English rugby league season
Castleford Tigers 2022 season | ||||
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Super League XXVII Rank | 7th | |||
Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2022 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
Points scored | For: 544; against: 620 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Fulton | |||
Head Coach | Lee Radford | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | The Jungle (Wheldon Road) | |||
Avg. attendance | 7,543 | |||
Agg. attendance | 98,058 | |||
High attendance | 10,500 | |||
Low attendance | 5,672 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Derrell Olpherts (18) | |||
Goals | Gareth O'Brien (49) | |||
Points | Gareth O'Brien (115) | |||
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The 2022 season was the: Castleford Tigers's 97th season in theββRugby Football League and their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2022 Super League and the 2022 Challenge Cup.
Pre-season friendliesβ»
Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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16 January, 15:00 | York City Knights | A | LNER Stadium | W | 32β10 | Faraimo (2), Vasuitoga, Mamo, Sutcliffe, Morley, | Richardson (4/6) | β» | |
23 January, 15:00 | Doncaster | A | Keepmoat Stadium | W | 66β18 | Fonua, Olpherts (2), Evalds, Robb, Richardson, Sutcliffe (2), Blair, Qareqare, Collins | Richardson (8/8), Sadler (3/3) | β» |
Super Leagueβ»
Main article: Super League XXVII
Resultsβ»
Win Loss
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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11 February, 20:00 | 1 | Salford Red Devils | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 16β26 | Griffin, Olpherts (2) | Richardson (2) | 10,500 | Not televised | |
17 February, 20:00 | 2 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10β34 | Olpherts, Trueman | O'Brien | 8,468 | Sky Sports | |
25 February, 20:00 | 3 | Hull KR | A | Hull College Community Stadium | L | 10β26 | Turner, Faraimo | O'Brien | 7,119 | Sky Sports | |
6 March 2022, 15:30 | 4 | Hull FC | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 33β26 | Smith, Eden (3), Blair, O'Brien | O'Brien (4), O'Brien 1 DG | 10,072 | Not televised | |
12 March 2022, 15:15 | 5 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium | L | 24β36 | Trueman (2), Fonua, Eden | O'Brien (4) | 5,717 | Sky Sports | |
17 March 2022, 20:00 | 6 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 22β32 | Eden, Griffin, Trueman, Mamo | O'Brien (3) | 10,042 | Sky Sports | |
1 April 2022, 20:00 | 7 | Toulouse Olympique | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32β6 | Eden, Evalds, Milner, Mamo, Watts | O'Brien (6) | 7,067 | Not televised | |
14 April 2022, 19:45 | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | A | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | W | 34-4 | Fonua, Matagi, McShane, Edwards, Eden | O'Brien (7) | 5,557 | Not televised | |
18 April 2022, 15:00 | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 16β14 | Clare, Olpherts, Watts | O'Brien (2) | 9,372 | Sky Sports | |
22 April 2022, 20:00 | 10 | St Helens | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 30β10 | Qareqare, Olpherts (2), Trueman, Westerman, Fonua | McShane (3) | 7,649 | Sky Sports | |
29 April 2022, 19:30 | 11 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12β44 | O'Brien, Qareqare | O'Brien (2) | 6,487 | Not televised | |
15 May 2022, 15:30 | 12 | Hull KR | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32β0 | Griffin, Edwards, Mamo (2), Qareqare (2) | O'Brien (4) | 8,175 | Not televised | |
20 May 2022, 20:00 | 13 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 14β30 | Hampshire, Qareqare (2) | O'Brien | 5,355 | Sky Sports | |
4 June 2022, 14:00 | 14 | Wigan Warriors | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 12β32 | Eden, Edwards | O'Brien (2) | 6,497 | Channel 4 | |
12 June 2022, 14:30 | 15 | Toulouse Olympique | A | Stade Ernest Wallon | W | 20β14 | Matagi, Griffin, Fonua | Richardson (4) | 3,326 | Not televised | |
26 June 2022, 15:30 | 16 | Catalans Dragons | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 17β16 | Blair, Hampshire, Olpherts | Richardson (2), Richardson 1 DG | 6,510 | Not televised | |
1 July 2022, 20:00 | 17 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 26β18 | Olpherts (2), Trueman, Mamo | Richardson (5) | 5,672 | Sky Sports | |
9 July 2022, 19:00 | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | N | St James' Park | L | 20β34 | Mamo, Faraimo (2), Fonua | Richardson (2) | 36,821 | Sky Sports | |
