Castleford Tigers v Saints

😤 The Saints get a big win at The Jungle in Round 2!

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Kick missed to finish the game.

🐯 4-46 😇

Saints push for more points, a smart kick behind the sticks but it runs a touch too strong.

A high Welsby kick is taken by Cas, Sailor looks to have been obstructed but we play on.

Rooney breaks the line and Welsby takes him into touch!

🐯 6-36 😇

🔄 Delaney off, Paasi back on.

🐯 6-36 😇

Welsby kicks a grubber as he’s tackled from ten out, but a Cas man collects it very well.

Tigers offside, Saints move towards halfway.

Kick missed from out wide.

🐯 6-36 😇

A huge spiral kick is not taken by Bennison, Cas threaten for the first time in this half but a pass out to the left winger is too strong and goes out.

🔄 Lees on, Clark off.

Wingfield goes to hooker.

🐯 6-32 😇

Sailor lofts a very high kick, Percival loses it a little in the floodlights and it comes off his shoulder.

🔄 Sironen off, Whitley on.

🐯 6-32 😇

🔄 Walmsley back on, Paasi off.

Great shift Iggy.

🐯 6-26 😇

Cas knock on with Kershaw not catching a high bomb.

However, Percival off the scrum gets taken in touch by the Tigers.

Clark cuts through the middle of the Tigers to get us closer. Sironen then looks for a kick, but Cas knock it on. Golden chance for Saints now.

Sironen near the line is short but as he’s tackled goes for an offload to Lomax but Cas have it.

What the heck did Tristan Sailor just do?🤯

He leaps and catches a high kick, holding a Tiger at arms length he back heels a small kick to the corner, Bennison almosts gets to it for a score but Cas concede a GLDO

Solid opening bit of D from the Red V. Cas kept in their own half.

Back to it, let’s goooo Saints!

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⏸ The Saints lead the Tigers at the break.

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Batchelor takes a Tiger high, Cas will get a golden chance.

But they don’t make it count, Namo knocks on.

Another bomb well taken by Jack.

Sailor kicks across the face of the posts, Robertson challenges for it but the ball goes lose and we’re judged to have knocked on.

Clark is stripped of the ball one-on-one but Cas knock on. Saints 35m out.

🔄 Knowles is coming off for a HIA, Paasi comes on.

🐯 6-14 😇

Castleford full of confidence after that first try now, they push Saints back towards our 20m line. Welsby jumps high to claim a bomb.

Cas cut through the middle with a Daejarn Asi break, Welsby stops him.

Senior on the next play offloads and Sailor knocks it back for us to stop the threat.

🔄 Lees off, Wingfield on.

🐯 6-14 😇

Castleford with their second major threat of the game after kick came off Saints hands, a Tiger runs 30m before getting cut down. Cas in dangerous territory.

Great chase from Saints off a bomb which Kershaw caught and looked to claim was diffused in-goal, but nope it wasn’t.

🔄 Walmsley off, Delaney on.

🐯 0-14 😇

The Red V march towards the Cas 30m line, on the final play we go shortside and kick on the floor but Rooney collects it well.

Cas give away a penalty in the run up to that try attempt, so Saints kick it to touch and start 30m off our own line.

Harry Robertson! What a tackle on Innes Senior to stop him scoring in the corner! 💪

🐯 0-14 😇

Tigers pinned in their own 20 get a reliever penalty, Saints judged to have laid on too long in the tackle.

Lomax fires a big pass out to Bennison, he cuts back in looking for space but no luck. Sironen then on the last and feet away from the line tries a power drive over but is short.

Cover tackle by Feldt on Innes Senior as he finds a little bit of space. Our #2 then puts pressure on the kick and Cas knock on after it bounced.

Saints held by the middle of the field following a set, Tigers getting some attacking ball after a while without it.

Kick missed from the other wing this time.

🐯 0-14 😇

Robertson almost goes in after evading several Tigers on the last tackle

Brilliant run Harry!

🐯 0-10 😇

Kick missed from out wide.

Knowles gets taken out late, penalty to take us to half way.

Sailor chips now, closer to the line this time, and Welsby tackles a Cas man in the in-goal for a GLDO.

Even better defence Saints, keeping the Tigers in their own 20.

Small chip to the left corner from Welsby, Rooney does well to stay in the field of play.

Strong reply by Saints, keeping Castleford in their own 40.

Good opening defence by the hosts, we’re kept in our own half.

🐯 0-0 😇

Ready to rock and roll. Warm ups done, time for action!

Ready to rock and roll. Warm ups done, time for action!

😇 Your Saints lineup for our away match against Castleford Tigers