28 Mar 2024

Match Pack: Round Six

Rivals round starts with a bang tonight as West Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers meet at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle live on Sky Sports and SuperLeague+, kick off 8pm.

Ahead of the teams taking to the field, here is your snapshot preview of everything you need to know about tonight's teams:

21-man squad recap

Tigers

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— Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) March 26, 2024

In brief

- Head coach Craig Lingard could hand Super League debuts to duo Josh Hodson and Daniel Hindmarsh-Takyi, after Hodson made his first Tigers appearance at the weekend.

- Luke Hooley misses out after suffering an injury during the Cup win against Batley at the weekend.

- Half back Danny Richardson needs one appearance to reach 100 Super League games, having played 45 times for the Tigers in the league since joining from St Helens in 2020.

- Jack Broadbent, Paul McShane and Alex Mellor could all face their former club tonight. Broadbent and McShane in particular both came through the club's Academy and were handed their debuts in 2009 and 2020.

Rhinos

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— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) March 26, 2024

In brief

- Rohan Smith named an unchanged side to take on the Tigers after last week's Cup defeat to Saints.

- Should he be selected, Rhyse Martin looks to continue a scoring run against Castleford which has seen the forward score points in every game against the Tigers since October 2020.

- Winger Ash Handley is in line to make his 200th appearance for the club, ten seasons after he pulled on the shirt for the first time. Since debuting against London in August 2014, Handley has gone on to play in Grand Finals, Challenge Cup Finals and World Club Challenge contests in blue and amber, whilst racking up 113 tries and two goals in the process.

- Mickael Goudemand is in contention to make his 100th Super League outing against the Tigers. The France international played 94 times in Super League for the Dragons between 2018 and 2023 before making a move to Leeds, where he has played in every game so far this season.

Form

Tigers

Round One - Lost 32-4 vs Wigan Warriors

Round Two - Lost 26-22 vs Salford Red Devils

Round Three - Lost 30-8 vs Warrington Wolves

Round Four - Lost 50-8 vs Huddersfield Giants

Round Five - Lost 40-14 vs Catalans Dragons

Round Six - Vs Leeds (H)

Rhinos

Round One - Won 22-16 vs Salford Red Devils

Round Two - Lost 22-12 vs Hull KR

Round Three - Won 18-10 vs Catalans Dragons

Round Four - Won 22-16 vs Leigh Leopards

Round Five - Lost 18-8 vs St Helens

Round Six - Vs Castleford (A)

Head to head

Last time out

How to follow the action!

Be at the game

Match tickets are available to buy from Leeds Rhinos until 3pm, but be quick as tickets are selling out fast!

Fans can get last-minute tickets online at tickets.therhinos.co.uk, over the phone on 0371 423 1315 or in person at the club shop, but tickets must be picked up in person from the stadium.

Watch live

Sky Sports have the whole Super League season covered, and tonight's game is available to watch on Sky Sports Action, starting at 7.55pm. Watch live via your Sky subscription or get a day pass for NOW TV at £11.99.

Fans around the world can also watch the game for free as a bonus fixture on SuperLeague+. To get started, go to https://www.superleagueplus.co.uk, or download the iOS or Android SuperLeague+ app, and log in using your existing OurLeague login, or if they don’t have one, create a new account.