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 success 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 9 tries in three matches and helped Rhinos make it three straight victories following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed out on.


Seven days on from their showdown with defending champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going harder against 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 extended the lead following Mikaele Ravalawa's rating for Cas.


Sivo added his second 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 in the last 20 minutes but were not able to find a method through some outstanding and determined Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook disallowed, but 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 dismissed, likewise for a knock-on.


Cas, who got their very first victory of the campaign versus Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost 3 of their opening four fixtures.


Both sides are 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.


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