Wakefield Trinity vs Castleford Tigers Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026 Super League | Regular Season
There is another derby on tap at Magic Weekend at the Hill Dickinson Stadium as Wakefield Trinity take on arch-rivals Castleford Tigers to kick off day two.
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Wakefield Trinity team news: Walmsley, Myers & Storton included
Squad: Max Jowitt, Cam Scott, Tom Johnstone, Jake Trueman, Mike McMeeken, Tyson Smoothy, Ky Rodwell, Seth Nikotemo, Matty Storton, Jazz Tevaga, Jay Pitts, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, Caius Faatili, Harvey Smith, Isaiah Vagana, Lachlan Walmsley, Jack Sinfield, Jayden Myers, Josh Rourke, Tray Lolesio, Will Tate
Castleford Tigers team news: Hood & Westerman returnees among four changers for the Tigers
Squad: Semi Valemei, Darnell McIntosh, Mikaele Ravalawa, Daejarn Asi, Tom Weaver, Renouf Atoni, Liam Hood, George Lawler, Alex Mellor, Joe Stimson, Brock Greacen, Joe Westerman, Louis Senior, Jason Qareqare, Krystian Mapapalangi, Cain Robb, Ashton Golding, George Hirst, Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, Tyler Dupree, Jack Brown
Wakefield Trinity vs Castleford Tigers prediction
Wakefield come into Magic Weekend as one of the form teams in the Super League having won five of their last season matches. The run of matches has largely been kind against lower teams, but they did beat Hull KR in one of those matches and their only loss came at the hands of the Wigan Warriors.
They are firmly in position for a top six finish and nothing will motivate them more than consolidating that with a win over their arch-rivals Castleford.
The Tigers have had issues with consistency all season and the loss to the struggling York Knights last week was symptomatic of that.
It is hard to make a case for Cas in any match against the top teams and while they will be motivated to do well, they fall well short in quality compared to their West Yorkshire rivals.
Expect a comfortable win for Wakey and it could be an emphatic one at that.
Wakefield Trinity vs Castleford Tigers tip: Double result – Wakefield / Wakefield
