Moran consigns Castleford to defeat
Castleford Tigers 34 London Broncos 4
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Your support makes all the difference.Castleford are cast adrift without a point at the foot of Super League after a second-half collapse against fellow strugglers they desperately needed to beat. The Tigers got off to a great start, but then lost control of the game to equally desperate opponents inspired by the skill of Dennis Moran.
Castleford are cast adrift without a point at the foot of Super League after a second-half collapse against fellow strugglers they desperately needed to beat. The Tigers got off to a great start, but then lost control of the game to equally desperate opponents inspired by the skill of Dennis Moran.
Moran scored two tries and played a big part in others, but it was also the powerful contribution of forwards like Steve Trindall and Mitch Stringer that set the Broncos on their way to only their second win of the campaign.
Castleford started with tries in the first seven minutes from Ryan Hudson and Darren Rogers. "But their start hurt them more than it hurt us,'' said the London coach, Tony Rea, who saw his side seize back the initiative with two tries from Lee Greenwood and one from Joe Mbu.
In a game full of defensive frailties and crazy mistakes, Cas came back to lead through Tom Saxton and Sean Rudder, only for the Broncos to edge back in front when Jim Dymock ushered Jon Wells into the corner against his old club.
The key to the game was the way London started the second half. Stringer produced a wonderful run and pass to send Moran away for his first try and Dean Ripley then failed to clear Dymock's kick behind his own line for Scott Murrell to score.
London then applied the pressure in a methodical and clinical way that delighted Rea, but Cas somehow kept them at bay until 11 minutes from time when Moran took Steele Retchells' pass to accelerate away for the killer try.
Graham Steadman, the Castleford coach now under even more pressure to keep his job, said: "This is one of the most dire performances I've witnessed in 13 years at the club. There's been some harsh words spoken and we will see how certain players respond, because it was just not acceptable.''
Castleford: Gibson; Saxton, Maloney, Newlove, Rogers; Rudder, Hepworth; Greenhill, Hudson, Lynch, Smith, Ryan, Harland. Substitutes used: Ripley, Godwin, Jackson, Thackray.
London: Sykes; Wells, Haughey, Roy, Greenwood; Murrell, Moran; Retchless, Budworth, Stringer, Brocklehurst, Mbu, Dymock. Substitutes used: Trindall, Highton, McNally, Williams.
Referee: R Laughton (Barnsley).
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