WOEFUL Castleford Tigers were thrashed by the Huddersfield Giants at the John Smith’s Stadium to make it four losses from four games.
Gareth Widdop’s magnificent 40/20 set the platform for Castleford to break the deadlock with a George Lawler effort from dummy-half in the eighth minute. Widdop converted for a 6-0 lead.
However, Chris McQueen barged over shortly after a bizarre high tackle decision on Will Pryce handed the Giants great field position. Olly Russell converted to make it 6-6.
Russell notched a penalty on 23 minutes to send Huddersfield into an 8-6 lead.
Will Pryce stepped his way through paper-thin Castleford defence on the half-hour as Russell converted to make it 14-6.
Huddersfield had another try off a harsh Grant call with four minutes to go as a Pryce kick was caught gleefully by Jake Bibby. Russell missed the conversion, but the Giants led 18-6.
Russell slotted over another penalty to make it 20-6 at the break.
McQueen grabbed his second quickly following the resumption with Russell missing the conversion before Tui Lolohea latched onto a perfect inside kick by Leroy Cudjoe. Russell converted to make it 30-6.
Cudjoe got over just after the hour through more soft Castleford defence with Russell’s kick going wayward at 34-6.
Russell slotted over another penalty as the hooter sounded to round off the scoring at 36-6.
Huddersfield Giants
6 Tui Lolohea
14 Ashton Golding
3 Esan Marsters
5 Jake Bibby
21 Leroy Cudjoe
23 Olly Russell
7 Theo Fages
8 Chris Hill
9 Nathan Peats
20 Olly Wilson
12 Chris McQueen
11 Josh Jones
13 Luke Yates
Substitutes
10 Joe Greenwood
15 Matty English
27 Jack Ashworth
32 Will Pryce
Tries: McQueen 2, Pryce, Bibby, Lolohea
Goals: Russell 6/9
Castleford Tigers
17 Jack Broadbent
31 Jason Qareqare
15 Alex Sutcliffe
4 Mahe Fonua
2 Greg Eden
6 Gareth Widdop
7 Jacob Miller
23 Suaia Matagi
8 George Lawler
14 Nathan Massey
11 Kenny Edwards
12 Alex Mellor
13 Joe Westerman
Substitutes
16 Adam Milner
20 Muizz Mustapha
22 Daniel Smith
32 Liam Watts
Tries: Lawler
Goals: Widdop 1/1
