24 9 0 15 482 548 88.0 18 37.50
11 Salford Red Devils 22 7 0 15 402 584 68.8 14 31.82
12 Leigh Centurions (R) 22 2 0 20 356 870 40.9 4 9.09 Relegated to the Championship
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
28 March, 2:00pm 1 Warrington Wolves N Emerald Headingley W 21–12 [2]
2 April, 3:00pm 2 Leeds Rhinos N Totally Wicked Stadium W 18–10 [3]
16 April, 6:00pm 3 Leigh Centurions H Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 52–16 [4]
22 April, 6:00pm 4 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 12–22 [5]
30 April, 7:00pm 5 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W 28–18 [6]
17 May, 7:00pm 6 Hull KR H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 22–26 [7]
22 May, 3:00pm 7 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 14–38 [8]
28 May, 7:00pm 8 Leeds Rhinos H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 6–60 [9]
10 June, 7:00pm 9 Hull FC H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 12–30 [10]
16 June, 7:00pm 10 Wakefield Trinity A Mobile Rocket Stadium W 18–12 [11]
24 June, 7:00pm 11 Catalans Dragons H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 6–16 [12]
30 June 12 St Helens H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 0–24 Match forfeited by Castleford.[13]
6 July 13 Huddersfield Giants A John Smith's Stadium W 24–0 Match forfeited by Huddersfield.[14]
11 July, 3:00pm 14 Salford Red Devils H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 18–70 [15]
24 July 15 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus – P–P Postponed under COVID-19 protocols.[16]
29 July 16 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village – P–P Postponed under COVID-19 protocols.[17]
2 August, 7:00pm 17 Huddersfield Giants H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 16–34 [18]
6 August, 7:00pm 18 Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley W 32–18 [19]
12 August, 7:00pm 19 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W 20–10 [20]
21 August, 7:00pm 20 Wakefield Trinity H Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 23–18 [21]
26 August, 7:00pm 21 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 23–12 [22]
30 August, 5:00pm 22 Wigan Warriors H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 0–22 [23]
4 September, 2:00pm 23 Salford Red Devils N St James' Park W 29–18 [24]
11 September, 7:00pm 24 Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park L 19–26 [25]
16 September, 7:00pm 25 Warrington Wolves H Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 20–40 [26]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
9 April, 6:00pm 3 Hull KR A Hull College Craven Park W 33–32[a] Trueman, Olpherts (2), McShane (2), Turner Richardson (4) Our League [27][28]
8 May, 5:30pm QF Salford Red Devils N Emerald Headingley W 19–18[a] Smith, Mata'utia, Shenton Richardson (2), O'Brien (1 + Drop goal) BBC Two [29][30]
5 June, 5:00pm SF Warrington Wolves N Leigh Sports Village W 35–20 O'Brien, Turner (3), Sene-Lefao, McShane O'Brien (5), McShane (Drop goal) BBC Two [31][32]
17 July, 5:00pm Final St Helens N Wembley Stadium L 12–26 Evalds, Trueman O'Brien (2) BBC One [33][34]
  1. ^ a b After golden point extra time

Players

Squad

2021 transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
England George Lawler Hull KR 2 Years October 2021[35]
England Alex Sutcliffe Leeds Rhinos 1 Year (Loan) November 2020[36]
Ireland Lewis Bienek Hull F.C. 1 Year November 2020[37]
England Gareth O'Brien Toronto Wolfpack 2 Years November 2020[38]
England Niall Evalds Salford Red Devils 1 Year May 2020[39]

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
England Jordan Rankin Parramatta Eels 1 Year May 2020[40]
England Matt Cook Widnes Vikings 1 Year August 2020[41]
Jacob Doyle Featherstone Rovers 1 Year September 2020[42]
Joe Summers Featherstone Rovers 1 Year September 2020[43]
Lewis Carr Dewsbury Rams 1 Year November 2020[44]
England Bailey Hodgson Newcastle Knights 3 Years November 2020[45]
England Callum Turner Newcastle Thunder 1 Year November 2020[46]
England Mike McMeeken Catalan Dragons 2 Year December 2020[47]
Samoa Junior Moors Featherstone Rovers 1 Year January 2021[48]

Statistics

Notes

  1. ^ a b Not including fixtures played behind closed doors
  2. ^ a b Fixtures were played behind closed doors or with reduced capacities due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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