2016 Castleford Tigers season
Rugby league team season
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The 2016 season was the Castleford Tigers 91st season in the Rugby Football League and their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2016 Super League and the 2016 Challenge Cup.
Super League rank5th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2016 recordWins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 15
| 2016 Castleford Tigers season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League rank | 5th | |||
| Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2016 record | Wins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 874; against: 852 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Ian Fulton | |||
| Head Coach | Daryl Powell | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Wheldon Road | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Denny Solomona (42) | |||
| Goals | Luke Gale (120) | |||
| Points | Luke Gale (270) | |||
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Results
Super League
Super League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hull F.C. |
23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 |  Warrington Wolves |
23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | |
| 3 |  Wigan Warriors |
23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 |  St Helens |
23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | |
| 5 |  Catalans Dragons |
23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | |
| 6 |  Castleford Tigers |
23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | |
| 7 |  Widnes Vikings |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | |
| 8 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | |
| 9 |  Leeds Rhinos |
23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 |  Salford Red Devils |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14[a] | |
| 11 |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | |
| 12 |  Huddersfield Giants |
23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
Super League results
W Win D Draw L Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
A | Craven Park | D | 16–16 | Solomona, Webster (2) | Gale (2/3) | 11,011 | [2] |
| 14 February | 2 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 40–6 | Solomona (2), Roberts, Dorn, O.Holmes (2), Milner | Gale (6/7) | 9,761 | [3][4] |
| 25 February | 3 | Hull FC |
A | KC Stadium | W | 31–24 | Hitchcox (2), Solomona (3) | Gale (5/5 + DG) | 10,247 | [5][6] |
| 4 March | 4 | St. Helens |
A | Langtree Park | L | 22–28 | Millington, McMeeken, Milner | Gale (4/4), Crooks (1/1) | 11,298 | [7] |
| 13 March | 5 | Salford Red Devils |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 16–32 | Solomona (3) | Gale (2/3) | 8,151 | [8] |
| 18 March | 6 | Warrington Wolves |
A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 12–56 | Monaghan, Springer | Gale (2/2) | 10,940 | [9] |
| 24 March | 7 | Leeds Rhinos |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 18–14 | Lynch, Webster (2) | Gale (3/3) | 11,426 | [10] |
| 28 March | 8 | Catalans Dragons |
A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 22–41 | Minikin (2), Monaghan (2) | Gale (3/4) | 10,351 | [11][12] |
| 3 April | 9 | Huddersfield Giants |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 38–34 | Hitchcox (3), McMeeken (2), Minikin, Webster | Gale (5) | 6,631 | [13][14] |
| 10 April | 10 | Widnes Vikings |
A | Select Security Stadium | W | 34–24 | Solomona (3), Boyle, Gale, McShane | Gale (5) | 5,081 | [15][16] |
| 15 April | 11 | Wigan Warriors |
A | DW Stadium | L | 12–26 | Millington, Solomona | Gale (2) | 11,849 | [17][18] |
| 24 April | 12 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 16–58 | Hampshire, Hitchcox, Webster | Gale (2) | 7,106 | [19][20] |
| 1 May | 13 | St Helens |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 20–30 | Hitchcox, Monaghan, McMeeken, Solomona | Gale (2) | 6,658 | [21][22] |
| 12 May | 14 | Leeds Rhinos |
A | Headingley Stadium | W | 52–12 | Dorn (3), Solomona (2), Crooks, Millington, Monaghan, Springer | Gale (8) | 17,213 | [23][24] |
| 21 May | 15 | Warrington Wolves |
N[a] | St James' Park | W | 34–14 | Dorn (2), Solomona (2), Millington, McMeeken | Gale (5) | 39,331 | [25][26] |
| 26 May | 16 | Wigan Warriors |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 26–33 | Solomona (2), McShane, Webster | Gale (5) | 5,558 | [27][28] |
| 3 June | 17 | Huddersfield Giants |
A | John Smith's Stadium | W | 30–22 | Solomona (2), Webster (2), Gale | Gale (5) | 5,741 | [29][30] |
| 9 June | 18 | Widnes Vikings |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 28–38 | Flynn (3), Gale, Patrick | Gale (4) | 4,968 | [31] |
