Castleford Tigers Roar July 2024

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF CASTLEFORD TIGERS 

ISSUE 16 • JULY 2024 • £2 

INSIDE 

MARTIN 

JEPSON 

LETTER 

CAPTAIN’S 

COLUMN 

COACH’S 

COMMENTS 

MILNES 

GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH 

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STAFF 

Head Coach: Craig Lingard 

Assistant Coach: Danny McGuire 

Director of Rugby Operations: 

Danny Wilson 

Head of Strength & Conditioning: 

Adam Whitney 

Head of Youth Development: 

Rob Nickolay 

Club Captains: Paul McShane & 

Joe Westerman 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman: Ian Fulton 

Club President: Brian Ashworth 

Managing Director: Mark Grattan 

Directors: 

Steve Vause 

Dion Lowe 

John Duff 

Martin Jepson 

ADMINISTRATION 

Player Welfare Manager: Richard Pell 

Head of Commercial Operations: 

Chris Powell 

Commercial Director: Laura Kirk 

Ticketing Manager: Mark Gill 

Media Manager: Adam Scotson 

HONOURS 

Challenge Cup: 1934-35, 1968-69, 

1969-70, 1985-86 

John Player Trophy: 1976-77 

Regal Trophy: 1993-94 

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1965-66, 1966- 

67, 1967-68, 1976-77 

Yorkshire League Champions: 1932-33, 

1938-39, 1964-66 

Yorkshire Cup: 1977-78, 1981-82, 

1986-87, 1990-91, 1991-92 

National League 1 Grand Final 

Winners: 2005, 2007 

National League 1 

Champions: 2007 

2017 League Leaders’ Shield 

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CRAIG 

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JOE 

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MARTIN 

JEPSON 

OPEN LETTER 

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WIGAN 

REPORT 

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HULL KR 

REPORT 

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ST HELENS 

REPORT 

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STAFF 

CALL-UPS 

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HARRISON 

JEWITT MALTA 

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LONDON 

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PREVIEW 

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CATALANS 

DRAGONS 

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ROWAN 

MILNES 

SINCE JOINING FROM HULL KR, 

HALF BACK ROWAN MILNES HAS 

ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN THE 

TIGERS LINE UP WEEK IN, WEEK 

OUT. HE ‘S GOING FROM STRENGTH 

TO STRENGTH AND HAS BECOME 

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Speaking to ctrlfc.com, 

Milnes explains how pleased 

he is with the performances 

he’s been putting on and how 

happy he is at Wheldon Road. 

“I’m loving it, I came here 

with the idea of playing more 

regular rugby and I’ve been 

able to do that with a good 

bunch of lads and the results 

are coming now so it’s a good 

feeling.” 

“I’m really pleased, and that’s 

one of the main reasons why 

I came here, and I wanted to 

respect myself as a regular 

player. Obviously coming to 

a new club, you have to earn 

your stripes and the respect 

of your peers and hopefully 

I’m doing that now with my 

performances and hopefully 

they’ll start to bring results.” 

After some tough results, 

Milnes believes that the 

place is now positive, and 

the group is gelling well. It’s 

a young squad, but that’s 

not stopping the team from 

putting in the hard work and 

effort. 

“The feeling amongst the 

playing group. We’ve got a 

young group with a fair bit 

of inexperience and not as 

many older heads as there 

probably has been, so it 

just takes a bit of time with 

new players coming in and 

learning what each other 

wants us to do. So hopefully 

the fans are starting to see 

that, but hopefully we keep 

improving every week.” 

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just takes time. I’ve been a 

bit of a part player in the last 

few years of my career and 

when you start playing every 

week like I am now you start 

to get into a bit of a rhythm 

of things and I’d like to think 

I’m getting better and better 

now until the end of the 

season.” 

Rowan travels in with good 

friend Alex Mellor, but 

believes that the group as 

whole is one, and there are 

no sub-groups, something 

that can only bring the team 

together further. 

