Betfred Super League
Castleford (16) 36
Tries: Ravalawa, Golding, Qareqare 2, Asi, Ashworth Goals: Weaver 6
Leeds (20) 34
Tries: McDonnell 2, Edgell, Croft 2, Sivo, Holroyd Goals: Connor 3
Castleford Tigers completed an extraordinary comeback to beat league leaders Leeds Rhinos 36-34 in a thrilling West Yorkshire derby.
In one of the matches of the season, the Tigers came from 16 points down to claim just their second victory in seven matches as the Rhinos missed the opportunity to go four points clear at the top of the Super League standings.
A see-saw battle provided 13 tries as the final whistle was greeted by huge cheers at a red-hot OneBore Stadium as the Tigers moved above fellow Yorkshire clubs York Knights and Bradford Bulls up to 10th.
Maika Sivo scored one of the best tries of the Super League season – one of four Rhinos tries in the first half – but his side went down to just their fourth league defeat in 19 games this season.
More to follow.
Castleford: Laulu-Togaga’e; Ravalawa, Valemei, Mellor, Qareqare; Asi, Weaver; Dupree, Hood, Lawler, Golding, Brown, Stimson.
Interchanges: Atoni, Ashworth, Hall, Robb.
Leeds: Miller; Edgell, Newman, Bird, Sivo; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, Levi, Jenkins, Hankinson, McDonnell, C. Smith.
Interchanges: Waktins, Nicholson-Watton, Cassell, Holroyd.
Referee: Liam Rush.
