# 2025 Castleford Tigers season

The 2025 season is the Castleford Tigers' 100th season in the Rugby Football League and their 18th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club are competing in the 2025 Super League and the 2025 Challenge Cup.
This is Castleford's first season under Danny McGuire as head coach, and the team is captained by Sam Wood.

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| No | Player | From | Contract | Date |
| 5 | Innes Senior | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years | 22 May 2024 |
| 22 | Louis Senior | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 years | 22 May 2024 |
| 3 | Zac Cini | Parramatta Eels | 2 years | 21 August 2024 |
| 6 | Daejarn Asi | Parramatta Eels | 2 years | 30 October 2024 |
| 14 | Judah Rimbu | PNG Hunters | 2 years | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 | Kieran Hudson | Leeds Rhinos | 1 year | 20 November 2024 |
| 11 | Jeremiah Simbiken | Dolphins | 1 year | 4 December 2024 |
| — | Nick Staveley | Hull FC | Trial | 11 February 2025 |
| — | Ramon Silva | Barrow Raiders | 1½ years | 18 March 2025 |

### Loans in

| No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return |
| 35 | Daniel Okoro | Warrington Wolves | Season-long | 19 December 2024 | Ongoing |
| 36 | Ben Davies | St Helens | Two-week | 11 February 2025 | 19 February 2025 |
| 37 | Lee Kershaw | Hull Kingston Rovers | Two-week | 19 February 2025 | 5 March 2025 |

### Transfers out

| No | Player | To | Contract | Date |
| 3 | Jack Broadbent | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 years | 23 April 2024 |
| 6 | Danny Richardson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 years | 23 August 2024 |
| 9 | Paul McShane | York Knights | 2 years | 5 September 2024 |
| 7 | Jacob Miller | Released | — | 7 October 2024 |
| 11 | Elie El-Zakhem | Mackay Cutters | 1 year | 7 October 2024 |
| 17 | Nixon Putt | Central Queensland Capras | 1 year | 7 October 2024 |
| 25 | Brad Martin | Leigh Leopards | 2 years | 7 October 2024 |
| 26 | Samy Kibula | Batley Bulldogs | 1 year | 7 October 2024 |
| 30 | Luis Johnson | Released | — | 7 October 2024 |
| 32 | Dan Hindmarsh | Released | — | 7 October 2024 |
| 31 | Kieran Hudson | York Knights | 1 year | 18 December 2024 |
| 8 | Liam Watts | Hull FC | ½ year | 27 February 2025 |

### Loans out

| No | Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return | Ref. |
| 17 | Luke Hooley | Bradford Bulls | Two-week, rolling | 12 March 2025 | Ongoing | |
* 1 2 3 4 Initially joined on loan during the 2024 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2025
* ↑ McShane initially announced his retirement, but later joined the York Knights on a two-year deal

## Pre-season friendlies

Castleford announced pre-season fixtures against Sheffield Eagles, Wakefield Trinity and Hull FC, with each serving as a testimonial match for Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e, Luke Gale and Joe Westerman respectively. In January, the squad headed for a week-long training camp in Spain, which included a reduced-contact exhibition match against local club Valencia Huracanes in Tavernes de la Valldigna on 18 January. Played across four 20-minute quarters, the game saw some Castleford players swapping sides to supplement the Valencia team, while one travelling fan won the opportunity to play for the Tigers. Castleford won the match 50–8.
* ↑ Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e's testimonial match
* ↑ Postponed due to a frozen pitch
* ↑ Luke Gale's testimonial match
* ↑ Joe Westerman's testimonial match

## Super League
### Results

On 20 November 2024, Super League teams revealed their schedules for the opening two matches as well as Rivals Round. On 21 November, the full Super League fixture list was announced.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull KR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Leigh Leopards | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | St Helens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 32 | +132 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 47 | +91 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 5 | Hull FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 5 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 102 | −24 | 4 | |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 2 | |
| 10 | Castleford Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 117 | −47 | 2 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 0 | |
| 12 | Salford Red Devils | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 178 | −158 | 0 | |

## Challenge Cup

Under the new competition format, Castleford entered the 2025 Challenge Cup in the Third Round, scheduled to be played in early February prior to the start of the Super League season. As a top flight club, they were guaranteed an away tie against non-Super League opposition. In the Third Round draw on 14 January, Castleford were selected to face the winners of the Second Round tie between Bradford Bulls and Doncaster. Bradford progressed to face Castleford, with the match being chosen for broadcast by the BBC.