Leeds Rhinos 10 Castleford Tigers 18 - player ratings for both teams
Leeds Rhinos went down to their first defeat of the Betfred Super League season, beaten 18-10 by a Castleford Tigers team who have won two from two.
It was a typically hard-fought battle between the West Yorkshire rivals, but a dominant start ensured Tigers came out on top.
Here is how players from both teams rated.
Leeds Rhinos
27 Jack Broadbent: His third position in five first team games, but again impressed. Set up a try and safe under dangerous kicks 8
2 Tom Briscoe: Some strong carries, but bearing a heavy load as the only experienced outside-back 6
21 Alex Sutcliffe: Had a good game, some powerful front-on defence 7
28: Corey Hall: His chance has come early and he has a lot to work on, but showed signs of promise in the second half 6
24: Luke Briscoe: Good finish for Rhinos’ opening try 6
15 Liam Sutcliffe: Had some good moments, but never quite broke free 6
7 Luke Gale: Clearly still working his way back after pre-season injury 6
8 Mikolaj Oledzki: Limited game time 6
9 Kruise Leeming: Had a good second stint 7
10 Matt Prior: Fully committed, as ever and took his first Rhinos try well 8
11 Alex Mellor: Ran strongly, worked hard 7
12 Rhyse Martin: Fronted up defensively 6
13: Zane Tetevano: Big hits and powerful runs, good signs 8
Subs
14 Brad Dwyer: Raised the tempo, as per 7
20 Bodene Thompson: Put himself about 7
25 James Donaldson: Less game time than usual, tried hard 6
22 Cameron Smith: Early error, but set up a break and made some important tackles 7
Castleford Tigers
1: Niall Evalds: Strong all-round game 8
2: Darrell Olpherts: Recovered well after taking heavy it early on 7
3: Peter Mata’utia: Some poor moments, some real quality 6
4: Michael Shenton: Deserved a win in 400th career game 6
25: Jordan Turner: Scored the deciding try 7
6: Jake Trueman: Quality throughout 8
7: Danny Richardson: Linked up well 7
10: Grant Millington: Kept going forward 7
9: Paul McShane: Some influential moments 7
8: Liam Watts: Strong early spell 7
11: Oliver Holmes: Terrific try, good defence, hard to hold 9
12: Cheyse Blair: Looks at home in second-row role 6
13: Nathan Massey: Worked hard in defence 6
Subs
13: Adam Milner: Solid contribution 6
19: Tyla Hepi: Little time to make an impact 6
21: Jesse Sene-Lefao: Posed a threat ar times 6
22: Daniel Smith: Some good involvement 6
Referee: Liam Moore (Wigan) 7
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