Quote ="Saddened!"Have they really done that?'"
Yes
Quote Head Coach Daryl Powell has named his 21-man squad for Tuesday night’s match against Huddersfield Giants.
The Tigers are back in Betfred Super League action after unfortunately missing out on the last round of fixtures due to having only fourteen First Team players available to face St Helens on Wednesday night, which resulted in the cancellation of the game.
Castleford heads to the home of the Giants, the John Smiths Stadium, for a 7.45pm kick-off with the aim of gaining back some important league form and build momentum for the 2021 Betfred Challenge Cup Final which is under two weeks away.
There are five changes to the squad that Powell posted for the Tigers’ previous match against Catalans Dragons on Thursday, 24th June. Peter Mata’utia, Suaia Matagi, and Paul McShane are available for selection following the Combined Nations All Stars and England mid-season international.
Jake Trueman is back in the 21-man squad after being ruled out due to a persisting back problem. Grant Millington returns after suffering an MCL injury in the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Salford in early May, and Gareth O’Brien could also play for Cas on Tuesday following a knee injury he picked up in the match against Wakefield in the middle of June.
It will be the first meeting of the 2021 season between Castleford & Huddersfield, with the two sides’ last meeting at the John Smith Stadium back in 2019 which the Fords’ won 0-24.
Castleford Tigers 21-man squad vs Huddersfield Giants
1. Niall Evalds
2. Derrell Olpherts
3. Peter Mata’utia
4. Michael Shenton
6. Jake Trueman
7. Danny Richardson
8. Liam Watts
9. Paul McShane
10. Grant Millington
11. Oliver Holmes
13. Adam Milner
14. Nathan Massey
15. George Griffin
17. Alex Foster
19. Tyla Hepi
20. James Clare
22. Daniel Smith
24. Suaia Matagi
25. Jordan Turner
26. Lewis Bienek
31. Gareth O’Brien'"
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