“It’s good, there are no clicks 

we’re all just one group and 

Mellor is a good lad, we travel 

in together and he’s quality 

so I’m enjoying that and 

enjoying spending time with 

all the other lads and sharing 

the field with them.” 

IT’S JUST 

ANOTHER 

GAME BUT 

OBVIOUSLY 

IT’S 

IMPORTANT 

GAME WITH 

TWO POINTS 

UP FOR 

GRABS. 

There are some huge games 

coming up, and the Fords 

number 16 believes that now 

is the time to kick on and 

show Super League what 

they can do. 

“It starts with London Friday; 

it’s a massive game and it 

was a massive game last 

time out. If we don’t turn up 

on Friday, then last week’s 

result means nothing. It’s just 

another game but obviously 

it’s important game with 

two points up for grabs. I’ve 

enjoyed playing in front of 

the Cas fans and hopefully 

we can pack out The Jungle 

against Catalan.” 


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COACH’S COMMENTS 

CRAIG LINGARD 

It’s very good, we’d spoke 

before the game about 

being in positions to win 

games previously, or not 

knowing how to get over the 

line in close games and we 

spoke at half time that we 

thought the last 2/3 weeks 

of game time and prep had 

led us to this situation now, 

where we’d learnt how to 

win close games and we did 

this week which was really 

pleasing not only just any 

game but over at St Helens 

too. 

It’s a very difficult place to 

go and not many teams go 

over and get the two points 

so for us to go over and get 

the two points like we did is 

very pleasing. 

We’re just focusing on 

London, we’re not looking 

too far ahead or too far 

forward as we said in the 

changing rooms, theirs 

no point going over to 

St Helens and beating 

Saints then getting beat 

by London. No disrespect 

to London but we need to 

be going down there and 

beating them and that’s 

what we’re fully focused on. 

We’ll address where we fully 

are after the London game 

but if we can get two wins 

back to back it takes us into 

the Catalan game at home 

where hopefully we can get 

a lot of people down here 

and pack the Jungle out 

and get three on the bounce 

for the fans. 

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CAPTAIN’S COLUMN 

Joe Westerman 

Hi Cas fans, 

First of all I’d like to thank 

you for your continued 

support. It really means 

everything to the lads and 

it keeps us in those tight 

games that we’ve had 

recently. Although we just 

came up short agains Wigan 

and KR, the positive signs 

are there, and we continue to 

thrive off that. 

The win at Saints was hard 

fought, and it shows what 

this group can do and how 

close knit we can be and we 

need to kick on and back 

that up now. 

We can’t wait to see you at 

The Jungle for the final four 

games at home. 

All the best, 

Westy 

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Friday 19th July | Castleford Tigers V Catalan Dragons

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A LETTER TO THE FANS FROM 

MARTIN JEPSON 

Dear Cas Fans, 

I am writing to you personally to thank you 

for your dedication and continued support of 

Castleford Tigers in the 2024 season so far. 

The first team are working hard under Craig 

Lingard’s leadership to generate positive 

performances each week, with recent 

gripping games and close results against 

two of the top sides in Super League, giving 

them much-needed confidence to progress 

into the second half of the season. With the 

squad strengthened by our newest recruits 

including Tex Hoy and Matty English along 

with our young signings too, the on-field 

performances are set to continue in a 

positive direction. It was really great to see 

Sam Wood receiving his first England callup 

in the win over France. He gave a really 

good account of himself and for that we 

congratulate Sam on his hard work paying 

off. 

As we are now halfway through the season, 

the board and I would like to provide an 

update to fans on how we are progressing 

towards increasing our IMG scores and the 

essential part that you all continue to play 

in this. 

Our stadium developments are well underway, 

with the Princess Street seats now in place, 

extra corporate seats and upcoming plans to 

improve the director’s seats and walkway. 

Our broadcast parking area is now complete 

and the remaining works to the media suite, 

TV Studio and press area will be completed in 

the next 2 months, well ahead of the grading. 


