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Castleford Tigers
Club information
Full name Castleford Tigers
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s) Cas, Tigers, Classy Cas
Ground The Jungle,
Castleford
(Capacity 11,750)
Current
Chairman Flag of England Jack Fulton
Coach Flag of Australia Terry Matterson
Captain Flag of Australia Brent Sherwin/
Flag of Australia Awen Guttenbeil
League Super League
History
Founded 1926
Challenge Cups 4
Kit(s)
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Website Official site

Castleford Tigers are a rugby league club in England. The Jungle, formally known as Wheldon Road, is a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England that is the home of the Castleford Castleford is one of the five towns within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. Terry Matterson (born 4 March, 1967 in Auburn New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player and current coach for the Brent Sherwin (born 20 March 1978 in Greenacre New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player Awen Guttenbeil is a New Zealand Rugby league player He was one of the longest serving Warriors playing eleven seasons with the club and the second Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are based in Castleford in West Yorkshire. Castleford is one of the five towns within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of They are sometimes known as 'Cas' 'Cas Tigers' or 'Classy Cas'. In the early days many of their supporters worked as glassblowers which is another of the club's nicknames.

The Tigers play their home games at 'The Jungle' named after their former sponsor Jungle. com. After the company was bought by 'Argos' they removed all affiliation with the Tigers but the club decided to keep the name for marketing purposes. Argos is the largest general-goods Retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores The ground was previous named after the road it is situated, 'Wheldon Road', and despite its decrepit style the ground is still believed to offer one of the best and most volatile atmospheres in the game. Wakefield Council has granted planning permission for a new stadium to be built at nearby Glasshoughton. The New Castleford Stadium (tentative name is a description of a proposed Rugby league stadium which would be built in the Castleford, West Yorkshire Glasshoughton is a small area close to Castleford and Pontefract in the County of West Yorkshire, England.

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History

There was also a Castleford team which took part in the Yorkshire League from 1896-97 to 1905-06 inclusive.

Castleford Rugby League Football Club was founded in June 1926, after a successful era in the Yorkshire Senior Competition and were admitted to the sport's professional ranks in 1926. Cas played at the Sandy Desert ground from 1920 to 1927 before moving to Wheldon Road. The club was quick to achieve success, winning the Yorkshire League in 1932, followed by their first Challenge Cup title in 1935. The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history The club record attendance was set at 25,449 for the third round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet in 1935.

Castleford, the winners of the 1935 Challenge Cup met French cup holders US Lyon Villeurbanne in a match played at Paris on 12 May 1935 for a trophy that would later become the Lord Derby Cup. The Lord Derby Cup (French Trophée Lord Derby also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of Rugby league in France Lyon Villeurbanne are a French Rugby league club from the town of Lyon in France. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lord Derby Cup (French Trophée Lord Derby also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of Rugby league in France US Lyon Villeurbanne won it and were awarded the trophy.

Castleford were beaten Championship finalists in 1938-39. Cas dropped out of the wartime Yorkshire league in 1942-3 and did not return to league competition until 1944-5.

Post World War Two

The official attendance for a second round Challenge Cup match in 1967 against Hull KR was 22,582 but a reported 8,000 people got in without paying.

Castleford were again beaten Championship finalists in 1968-69, when they suffered a late defeat to arch-rivals Leeds. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds

The legendary half-back pairing of Alan Hardisty and Keith Hepworth inspired the club to back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs in 1969 ( v Salford) and 1970 ( v Wigan).

From the introduction of two divisions in 1973 until the Super League era Castleford were one of a handful of clubs to have constantly remained in the top division of British rugby league.

In 1983/84 Castleford were beaten 18-10 by Hull Kingston Rovers in the Divisional Premiership final at Headingley. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National

Castleford made it to the final of the 1988 Yorkshire Cup but were beaten 33-12 by Leeds at Elland Road. Historically British Rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire,

They were the leading club in Yorkshire in the early 1990s, finishing in the top four of the Championship no less than four times during this period. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain.

John Joyner took up the reins as head coach in May 1993. The highlight of the early 1990s was in 1994 when Castleford defeated Wigan to claim the Regal Trophy at Headingley in a 33-2 victory. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester The Regal Trophy was a knockout competition for British Rugby league clubs between 1971 and 1996. They were semi-finalists in the Challenge Cup and were also narrowly defeated in the Premiership final. At the end of that campaign Joyner was named as the Coach of the Year.

Super League

Castleford added 'Tigers' to their name for the 1992/93 season.

When Super League was suggested Castleford were supposed to merge with Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers to form 'Calder'. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. This was strongly resisted by all sets of supporters and an unmerged Cas were founder members of Super League in 1996.

At the start of the 1997 season Castleford were seen as a team making up the numbers and few held hopes for them avoiding relegation. John Joyner resigned in April 1997 to be replaced by Stuart Raper. Stuart 'Chook' Raper, (born January 5, 1965) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach They only just managed to avoid being relegated, eventually finishing tenth.

