Season Preview: Castleford Tigers

Head coach: Daryl Powell

Last season: 12th

In:

Brett Seymour (Hull FC)

Luke Dorn (London Broncos)

Marc Sneyd (Salford)

Andy Lynch (Hull FC)

Ryan Boyle (Salford)

Frankie Mariano (Wakefield)

Scott Wheeldon (London Broncos)

Ashley Gibson (Salford)

Michael Channing (London Broncos)

Liam Finn (Featherstone)

Out:

Jordan Thompson (Hull FC)

Rangi Chase (Salford)

Steve Nash (Dewsbury)

Jacob Emmitt (Salford)

Jonathan Walker (Hull KR)

Keith Mason (Retired)

Ben Johnston (Halifax)

Squad:

1 Jordan Tansey FULL BACK

2 Kirk Dixon WINGER

3 Michael Shenton CENTRE

4 Jake Webster CENTRE

5 Justin Carney WINGER

6 Luke Dorn STAND OFF

7 Marc Sneyd SCRUM HALF

8 Andy Lynch PROP FORWARD

9 Adam Milner HOOKER

10 Craig Huby PROP FORWARD

11 Grant Millington SECOND ROW

12 Weller Hauraki SECOND ROW

13 Nathan Massey LOOSE FORWARD

14 Daryl Clark HOOKER

15 Ryan Boyle PROP FORWARD

16 Oliver Holmes SECOND ROW

17 Lee Gilmour SECOND ROW

18 Frankie Mariano SECOND ROW

19 Scott Wheeldon PROP FORWARD

20 Jamie Ellis SCRUM HALF

21 Ashley Gibson CENTRE

22 Richard Owen FULL BACK

23 Michael Channing CENTRE

24 James Clare WINGER

25 Daniel Fleming PROP FORWARD

26 Liam Finn SCRUM HALF

27 Charlie Martin PROP FORWARD

28 Ben Reynolds FULL BACK

29 Brett Seymour SCRUM HALF

30 Jordan Howden FULL BACK

James’ prediction: 10th

View from the pitch:

Andy Lynch – “Our aim this year is to be competitive in every game. If we do that, then there’ll be no dramas, and we’ll pick up our fair share of two-pointers.”