2015 Castleford Tigers season

2015 Castleford Tigers season
Super League Rank5th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupSixth round
2015 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 745; against: 786
Team information
ChairmanJack Fulton
Head coachDaryl Powell
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Top scorers
TriesJustin Carney &
Denny Solomona (18)
GoalsLuke Gale (102)
PointsLuke Gale (249)
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The 2015 season was the Castleford Tigers' 90th season in the Rugby Football League and their 8th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2015 Super League and the 2015 Challenge Cup.

First team squad

2015 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.
16 Junior Moors Melbourne Storm 3 years 11 June 2014 [1]
6 Ben Roberts Melbourne Storm 2 years 7 July 2014 [2]
20 Denny Solomona London Broncos 2 years 14 July 2014 [3]
12 Matt Cook London Broncos 2 years 21 July 2014 [4]
25 Steve Crossley Featherstone Rovers 2 years 4 August 2014 [5]
7 Luke Gale Bradford Bulls 2 years 28 August 2014 [6]
17 Scott Moore London Broncos 2 years 11 September 2014 [7]
24 Mike McMeeken London Broncos 2 years 11 September 2014 [7]
33 Ryan Bailey Hull Kingston Rovers ½ year 20 April 2015 [8]
34 Gadwin Springer Catalans Dragons 2½ years 12 June 2015 [9]
35 Paul McShane Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2½ years 23 July 2015 [10]

Transfers out

No Player To Contract Date Ref.
12 Weller Hauraki Salford Red Devils 3 years 12 June 2014 [11]
25 Dan Fleming Bradford Bulls 2 years 25 July 2014 [12]
14 Daryl Clark Warrington Wolves 4 years 27 August 2014 [13]
17 Lee Gilmour Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 years[a] 4 September 2014 [14]
10 Craig Huby Huddersfield Giants 4 years 11 September 2014 [15]
31 Brad Day Batley Bulldogs 1 year 13 September 2014 [16]
20 Jamie Ellis Huddersfield Giants 2 years 1 October 2014 [17]
22 Richard Owen Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 years[a] 20 October 2014 [18]
28 Ben Reynolds Leigh Centurions 1 year 30 October 2014 [19]
2 Kirk Dixon Retired 7 January 2015 [20]
35 Garreth Carvell Featherstone Rovers 2 years 27 January 2015 [21]
25 Steve Crossley Bradford Bulls 1½ years 24 April 2025 [22]
22 Jordan Tansey Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1½ years 26 June 2015 [23]
2 James Clare Bradford Bulls 1½ years 23 July 2015 [24]

Loans out

No Player To Loan type Departure Return Ref.
17 Scott Moore Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Season-long 23 July 2015 Permanent[b] [10]

Dual registration

Castleford agreed to extend their dual registration partnership with York City Knights in League 1 for a second season.[25][26]

Club No Player App T G DG Pts
York City Knights 2 James Clare 7 9 0 0 36
23 Michael Channing 7 1 0 0 4
29 Jordan Howden 17 8 12 1 57
Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2015
  1. ^ a b Initially joined on loan during the 2014 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2015
  2. ^ The deal was made permanent on 9 November 2015

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opposition H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Drop goals Attendance
Sun 28 December Featherstone Rovers H Wheldon Road W 18–0 Solomona, Cook, Tansey Finn (3) 4,800
Sun 11 January[a] Bradford Bulls H Wheldon Road W 22–14 Carney, Gibson, S. Moore, McMeeken Gale (3) 3,844
Sun 18 January Doncaster RLFC A Keepmoat Stadium W 32–12 Gibson (2), Massey, Roberts, T. Holmes, Solomona Finn (2), Gale (2) 1,200
Sun 25 January Widnes Vikings H Wheldon Road W 20–18 Solomona (2), Roberts, Finn Gale (2) 2,141
Source:[27]
  1. ^ Andy Lynch's testimonial match

Table

Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 +281 33 Super League Super 8s
2 St Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 +162 32
3 Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 +176 31
4 Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 +144 28
5 Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 +42 26
6 Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 +96 24
7 Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 452 484 −32 22
8 Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 −13 20
9 Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 −47 19 The Qualifiers
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14 534 646 −112 18
11 Salford City Reds 23 8 1 14 447 617 −170 17
12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 −527 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Super 8s

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 30 20 1 9 944 650 +294 41 Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 30 20 1 9 798 530 +268 41
3 Huddersfield Giants 30 18 2 10 750 534 +216 38
4 St Helens 30 19 0 11 766 624 +142 38
5 Castleford Tigers 30 16 0 14 731 746 −15 32
6 Warrington Wolves 30 15 0 15 714 636 +78 30
7 Catalans Dragons 30 13 2 15 739 770 −31 28
8 Hull F.C. 30 12 0 18 620 716 −96 24
Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

2015 fixtures and results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2015 Super League Fixtures

