The 2015 season was the Castleford Tigers' 90th season in the Rugby Football League and their 8th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2015 Super League and the 2015 Challenge Cup. Castleford were last season's Challenge Cup runner's up.
2015 Castleford Tigers season | ||||
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Super League XX Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
Challenge Cup | 6th round | |||
2015 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
Points scored | For: 757; against: 786 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Jack Fulton | |||
Head Coach | Daryl Powell | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Jungle | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Justin Carney & Denny Solomona - 18 | |||
Goals | Luke Gale - 102 | |||
Points | Luke Gale - 249 | |||
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Pre season friendlies
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Castleford score is first.
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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17/1/15 | Pre Season | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Kickers | Attendance |
24/1/15 | Pre Season | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Kickers | Attendance |
Table
editSuper League
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | +281 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | St Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | +162 | 32 | |
3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | +176 | 31 | |
4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | +144 | 28 | |
5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 26 | |
6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | +96 | 24 | |
7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | −32 | 22 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | −13 | 20 | |
9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | −47 | 19 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | −112 | 18 | |
11 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | −170 | 17 | |
12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | −527 | 6 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Super 8s
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 944 | 650 | +294 | 41 | Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 798 | 530 | +268 | 41 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 750 | 534 | +216 | 38 | |
4 | St Helens | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 766 | 624 | +142 | 38 | |
5 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 731 | 746 | −15 | 32 | |
6 | Warrington Wolves | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 714 | 636 | +78 | 30 | |
7 | Catalans Dragons | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 739 | 770 | −31 | 28 | |
8 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 620 | 716 | −96 | 24 |
2015 fixtures and results
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2015 Super League Fixtures
2015 Super 8's
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
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7/8/15 | Super League XX | S1 | Hull F.C. | H | The Jungle | W | 36-30 | Shenton (4), Gale, Gibson | Gale 6/6 | 6,760 | Sky Sports |
13/8/15 | Super League XX | S2 | Warrington | H | The Jungle | W | 17-16 | Carney (2), Shenton | Gale 2/4, Finn 1 DG | 5,212 | Sky Sports |
22/8/15 | Super League XX | S3 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 26-44 | Carney, Holmes, Milner (2), Moors | Gale 3/5 | 7,473 | Sky Sports |
3/9/15 | Super League XX | S4 | Huddersfield | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 26-40 | Gale, Gibson, Dorn, Roberts, Solomona | Gale 3/5 | 5,350 | Sky Sports |
10/9/15 | Super League XX | S5 | St. Helens | H | The Jungle | L | 38-42 | Dorn (2), Roberts (2), Solomona, Moors | Gale 7/7 | 5,253 | Sky Sports |
17/9/15 | Super League XX | S6 | Leeds | A | Headingley Stadium | W | 29-22 | Gale (2), Solomona, Dorn, Roberts | Gale 4/5, Roberts 1 DG | 15,069 | Sky Sports |
25/9/15 | Super League XX | S7 | Wigan | A | DW Stadium | L | 12-47 | Dorn, Moors | Gale 2/2 | 15,070 | Sky Sports |
Player appearances
edit- Super League Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
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1 | Luke Dorn | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | ||||||||||||||||
2 | James Clare | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
3 | Jake Webster | B | B | C | C | C | SR | SR | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||
4 | Michael Shenton | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||
5 | Justin Carney | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
6 | Ben Roberts | SO | B | B | B | B | SO | SO | SO | SO | B | SO | FB | FB | FB | B | SO | B | B | B | FB | FB | SO | SO | SO | SO | |||||
7 | Luke Gale | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | ||
8 | Andy Lynch | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
9 | Adam Milner | B | B | H | H | H | B | B | B | B | B | H | H | B | H | B | B | H | H | H | H | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||
10 | Grant Millington | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | SR | SR | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | SR | P | P | P |
11 | Oliver Holmes | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | ||||
12 | Matt Cook | B | P | B | P | B | SR | B | B | L | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||
13 | Nathan Massey | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ||||||||
14 | Lee Jewitt | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | L | B | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Ryan Boyle | B | x | B | B | x | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||
16 | Junior Moors | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | P | B | SR | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | SR | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | ||||||
17 | Scott Moore | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
18 | Frankie Mariano | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Scott Wheeldon | x | B | x | B | B | B | L | B | P | P | P | P | B | x | x | x | x | P | L | L | L | |||||||||
20 | Denny Solomona | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||
21 | Liam Finn | SO | B | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SO | SO | B | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | |||||||
22 | Jordan Tansey | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
23 | Michael Channing | x | C | C | x | C | x | x | x | C | C | C | x | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
24 | Mike McMeeken | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | C | C | C | C |
25 | Steve Crossley | B | B | x | B | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
26 | Ashley Gibson | C | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | W | W | x | C | C | W | W | W | W | W | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | |||
27 | Ashley Robson | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | |||||||||
28 | Will Maher | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B |
29 | Jordan Howden | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Brandon Westerman | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
31 | Brandon Moore | x | x | x | x | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
32 | Tom Holmes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR |
33 | Ryan Bailey | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | P | P | P | B | B | |||||||||||||
34 | Gadwin Springer | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | L | L | B | B | B | B | B | B | |
35 | Paul McShane | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | H | B | B | B | B | B |
Challenge Cup
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Draw | |
Loss |
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
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16/5/15 | Cup | 6th | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 14-40 | Gibson, Clare, McMeeken | Gale 1/3 | 6,750 | - |
Player appearances
edit- Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 6 |
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1 | Luke Dorn | |
2 | James Clare | W |
3 | Jake Webster | C |
4 | Michael Shenton | C |
5 | Justin Carney | |
6 | Ben Roberts | SO |
7 | Luke Gale | SH |
8 | Andy Lynch | P |
9 | Adam Milner | H |
10 | Grant Millington | B |
11 | Oliver Holmes | SR |
12 | Matt Cook | |
13 | Nathan Massey | L |
14 | Lee Jewitt | B |
15 | Ryan Boyle | |
16 | Junior Moors | SR |
17 | Scott Moore | |
18 | Frankie Mariano | x |
19 | Scott Wheeldon | x |
20 | Denny Solomona | |
21 | Liam Finn | B |
22 | Jordan Tansey | FB |
23 | Michael Channing | |
24 | Mike McMeeken | B |
26 | Ashley Gibson | W |
27 | Ashley Robson | x |
28 | Will Maher | x |
29 | Jordan Howden | x |
30 | Brandon Westerman | x |
31 | Brandon Moore | x |
32 | Tom Holmes | x |
33 | Ryan Bailey | P |
2015 squad statistics
edit- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 25 September 2015.
