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 mind-blowing start to the Super League season by motivating Leeds Rhinos to triumph over West Yorkshire measures up to Castleford.


The Fijian winger, who scored 4 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 3 straight victories following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed out on.


Seven days on from their showdown with defending champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going neighbours Cas, but still ran 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 score for Cas.


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


Castleford applied plenty of pressure in the last 20 minutes but were not able to find a way through some impressive and identified Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook prohibited, but it mattered little to the last outcome.


Cam Smith saw his first-half score for Leeds chalked off for a knock-on in the accumulation, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half try was ruled out, also for a knock-on.


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


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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