# 2016 Castleford Tigers season

The 2016 season was the Castleford Tigers 91st season in the Rugby Football League and their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2016 Super League and the 2016 Challenge Cup.

## Table
### Super League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | St Helens | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 | The Qualifiers |
* ↑ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.

### Super 8s table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Warrington Wolves (L) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 852 | 541 | +311 | 43 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors (C) | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 669 | 560 | +109 | 42 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 579 | +170 | 40 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | St Helens | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 756 | 641 | +115 | 40 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 830 | 808 | +22 | 31 | |
| 6 | Catalans Dragons | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 723 | 716 | +7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 603 | 643 | −40 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 571 | 902 | −331 | 20 | |

## 2016 fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
Tigers score is first.
2016 Super League Fixtures
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 7/2/16 | Super League XXI | 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | D | 16-16 | Solomona, Webster (2) | Gale 2/3 | 11,011 | - |
| 14/2/16 | Super League XXI | 2 | Wakefield Trinity | H | The Jungle | W | 40-6 | Solomona (2), Roberts, Dorn, O.Holmes (2), Milner | Gale 6/7 | 9,761 | - |
| 25/2/16 | Super League XXI | 3 | Hull FC | A | KC Stadium | W | 31-24 | Hitchcox (2), Solomona (3) | Gale 5/5, Gale 1 DG | 10,247 | Sky Sports |
| 4/3/16 | Super League XXI | 4 | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 22-28 | Millington, McMeeken, Milner | Gale 4/4, Crooks 1/1 | 11,298 | - |
| 13/3/16 | Super League XXI | 5 | Salford | H | The Jungle | L | 16-32 | Solomona (3) | Gale 2/3 | 8,151 | - |
| 18/3/16 | Super League XXI | 6 | Warrington | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 12-56 | Monaghan, Springer | Gale 2/2 | 10,940 | - |
| 24/3/16 | Super League XXI | 7 | Leeds | H | The Jungle | W | 18-14 | Lynch, Webster (2) | Gale 3/3 | 11,426 | Sky Sports |
| 28/3/16 | Super League XXI | 8 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 22-41 | Minikin (2), Monaghan (2) | Gale 3/4 | 10,351 | Sky Sports |
| 3/4/16 | Super League XXI | 9 | Huddersfield | H | The Jungle | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | - |
2016 Super 8's
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S1 | Hull F.C. | Away | Stadium | Win | 16-30 | |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S2 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S3 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S4 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S5 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S6 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S7 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
2016 Play-offs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | Semi Final | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | Grand Final | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | 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 | SF |
| 1 | Luke Dorn | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Joel Monaghan | W | W | | | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 3 | Jake Webster | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | Michael Shenton | C | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 5 | Denny Solomona | W | W | W | W | W | W | FB | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Ben Roberts | SO | SO | SO | SO | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 7 | Luke Gale | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 8 | Andy Lynch | | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Adam Milner | B | B | B | B | H | H | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Grant Millington | P | P | P | P | | SR | SR | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 11 | Oliver Holmes | SR | SR | SR | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Nathan Massey | | B | B | B | L | L | L | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | Lee Jewitt | L | L | L | L | P | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 15 | Paul McShane | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Matt Cook | P | B | B | B | SR | B | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Junior Moors | B | B | B | SR | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Ryan Hampshire | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Ben Crooks | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Frankie Mariano | x | x | x | x | x | B | 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 |
| 21 | Ryan Boyle | B | x | x | x | B | x | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | | | | | B | B | B | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Will Maher | x | x | x | B | B | P | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | Greg Minikin | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Jy Hitchcox | x | x | W | W | x | FB | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 26 | Ash Robson | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 27 | Tom Holmes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Kieran Gill | 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 | x |
| 29 | 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 | x |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | 6th | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | QF | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | SF | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | Final | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | BBC Sport |

## 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 | QF | SF | F |
| 1 | Luke Dorn | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Joel Monaghan | x | x | x | x |
| 3 | Jake Webster | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | Michael Shenton | x | x | x | x |
| 5 | Denny Solomona | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Ben Roberts | x | x | x | x |
| 7 | Luke Gale | x | x | x | x |
| 8 | Andy Lynch | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Adam Milner | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Grant Millington | x | x | x | x |
| 11 | Oliver Holmes | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Nathan Massey | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | Lee Jewitt | x | x | x | x |
| 15 | Paul McShane | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Matt Cook | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Junior Moors | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Ryan Hampshire | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Ben Crooks | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Frankie Mariano | x | x | x | x |
| 21 | Ryan Boyle | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Will Maher | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | Greg Minikin | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Jy Hitchcox | x | x | x | x |
| 26 | Ash Robson | x | x | x | x |
| 27 | Tom Holmes | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Kieran Gill | x | x | x | x |
| 29 | Brandon Westerman | x | x | x | x |

## 2016 squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 28 March 2016.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Luke Dorn | Fullback | N/A | London Broncos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Joel Monaghan | Winger | N/A | Warrington Wolves | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Jake Webster | Centre | N/A | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Michael Shenton | Centre | N/A | St Helens R.F.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Denny Solomona | Wing | N/A | London Broncos | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Ben Roberts | Stand off | N/A | Melbourne Storm | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Luke Gale | Scrum half | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 55 |
| 8 | Andy Lynch | Prop | N/A | Hull F.C. | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Adam Milner | Hooker | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Grant Millington | Prop | N/A | Canterbury Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Oliver Holmes | Second row | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | Second row | N/A | London Broncos | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Nathan Massey | Loose forward | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lee Jewitt | Prop | N/A | Limoux Grizzlies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Paul McShane | Hooker | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Matt Cook | Prop | N/A | London Broncos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Junior Moors | Second row | N/A | Melbourne Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Hampshire | Fullback | N/A | Wigan Warriors - Loan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ben Crooks | Centre | N/A | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Frankie Mariano | Second row | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ryan Boyle | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | Prop | N/A | Catalans Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Will Maher | Prop | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Greg Minikin | Centre | N/A | York City Knights | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Jy Hitchcox | Wing | N/A | Featherstone Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | Ash Robson | Fullback | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Holmes | Hooker | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kieran Gill | Prop | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Brandon Westerman | Stand off | N/A | Castleford Tigers Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Injured = Suspended

## 2016 transfers in/out

In
| Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date announced |
| Ben Crooks | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | June 2015 |
| Joel Monaghan | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Greg Minikin | York City Knights | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Ryan Hampshire | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2015 |
| Jy Hitchcox | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | November 2015 |
Out
| Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date announced |
| Liam Finn | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Michael Channing | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Ashley Gibson | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Jordan Howden | York City Knights | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Justin Carney | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year Loan | November 2015 |
| Scott Moore | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Scott Wheeldon | Sheffield Eagles | 3 Years | November 2015 |
| Ryan Bailey | Warrington Wolves | 1 Year | November 2015 |
| Brandon Moore | Halifax | 1 Year | December 2015 |