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THE LAST RUN IN… 

We need to continue to pack The Jungle 

at each of our last 4 games this season in 

a final push towards gaining the highest 

attendance figures possible and to create an 

electrifying and intimidating environment to 

motivate our players. We need your support 

and here’s how you can help: 

• If you’re planning on attending these games 

then get your tickets early to help us plan 

and give us a good idea of the support we 

can expect. 

• Take advantage of our ticket offers: 

We now have our new big screen in place 

and are in the final stages of costing up LED 

systems for 3 sides of the pitch. 

With all of the above being completed, we 

are on track and confident that we should 

receive maximum stadium points. 

Our commitment to you as fans is clear and 

we are doing everything within our control 

to gain the IMG points needed to maintain 

Super League status. 

The points that we cannot directly control are 

those related to the game day attendance 

and these are points that could make a big 

difference to the overall score – we are doing 

everything within our power to drive more 

support to The Jungle every game – whether 

this is special offers, family fun and activities 

or multi-ticket deals – we want to make it 

as easy as possible for new and loyal fans to 

see a game this season and help us pack The 

Jungle. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to 

acknowledge our season ticket holders for 

your loyal support of the club this season and 

give a heartfelt thanks for your continued 

attendance at the games and understanding 

whilst we put on special offers to get new 

fans into the stadium. 

4 game membership - £80 for all 4 

remaining home games (Concessions £52) 

Kids for £1 – Catalan Dragons Sunday 21st 

July – Join us for a Double Header Family 

Fun Day and celebration of our Armed Forces 

with lots of activities and games ahead 

of the game as well as our women’s team 

straight after the men’s game. 

• Bring your friends, family and introduce 

new fans to the sport to enjoy some great 

summer rugby. 

• Share our social media posts and messages 

to help us reach more fans and gain more 

people attending the games. 

We are one team and without your support 

over many years, the Castleford Tigers would 

not be the committed community club it is 

today, so we thank you in advance for all your 

help in our final push as we head into the last 

4 home games. 

We look forward to seeing you all at The 

Jungle for the remainder of this season and 

welcome you to enjoy some great family 

Rugby League. 

Best wishes, 

Martin Jepson 


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MATCH REPORT 

TIGERS COME CLOSE 

AT THE JUNGLE 

A close encounter between 

Castleford and Wigan saw 

The Champions come away 

with the two points after a 

scrappy affair. 

Wigan were the ones to get 

us underway at The Jungle 

with a Harry Smith high kick, it 

weren’t long into the first half 

when Cas made the first break, 

Innes Senior was clear down 

the line until he was caught by 

Eckersley. 

Cas thought they had a chance 

early on after a Warriors error 

however a poor scrum play on 

the first saw The Tigers lose 

possession. 

The Fords had a positive start 

and were miles on top in the 

early stages, but poor execution 

kept the scores level. 

This came back to haunt Cas 

moments later when Liam 

Marshall walked in for his first 

of the day. 

Liam Marshall thought he’d got 

over for his second, but quality 

Cas defence forced the winger 

to knock on over the line. 

Cas hit back with 7 minutes to 

play through Tex Hoy, a burst of 

pace through the line saw the 

fullback go 1 on 1 with Bevan 

French, however the Tigers man 

skipped round him with ease. 

With 3 minutes to play Kruise 

Leeming left the field with for 

a HIA, several complaints from 

the Wigan side however nothing 

was given by referee Ben Thaler. 

It was all square at the break 

with Cas being the happier of 

the two sides going into the 

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Cas thought they’d struck first 

in the second half when Elie El- 

Zakhem came close to grounding 

a Corey Hall kick in behind 

however Video Referee Chris 

Kendall gave no try. 

Elie El- Zakhem came close 

once again on the last, this time 

Ben Thaler awarded Cas the 

penalty for offside. Craig Lingard 

instructed Rowan Milnes to take 

the two points and he converted 

to put The Tigers ahead. 