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
8/2/15 Super League XX 1 Wakefield Trinity H The Jungle L 22-24 Solomona (2), Gale, Carney Gale 3/4 10,728 -
14/2/15 Super League XX 2 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12-13 Carney, Tansey Gale 2/2 6,584 Sky Sports
27/2/15 Super League XX 3 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 14-21 Carney (2), Tansey Gale 1/3 - Sky Sports
6/3/15 Super League XX 4 Wigan H The Jungle W 42-14 Carney (2), Clare, Dorn, Finn, O. Holmes, Shenton Gale 7/7 7,772 -
12/3/15 Super League XX 5 Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L 0-22 - - 5,257 Sky Sports
20/3/15 Super League XX 6 Salford H The Jungle W 30-16 Carney (2), Finn, Shenton, Wheeldon, Clare Gale 3/6 6,901 -
27/3/15 Super League XX 7 Hull F.C. H The Jungle W 20-14 Gale (2), Carney, Clare Gale 2/4 8,744 -
3/4/15 Super League XX 8 Leeds H The Jungle L 12-26 Shenton (2) Gale 2/2 11,323 Sky Sports
6/4/15 Super League XX 9 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 22-14 Tansey, Dorn, Milner, Roberts Gale 3/4 8,518 Sky Sports
11/4/15 Super League XX 10 Hull Kingston Rovers H The Jungle W 25-4 Tansey, Gale, Massey, Mariano Gale 4/4, Gale 1 DG 6,012 Sky Sports
19/4/15 Super League XX 11 Widnes A Halton Stadium L 16-46 Roberts, O. Holmes, Shenton Finn 2/3 5,257 -
26/4/15 Super League XX 12 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium W 22-20 Gibson (2), Massey, Robson Gale 3/4 2,800 -
3/5/15 Super League XX 13 Catalans Dragons H The Jungle W 36-28 Gibson, Channing, Millington, Shenton, Tansey, S. Moore Gale 6/6 5,704 -
8/5/15 Super League XX 14 Wigan A DW Stadium L 0-28 - - 15,022 -
21/5/15 Super League XX 15 Huddersfield H The Jungle L 16-24 Webster, Roberts, Shenton Gale 2/3 4,634 Sky Sports
31/5/15 Magic Weekend 16 Wakefield Trinity N St James' Park W 56-16 Solomona (4), Tansey, Shenton, Gibson (3), Gale Gale 8/10 26,970 Sky Sports
5/6/15 Super League XX 17 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 30-22 Roberts, Solomona, O. Holmes, Gale, Finn Gale 5/5 7,093 -
11/6/15 Super League XX 18 Leeds A Headingley Stadium W 31-24 Millington, Finn, Shenton, Solomona (2) Gale 5/5, Finn 1 DG 15,089 Sky Sports
18/6/15 Super League XX 19 St. Helens H The Jungle W 25-24 Carney, Solomona, Webster, Cook Gale 4/4, Roberts 1 DG 6,086 Sky Sports
5/7/15 Super League XX 20 Widnes H The Jungle W 34-20 Solomona (3), Webster, Cook, Carney Gale 5/6 7,002 -
12/7/15 Super League XX 21 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 18-21 Solomona (2), Dorn, Roberts Finn 1/4 10,114 -
19/7/15 Super League XX 22 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 58-20 Millington, Gale, McMeeken, O. Holmes, Dorn (2), Carney (4) Gale 9/10 4,000 -
26/7/15 Super League XX 23 Warrington H The Jungle L 6-44 Moors Finn 1/1 7,239 -

2015 Super 8's

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
7/8/15 Super League XX S1 Hull F.C. H The Jungle W 36-30 Shenton (4), Gale, Gibson Gale 6/6 6,760 Sky Sports
13/8/15 Super League XX S2 Warrington H The Jungle W 17-16 Carney (2), Shenton Gale 2/4, Finn 1 DG 5,212 Sky Sports
22/8/15 Super League XX S3 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 26-44 Carney, O. Holmes, Milner (2), Moors Gale 3/5 7,473 Sky Sports
3/9/15 Super League XX S4 Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium L 26-40 Gale, Gibson, Dorn, Roberts, Solomona Gale 3/5 5,350 Sky Sports
10/9/15 Super League XX S5 St. Helens H The Jungle L 38-42 Dorn (2), Roberts (2), Solomona, Moors Gale 7/7 5,253 Sky Sports
17/9/15 Super League XX S6 Leeds A Headingley Stadium W 29-22 Gale (2), Solomona, Dorn, Roberts Gale 4/5, Roberts 1 DG 15,069 Sky Sports
25/9/15 Super League XX S7 Wigan A DW Stadium L 12-47 Dorn, Moors Gale 2/2 15,070 Sky Sports