| 19 June | 19 | Hull FC |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 22–24 | Solomona (2), Dorn, Flynn, Webster | Tickle | 10,790 | [32] |
| 1 July | 20 | Salford Red Devils |
A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 18–22 | Webster (2), Dorn | Gale (3) | 2,275 | [33] |
| 10 July | 21 | Catalans Dragons |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 38–24 | Dorn (2), Hampshir (2), O. Holmes, Mariano, McShane | Gale (5) | 5,886 | [34] |
| 17 July | 22 | Warrington Wolves |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 26–42 | Solomona (4), Crooks, Mariano | Gale | 8,060 | [35] |
| 24 July | 23 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
A | Rapid Solicitors Stadium | W | 46–20 | Minikin (4), Gale, Hampshire, O. Holmes, T. Holmes, Moors, Savelio | Gale (7) | 6,855 | [36] |
Super 8s
Super 8s table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrington Wolves (L) |
30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 852 | 541 | +311 | 43 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors (C) |
30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 669 | 560 | +109 | 42 | |
| 3 | Hull F.C. |
30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 579 | +170 | 40 | |
| 4 | St Helens |
30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 756 | 641 | +115 | 40 | |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers |
30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 830 | 808 | +22 | 31 | |
| 6 | Catalans Dragons |
30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 723 | 716 | +7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings |
30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 603 | 643 | −40 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity |
30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 571 | 902 | −331 | 20 |
Super 8s results
W Win D Draw L Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August | 1 | Hull FC |
A | KCOM Stadium | W | 30–16 | Hampshire (2), Dorn, Gale, Milner, Minikin | Gale (3) | [37] | |
| 12 August | 2 | Wigan Warriors |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 36–22 | Solomona (3), Hampshire, O. Holmes, McShane | Gale (6) | [38] | |
| 20 August | 3 | Warrington Wolves |
A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 11–14 | Solomona | Gale (3 + DG) | [39] | |
| 2 September | 4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 46–22 | Solomona (3), Chase, Dorn, McShane, Webster | Gale (6) | [40] | |
| 8 September | 5 | St Helens |
A | Langtree Park | L | 16–40 | Dorn, Hampshire, Maher | Gale (2) | [41] | |
| 17 September | 6 | Catalans Dragons |
A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 34–28 | Crooks (2), Flynn (2), Solomona (2) | Gale (5) | [42] | |
| 24 September | 7 | Widnes Vikings |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 40–26 | Solomona (3), Cook, Crooks, Dorn, McShane | Gale (6) | 7,103 | [43] |
Challenge Cup
W Win L Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | 6 | Salford Red Devils |
H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32–18 | McMeeken (2), Solomona (2), McShane, Webster | McShane (4/6) | 3,317 | [44][45] |
| 25 June | QF | Wigan Warriors |
A | DW Stadium | L | 12–26 | Crooks, Gale | Gale (2/2) | 8,010 | [46] |
Players
Squad
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Head coach
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2016 transfers in/out
In
| Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Crooks | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | June 2015 |
| Joel Monaghan | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Greg Minikin | York City Knights | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Ryan Hampshire | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2015 |
| Jy Hitchcox | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | November 2015 |
Out
| Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Finn | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Michael Channing | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Ashley Gibson | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Jordan Howden | York City Knights | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Justin Carney | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year Loan | November 2015 |
| Scott Moore | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Scott Wheeldon | Sheffield Eagles | 3 Years | November 2015 |
| Ryan Bailey | Warrington Wolves | 1 Year | November 2015 |
| Brandon Moore | Halifax | 1 Year | December 2015 |
Notes
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