2015 Castleford Tigers season

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

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	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Castleford score is first.

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att
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 F.C.	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 Kingston Rovers	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

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV
8/2/15	Super League XX	1	Wakefield Trinity	H	The Jungle	L	22-24	Solomona (2), Gale, Carney	Gale 3/4	10,728	-
14/2/15	Super League XX	2	Catalans Dragons	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 F.C.	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 Kingston Rovers	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	Catalans Dragons	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 Trinity	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 Kingston Rovers	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 F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	18-21	Solomona (2), Dorn, Roberts	Finn 1/4	10,114	-
19/7/15	Super League XX	22	Wakefield Trinity	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

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV
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

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

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
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

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV
16/5/15	Cup	6th	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	14-40	Gibson, Clare, McMeeken	Gale 1/3	6,750	-

Player appearances

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

No	Player	6
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

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
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 Kingston Rovers	19	3	0	0	12
4	Michael Shenton	Centre	N/A	St Helens R.F.C.	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 F.C.	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 Trinity 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	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 Kingston Rovers	6	0	0	0	0
34	Gadwin Springer	Prop	N/A	Catalans Dragons	10	0	0	0	0
35	Paul McShane	Hooker	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	6	0	0	0	0

= Captain = Injured = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out

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	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

References

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