Player appearances

  • Super League Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
1 Luke Dorn FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB B FB FB FB FB
2 James Clare x x x W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x
3 Jake Webster B B C C C SR SR B C C C C C C C C C C
4 Michael Shenton C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
5 Justin Carney W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6 Ben Roberts SO B B B B SO SO SO SO B SO FB FB FB B SO B B B FB FB SO SO SO SO
7 Luke Gale SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH
8 Andy Lynch P P P P B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
9 Adam Milner B B H H H B B B B B H H B H B B H H H H B H H H H H H
10 Grant Millington P P P P P P P P B B SR SR B B B P P P P P P P P P P P SR P P P
11 Oliver Holmes SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
12 Matt Cook B P B P B SR B B L B B B B B B B B
13 Nathan Massey L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
14 Lee Jewitt x x x x x x x x x B B B L B
15 Ryan Boyle B x B B x B x B B B B B P B B B B B B B B B
16 Junior Moors SR SR SR SR SR SR P B SR B B B B B B B B SR B B SR SR SR SR
17 Scott Moore H H H H H H H H H H H B x x x x x x x x
18 Frankie Mariano x x x x x x x x SR SR SR SR SR
19 Scott Wheeldon x B x B B B L B P P P P B x x x x P L L L
20 Denny Solomona W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
21 Liam Finn SO B SO SO SO SO SO SO SH SO SO B SO SO SO SO SO SH SO SO SO SO SO
22 Jordan Tansey FB FB FB FB W FB FB FB FB FB FB FB B x x x x x x x x x x
23 Michael Channing x C C x C x x x C C C x C C C C
24 Mike McMeeken x x B x x B B x x x x x x x B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B SR SR C C C C
25 Steve Crossley B B x B B x B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
26 Ashley Gibson C x x x x x C C W W x C C W W W W W C W W W W W W W C
27 Ashley Robson x x x x x x x x x x x W W x x x x x x x W
28 Will Maher x x x x x x x x B x x B B x x B B x x x x x x x x x x B B B
29 Jordan Howden x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
30 Brandon Westerman x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
31 Brandon Moore x x x x H x x x x x x x x x x x x H x x x x x x x x x x x x
32 Tom Holmes x x x x x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SR
33 Ryan Bailey x x x x x x x x x x x x P P P B B
34 Gadwin Springer x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B B L L B B B B B B
35 Paul McShane x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x H B B B B B

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV
16/5/15 Cup 6th Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 14-40 Gibson, Clare, McMeeken Gale 1/3 6,750 -

Player appearances

  • Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 6
1 Luke Dorn
2 James Clare W
3 Jake Webster C
4 Michael Shenton C
5 Justin Carney
6 Ben Roberts SO
7 Luke Gale SH
8 Andy Lynch P
9 Adam Milner H
10 Grant Millington B
11 Oliver Holmes SR
12 Matt Cook
13 Nathan Massey L
14 Lee Jewitt B
15 Ryan Boyle
16 Junior Moors SR
17 Scott Moore
18 Frankie Mariano x
19 Scott Wheeldon x
20 Denny Solomona
21 Liam Finn B
22 Jordan Tansey FB
23 Michael Channing
24 Mike McMeeken B
26 Ashley Gibson W
27 Ashley Robson x
28 Will Maher x
29 Jordan Howden x
30 Brandon Westerman x
31 Brandon Moore x
32 Tom Holmes x
33 Ryan Bailey P

Player statistics

Summary

Appearances and points in all competitions
No Player App T G DG Pts
1 Luke Dorn 14 10 0 0 40
2 James Clare 9 4 0 0 16
3 Jake Webster 19 3 0 0 12
4 Michael Shenton 28 14 0 0 56
5 Justin Carney 18 18 0 0 72
6 Ben Roberts 26 9 0 2 38
7 Luke Gale 29 11 102 1 249
8 Andy Lynch 28 0 0 0 0
9 Adam Milner 28 3 0 0 12
10 Grant Millington 31 3 0 0 12
11 Oliver Holmes 28 5 0 0 20
12 Matt Cook 17 2 0 0 8
13 Nathan Massey 23 2 0 0 8
14 Lee Jewitt 6 0 0 0 0
15 Ryan Boyle 19 0 0 0 0
16 Junior Moors 25 4 0 0 16
17 Scott Moore 14 1 0 0 4
18 Frankie Mariano 5 1 0 0 4
19 Scott Wheeldon 15 1 0 0 4
20 Denny Solomona 15 18 0 0 72
21 Liam Finn 24 4 4 2 26
22 Jordan Tansey 14 6 0 0 24
23 Michael Channing 10 1 0 0 4
24 Mike McMeeken 20 2 0 0 8
25 Steve Crossley 6 0 0 0 0
26 Ashley Gibson 22 9 0 0 36
27 Ash Robson 3 1 0 0 4
28 Will Maher 8 0 0 0 0
29 Jordan Howden 0 0 0 0 0
30 Brandon Westerman 0 0 0 0 0
31 Brandon Moore 0 0 0 0 0
32 Tom Holmes 1 0 0 0 0
33 Ryan Bailey 6 0 0 0 0
34 Gadwin Springer 10 0 0 0 0
35 Paul McShane 6 0 0 0 0
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2015

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  2. ^ "Ben Roberts: Castleford Tigers sign Melbourne Storm playmaker". BBC Sport. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Castleford Tigers sign Denny Solomona from London Broncos". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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