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 motivating Leeds Rhinos to success over West Yorkshire measures up to Castleford.
The Fijian winger, who scored 4 attempts in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, added another three at Headingley.
The 32-year-old has actually now scored nine tries in three matches and assisted Rhinos make it 3 straight triumphes following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed.
Seven days on from their face-off with defending champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds found the going harder 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 included his second quickly after the restart and after that discussed in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.
Castleford applied lots of pressure in the last 20 minutes but were not able to find a way through some outstanding and identified Leeds defence.
Both sides undertook disallowed, however it mattered little to the final result.
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 ruled out, likewise for a knock-on.
Cas, who picked up their first victory 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 visit 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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