Season Preview: Castleford Tigers
Head coach: Daryl Powell
Last season: 12th
In:
Marc Sneyd (Salford)
Ryan Boyle (Salford)
Frankie Mariano (Wakefield)
Scott Wheeldon (London Broncos)
Ashley Gibson (Salford)
Michael Channing (London Broncos)
Liam Finn (Featherstone)
Out:
Rangi Chase (Salford)
Steve Nash (Dewsbury)
Jacob Emmitt (Salford)
Keith Mason (Retired)
Ben Johnston (Halifax)
Squad:
1 Jordan Tansey FULL BACK
2 Kirk Dixon WINGER
3 Michael Shenton CENTRE
4 Jake Webster CENTRE
5 Justin Carney WINGER
6 Luke Dorn STAND OFF
7 Marc Sneyd SCRUM HALF
8 Andy Lynch PROP FORWARD
9 Adam Milner HOOKER
10 Craig Huby PROP FORWARD
11 Grant Millington SECOND ROW
12 Weller Hauraki SECOND ROW
13 Nathan Massey LOOSE FORWARD
14 Daryl Clark HOOKER
15 Ryan Boyle PROP FORWARD
16 Oliver Holmes SECOND ROW
17 Lee Gilmour SECOND ROW
18 Frankie Mariano SECOND ROW
19 Scott Wheeldon PROP FORWARD
20 Jamie Ellis SCRUM HALF
21 Ashley Gibson CENTRE
22 Richard Owen FULL BACK
23 Michael Channing CENTRE
24 James Clare WINGER
25 Daniel Fleming PROP FORWARD
26 Liam Finn SCRUM HALF
27 Charlie Martin PROP FORWARD
28 Ben Reynolds FULL BACK
29 Brett Seymour SCRUM HALF
30 Jordan Howden FULL BACK
James’ prediction: 10th
View from the pitch:
Andy Lynch – “Our aim this year is to be competitive in every game. If we do that, then there’ll be no dramas, and we’ll pick up our fair share of two-pointers.”