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, added another 3 at Headingley.


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


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


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


Sivo included his second soon after the restart and then reviewed in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford used plenty of pressure in the last 20 minutes however were unable to find a way through some exceptional and determined Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook disallowed, however it mattered little to the final result.


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 dismissed, likewise for a knock-on.


Cas, who got their very first victory of the project against Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost three of their opening four fixtures.


Both sides are in Challenge Cup action next weekend.


Leeds see Wakefield on Friday and 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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