With a new season in 1998 many pundits predicted the Tigers would be relegated to National League One. Castleford, in fact stayed near the top of the table for the majority of the season and eventually finished sixth.

In the 1999 season the Tigers had bettered their previous position and finished fifth. They appeared in the semi finals of both the Challenge Cup and the Grand Final play-offs.

2000 was Raper's last season with the Tigers and their performance somewhat mirrored their previous season as they finished fifth and into the play-offs for a consecutive season.

They made the semi final of the Challenge Cup once again in 2002.

They were relegated from Super League at the end of the 2004 season, but were promoted back the following season, after winning the National League One Grand Final against Whitehaven. Media Some games are shown on Sky Sports, games involving Celtic Crusaders are shown on Welsh-language channel S4C.

Castleford currently play their traditional black and amber, however their previous colours were orange and black. A limited edition shirt in these traditional colours was released to commemorate participation in the 2005 final of the Northern Rail Cup, which Castleford lost 16-18 to Hull Kingston Rovers, in front of 9,400 people (a record attendance for the cup). Structure The National League cup was first held in 2002 as was part of the redevelopment of the Northern Ford Premiership competition - 18 teams took part Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National The club experienced record sales of the new home shirt for 2007.

Even after a solid return season under the coaching of Terry Matterson, they were once again relegated from the Super League on Saturday 16 September 2006 after losing 29-17 to rivals Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue, Wakefield. Terry Matterson (born 4 March, 1967 in Auburn New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player and current coach for the Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. The match dubbed "The Battle of Belle Vue" was the last game of the season and whoever lost the match would have been relegated. This caused uproar in the rugby league community. Castleford were relegated with the highest points total for a relegated side in Super League history with 19 and more importantly the fact that they did not actually finish bottom of the league however the newly created Catalan Dragons were given immunity from relegation and since it was the French side that did finish bottom, the team directly above them (which turned out to be Castleford) would be relegated instead.

National League

In (2007) Castleford Tigers participated in National League One, the second tier of British rugby league. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. They were rewarded for a safe passage through to the Carnegie Challenge Cup 4th Round with an away tie at local rivals and 4 times Super League Champions Bradford Bulls, however the Tigers lost the tie narrowly going down 24-16. Castleford were promoted at the first time of asking when they overcame rivals Widnes Vikings 42-10 on October 7, 2007 in the National League Grand Final. Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This means that they will participate in Super League XIII in 2008. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season

Super League 2008

Castleford signed Dwain Chambers in March 2008. Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978 is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent

2008 Squad

As of 6 June 2008:

No Nat Player Position Previous Club
1 Flag of Australia Luke Dorn Full Back Salford City Reds
2 Flag of Ireland Stuart Donlan Wing Huddersfield Giants
3 Flag of England Michael Shenton Center Tigers Academy
4 Flag of England Kirk Dixon Centre Hull FC
5 Flag of England Michael Wainwright Winger Batley Bulldogs
6 Flag of England Anthony Thackeray Stand Off Hull FC
7 Flag of Australia Brent Sherwin (Co-Captain) Half Back Canterbury Bulldogs
8 Flag of Samoa Mark Leafa Prop Whitehaven
9 Flag of Scotland Andrew Henderson Hooker Barrow Raiders
10 Flag of Greece Michael Korkidas Prop Salford City Reds
11 Flag of New Zealand Awen Guttenbeil (Co-Captain) Second Row New Zealand Warriors
12 Flag of England Ryan Clayton Second Row Salford City Reds
13 Flag of England Joe Westerman Loose Forward Tigers Academy
14 Flag of England Liam Higgins Prop Hull FC
15 Flag of England Craig Huby Prop Tigers Academy
16 Flag of England Peter Lupton Loose Forward Hull FC
18 Flag of England Ryan Boyle Prop Tigers Academy
19 Flag of Australia Tom Haberecht Second Row Balmain Tigers
20 Flag of England Scott Moore Half Back St Helens
21 Flag of England Richard Owen Winger Tigers Academy
22 Flag of England Nathan Massey Second Row Tigers Academy
23 Flag of the United States Ryan McGoldrick Stand Off Cronulla Sharks
25 Flag of England Ben Gledhill Second Row Tigers Academy
26 Flag of Australia Brendan Hlad Prop/Second Row Penrith Panthers
27 Flag of Australia Ned Catic Prop Lyon Villeurbanne
30 Flag of Greece Adam Fletcher Winger Redcliffe Dolphins
00 Flag of Australia Mitchell Sargent Prop Newcastle Knights

Players of note

  • Les Adams
  • Arthur Atkinson
  • Bob Beardmore
  • Kevin Beardmore
  • Bill Bryant
  • St John Ellis
  • Mike Ford
  • Wayne Godwin
  • Alan Hardisty
  • Dennis Hartley
  • Keith Hepworth
  • John Joyner

Honours

Records

Super League Era

Player records

Team records

All Time

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External links

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