Cain Robb left the field for 10 

minutes after being sin binned for 

a high shot. 

Rowan Milnes was pinpoint with 

his kicking once again as a 

penalty for a high shot saw Cas 

take the two and go four points 

ahead. 

Wigan struck back straight away 

when Bevan French broke the line. 

Jake Wardle then skipped over 

finding Liam Marshall who dotted 

down in the corner. 

Wigan went ahead with 15 

minutes to play after a late hit 

on Harry Smith allowed Wigan to 

take the extras from the middle of 

the field. 

The Warriors were the inside on 

the front foot with 10 minutes 

to play piling on the pressure 

however strong Cas defence kept 

them out until the end. 

A much-improved performance 

for our Tigers who unfortunately 

just came up short to the recent 

Challenge Cup winners Wigan 

Warriors in a tasty affair at The 

Mend A Hose Jungle. 

FINAL SCORE: 

CASTLEFORD TIGERS 8 

WIGAN WARRIORS 10 

CASTLEFORD TIGERS: 

Tex Hoy, Jason Qareqare, 

Corey Hall, Sam Wood, 

Innes Senior, Rowan Milnes, 

Jacob Miller, George 

Griffin, Liam Horne, Liam 

Watts, Alex Mellor, Elie El- 

Zakhem, George Hill. 

Interchanges: Nixon Putt, 

Sylvester Namo, Cain 

Robb, Matty English 

Tries: Hoy 

Conversions: 

Penalty Goal: Milnes X2 

Sin Bin: Robb 

WIGAN WARRIORS: 

Bevan French, Abbas 

Miski, Zach Eckersley, Jake 

Wardle, Liam Marshall, 

Ryan Hampshire, Harry 

Smith, Mike Cooper, Brad 

O’Neill, Luke Thompson, 

Sam Walters, Liam Farrell, 

Kaide Ellis. 

Interchanges: Liam Byrne, 

Patrick Mago, Kruise 

Leeming, Harvie Hill. 

Tries: Marshall x2 

Conversions: 

Penalty Goal: Smith 

Golden Gamble: 24/1567 

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MATCH REPORT 

TIGERS PIPPED 

AT THE LAST 

The Tigers lose out to The 

Robins after a Jez Litten drop 

goal late on. 

The visitors got us underway 

at The Jungle, a high boot was 

collected by Innes Senior and 

Cas were ready to get started. 

Rowan Milnes’ defensive effort 

within minutes put Cas in good 

field position forcing the error 

from Ryan Hall. 

Jason Qareqare thought he 

was close to opening the game 

but referee Aaron Moore gave 

obstruction and a penalty was 

awarded to The Robins. 

Cas hit the front after 13 

minutes through former KR man, 

Sam Wood. The centre leaped 

high and caught Milnes’ kick 

before dotting down. 

Some Mikey Lewis magic 

allowed Hull to hit back as the 

England international broke 

through and found Tom Opacic 

on the inside. 

Minutes later Elliot Minchella 

put The Robins in front as Jez 

Litten broke the Tigers defence 

and found Minchella on the 

inside. 

Sylvester Namo came off the 

bench and made an instant 

impact with a crunching tackle, 

the PNG man then came within 

inches of scoring before losing 

the ball from an offload. 

Peta Hiku went over for Hull 

KR from a great play from Niall 

Evalds however, obstruction was 

given, and Cas were let off the 

hook keeping them within six 

points. 

It was a tight first half between 

the two sides after the opening 

40 minutes. Hull KR were in 

the lead 6-12 after a quality 

contest. 

It was a forceful start to the 

first half for Craig Lingard’s men 

as Cas’ strong defence forced 

the error from Tanginoa. 

This led to Sylvester Namo 

crashing over for what he 

thought was his first Castleford 

try since signing in 2024. 


Unfortunately, his effort was 

knocked on over the line as a stray 

leg stopped him in his tracks. 

