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 astonishing start to the Super League season by motivating Leeds Rhinos to victory 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 3 at Headingley.
The 32-year-old has actually now scored nine attempts in three matches and assisted Rhinos make it 3 straight victories following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed out on.
Seven days on from their face-off with defending champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going harder versus neighbours Cas, but still went out comfy winners.
George Brown got the ball down fantastically under pressure to put Leeds on the board and Sivo stretched the lead following Mikaele Ravalawa's score for Cas.
Sivo included his 2nd quickly after the reboot and after that reviewed in the corner to complete his hat-trick following a wise one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.
Castleford applied plenty of pressure in the final 20 minutes however were not able to discover a way through some and identified Leeds defence.
Both sides undertook prohibited, but it mattered little to the outcome.
Cam Smith saw his first-half rating for Leeds chalked off for a knock-on in the accumulation, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half shot was ruled out, also for a knock-on.
Cas, who picked up their first success of the project against Huddersfield in the last round, have now lost three of their opening four 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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