The 2015 season was the Castleford Tigers' 90th season in the Rugby Football League and their 8th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2015 Super League and the 2015 Challenge Cup.
Results Pre-season friendlies
Date Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Sun 28 December Featherstone Rovers H Wheldon Road 18–0 Solomona, Cook, Tansey Finn (3) 4,800 Sun 11 January Bradford Bulls H Wheldon Road 22–14 Carney, Gibson, S. Moore, McMeeken Gale (3) 3,844 Sun 18 January Doncaster RLFC A Keepmoat Stadium 32–12 Gibson (2), Massey, Roberts, T. Holmes, Solomona Finn (2), Gale (2) 1,200 Sun 25 January Widnes Vikings H Wheldon Road 20–18 Solomona (2), Roberts, Finn Gale (2) 2,141
Source: Super League
Table
Super League results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceLive on TVReport+Super League results8 February 1 Wakefield Trinity H The Jungle 22–24 Solomona (2), Gale, Carney Gale 3/4 10,728 - 14 February 2 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 12–13 Carney, Tansey Gale 2/2 6,584 Sky Sports 27 February 3 St. Helens A Langtree Park 14-21 Carney (2), Tansey Gale 1/3 - Sky Sports 6 March 4 Wigan Warriors H The Jungle 42–14 Carney (2), Clare, Dorn, Finn, O. Holmes, Shenton Gale 7/7 7,772 - 12 March 5 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium 0–22 - - 5,257 Sky Sports 20 March 6 Salford Red Devils H The Jungle 30–16 Carney (2), Finn, Shenton, Wheeldon, Clare Gale 3/6 6,901 - 27 March 7 Hull F.C. H The Jungle 20–14 Gale (2), Carney, Clare Gale 2/4 8,744 - 3 April 8 Leeds Rhinos H The Jungle 12–26 Shenton (2) Gale 2/2 11,323 Sky Sports 6 April 9 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 22–14 Tansey, Dorn, Milner, Roberts Gale 3/4 8,518 Sky Sports 11 April 10 Hull Kingston Rovers H The Jungle 25–4 Tansey, Gale, Massey, Mariano Gale 4/4, Gale 1 DG 6,012 Sky Sports 19 April 11 Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium 16–46 Roberts, O. Holmes, Shenton Finn 2/3 5,257 - 26 April 12 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium 22–20 Gibson (2), Massey, Robson Gale 3/4 2,800 - 3 May 13 Catalans Dragons H The Jungle 36–28 Gibson, Channing, Millington, Shenton, Tansey, S. Moore Gale 6/6 5,704 - 8 May 14 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium 0–28 - - 15,022 - 21 May 15 Huddersfield Giants H The Jungle 16–24 Webster, Roberts, Shenton Gale 2/3 4,634 Sky Sports 31 May 16 Wakefield Trinity N St James' Park 56–16 Solomona (4), Tansey, Shenton, Gibson (3), Gale Gale 8/10 26,970 Sky Sports 5 June 17 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park 30–22 Roberts, Solomona, O. Holmes, Gale, Finn Gale 5/5 7,093 - 11 June 18 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium 31–24 Millington, Finn, Shenton, Solomona (2) Gale 5/5, Finn 1 DG 15,089 Sky Sports 18 June 19 St. Helens H The Jungle 25–24 Carney, Solomona, Webster, Cook Gale 4/4, Roberts 1 DG 6,086 Sky Sports 5 July 20 Widnes Vikings H The Jungle 34–20 Solomona (3), Webster, Cook, Carney Gale 5/6 7,002 - 12 July 21 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium 18–21 Solomona (2), Dorn, Roberts Finn 1/4 10,114 - 19 July 22 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue 58–20 Millington, Gale, McMeeken, O. Holmes, Dorn (2), Carney (4) Gale 9/10 4,000 - 26 July 23 Warrington Wolves H The Jungle 6–44 Moors Finn 1/1 7,239 -
Super 8s Table
Super 8s results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceLive on TVReport+Super 8s results7 July S1 Hull F.C. H The Jungle 36–30 Shenton (4), Gale, Gibson Gale 6/6 6,760 Sky Sports 13 August S2 Warrington Wolves H The Jungle 17–16 Carney (2), Shenton Gale 2/4, Finn 1 DG 5,212 Sky Sports 22 August S3 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 26–44 Carney, O. Holmes, Milner (2), Moors Gale 3/5 7,473 Sky Sports 3 September S4 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium 26–40 Gale, Gibson, Dorn, Roberts, Solomona Gale 3/5 5,350 Sky Sports 10 September S5 St. Helens H The Jungle 38–42 Dorn (2), Roberts (2), Solomona, Moors Gale 7/7 5,253 Sky Sports 17 September S6 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium 29–22 Gale (2), Solomona, Dorn, Roberts Gale 4/5, Roberts 1 DG 15,069 Sky Sports 25 September S7 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium 12–47 Dorn, Moors Gale 2/2 15,070 Sky Sports
Challenge Cup
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceLive on TVReport+Challenge Cup results 16 May 6 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium 14–40 Gibson, Clare, McMeeken Gale 1/3 6,715 -
Players First team squad
