Sivo Inspires Leeds To Victory Over Castleford

8 March 2026


38 Comments


Leeds (10) 22


Tries: Brown, Sivo 3 Goals: Connor 3


Castleford (4) 4


Tries: Ravalawa


Maika Sivo continued his sensational start to the Super League season by inspiring Leeds Rhinos to success 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, included another 3 at .


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


Seven days on from their showdown with safeguarding champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going tougher versus neighbours Cas, however still ran out comfortable winners.


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


Sivo added his 2nd shortly after the reboot and then reviewed in the corner to complete his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford used plenty of pressure in the last 20 minutes however were not able to discover a way through some exceptional and determined Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook prohibited, 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 build-up, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half try was dismissed, likewise for a knock-on.


Cas, who got their first triumph of the campaign against Huddersfield in the last round, have now lost 3 of their opening 4 components.


Both sides remain in Challenge Cup action next weekend.


Leeds check out 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.


Hull KR beat Huddersfield for very first Super League win


8 March