2014 Castleford Tigers season

Castleford Tigers 2014 season
Super League XIX Rank4th
Play-off resultPreliminary semi-final
Challenge CupRunners-up
2014 recordWins: 21; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 814; against: 583
Team information
ChairmanJack Fulton
Head CoachDaryl Powell
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance7,068
Agg. attendance91,885
High attendance9,867
Low attendance5,104
Top scorers
TriesJustin Carney (24)
GoalsMarc Sneyd (116)
PointsMarc Sneyd (262)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014 season was the Castleford Tigers' 89th season in the Rugby Football League and their 7th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2014 Super League and the 2014 Challenge Cup.

First-team squad

2014 Castleford Tigers squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)


Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No Player From Contract Date Ref.
18 Scotland Frankie Mariano Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 year 11 July 2013 [1]
21 England Ashley Gibson Salford City Reds 2 years 28 August 2013 [2]
6 Australia Luke Dorn London Broncos 2 years 10 September 2013 [3]
29 Australia Brett Seymour Hull FC 1 year 11 September 2013 [4]
19 England Scott Wheeldon London Broncos 2 years 12 September 2013 [5]
8 England Andy Lynch Hull FC 2 years 18 September 2013 [6]
23 Wales Michael Channing London Broncos 2 years 20 September 2013 [7]
26 Ireland Liam Finn Featherstone Rovers 1 year 19 December 2013 [8]
32 England Lee Jewitt Limoux Grizzlies ½ year 2 May 2014 [9]
35 England Garreth Carvell Hull FC ½ year 21 July 2014 [10]

Loans in

No Player From Loan type Arrival Return Ref.
7 England Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils Season-long 13 September 2013 26 September 2014 [11]
35 England Garreth Carvell Hull FC Season-long 18 June 2014 Permanent[a] [12]

Transfers out

No Player To Contract Date Ref.
6 England Rangi Chase Salford Red Devils 4 years 4 September 2013 [13][14]
18 England Jordan Thompson Hull FC 3 years 9 September 2013 [15]
25 Wales Keith Mason Retired 9 September 2013 [16]
21 Ireland Ben Johnston Halifax 1 year 27 September 2013 [17]
8 Scotland Jonathan Walker Hull Kingston Rovers 3 years 4 October 2013 [18]
32 England Ryan Backhouse York City Knights 1 year 18 January 2014 [19]
29 Australia Brett Seymour Whitehaven 1 year 6 March 2014 [20][21]
27 England Charlie Martin Batley Bulldogs 1 year 14 March 2014 [22]

Loans out

No Player To Loan type Departure Return Ref.
22 England Richard Owen Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Season-long 15 May 2014 Permanent[b] [23][24]
17 Scotland Lee Gilmour Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Season-long 27 May 2014 Permanent[c] [25][26]

Dual registration

Castleford agreed a dual registration arrangement with the York City Knights in the Championship 1.[27]

Club No Player App T G DG Pts
York City Knights 31 England Brad Day 4 5 0 0 20
25 Wales Daniel Fleming 1 0 0 0 0
28 England Ben Reynolds 16 7 70 0 168
4 New Zealand Jake Webster 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2014
  1. ^ The deal was made permanent on 21 July 2014
  2. ^ The deal was made permanent on 20 October 2014
  3. ^ The deal was made permanent on 4 September 2014

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals
Thu 26 December[a] Halifax H Wheldon Road D 30–30 Owen (4), Clark, Dixon Dixon (3)
Sun 19 January York City Knights H Wheldon Road W 62–6 Carney (3), Sneyd (2), Owen, Huby, Clare, Clark, Reynolds, Millington Sneyd (9)
Sun 26 January Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road (P)[b] P–P
Sun 2 February Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 66–10 Dixon (3), Clark (2), Hauraki (2), Dorn, Owen, Shenton, Milner, Mariano Dixon (9)
Sat 8 February Dewsbury Rams A Crown Flatt L 0–18
Source:[28]
  1. ^ Craig Huby's testimonial match
  2. ^ Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Super League