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Player From Contract Date Ref.16 Junior Moors Melbourne Storm3 years11 June 20146 Ben Roberts Melbourne Storm2 years7 July 201420 Denny Solomona London Broncos2 years14 July 201412 Matt Cook London Broncos2 years21 July 201425 Steve Crossley Featherstone Rovers2 years4 August 20147 Luke Gale Bradford Bulls2 years28 August 201417 Scott Moore London Broncos2 years11 September 201424 Mike McMeeken London Broncos2 years11 September 201433 Ryan Bailey Hull Kingston Rovers½ year20 April 201534 Gadwin Springer Catalans Dragons2½ years12 June 201535 Paul McShane Wakefield Trinity Wildcats2½ years23 July 2015
Transfers out Player To Contract Date Ref.12 Weller Hauraki Salford Red Devils3 years12 June 201425 Dan Fleming Bradford Bulls2 years25 July 201414 Daryl Clark Warrington Wolves4 years27 August 201417 Lee Gilmour Wakefield Trinity Wildcats2 years4 September 201410 Craig Huby Huddersfield Giants4 years11 September 201431 Brad Day Batley Bulldogs1 year13 September 201420 Jamie Ellis Huddersfield Giants2 years1 October 201422 Richard Owen Wakefield Trinity Wildcats3 years20 October 201428 Ben Reynolds Leigh Centurions1 year30 October 20142 Kirk Dixon colspan="2" 7 January 201535 Garreth Carvell Featherstone Rovers2 years27 January 201525 Steve Crossley Bradford Bulls1½ years24 April 202522 Jordan Tansey Wakefield Trinity Wildcats1½ years26 June 20152 James Clare Bradford Bulls1½ years23 July 2015
Loans out Player To Loan type Departure Return Ref.17 Scott Moore Wakefield Trinity WildcatsSeason-long23 July 2015
Dual registration Castleford agreed to extend their dual registration partnership with York City Knights in League 1 for a second season.
Club Player York City Knights 2 James Clare 7 9 0 0 36 23 Michael Channing 7 1 0 0 4 29 Jordan Howden 17 8 12 1 57
Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2015 Player appearances: League Super League Only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer12 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 S71 Luke Dorn FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB B FB FB FB FB2 James Clare x x x W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x3 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 SO7 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 SH8 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 P9 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 H10 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 P11 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 B13 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 SR17 Scott Moore H H H H H H H H H H H B x x x x x x x x18 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 L20 Denny Solomona W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W21 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 x23 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 C25 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 x26 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 C27 Ashley Robson x x x x x x x x x x x W W x x x x x x x W28 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 B29 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 x30 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 x31 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 x32 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 SR33 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 B35 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
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Player appearances: Cup Challenge Cup Games only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer61 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
Player statistics Summary + Appearances and points in all competitions Player 1 Luke Dorn 14 10 0 0 40 2 James Clare 9 4 0 0 16 3 Jake Webster 19 3 0 0 12 4 Michael Shenton 28 14 0 0 56 5 Justin Carney 18 18 0 0 72 6 Ben Roberts 26 9 0 2 38 7 Luke Gale 29 11 102 1 249 8 Andy Lynch 28 0 0 0 0 9 Adam Milner 28 3 0 0 12 10 Grant Millington 31 3 0 0 12 11 Oliver Holmes 28 5 0 0 20 12 Matt Cook 17 2 0 0 8 13 Nathan Massey 23 2 0 0 8 14 Lee Jewitt 6 0 0 0 0 15 Ryan Boyle 19 0 0 0 0 16 Junior Moors 25 4 0 0 16 17 Scott Moore 14 1 0 0 4 18 Frankie Mariano 5 1 0 0 4 19 Scott Wheeldon 15 1 0 0 4 20 Denny Solomona 15 18 0 0 72 21 Liam Finn 24 4 4 2 26 22 Jordan Tansey 14 6 0 0 24 23 Michael Channing 10 1 0 0 4 24 Mike McMeeken 20 2 0 0 8 25 Steve Crossley 6 0 0 0 0 26 Ashley Gibson 22 9 0 0 36 27 Ash Robson 3 1 0 0 4 28 Will Maher 8 0 0 0 0 29 Jordan Howden 0 0 0 0 0 30 Brandon Westerman 0 0 0 0 0 31 Brandon Moore 0 0 0 0 0 32 Tom Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 33 Ryan Bailey 6 0 0 0 0 34 Gadwin Springer 10 0 0 0 0 35 Paul McShane 6 0 0 0 0
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2015
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References
External links Castleford Tigers official website Castleford Tigers - Super League website