Matty English was hit high in an 

incident similar to Cain Robb’s 

yellow card against Wigan 

Warriors however nothing was 

given. 

The Fords were then penalised for 

a high shot moments later and 

Mikey Lewis took the two points 

to go eight points ahead with half 

an hour to play but Lewis was 

unsuccessful as his conversion 

went wide. 

Peta Hiku’s effort in the second 

half was sent up the video referee 

as no try after being held up by 

Alex Mellor, a close call for Cas 

but they once again held out The 

Robins. 

It was another former KR man who 

crossed over to put the scores 

level, Rowan Milnes received a Joe 

Westerman pass that allowed him 

to throw a dummy and brush off 

Mikey Lewis in the process. 

Cas were gifted an opportunity 35 

metres out when Mikey Lewis’ kick 

attempt was deemed as a knock 

on. Unfortunately, a loose pass 

from Westerman squandered the 

chance for Cas. 

Jez Litten put The Robins in front 

with 5 minutes to play through a 

drop goal 10 metres out. 

Cain Robb gave Cas a glimmer of 

hope after forcing the error with 

2 minutes to play but a Sylvester 

Namo error from the play of the 

ball blew another Tigers chance. 

A huge effort from our Tigers 

against Hull KR but The Robins run 

away with the spoils after a late 

Jez Litten drop goal. A spirited 

performance but unfortunately 

not enough to get over the line. 

FINAL SCORE: 


HULL KR 13 



Corey Hall, Sam Wood, 



Griffin, Liam Horne, Joe 

Westerman, Alex Mellor, 

Elie El Zakhem, George Hill. 

Interchanges: Sam Hall, 

Sylvester Namo, Cain 

Robb, Matty English. 

Tries: Wood, Milnes 

Conversion: Milnes x2 

HULL KR: 

Niall Evalds, Jack 

Broadbent, Peta Hiku, Tom 

Opacic, Ryan Hall, Tyrone 

May, Mikey Lewis, Sausaso 

Sue, Jez Litten, Jack 

Brown, Dean Hadley, Kelepi 

Tanginoa, Elliot Minchella. 

Interchanges: George 

King, Sam Luckley, Matty 

Storton, Danny Richardson. 

Tries: Opacic, Minchella 

Conversion: Lewis x2 

Drop Goal: Litten 

Golden Gamble: 24/3665 

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MATCH REPORT 

FANTASTIC FORDS 

WIN ON THE ROAD 

It was the Tigers who looked 

the stronger outfit after ten 

minutes after having the 

majority of the ball, a last 

tackle shift out the back to 

Tex Hoy nearly put Cas in the 

lead but his pass to Qareqare 

was loose and went into 

touch. 

Saints had back-to-back sets 

near the Tigers line five minutes 

later, but a poor kick and a 

forward pass allowed Cas to 

stay level after fifteen minutes 

played. 

Possession started to lean 

towards the home side after 

multiple repeat sets after 

quality kicks. Saints couldn’t 

take advantage as a last tackle 

kick fell into the hands of Alex 

Mellor in the left centre. 

After such a strong defensive 

display from Cas, St Helens 

crossed over after through 

Sam Royle. The Saints second 

row managed to squeeze past 

Jacob Miller with 2 minutes to 

play in the first half to put St 

Helens four points ahead at 

the half. 

Both sides were in the game at 

half time, a four-point gap was 

the difference between both 

sides in what was a ferocious 

first forty minutes of rugby 

league. 

St Helens broke through the 

line early on in the second half, 

forward Agnatious Paasi was 

the man to go up against the 

fullback but the pass to Lewis 

Dodd was spilled before the line. 

Referee Tom Grant gave St 

Helens a penalty for a ball steal 

after ten minutes in the second 

half, Mark Percival was the man 

to step up and slot the penalty 

to take the hosts to six points 

ahead. 

