Sivo Inspires Leeds To Victory Over Castleford

8 March 2026


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Leeds (10) 22


Tries: Brown, Sivo 3 Goals: Connor 3


Castleford (4) 4


Tries: Ravalawa


Maika Sivo continued his spectacular start to the Super League season by inspiring Leeds Rhinos to success over West Yorkshire measures up to Castleford.


The Fijian winger, who scored four tries in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, included another three at Headingley.


The 32-year-old has now scored 9 attempts in 3 matches and helped Rhinos make it three straight victories following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed out on.


Seven days on from their showdown with protecting champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going tougher against neighbours Cas, but still ran out comfy winners.


George Brown got the ball down fantastically under pressure to put Leeds on the board and Sivo stretched the lead following Mikaele Ravalawa's rating for Cas.


Sivo added his 2nd quickly after the reboot and then discussed in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford applied plenty of in the last 20 minutes but were not able to find a method through some impressive and figured out Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook disallowed, but it mattered little to the last outcome.


Cam Smith saw his first-half rating for Leeds chalked off for a knock-on in the build-up, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half shot was eliminated, likewise for a knock-on.


Cas, who got their very first triumph of the campaign against Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost 3 of their opening four fixtures.


Both sides are in Challenge Cup action next weekend.


Leeds go to Wakefield on Friday and Castleford host St Helens on Saturday.


Leeds: Miller, Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hall, Brown, Connor, Jenkins, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, O'Neill, Smith


Interchanges: O'Connor, Holroyd, Hankinson, Mata'utia


Castleford: Cini, Ravalawa, McIntosh, Mapapalangi, Qareqare, Asi, Weaver, Atoni, Hood, Westerman, Lane, Hirst, Stimson


Interchanges: Golding, Ashworth, Hall, Lawler


Referee: James Vella.


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