2019 Castleford Tigers season

The 2019 season was the Castleford Tigers' 94th season in the Rugby Football League and their 12th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2019 Super League and the 2019 Challenge Cup.

Castleford Tigers 2019 season
Super League Rank5th
Play-off resultElimination semi-final
Challenge CupSixth round
2019 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 672; against: 620
Team information
ChairmanIan Fulton
Head CoachDaryl Powell
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance7,253
Agg. attendance101,542
High attendance9,316
Low attendance5,323
Top scorers
TriesJames Clare (16)
GoalsPeter Mata'utia (56)
PointsPeter Mata'utia (125)
← 2018 List of seasons 2020 →

First-team squad
2019 Castleford Tigers squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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


Transfers and loans

Transfers in
NoPlayerFromContractDateRef.
1 Peter Mata'utia Leigh Centurions 3 years[lower-alpha 1] 26 July 2018 [1]
33 Chris Clarkson Hull Kingston Rovers 1 year[lower-alpha 2] 15 February 2019 [2]
34 Daniel Smith Huddersfield Giants 1½ years 2 April 2019 [3]
35 Cheyse Blair Melbourne Storm 3½ years 12 April 2019 [4]

Loans in
NoPlayerFromLoan typeArrivalReturnRef.
32 Jordan Rankin Huddersfield Giants Season-long 11 January 2019 Permanent[lower-alpha 3] [5][6]

Transfers out
NoPlayerToContractDateRef.
3 Jake Webster Bradford Bulls 2 years 21 August 2018 [7]
30 Brandon Douglas Doncaster 1 year 8 October 2018 [8]
19 Gadwin Springer Toronto Wolfpack 1 year 18 October 2018 [9]
34 Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e Halifax 1 year 7 November 2018 [10]
19 Ben Roberts Retired 20 March 2019 [11]
21 Mitch Clark Leigh Centurions ½ year[lower-alpha 4] 18 July 2019 [12]

Loans out
NoPlayerToLoan typeDepartureReturnRef.
26 Kieran Gill Newcastle Thunder Season-long 16 November 2018 Permanent[lower-alpha 5] [13][14]
22 Joe Wardle Huddersfield Giants Season-long 11 January 2019 Permanent[lower-alpha 3] [5][6]
27 Calum Turner Featherstone Rovers One-month 30 January 2019 13 March 2019 [15]
24 Cory Aston Newcastle Thunder One-month 14 March 2019 14 April 2019 [16]
27 Calum Turner Featherstone Rovers One-month 7 June 2019 7 July 2019 [17]

Dual registration

Castleford also agreed a dual registration arrangement with Halifax R.L.F.C. in the Championship.[18]

Club No Player App T G DG Pts
Halifax 21 Mitch Clark 10000
23 Will Maher 20000
29 Jacques O'Neill 10000
Source: RLRKC – Halifax 2019
  1. Mata'utia initially joined on loan during the 2018 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2019
  2. Clarkson signed a permanent deal following a successful trial period
  3. The deal was extended for the 2020 season on 3 October 2019
  4. On 6 June 2019, the Wigan Warriors had announced the signing of Clark from the 2020 season onwards. Castleford rejected Wigan's approaches to sign Clark with immediate effect, instead allowing him to move to Leigh.
  5. The deal was made permanent on 3 September 2019

Pre-season friendlies
DateOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsSource
Sun 30 December Featherstone Rovers H Wheldon Road W 56–0 Gill (3), Clare (2), Carr (3), Minikin, Sweeting, Turner Aston (6) [19]
Sun 20 January[lower-alpha 1] Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium W 26–24 Shenton, Clare (2), Moors, Foster, McShane Rankin [20]
  1. Kallum Watkins' testimonial match