Main article: Super League XIX

Regular season

Results

Date Round Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Attendance
Sun 16 February 1 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 36–18 Hauraki, Dixon, Clark, Carney, Dorn, Millington Dixon (6) 8,214
Sun 23 February 2 Catalans Dragons H Wheldon Road W 32–6 Carney (3), Dixon, Tansey, Clark Sneyd (4) 5,104
Fri 28 February 3 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 30–10 Owen (3), Mariano, Holmes Sneyd (5) 7,022
Sun 9 March 4 Wigan Warriors H Wheldon Road W 36–31 Dixon, Dorn (2), Milner, Clark, Channing Sneyd (6) 8,504
Sun 16 March 5 Hull FC H Wheldon Road W 19–16 Shenton, Sneyd, Mariano Sneyd (3) Sneyd 9,867
Sun 23 March 6 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 16–23 Carney, Hauraki, Dorn Sneyd (2) 5,823
Thu 27 March 7 London Broncos A The Hive Stadium W 54–6 Channing, Holmes, Shenton (2), Finn, Huby, Carney (2), Dorn Ellis (9) 1,036
Fri 11 April 8 St Helens H Wheldon Road L 28–30 Webster, Shenton (2), Millington, Carney Sneyd (4) 6,487
Fri 18 April 9 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 43–20 Carney, Clark (2), Owen (2), Wheeldon (2), Finn Sneyd (5) Sneyd 5,159
Mon 21 April 10 Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road W 40–6 Clare (2), Shenton (3), Ellis, Owen Sneyd (6) 6,853
Sun 4 May 11 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L 28–29 Shenton, Carney, Dixon, Webster, Clark Sneyd (4) 7,195
Thu 8 May 12 Leeds Rhinos H Wheldon Road L 14–22 Dixon, Sneyd Sneyd (3) 9,208
Sun 18 May 13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats N City of Manchester Stadium W 50–12 Clark (2), Carney (2), Tansey, Shenton, Sneyd (2), Mariano Sneyd (7) 28,213
Sun 25 May 14 Widnes Vikings H Wheldon Road W 34–22 Shenton, Webster, Wheeldon, Dorn (2), Clark Sneyd (5) 5,576
Sun 1 June 15 Hull Kingston Rovers H Wheldon Road W 54–12 Channing (2), Dorn (3), Millington, Dixon, Ellis, Webster, Huby, Clare Sneyd (5) 7,196
Fri 13 June 16 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 6–46 Gibson Ellis 11,914
Sun 22 June 17 St Helens A Langtree Park L 16–38 Dixon, Sneyd, Dorn Sneyd (2) 12,648
Sat 28 June 18 Salford Red Devils H Wheldon Road W 14–10 Carney, Webster Sneyd (3) 5,937
Thu 3 July 19 Widnes Vikings A Select Security Stadium W 40–20 Dorn, Holmes, Clark (3), Shenton (2) Sneyd (6) 4,562
Fri 11 July 20 Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road W 44–30 Holmes, Carney, Finn (2), Milner, Dixon, Mariano, Millington Sneyd (6) 5,310
Thu 17 July 21 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium D 24–24 Shenton, Hauraki, Massey, Millington Sneyd (4) 16,173
Thu 24 July 22 Hull FC A KC Stadium D 18–18 Shenton, Sneyd, Clare (2) Sneyd 9,959
Sun 3 August 23 London Broncos H Wheldon Road W 64–18 Dorn (2), Carney (3), Wheeldon, Shenton, Carvell, Mariano, Dixon (2), Milner Sneyd (8) 5,233
Fri 15 August 24 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 10–48 Clare, Holmes Finn 8,391
Sun 31 August 25 Bradford Bulls H Wheldon Road W 32–18 Lynch, Clare, Dorn, Shenton, Clark Sneyd (6) 7,428
Sun 7 September 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Wheldon Road W 26–22 Dorn, Clare (2), Dixon, Webster Sneyd (3) 9,182
Sat 13 September 27 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 6–28 Dixon Sneyd 9,223
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 & [28]