No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Luke Dorn | Fullback | K.A. | London Broncos | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
2 | William smith | Prop | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
3 | Faith | Centre | K.A. | Hull Kingston Rovers | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Michael Shenton | Centre | K.A. | St Helens R.F.C. | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
5 | Justin Carney | Wing | K.A. | Sydney Roosters | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
6 | Ben Roberts | Stand off | K.A. | Melbourne Storm | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
7 | Luke Gale | Scrum half | K.A. | Bradford Bulls | 29 | 11 | 102 | 1 | 249 |
8 | Andy Lynch | Prop | K.A. | Hull F.C. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Adam Milner | Hooker | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Grant Millington | Prop | K.A. | Canterbury Bulldogs | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
11 | Oliver Holmes | Second-row | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
12 | Matt Cook | Second-row | K.A. | London Broncos | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
13 | Nathan Massey | Loose forward | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
14 | Lee Jewitt | Prop | K.A. | Limoux Grizzlies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Ryan Boyle | Prop | K.A. | Salford Red Devils | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Junior Moors | Second-row | K.A. | Melbourne Storm | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
17 | Scott Moore | Hooker | K.A. | London Broncos | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
18 | Frankie Mariano | Loose forward | K.A. | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
19 | Scott Wheeldon | Prop | K.A. | London Broncos | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Denny Solomona | Wing | K.A. | London Broncos | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
21 | Liam Finn | Scrum half | K.A. | Featherstone Rovers | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
22 | Jordan Tansey | Fullback | K.A. | Crusaders | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
23 | Michael Channing | Centre | K.A. | London Broncos | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Mike McMeeken | Second-row | K.A. | London Broncos | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
25 | Steve Crossley | Prop | K.A. | Featherstone Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Ashley Gibson | Centre | K.A. | Salford Red Devils | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
27 | Ashley Robson | Fullback | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
28 | Will Maher | Prop | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Jordan Howden | Prop | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Brandon Westerman | Stand off | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Brandon Moore | Scrum half | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Tom Holmes | Hooker | K.A. | Castleford Tigers Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Ryan Bailey | Prop | K.A. | Hull Kingston Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Gadwin Springer | Prop | K.A. | Catalans Dragons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Paul McShane | Hooker | K.A. | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 transfers in/out
editIn
No In | Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date |
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1st | Junior Moors | Melbourne Storm | 3 Years | July 2014 |
2nd | Ben Roberts | Melbourne Storm | 2 Years | July 2014 |
3rd | Denny Solomona | London Broncos | 2 Years | July 2014 |
4th | Matt Cook | London Broncos | 2 Years | July 2014 |
5th | Steve Crossley | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | August 2014 |
6th | Luke Gale | Bradford Bulls | 3 Years | August 2014 |
7th | Scott Moore | London Broncos | 2 Years | September 2014 |
8th | Mike McMeeken | London Broncos | 2 Years | September 2014 |
Out
No In | Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date |
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1st | Brett Seymour | Whitehaven | 1 ½ Years | June 2014 |
2nd | Weller Hauraki | Salford Red Devils | 3 Years | July 2014 |
3rd | Marc Sneyd | Hull F.C. | 3 Years | July 2014 |
4th | Dan Fleming | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | July 2014 |
5th | Daryl Clark | Warrington Wolves | 4 Years | August 2014 |
6th | Lee Gilmour | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - Player/Coach | 2 Years | September 2014 |
7th | Craig Huby | Huddersfield Giants | 4 Years | September 2014 |
8th | Jamie Ellis | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | September 2014 |
9th | Brad Day | Batley Bulldogs | 1 Year | October 2014 |
10th | Richard Owen | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 3 Years | October 2014 |
11th | Ben Reynolds | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | October 2014 |
12th | Kirk Dixon | Retired | K.A. | January 2015 |
13th | Garreth Carvell | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | January 2015 |