Super League
Main article: 2019 Super League season

Results
DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendance
Fri 1 February 1 Catalans Dragons H Wheldon Road W 20–4 McShane, Eden (2) McShane (4) 7,494
Thu 7 February 2 Hull FC A KCOM Stadium W 26–18 Shenton (2), Sene-Lefao, Clare, Moors McShane (2), Rankin 11,244
Sat 23 February 3 London Broncos A Trailfinders Sports Ground W 40–6 Mata'utia, Trueman, Moors, Sene-Lefao, Watts, Eden, Rankin McShane (5), Rankin 2,053
Fri 1 March 4 Hull Kingston Rovers H Wheldon Road W 32–16 Rankin, Watts, Eden (2), Clare, Clarkson McShane, Rankin (3) 8,770
Thu 7 March 5 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 10–24 Eden, Minikin Rankin 9,231
Sun 17 March 6 Salford Red Devils H Wheldon Road W 24–20 Massey, Rankin, Eden, Sene-Lefao Rankin (4) 7,750
Fri 22 March 7 St Helens H Wheldon Road L 12–42 Shenton, Trueman Rankin (2) 8,042
Thu 28 March 8 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 20–21 (GP) Watts, Minikin, Clarkson, Foster Turner (2) 12,295
Fri 5 April 9 Wigan Warriors H Wheldon Road W 38–28 Holmes, Turner, Clark, Cook, Milner, Egodo, Mata'utia Mata'utia (5) 6,839
Thu 11 April 10 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L 18–20 Eden, Cook Mata'utia (5) 4,684
Thu 18 April 11 Wakefield Trinity H Wheldon Road W 28–26 Clare (2), Sene-Lefao, Aston, Minikin Mata'utia (4) 9,316
Mon 22 April 12 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16–37 Eden (2), Aston Mata'utia (2) 10,120
Sat 27 April 13 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 4–6 Mata'utia (2) 10,058
Fri 3 May 14 Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road L 14–26 Aston, Egodo, Minikin Mata'utia 5,323
Thu 16 May 15 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium W 30–8 Sene-Lefao (2), Eden, Clare, Trueman Mata'utia (5) 13,286
Sun 26 May 16 St Helens N Anfield L 16–36 Millington, Clarkson, Eden Mata'utia, Rankin 26,812
Fri 7 June 17 Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road W 27–26 (GP) Minikin, Watts, Millington Mata'utia (7) Mata'utia 7,483
Thu 13 June 18 Hull FC H Wheldon Road L 18–31 Minikin, Moors, Eden Mata'utia (3) 6,344
Fri 21 June 19 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 16–26 Smith, Minikin, Rankin Mata'utia (2) 2,829
Sun 30 June 20 London Broncos H Wheldon Road W 42–10 Egodo (2), McMeeken (2), Rankin, Trueman, Clare, Clarkson Rankin (5) 6,860
Fri 5 July 21 Leeds Rhinos H Wheldon Road L 10–18 Clare (2) Rankin 8,147
Fri 12 July 22 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 36–16 Egodo, Holmes, Clare (3), Rankin (2) Mata'utia (4) 6,244
Sun 21 July 23 Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road W 27–18 Clare, Minikin, Trueman, Egodo Mata'utia (5) Trueman 6,965
Sun 4 August 24 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 26–27 (GP) Mata'utia, Rankin, Clare, Minikin Mata'utia (5) 8,004
Sat 10 August 25 London Broncos H Wheldon Road W 20–6 Egodo (2), Holmes, O'Neill Ellis (2) 5,497
Sun 18 August 26 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium W 24–0 Clare, Milner, McMeeken, Sene-Lefao Ellis (4) 4,636
Fri 30 August 27 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 0–4 10,315
Thu 5 September 28 Hull FC H Wheldon Road W 44–12 Blair, Trueman (3), Clare, Rankin, Cook Ellis (8) 6,712
Thu 12 September 29 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 8–26 Blair Ellis (2) 11,001
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2019 & Rugby League Project

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 St. Helens (C, L) 29 26 0 3 916 395 +521 52 Semi Final
    2 Wigan Warriors 29 18 0 11 699 539 +160 36 Qualifying Final
    3 Salford Red Devils 29 17 0 12 783 597 +186 34
    4 Warrington Wolves 29 16 0 13 709 533 +176 32 Elimination Final
    5 Castleford Tigers 29 15 0 14 646 558 +88 30
    6 Hull F.C. 29 15 0 14 645 768 −123 30
    7 Catalans Dragons 29 13 0 16 553 745 −192 26
    8 Leeds Rhinos 29 12 0 17 650 644 +6 24
    9 Wakefield Trinity 29 11 0 18 608 723 −115 22
    10 Huddersfield Giants 29 11 0 18 571 776 −205 22
    11 Hull KR 29 10 0 19 548 768 −220 20
    12 London Broncos (R) 29 10 0 19 505 787 −282 20 Relegated to Championship
    Source:
    (C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

    Playoffs
    See also: 2019 Super League season § Playoffs
    DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendanceSource
    Thu 19 September Elimination play-off Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 14–12 Milner, Rankin Mata'utia (3) 5,627 [21]
    Thu 26 September Elimination semi-final Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 0–22 4,800 [22]

    Challenge Cup
    Main article: 2019 Challenge Cup

    Results
    DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendanceSource
    Fri 10 May 6 Hull FC A KCOM Stadium L 12–28 Clare, Aston Mata'utia (2) 6,230 [23]

    Player statistics

    Summary
    No Player App T G DG Pts
    1 Peter Mata'utia 313561125
    2 James Clare 30160064
    3 Greg Minikin 3090036
    4 Michael Shenton 1230012
    5 Greg Eden 21130052
    6 Jake Trueman 3180133
    7 Luke Gale 00000
    8 Liam Watts 3040016
    9 Paul McShane 28112028
    10 Grant Millington 262008
    11 Oliver Holmes 1530012
    12 Mike McMeeken 2230012
    13 Adam Milner 2830012
    14 Nathan Massey 271004
    15 Jesse Sene-Lefao 2570028
    16 Junior Moors 1330012
    17 Alex Foster 61004
    18 Matt Cook 2130012
    19 Ben Roberts 10000
    20 Jamie Ellis 5016032
    21 Mitch Clark 91004
    22 Joe Wardle 00000
    23 Will Maher 90000
    24 Cory Aston 940016
    25 Tuoyo Egodo 1280032
    26 Kieran Gill 00000
    27 Calum Turner 51208
    28 Lewis Peachey 10000
    29 Jacques O'Neill 111004
    30 Robbie Storey 00000
    31 Lewis Carr 00000
    32 Jordan Rankin 241019078
    33 Chris Clarkson 2040016
    34 Daniel Smith 191004
    35 Cheyse Blair 182008
    Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2019

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