League table

Super League XIX
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (L, C) 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38 Play-offs
2 Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 17 3 7 785 626 +159 37
4 Castleford Tigers 27 17 2 8 814 583 +231 36
5 Warrington Wolves 27 17 1 9 793 515 +278 35
6 Leeds Rhinos 27 15 2 10 685 421 +264 32
7 Catalans Dragons 27 14 1 12 733 667 +66 29
8 Widnes Vikings 27 13 1 13 611 725 −114 27
9 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 3 14 627 665 −38 23
10 Salford Red Devils 27 11 1 15 608 695 −87 23
11 Hull F.C. 27 10 2 15 653 586 +67 22
12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 557 750 −193 21
13 Bradford Bulls (R) 27 8 0 19 512 984 −472 10[a] Relegation to Championship
14 London Broncos (R) 27 1 0 26 438 1237 −799 2
Source: [30]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration[29]

Playoffs

See also: 2014 Super League season results - Play-offs
Date Round Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Attendance Source
Fri 19 September Qualifying play-off St Helens A Langtree Park L 0–41 7,548 [31]
Thu 25 September Preliminary semi-final Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road L 14–30 Ellis, Dorn, Shenton Sneyd 6,219 [32]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2014 Challenge Cup
See also: 2014 Challenge Cup final

Results

Date Round Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Attendance
Sun 6 April Round 4 Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant W 48–10 Dorn (2), Carney (3), Ellis, Sneyd, Clare, Wheeldon Sneyd (6) 2,482
Sun 27 April Round 5 Sheffield Eagles H Wheldon Road W 60–16 Carney (4), Millington, Gibson, Dixon, Ellis (2), Clark, Tansey, Holmes Dixon (2), Sneyd (4) 4,648
Sat 7 June Quarter-final Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W 16–4 Clare, Dixon, Jewitt Sneyd (2) 8,736
Sun 10 August Semi-final Widnes Vikings N Leigh Sports Village W 28–6 Finn, Clark, Dixon, Ellis, Webster Sneyd (4) 12,005
Sat 23 August Final Leeds Rhinos N Wembley Stadium L 10–23 Clark, Holmes Finn 77,914
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 & [28]

Player statistics

Summary

No Player App T G DG Pts
1 England Jordan Tansey 7 3 0 0 12
2 England Kirk Dixon 25 15 8 0 76
3 England Michael Shenton 32 18 0 0 72
4 New Zealand Jake Webster 22 7 0 0 28
5 Australia Justin Carney 24 24 0 0 96
6 Australia Luke Dorn 24 19 0 0 76
7 England Marc Sneyd 31 7 116 2 262
8 England Andy Lynch 31 1 0 0 4
9 England Adam Milner 25 3 0 0 12
10 England Craig Huby 29 2 0 0 8
11 Australia Grant Millington 27 6 0 0 24
12 New Zealand Weller Hauraki 30 3 0 0 12
13 England Nathan Massey 23 1 0 0 4
14 England Daryl Clark 30 16 0 0 64
15 Ireland Ryan Boyle 3 0 0 0 0
16 England Oliver Holmes 32 7 0 0 28
17 Scotland Lee Gilmour 0 0 0 0 0
18 Scotland Frankie Mariano 30 5 0 0 20
19 England Scott Wheeldon 27 5 0 0 20
20 England Jamie Ellis 21 7 10 0 48
21 England Ashley Gibson 7 2 0 0 8
22 England Richard Owen 5 6 0 0 24
23 Wales Michael Channing 16 4 0 0 16
24 England James Clare 17 11 0 0 44
25 Wales Daniel Fleming 5 0 0 0 0
26 Ireland Liam Finn 29 5 2 0 24
27 England Charlie Martin 0 0 0 0 0
28 England Ben Reynolds 2 0 0 0 0
29 Australia Brett Seymour 0 0 0 0 0
30 England Jordan Howden 0 0 0 0 0
31 England Brad Day 1 0 0 0 0
32 England Lee Jewitt 16 1 0 0 4
33 England Will Maher 1 0 0 0 0
35 England Garreth Carvell 6 1 0 0 4
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014

References

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  2. ^ "Ashley Gibson to join Castleford Tigers from Salford City Reds". BBC Sport. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Luke Dorn: Castleford sign London Broncos utility back". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Brett Seymour: Castleford Tigers sign ex-Hull FC half-back". BBC Sport. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Castleford Tigers sign prop Scott Wheeldon on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Castleford Tigers: Andy Lynch signs from Hull FC". BBC Sport. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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  30. ^ Super League XIX 2014
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