When Mikolaj Oledzki stomped over after Bentley broke the line and offloaded, it seemed as though Leeds had done enough.īut Mellor's second score and a fine finish from Qareqare - recalled this week from a loan spell at Bradford - sealed only Tigers' third league win this season, bringing joy and relief to Last and his staff as Cas moved six points clear of bottom side Wakefield.Ĭastleford head coach Andy Last: "I don't want to look at Wakefield too much because it's really important that we take care of our own business.
Martin was put in by a fizzing cut-out ball by Blake Austin as Leeds powered ahead again, before Alex Mellor crossed against his old club to continue the topsy-turvy nature of the contest. The hosts made the brighter start when Derrell Olpherts crossed after a looping pass to the left, but Castleford responded swiftly when Jordan Turner cut back against the grain and teed up Jacob Miller to cross.Įlliot Wallis showed pace and precision to keep himself inside the chalk and streak over for a second Tigers score, only for James Bentley to again swing the pendulum by racing onto a James McDonnell kick to bring it level before Martin's conversion. Rohan Smith will be scratching his head as to how Rhinos let this slip, losing to Castleford for a second time this season. They were made to work as Leeds kept pulling clear, but showed character in front of a crowd of 36,943 to come up with the points. This final game of the first day of Magic Weekend threatened - on paper, at least - to be a predictable damp squib given Cas' struggles, but the tenacity of the Tigers and their raucous following turned that on its head. Leeds, who have now lost three home games in a row, scored four tries, all converted by goalkicker Rhyse Martin.īut Cas scored five tries, with Gareth Widdop adding three goals, to prevail.
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