Cas got themselves off the 

mark when Innes Senior 

dotted down in the corner, a 

wraparound play from Robb 

allowed Miller to find Senior on 

the edge to put Cas within two 

of the hosts. 

Rowan Milnes sent the ball high 

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FINAL SCORE: 

ST HELENS 6 


ST HELENS: 

Jack Welsby, Waqa Blake, 

Ben Davies, Mark Percival, 

Tee Ritson, Jonny Lomax, 

Lewis Dodd, George 

Delaney, Moses Mbye, 

Matty Lees, Curtis Sironen, 

Sam Royle, James Bell. 

Interchanges: Agnatius 

Paasi, Jake Burns, Jonny 

Vaughan, Noah Stephens. 

Tries: Royle 

Penalty Goal: Percival 

who dropped the spiral bomb. Cas 

looked to take advantage of the 

field position but a forward pass 

from a repeat set gifted Saints 

the ball back. 

Tee Ritson made a half break 

down the left with fourteen to play 

but a cover tackle from Qareqare 

forced a poor pass inside to Dodd 

who dropped the ball ten metres 

out. 

Two consecutive penalties allowed 

Cas to then march up the field, 

Craig Lingard was quick to get the 

message on and Cas took the two 

points to level the scores with just 

over ten minutes left. 

A Jacob Miller high kick came 

on the last tackle from the next 

set, Jack Welsby was underneath 

the kick but unable to take it. An 

accidental offside then allowed 

Rowan Milnes to take the two 

points to put Cas two points 

ahead. 

Saints were piling on the pressure 

in the final moments but an error 

from Paasi allowed Cas to scrum 

down. 

An end-to-end game but it was 

Cas who took the spoils at the 

Totally Wicked Stadium, a spirited 

Cas performance who really dug 

in until the end. 



Corey Hall, Alex Mellor, 



Griffin, Liam Horne, Muizz 

Mustapha, George Lawler, 

Elie El Zakhem, Joe 

Westerman. 

Interchanges: Liam Watts, 

Cain Robb, George Hill, 

Matty English. 

Tries: Senior 

Penalty Goal: Milnes x2 

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TIGERS 

STAFF ON 

INTERNATIONAL 

DUTY 

IT WAS A 

TIGERS AFFAIR 

ON THE 

INTERNATIONAL 

STAGE WITH 

STAFF FROM 

WITHIN THE 

BACKROOM OUT 

REPRESENTING 

ENGLAND AT 

ALL LEVELS OF 

THE GAME. 

England Men’s first team 

featured the Castleford 

Tigers Head of Medical, Dr 

Nick Raynor as the England 

Doctor out in Toulouse. The 

First Team won against 

France in a game which saw 

Sam Wood make his debut, 

an experience that Nick was 

pleased to be there for. 

It’s great to be asked to be 

the doctor, obviously, I hope 

that I don’t have much work 

to do as I hope all the players 

are fit and healthy but it’s 

really good to get involved 

and see how the national 

team works. It was great to 

go with Woody too. It was 

his first England call up 

and It was great to witness 

that in person. It was great 

to see how things work at 

that international level and 

getting to see all the best 

staff from the best clubs 

get together to be able to 

create an environment so the 

players could reach their best 

potential on the field.” 

There was also a resounding 

win for the England Women’s 

team in France. Matty 

Faulkner from the club is 


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Performance Analyst with 

England Women and explains 

how the performance was 

more important than the 

result, but was pleased to get 

the win. 

“My involvement is prepping 

the team in what to expect 

and giving them parameters 

to work within as well as 

goals to hit during the game. 

So, we do a lot of work on 

our stats and different 

instances within the game 

and where we want to end 

up. We tend to look at the 

overall performance instead 

of the result. It was a good 

trip, I was able to be with 

some good people and pick 

their brains and getting a win 

always tops it off nicely. We 

work as a diverse team with 

a lot of people from different 

clubs so we do different 

things across the sport so it’s 

always good to sit and talk 

rugby with them and see if I 

can get a different viewpoint 

on things.” 

