Dragons beaten at Castleford


 
 

Castleford Tigers (12) 20

: Paul McShane, Greg Eden 2
G : Paul McShane 4

Catalans Dragons (0) 4

T : Lewis Tierney
G :

 

Greg Eden scored two tries as Castleford Tigers opened the 2019 Betfred Super League season with a hard-fought 20-4 victory over Catalans Dragons.

The Tigers were rocked in pre-season by the loss of key half-back Luke Gale to a serious injury but they showed they have enough quality to mount another title bid in a professional round-one display.

Paul McShane has established himself as one of the competition's best hookers and he guided Castleford brilliantly in Gale's absence, scoring the opening try and finishing with four goals.

The Mend-A-Hose Jungle has not been a happy hunting ground for the Dragons and they had only Lewis Tierney's try to show for their efforts as their winless run at Castleford stretched to eight games.

 

Match report

Castleford : Mata’utia, Clare, Minikin, Shenton, Eden, Trueman, Rankin, Watts, McShane, Millington, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Massey
Subs: Milner, Moors, Foster, Cook

Dragons : Tomkins, Mead, Langi, Wiliame, Tierney, Gigot, Smith, Simon, Da Costa, Moa, Edwards, Garcia, Casty
Subs: Bousquet, Whitley, Goudemand, Baitieri

Stadium : Mend-A-Hose Jungle

Referee: James Child