2023 Castleford Tigers season

Castleford Tigers 2023 season
Super League Rank11th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupSixth round
2023 recordWins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 22
Points scoredFor: 323; against: 774
Team information
ChairmanIan Fulton
Head Coach
Lee Radford (sacked 6 March)
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance7,171
Agg. attendance93,217
High attendance10,042
Low attendance5,788
Top scorers
TriesGreg Eden (9)
GoalsGareth Widdop (37)
PointsGareth Widdop (79)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2023 season was the Castleford Tigers' 98th season in the Rugby Football League and their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2023 Super League and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

Castleford began the season under head coach Lee Radford, before he was sacked in March and replaced by his assistant Andy Last. Last himself was dismissed in August, with Danny Ward appointed for the remainder of the campaign. The team was captained by Paul McShane. They finished the Super League season in 11th place, narrowly surviving a relegation battle with Wakefield.

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]

First-team squad

2023 Castleford Tigers Squad
First team squad Mid-season gains Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker



Transfers and loans

Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

Dual registration

Castleford also agreed dual registration arrangements with the Halifax Panthers in the Championship and the Midlands Hurricanes in League 1.[73][74]

Club No Player App T G DG Pts
Halifax Panthers 4 Tonga Mahe Fonua 1 0 0 0 0
23 Samoa Suaia Matagi 1 0 0 0 0
22 England Daniel Smith 1 0 0 0 0
15 England Alex Sutcliffe[f] 1 0 0 0 0
Midlands Hurricanes 27 England Bailey Dawson 9 4 0 0 16
28 England Sam Hall 1 0 0 0 0
30 England Jacob Hookem 9 2 17 0 42
25 England Brad Martin 3 2 0 0 8
— England Courage Mhuklani[e] 2 0 0 0 0
— England Scott Murrell[g] 2 0 0 0 0
31 Fiji Jason Qareqare 2 0 0 0 0
26 Nigeria Elliot Wallis 3 3 0 0 12
33 England Aaron Willis 14 2 0 0 8
Sources: RLRKC – Halifax Panthers 2023 & RLRKC – Midlands Hurricanes 2023
  1. ^ a b c d e With an option for a further year
  2. ^ McLelland initially announced his retirement, but later joined the Midlands Hurricanes on a one-year deal
  3. ^ The deal was made permanent on 22 May 2023
  4. ^ The deal was made permanent at the end of the season
  5. ^ a b Castleford Reserves player
  6. ^ He later rejoined Halifax on loan, but made 1 appearance while on dual registration
  7. ^ Castleford Reserves head coach and first-team assistant coach

Pre-season friendlies

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[a] Keighley Cougars A Cougar Park (P)[b] 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[c] Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road W 48–10 Mellor, McShane (2), Faraimo (3), Fonua (2), Vete Widdop (5/8), Massey (1/1) [78]
  1. ^ Jake Webster's testimonial match
  2. ^ Postponed due to a frozen pitch
  3. ^ Nathan Massey's testimonial match

Super League

Main article: 2023 Super League season

Results

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[a] 3 Wigan Warriors H Wheldon Road L 0–36 7,565 [83][84]
Fri 10 March[b] 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[c] 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[d] 21 Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road L 0–28 6,452 [119][120]
Fri 18 August[e] 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]
  1. ^ Lee Radford's final match as head coach
  2. ^ Andy Last's first match as interim head coach
  3. ^ Andy Last's first match as permanent head coach
  4. ^ Andy Last's final match as head coach
  5. ^ Danny Ward's first match as head coach

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L, C) 27 20 0 7 722 360 +362 40 Qualification to Semi-finals
2 Catalans Dragons 27 20 0 7 722 420 +302 40
3 St. Helens 27 20 0 7 613 366 +247 40 Qualification to Eliminators
4 Hull KR 27 16 0 11 589 498 +91 32
5 Leigh Leopards 27 16 0 11 585 508 +77 32
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 597 512 +85 28
7 Salford Red Devils 27 13 0 14 494 512 −18 26
8 Leeds Rhinos 27 12 0 15 535 534 +1 24
9 Huddersfield Giants 27 11 0 16 473 552 −79 22
10 Hull FC 27 10 0 17 476 654 −178 20
11 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 323 774 −451 12
12 Wakefield Trinity (R) 27 4 0 23 303 742 −439 8 Relegation to Championship
Source: Super League
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Head coach Overall[a] Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L PF PA PD
England Lee Radford 3 0 3 36 92 -56 2 0 2 6 60 -54 1 0 1 30 32 -2
England Andy Last 18 4 14 208 464 -256 9 3 6 108 226 -118 8 0 8 74 214 -140
England 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
  1. ^ Includes the Magic Weekend fixture at a neutral venue, St James' Park

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2023 Challenge Cup

Results

Date Round Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Attendance Source
Sun 21 May 6 Hull FC H Wheldon Road L 8–32 Fonua, Tate McShane (0/1), Hookem (0/1) 4,249 [133][134]

Player statistics

Summary

No Player App T G DG Pts
1 England Niall Evalds 7 0 0 0 0
2 England Greg Eden 15 9 0 0 36
3 Jamaica Jordan Turner 21 3 0 0 12
4 Tonga Mahe Fonua 10 1 0 0 4
5 United States Bureta Faraimo 14 7 0 0 28
6 England Gareth Widdop 21 1 37 1 79
7 Australia Jacob Miller 26 3 0 1 13
8 England George Lawler 20 1 0 0 4
9 England Paul McShane 15 1 8 0 20
10 England George Griffin 22 0 0 0 0
11 Cook Islands Kenny Edwards 25 2 0 0 8
12 England Alex Mellor 26 5 0 0 20
13 England Joe Westerman 23 1 0 0 4
14 England Nathan Massey 20 0 0 0 0
15 England Alex Sutcliffe 7 0 0 0 0
16 England Adam Milner 9 0 0 0 0
17 England Jack Broadbent 26 6 0 0 24
18 Scotland Callum McLelland 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tonga Albert Vete 6 0 0 0 0
20 Nigeria Muizz Mustapha 16 0 0 0 0
21 Malta Jake Mamo 2 1 0 0 4
22 England Daniel Smith 5 0 0 0 0
23 Samoa Suaia Matagi 15 0 0 0 0
24 England Cain Robb 8 0 0 0 0
25 England Brad Martin 9 0 0 0 0
26 Nigeria Elliot Wallis 13 4 0 0 16
27 England Bailey Dawson 0 0 0 0 0
28 England Sam Hall 16 1 0 0 4
29 England Kieran Hudson 0 0 0 0 0
30 England Jacob Hookem 1 0 0 0 0
31 Fiji Jason Qareqare 10 6 0 0 24
32 England Liam Watts 20 0 0 0 0
33 England Aaron Willis 1 0 0 0 0
34 England George Hill 0 0 0 0 0
35 England Ilikaya Mafi 0 0 0 0 0
36 England Hugo Nikhata 0 0 0 0 0
37 England Danny Richardson 0 0 0 0 0
38 Jamaica Luis Johnson 3 0 0 0 0
39 England Will Tate 7 3 0 0 12
40 Ireland Riley Dean 4 0 2 0 4
41 England Jordan Johnstone 8 0 0 0 0
42 England Alex Foster 6 2 0 0 8
43 Greece Billy Tsikrikas 4 0 0 0 0
44 Lebanon Charbel Tasipale 4 1 0 0 4
45 Papua New Guinea Liam Horne 5 0 0 0 0
46 England Blake Austin 5 0 1 1 3
47 England Fletcher Rooney 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2023

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