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 4 tries in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, added another three at Headingley.


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


Seven days on from their face-off with defending champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds found the going tougher versus neighbours Cas, however still ran out comfy winners.


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


Sivo added his 2nd shortly after the restart and then went over in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford used plenty of pressure in the last 20 minutes however were not able to discover a method through some outstanding and determined Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook prohibited, but it mattered little to the result.


Cam Smith saw his first-half score for Leeds chalked off for a knock-on in the accumulation, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half try was dismissed, also for a knock-on.


Cas, who chose up their first victory of the campaign against Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost three of their opening four fixtures.


Both sides remain in Challenge Cup action next weekend.


Leeds see 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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