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 mind-blowing start to the Super League season by motivating Leeds Rhinos to triumph over West Yorkshire rivals Castleford.


The Fijian winger, who scored four tries in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, added another 3 at Headingley.


The 32-year-old has actually now scored 9 tries in three 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 face-off with safeguarding champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds found the going harder versus neighbours Cas, but still went out comfy winners.


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


Sivo added his second shortly after the restart and after that discussed in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a wise one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford applied lots of pressure in the last 20 minutes but were not able to find a method through some outstanding and determined Leeds defence.


Both sides had actually a try disallowed, but it mattered little to the result.


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


Cas, who selected up their very first success of the project versus Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost 3 of their opening 4 components.


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: .


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