CASTLEFORD TIGERS have named Malcolm Reilly OBE and John Joyner as their president and vice president respectively.
Reilly will take over as president from Brian Ashworth, who stands down after a decade in the role at the OneBore Stadium.
The club has also decided to make the president a rotating role, with two-year tenures. That means Joyner will take over in 2028.
Reilly was a Castleford hero both as a player and as a coach, picking up a 1986 Challenge Cup winners’ medal with the club.
He featured as a player the last time Great Britain won the Ashes, and his career was marked last year by the launch of the Fulton-Reilly Award, given to the player who makes the greatest impact across an Ashes series.
Joyner, meanwhile, was the captain of Reilly’s legendary 1986 side, making over 600 appearances for the club before returning as a coach, where he won the 1994 Regal Trophy with a 33-2 victory over Wigan.
Castleford chairman Martin Jepson said: “It was important to have someone of real stature to lead us into our centenary year, and there seems no better person than one of the most decorated people in our club’s history: a true legend, Mal Reilly.
“Equally, it is fantastic to have another legend in John Joyner as vice president. The two are both players and people that really represent the core values of the club, and I am delighted that the two both accepted the positions.
“I’d also like to thank Brian, as he steps down from the role.”