Elsewhere, there was a win 

for the England Community 

Lions! Castleford Tigers 

Scholarship Head coach, 

Richard Garbett. He spoke 

of his pride in representing 

England, and how pleased 

he is to see the lads set up a 

showdown with Wales. 

“It was really good, obviously 

a different environment with 

the under 16 Community 

Lions, but it was brilliant 

and a real good experience 

as well as a good day for all 

the players and even better 

that we got the win against 

Ireland, and it sets us up 

well for Wales in 3 weeks. 

It’s brilliant and I love going 

into the representative 

environment with England 

and it’s great to come back 

to scholarship and share 

things alike and benefit 

both programmes moving 

forward.” 

Into the Academy picture 

now, and a hardly fought 

contest which saw France 

Academy come away with 

the win at the Halliwell 

Jones Stadium. Cas had 

two representatives on the 

coaching staff with Head 

Physio for the Tigers First 

Team, Karl Blenkin involved 

and Head of Youth at The 

Jungle, Rob Nickolay. 

Blenkin spoke through his 

experience and about how 

he picked the brains of staff 

he’d met for the first time 

while being away. 

“It’s been a great few days 

in the Academy Camp. It’s 

always nice to get a phone 

call like that, they don’t come 

around that often and it’s 

something I’ve personally 


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been aiming towards for a 

long time. You have a pretty 

good idea of how things 

will run and had a chance 

to speak to Rob and a few 

friends who’d been there 

before but it was still a bit 

surreal on that first morning. 

I settled in quickly; it was a 

great staff team and a group 

of lads to work with.” 

“From a medical point of view 

with everyone coming into 

camp fit, you’re more there 

in an emergency care role 

and new injury triage role, so 

I spent a fair amount of time 

gaining further insight into 

the pathways programme 

from Paul Anderson and the 

wider support team. Overall it 

was a great first experience 

in the environment and 

hopefully be back again with 

more players and staff from 

the club.” 

Rob Nickolay reflected on 

his time away with England 

Academy, an environment 

that he is already familiar 

with, but also paid homage 

to the other members of 

staff at the club, who were 

also called up on for national 

team duties. 

“First and foremost, it was 

an honour to be asked to 

represent my country and be 

involved in that programme. 

As you’d imagine, going 

into that international 

programme it would be a 

step up and the learnings 

we get from there are what 

we try to bring back and 

implement at Cas Tigers. 

It was fantastic barring 

the result against a strong 

French side.” 

“It’s special, you get to 

work with different players 

from different clubs and 

it changes slightly every 

time and I get to take 

some learnings from it, so 

it’s a massive honour and 

something I don’t take for 

granted. It was great to see a 

friendly face in camp in Karl, 

in and around the place.” 

“The amount of staff we 

have working in and around 

the England setups shows 

the calibre of people that 

we’ve got here at Cas and 

what’s building for the club 

behind the scenes moving 

forward. So, it’s a lot of 

recognition for all their hard 

work and they thoroughly 

deserve it.” 


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HARRISON 

JEWITT 

REPRESENTS 

MALTA 

A UTILITY 

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ACADEMY, 

HARRISON JEWITT 

WAS FORTUNATE 

ENOUGH TO 

REPRESENT 

MALTA ALONGSIDE 

HIS BROTHER 

IN A 34-20 WIN 

OVER OXFORD 

UNIVERSITY. BUT 

HOW DID THIS ALL 

COME ABOUT FOR 

HARRISON? 

“I got told a couple of 

months ago as one of the 

coaches messaged me. I’ve 

been training with them a 

couple of times before and 

it’s been something I’ve 

been looking forward to for 

a while now.” 

In a great occasion for 

the Jewitt family, Harrison 

spoke to us about what it 

meant to play alongside his 

brother whilst representing 

Malta for the first time. 

