Castleford Tigers Supporters Club

Another week and another defeat as a depleted Tigers travelled to the league leaders and came away on the end of a 50-10 reversal.

Already without Ryan Hudson and Brent Sherwin through injury, England call ups for Michael Shenton and Joe Westerman and the late withdrawal of James Evans forced Terry Matterson into a major reshuffle with players selected in unfamiliar roles. International call ups also hit Saints depriving them of James Graham and James Roby.

Castleford slumped to a fourth successive defeat at The Jungle going down 34-18 to the Warrington Wolves, in a display that left much to be desired.

The Tigers were guilty of indiscipline, poor execution and seemingly trying to score off every set of six instead of being patient and making the plays that count in the right areas of the field.

The Tigers Wembley dream ended in dramatic fashion at The Glapharm Stadium as they wilted in the heat, unable to withstand a late fightback and going down 16-14 to Hudersfield Giants.

The game played in sweltering conditions was entertaining for the watching TV audience and both sides deserve immense credit for the way they handled the conditions.

For the first time this season the Tigers lost consecutive Superleague fixtures going down 16-6 against in-form Hull KR at Craven Park.

Again the Tigers went with an injury ravaged line-up as Ryan McGoldrick joined the sick-list. Craig Huby returned from his lay off to take a place on the bench with James Ford slotting in at full back to replace McGoldrick. For Rovers Michael Dobson lined up at scrum half with the likes of Ben Galea, Sean Briscoe and Paul Cook in a near full strength line-up.