2021 Castleford Tigers season

The 2021 season was the Castleford Tigers' 96th season in the Rugby Football League and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2021 Super League and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

2021 Castleford Tigers season
Super League Rank	7th
Play-off result	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Runners-up
2021 record	Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scored	For: 437; against: 552
Team information
Chairman	Ian Fulton
Head coach	Daryl Powell
Captain	Michael Shenton
Stadium	The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance	4,385[i]
Agg. attendance	39,468[ii]
High attendance	5,126[ii]
Low attendance	3,600[i]
Top scorers
Tries	Jordan Turner (17)
Goals	Danny Richardson (52)
Points	Danny Richardson (111)
Home colours Away colours
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Results

Pre Season

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

Pre-season results

Date	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
14 March	Hull KR	A	Hull College Craven Park	W	30–20				[a][1]

1. Adam Milner Testimonial

Super League

Main article: 2021 Super League season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	PCT	Qualification[a]
1	Catalans Dragons (L)	23	19	0	4	688	398	172.9	38	82.61	Semi-final
2	St. Helens (C)	21	16	0	5	548	229	239.3	32	76.19
3	Warrington Wolves	21	15	1	5	588	354	166.1	31	73.81	Elimination Semi-finals
4	Wigan Warriors	25	15	0	10	387	385	100.5	30	60.00
5	Leeds Rhinos	24	13	0	11	556	440	126.4	26	54.17
6	Hull Kingston Rovers	20	10	0	10	497	458	108.5	20	50.00
7	Castleford Tigers	23	11	0	12	437	552	79.2	22	47.83
8	Hull FC	21	8	1	12	409	476	85.9	17	40.48
9	Huddersfield Giants	24	9	0	15	460	516	89.1	18	37.50
10	Wakefield Trinity	24	9	0	15	482	548	88.0	18	37.50
11	Salford Red Devils	22	7	0	15	402	584	68.8	14	31.82
12	Leigh Centurions (R)	22	2	0	20	356	870	40.9	4	9.09	Relegated to the Championship

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

Date and Time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
28 March, 2:00pm	1	Warrington Wolves	N	Emerald Headingley	W	21–12					[2]
2 April, 3:00pm	2	Leeds Rhinos	N	Totally Wicked Stadium	W	18–10					[3]
16 April, 6:00pm	3	Leigh Centurions	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	W	52–16					[4]
22 April, 6:00pm	4	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	L	12–22					[5]
30 April, 7:00pm	5	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	W	28–18					[6]
17 May, 7:00pm	6	Hull KR	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	22–26					[7]
22 May, 3:00pm	7	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	14–38					[8]
28 May, 7:00pm	8	Leeds Rhinos	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	6–60					[9]
10 June, 7:00pm	9	Hull FC	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	12–30					[10]
16 June, 7:00pm	10	Wakefield Trinity	A	Mobile Rocket Stadium	W	18–12					[11]
24 June, 7:00pm	11	Catalans Dragons	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	6–16					[12]
30 June	12	St Helens	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	0–24	Match forfeited by Castleford.[13]
6 July	13	Huddersfield Giants	A	John Smith's Stadium	W	24–0	Match forfeited by Huddersfield.[14]
11 July, 3:00pm	14	Salford Red Devils	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	18–70					[15]
24 July	15	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	–	P–P	Postponed under COVID-19 protocols.[16]
29 July	16	Leigh Centurions	A	Leigh Sports Village	–	P–P	Postponed under COVID-19 protocols.[17]
2 August, 7:00pm	17	Huddersfield Giants	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	16–34					[18]
6 August, 7:00pm	18	Leeds Rhinos	A	Emerald Headingley	W	32–18					[19]
12 August, 7:00pm	19	St Helens	A	Totally Wicked Stadium	W	20–10					[20]
21 August, 7:00pm	20	Wakefield Trinity	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	W	23–18					[21]
26 August, 7:00pm	21	Hull FC	A	MKM Stadium	W	23–12					[22]
30 August, 5:00pm	22	Wigan Warriors	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	0–22					[23]
4 September, 2:00pm	23	Salford Red Devils	N	St James' Park	W	29–18					[24]
11 September, 7:00pm	24	Hull KR	A	Hull College Craven Park	L	19–26					[25]
16 September, 7:00pm	25	Warrington Wolves	H	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	L	20–40					[26]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date and Time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
9 April, 6:00pm	3	Hull KR	A	Hull College Craven Park	W	33–32[a]	Trueman, Olpherts (2), McShane (2), Turner	Richardson (4)		Our League	[27][28]
8 May, 5:30pm	QF	Salford Red Devils	N	Emerald Headingley	W	19–18[a]	Smith, Mata'utia, Shenton	Richardson (2), O'Brien (1 + Drop goal)		BBC Two	[29][30]
5 June, 5:00pm	SF	Warrington Wolves	N	Leigh Sports Village	W	35–20	O'Brien, Turner (3), Sene-Lefao, McShane	O'Brien (5), McShane (Drop goal)		BBC Two	[31][32]
17 July, 5:00pm	Final	St Helens	N	Wembley Stadium	L	12–26	Evalds, Trueman	O'Brien (2)		BBC One	[33][34]

1. After golden point extra time

Players

Squad

2021 transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
George Lawler	Hull KR	2 Years	October 2021[35]
Alex Sutcliffe	Leeds Rhinos	1 Year (Loan)	November 2020[36]
Lewis Bienek	Hull F.C.	1 Year	November 2020[37]
Gareth O'Brien	Toronto Wolfpack	2 Years	November 2020[38]
Niall Evalds	Salford Red Devils	1 Year	May 2020[39]

Losses

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Jordan Rankin	Parramatta Eels	1 Year	May 2020[40]
Matt Cook	Widnes Vikings	1 Year	August 2020[41]
Jacob Doyle	Featherstone Rovers	1 Year	September 2020[42]
Joe Summers	Featherstone Rovers	1 Year	September 2020[43]
Lewis Carr	Dewsbury Rams	1 Year	November 2020[44]
Bailey Hodgson	Newcastle Knights	3 Years	November 2020[45]
Callum Turner	Newcastle Thunder	1 Year	November 2020[46]
Mike McMeeken	Catalan Dragons	2 Year	December 2020[47]
Junior Moors	Featherstone Rovers	1 Year	January 2021[48]

Statistics

Top Try Scorers Rank Player Tries 1= Derrell Olpherts 4 Jordan Turner 3 Niall Evalds 3 4= Greg Eden 2 Oliver Holmes Jake Trueman Liam Watts 8= Cheyse Blair 1 Michael Shenton Daniel Smith Top Goal Scorers Rank Player Goals Drop Goals 1= Paul McShane 9 1 Danny Richardson 0 3 Gareth O'Brien 3 Top Points Scorers 1= Derrell Olpherts 24 Jordan Turner 3= Paul McShane 18 Danny Richardson 5= Greg Eden 8 Oliver Holmes Jordan Turner Liam Watts Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2021

Notes

1. Not including fixtures played behind closed doors
2. Fixtures were played behind closed doors or with reduced capacities due to the COVID-19 pandemic