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 triumph over West Yorkshire matches Castleford.


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


The 32-year-old has actually now scored 9 tries in 3 matches and assisted Rhinos make it three straight triumphes following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed.


Seven days on from their showdown with defending champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going tougher against neighbours Cas, however still went out comfy winners.


got the ball down superbly under pressure to put Leeds on the board and Sivo stretched the lead following Mikaele Ravalawa's score for Cas.


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


Castleford applied a lot of pressure in the final 20 minutes however were not able to find a way through some exceptional and identified Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook disallowed, but it mattered little to the final outcome.


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 got their first triumph of the campaign against 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 go to 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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