2015 Castleford Tigers season

2015 Castleford Tigers season
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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This article details the Castleford Tigers rugby league football club's 2015 season. This is the Tigers 8th consecutive season in the Super League. Castleford were last season's Challenge Cup runner's up.


Pre season friendlies

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Castleford score is first.

DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
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

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points
1 Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 33
2 St Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 32
3 Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 31
4 Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 28
5 Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 26
6 Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 24
7 Hull FC 23 11 0 12 452 484 22
8 Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 20
9 Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 19
10 Hull KR 23 9 0 14 534 646 18
11 Salford Red Devils 23 8 1 14 447 617 17
12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 6
  Teams in position to qualify for the Super League "Super 8 Play offs"
  Teams in position to join 4 championship sides in the Super League "Super 8 Qualifiers"

2015 fixtures and results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2015 Super League Fixtures

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
8/2/15 Super League XX 1 Wakefield H The Jungle L 22-24 Solomona (2), Gale, Carney Gale 3/4 10,728 -
14/2/15 Super League XX 2 Catalan A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12-13 Carney, Tansey Gale 2/2 6,584 Sky Sports
27/2/15 Super League XX 3 St Helens A Langtree Park L 14-21 Carney (2), Tansey Gale 1/3 - Sky Sports
6/3/15 Super League XX 4 Wigan H The Jungle W 42-14 Carney (2), Clare, Dorn, Finn, Holmes, Shenton Gale 7/7 7,772 -
12/3/15 Super League XX 5 Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L 0-22 - - 5,257 Sky Sports
20/3/15 Super League XX 6 Salford H The Jungle W 30-16 Carney (2), Finn, Shenton, Wheeldon, Clare Gale 3/6 6,901 -
27/3/15 Super League XX 7 Hull FC H The Jungle W 20-14 Gale (2), Carney, Clare Gale 2/4 8,744 -
3/4/15 Super League XX 8 Leeds H The Jungle L 12-26 Shenton (2) Gale 2/2 11,323 Sky Sports
6/4/15 Super League XX 9 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 22-14 Tansey, Dorn, Milner, Roberts Gale 3/4 8,518 Sky Sports
11/4/15 Super League XX 10 Hull KR H The Jungle W 25-4 Tansey, Gale, Massey, Mariano Gale 4/4, Gale 1 DG 6,012 Sky Sports
19/4/15 Super League XX 11 Widnes A Halton Stadium L 16-46 Roberts, Holmes, Shenton Finn 2/3 5,257 -
26/4/15 Super League XX 12 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium W 22-20 Gibson (2), Massey, Robson Gale 3/4 2,800 -
3/5/15 Super League XX 13 Catalan H The Jungle W 36-28 Gibson, Channing, Millington, Shenton, Tansey, S.Moore Gale 6/6 5,704 -
8/5/15 Super League XX 14 Wigan A DW Stadium L 0-28 - - 15,022 -
21/5/15 Super League XX 15 Huddersfield H The Jungle L 16-24 Webster, Roberts, Shenton Gale 2/3 4,634 Sky Sports
31/5/15 Magic Weekend 16 Wakefield N St James Park W 56-16 Solomona (4), Tansey, Shenton, Gibson (3), Gale Gale 8/10 26,970 Sky Sports
5/6/15 Super League XX 17 Hull KR A Craven Park W 30-22 Roberts, Solomona, Holmes, Gale, Finn Gale 5/5 7,093 -
11/6/15 Super League XX 18 Leeds A Headingley Stadium W 31-24 Millington, Finn, Shenton, Solomona (2) Gale 5/5, Finn 1 DG 15,089 Sky Sports
18/6/15 Super League XX 19 St Helens H The Jungle W 25-24 Carney, Solomona, Webster, Cook Gale 4/4, Roberts 1 DG 6,086 Sky Sports
5/7/15 Super League XX 20 Widnes H The Jungle W 34-20 Solomona (3), Webster, Cook, Carney Gale 5/6 7,002 -
12/7/15 Super League XX 21 Hull FC A KC Stadium L 18-21 Solomona (2), Dorn, Roberts Finn 1/4 10,114 -
19/7/15 Super League XX 22 Wakefield A Belle Vue W 58-20 Millington, Gale, McMeeken, Holmes, Dorn (2), Carney (4) Gale 9/10 4,000 -
26/7/15 Super League XX 23 Warrington H The Jungle L 6-44 Moors Finn 1/1 7,239 -

