Castleford Tigers: Challenge Cup final talking points

By Peter Smith
Published 19th Jul 2021, 04:47 BST
Updated 19th Jul 2021, 08:29 BST
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Castleford Tigers are licking their wounds after losing another major final.

Tigers led 12-6 against St Helens at half-time in the Betfred Challenge Cup showpiece, but couldn’t get a foothold in the second half and were beaten 26-12.

Here are five talking points from an exciting - if disappointing, for Tigers - afternoon at Wembley.

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1: James Roby’s try. The Saints captain’s score just after half-time was a blow from which Tigers never recovered. It could possibly have been ruled out for a knock-on, the ball being in touch or Saints’s Regan Grace jumping from outside the field of play to keep the move alive, but video official Chris Kendall confirmed referee Liam Moore’s initial call of ‘try’. That was tough on Tigers and if Moore had gone the other way it probably wouldn’t have been given, but it’s not why Cas lost. It didn’t give Saints the lead and there was still plenty of time for Cas to respond.

There's no masking the disappointment as Jake Trueman, left and Oliver Holmes reflect on Tigers' Wembley defeat. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.There's no masking the disappointment as Jake Trueman, left and Oliver Holmes reflect on Tigers' Wembley defeat. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.