Castleford Tigers 34 Hull KR 30

Friday 30th March 2012
Castleford Tigers 34 Hull Kingston Rovers 30
Stobart Super League
At: PROBIZ Colliseum
Kick-off: 8-00 pm
Admission: £20 + £3 (stand transfer); Programme: £3 (64 pages)
Weather: mild, dry, breeze blowing into main stand
Attendance: 6855
Duration (40): first-half: 43:15; second-half: c43:00

This evening was one of highs and lows – a high that Castleford Tigers had won an exciting game with a very late try and a low of finding out when I got home that my wife’s step-sister had passed away after a long illness.

Castleford Tigers (amber/black/black): 1. Richard Owen; 2. Nick Youngquest, 4. Kirk Dixon, 17. Lee Mitchell, 5. Josh Griffin; 6. Rangi Chase, 7. Danny Orr; 12. Jonathon Walker, 9. Daryl Clark, 22. Nathan Massey, 11. Brett Ferres, 21. Oliver Holmes, 8. Jacob Emmett. Interchange: 23. Ryan McGoldrick, 13. Steve Snitch, 14. Stuart Jones, 20. Grant Millington.

Hull Kingston Rovers (white/white/white): 1. Shannon McDonnell; 29. Liam Salter, 18. Graeme Horne, 3. Kris Welham, 5. David Hodgson; 19. Scott Murrell, 7. Michael Dobson; 8. Joel Clinton, 14. Lincoln Withers, 22. Scott Wheeldon, 11. Constantine Mika, 9. Josh Hodgson, 15. Liam Watts. Interchange: 23. Mickey Paea, 10. Scott Taylor, 13. Rhys Lovegrove, 20. Jordan Cox.

Referee: Robert Hicks (Oldham).
Touch Judges: G. Stokes and P. Grandill.

Points:
Castleford: Tries: Youngquest 2, Griffin, Owen, Dixon, Orr; Goals: Dixon 5
Hull KR: Tries: Welham 3, J. Hodgson, Withers; Goals: Dobson 5
0-4 Kris Welham (try)
0-4 Michael Dobson (missed conversion)
4-4 Josh Griffin (try)
6-4 Kirk Dixon (conversion)
6-8 Kris Welham (try)
6-10 Michael Dobson (conversion)
10-10 Nick Youngquest (try)
12-10 Kirk Dixon (conversion)
16-10 Richard Owen (try)
18-10 Kirk Dixon (conversion)
18-14 Josh Hodgson (try)
18-16 Michael Dobson (conversion)
18-20 Kris Welham (try)
18-22 Michael Dobson (conversion)
18-26 Lincoln Withers (try)
18-28 Michael Dobson (conversion)
22-28 Kirk Dixon (try)
22-28 Kirk Dixon (missed conversion)
22-30 Michael Dobson (penalty goal)
26-30 Danny Orr (try)
28-30 Kirk Dixon (conversion)
32-30 Nick Youngquest (try)
34-30 Kirk Dixon (conversion)