2015 Super 8's

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
7/8/15 Super League XX S1 Hull FC 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 Catalan 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

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-OffSH=Scrum HalfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
NoPlayer12 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
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

= Captain

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTV
16/5/15 Cup 6th Hull FC A KC Stadium L 14-40 Gibson, Clare, McMeeken Gale 1/3 6,750 -

Player appearances

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum HalfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
NoPlayer6
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

For more details on this topic, see Castleford Tigers.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Luke Dorn Fullback N/A London Broncos 14 10 0 0 40
2 James Clare Winger N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 9 4 0 0 16
3 Jake Webster Centre N/A Hull KR 19 3 0 0 12
4 Michael Shenton Centre N/A St Helens RLFC 28 14 0 0 56
5 Justin Carney Wing N/A Sydney Roosters 18 18 0 0 72
6 Ben Roberts Stand Off N/A Melbourne Storm 26 9 0 2 38
7 Luke Gale Scrum Half N/A Bradford Bulls 29 11 102 1 249
8 Andy Lynch Prop N/A Hull FC 28 0 0 0 0
9 Adam Milner Hooker N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 28 3 0 0 12
10 Grant Millington Prop N/A Canterbury Bulldogs 31 3 0 0 12
11 Oliver Holmes Second Row N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 27 5 0 0 20
12 Matt Cook Second Row N/A London Broncos 17 2 0 0 8
13 Nathan Massey Loose Forward N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 23 2 0 0 8
14 Lee Jewitt Prop N/A Limoux Grizzlies 6 0 0 0 0
15 Ryan Boyle Prop N/A Salford Red Devils 19 0 0 0 0
16 Junior Moors Second Row N/A Melbourne Storm 25 4 0 0 16
17 Scott Moore Hooker N/A London Broncos 12 1 0 0 4
18 Frankie Mariano Loose Forward N/A Wakefield Wildcats 5 1 0 0 4
19 Scott Wheeldon Prop N/A London Broncos 15 1 0 0 4
20 Denny Solomona Wing N/A London Broncos 15 18 0 0 72
21 Liam Finn Scrum Half N/A Featherstone Rovers 24 4 4 2 26
22 Jordan Tansey Fullback N/A Crusaders RL 14 6 0 0 24
23 Michael Channing Centre N/A London Broncos 10 1 0 0 4
24 Mike McMeeken Second Row N/A London Broncos 20 2 0 0 8
25 Steve Crossley Prop N/A Featherstone Rovers 6 0 0 0 0
26 Ashley Gibson Centre N/A Salford Red Devils 22 9 0 0 36
27 Ashley Robson Fullback N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 3 1 0 0 4
28 Will Maher Prop N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 8 0 0 0 0
29 Jordan Howden Prop N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 0 0 0 0 0
30 Brandon Westerman Stand Off N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 0 0 0 0 0
31 Brandon Moore Scrum Half N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 2 0 0 0 0
32 Tom Holmes Hooker N/A Castleford Tigers Academy 2 0 0 0 0
33 Ryan Bailey Prop N/A Hull KR 6 0 0 0 0
34 Gadwin Springer Prop N/A Catalan Dragons 10 0 0 0 0
35 Paul McShane Hooker N/A Wakefield Wildcats 6 0 0 0 0

= Captain = Injured = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out

In

No In Name Moved From Contract Length Date
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
1st Brett Seymour Whitehaven RLFC 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 N/A January 2015
13th Garreth Carvell Featherstone Rovers 2 Years January 2015

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