“It was nice just to get out 

there and see some of my 

family and play with my 

brother over there. It was 

a real good experience all 

round.” 

“We were both looking 

forward to it, it was great to 

just get out there enjoy the 

opportunity.” 

“Hopefully I can represent 

them again, we’ve got a 

couple of fixtures in the 

Netherlands in October time 

so hopefully I can get out 

there again and enjoy it.” 


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THE TIGERS HEAD INTO 

THIS GAME FULL OF 

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BEATING ST HELENS 

AWAY. 

HEAD COACH 

Mike ECCLES 

He joined the London 

Broncos in 2012 as Strength 

and Conditioning Coach, 

before heading up the 

department a year later. In 

2016 he was promoted to the 

Head of Performance at the 

Broncos. t the conclusion of 

the 2022 campaign he was 

given the role full time, and 

the title of Director of Rugby 

and Performance. 

ONES TO WATCH 

Hakim MILOUDI 

A versatile French back 

who can play as a centre, 

full-back or winger, Hakim 

Miloudi is a creative player 

who has played at the top 

of the game in both England 

and France. 

James MEADOWS 

The young halfback is crucial 

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been with the Broncos since 

2018 where he was just 18, he 

has developed into a leader 

within the team and a key 

part of there recent success. 

Alex WALKER 

A London Broncos academy 

project Walker has one of 

the greatest number of 

appearances and tries for 

the club. He has experience 

playing for Wakefield 

Trinity and is a Scotland 

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HEAD COACH 

Steve McNAMARA 

McNamara’s tenure with 

the Catalans Dragons has 

been marked by significant 

achievements, including 

leading the team to their 

historic Challenge Cup 

victory in 2018, the club’s 

first major trophy. Under his 

guidance. 

ONES TO WATCH 

Arthur MORGUE 

Morgue’s performances 

have not only earned him 

recognition in the Super 

League but also a place in 

the French national team. 

As he continues to develop, 

Arthur Morgue is one to 

watch for his game-changing 

capabilities and potential to 

become one of the sport’s 

top players. 

Jordan ABDULL 

Abdull excels in directing 

the game, utilizing his 

precise kicking, and making 

strategic decisions under 

pressure. His strong passing 

game and ability to read 

the opposition’s defence 

allow him to create scoring 

opportunities for his 

teammates. 

Tariq SIMS 

Tariq Sims is a formidable 

second row forward known 

for his physicality, defensive 

prowess, and relentless work 

ethic. His hard-hitting tackles 

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WINNING THERE LAST 

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UP THE SUPER LEAGUE 

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CASTLEFORD TWICE 

ALREADY WITH RESULTS 

GOING EACH WAY IT WILL 

BE A GREAT DECIDER FOR 

THE 2024 SEASON. 

HEAD COACH 

Paul ROWLEY 

An England representative 

hooker, he played at club 

level for Leigh, Halifax and 

Huddersfield. After retiring 

as a player, Rowley began a 

coaching career and now will 

use his experience at Salford 

Red Devils. 

ONES TO WATCH 

Marc SNEYD 

Sneyd has continued his 

season on excellent form. 

At 33-years-old he has 

been one of the premium 

goal-kickers in British rugby 

league for over a decade 

now, kicking more than 1,000 

career goals, scoring more 

than 2,300 points. He is in 

contention for the 2024 man 

of steel. 

Deon CROSS 

Cross earned the May player 

of the month for Salford 

having also been in excellent 

form. His 2020 season with 

the Widnes Vikings he scored 

a try in every appearance 

that season. Then in 2022 

Cross finally got a Super 

League move to the Salford 

Red Devils where he’s been 

a standout performer in the 

competition ever since. 

Kallum WATKINS 

A rugby league veteran 

who plays as centre and 

second row, Watkins spent 

most of his rugby career at 

the Rhinos and even spent 

time in the NRL. He came to 

Salford in 2020 and has been 

excellent scoring 20 tries in 

56 games. 


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