2021 Super League – Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos taking place? Friday 28th May, 2021 – 19:45 (UK)
Where is Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos taking place? Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Where can I get tickets for Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos? Click here for the official Super League ticket section
What channel is Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos on? Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos? Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
CASTLEFORD TIGERS
- Castleford Tigers suffered back-to-back losses in Super League as they went down to Warrington Wolves last week which came on the back of a poor period when they conceded 28 unanswered points.
- The Tigers look like they could be an inconsistent outfit this season but in order to avoid that tag, they need to make improvements defensively with only four teams conceding more points than after seven rounds of Super League.
21-man squad: Blair, Clare, Eden, Griffin, Hepi, Holmes, Martin, Massey, Matagi, Mata’utia, McShane, Olpherts, O’Neill, Peachey, Richardson, Sene-Lefao, Shenton, Smith, Trueman, Turner, Watts
Unavailable: Sosaia Feki, Alex Foster, Grant Millington, Gareth O’Brien, Niall Evalds, Adam Milner
Questionable:
LEEDS RHINOS
- Leeds Rhinos were made to pay for wasting a plethora of possession in the opposition 20 as they succumbed to defeat against Hull FC last week and that means that Wakefield Trinity remain the only side that Richard Agar’s side have defeated so far this season.
- The Rhinos were camped on Hull’s line for large periods but could only muster 12 points in wet conditions and another loss here is likely to pile the pressure on Agar with Leeds’ efforts with ball in hand continuing to come under scrutiny.
21-man squad: L. Briscoe, T. Briscoe, Broadbent, Donaldson, Dwyer, Gale, Gannon, Handley, Hurrell, Leeming, Martin, Mellor, Myler, O’Connor, Oledzki, Prior, L. Sutcliffe, Tetevano, Thompson, Vuniyayawa, Walters
Unavailable: Jack Walker, Rob Lui, Harry Newman, Callum McLelland, Tom Holroyd, Cameron Smith
Questionable:
THE PREDICTION
Castleford Tigers will look to respond to successive losses as they
take on Leeds Rhinos with both teams desperate for the win but for
different reasons. The hosts need to find greater consistency if they
are to challenge for a spot in the top six this season while the Rhinos
look a long way from that at present after yet another loss last week.
They have won just two of their seven Super League matches so far – both
against Wakefield Trinity – and with their issues with the ball evident
having managed an average of just a shade over 12 points per game, they are likely to
fall short once again with the Tigers able to get back to winning ways.