16 July 2022, 15:00 | 19 | Warrington Wolves | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 35β22 | Olpherts (2), Richardson, Evalds, Qareqare, Sutcliffe | Richardson (5), Richardson 1DG | 6,279 | Sky Sports | |
22 July 2022, 20:00 | 20 | Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium | W | 46β18 | Olpherts (4), Faraimo (2), Matagi, Sutcliffe | Richardson (7) | 9,550 | Sky Sports | |
29 July 2022, 20:00 | 21 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 6β32 | Richardson | Richardson | 6,796 | Sky Sports | |
7 August 2022, 13:00 | 22 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12β20 | Faraimo (3) | 10,144 | Channel 4 | ||
12 August 2022, 20:00 | 23 | Catalans Dragons | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 18β8 | O'Brien, Eden | O'Brien (5) | 6,147 | Not televised | |
18 August 2022, 20:00 | 24 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium | L | 10β36 | Eden, Mellor | Richardson | 4,168 | Sky Sports | |
25 August 2022, 20:00 | 25 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 19β18 | Olpherts (2), Mamo | Richardson (3) Richardson 1 DG |
8,104 | Not televised | |
29 August 2022, 15:30 | 26 | Salford Red Devils | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 10β50 | Olpherts, Mamo | Richardson | 7,322 | Sky Sports | |
3 September 2022, 19:00 | 27 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 6β14 | Mamo | McShane (2) | 15,418 | Sky Sports |
- ^ After golden-point extra time
League tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advanceββto Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advanceββto Elimination Finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | |
6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |
Challenge Cupβ»
Main article: 2022 Challenge Cup
Resultsβ»
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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26 March 2022, 16:30 | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | W | 40β16 | Trueman, Mamo, O'Brien, Turner, Lawler, Eden (2) | O'Brien (6) | 5,112 | BBC | β» |
8 April 2022, 19:45 | QF | Hull KR | A | Sewell Group Craven Park | L | 10β34 | Eden (2) | O'Brien | 4,887 | β» |
Transfers and loansβ»
Gainsβ»
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Joe Westerman | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Years | June 2021 |
Jake Mamo | Warrington Wolves | 3 Years | July 2021 |
Bureta Faraimo | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | August 2021 |
Alex Sutcliffe | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | September 2021 |
Kenny Edwards | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year Loan | September 2021 |
Suaia Matagi | 2 Years | October 2021 | |
George Lawler | Hull KR | 2 Years | October 2021 |
Callum McLelland | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2021 |
Mahe Fonua | Hull FC | 1 Year | October 2021 |
Lossesβ»
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Peter Mataβutia | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | June 2021 |
Oliver Holmes | 3 Years | ||
Grant Millington | Retired | β | August 2021 |
Jesse Sene-Lefao | Released | September 2021 | |
Alex Foster | Released | September 2021 | |
Michael Shenton | Retired | September 2021 | |
Lewis Bienek | London Broncos | 2 Years | September 2021 |
First-team squadβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Westerman returns to Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Mamo Joins Castleford on 3 year deal". BBC Sport. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Faraimo Joins Castleford on 2 year deal". castlefordtigers.com. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Tigers sign Sutcliffe". castlefordtigers.com. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Castleford sign Kenny Edwards on loan". bbc sport. 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Castleford sign Suaia Matagi on 2 year deal". castlefordtigers.com. 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Lawler joins Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "McLelland joins Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Fonua joins Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Warrington confirm capture of Mata'utia and Holmes". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Millington announces retirement". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Sene-Lefao leaves Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Foster leaves Castleford". castlefordtigers.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Shenton to join Hull FC's backroom staff". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Bienek joins London Broncos". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.