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Super League: Castleford Tigers 42-10 London Broncos


Castleford ended London Broncos’ three-match winning run in emphatic fashion
Betfred Super League
Castleford Tigers (16) 42
Tries: Egodo 2, McMeeken 2, Rankin, Trueman, Clare, Clarkson Goals: Rankin 5
London Broncos (4) 10
Tries: Dixon, Williams Goals: Dixon

Castleford Tigers sent London Broncos back to the bottom of the Super League table with an eight-try thrashing.

Mike McMeeken grabbed a first-half brace after Tuoyo Egodo’s opener to put Cas 16-4 up at the break, with Kieran Dixon responding for the Broncos.

Jordan Rankin then scored Tigers’ fourth immediately after the break.

A second try for Egodo and further scores Jacob Trueman, James Clare and Chris Clarkson saw London’s three-match winning run end in emphatic fashion.

Rhys Williams skipped through Tigers’ defence for a late consolation try, but it was not enough to stop them from slumping to the foot of Super League on points difference.

Earlier on Sunday, Leeds Rhinos moved off bottom and up to ninth in the table with a 31-12 win over Catalans Dragons. Although Leeds are level on 14 points with all sides below them, including the Broncos, after 20 games.

The resurgent Broncos, who had beaten St Helens, Catalans and then Hull KR in recent weeks, made Tigers work hard in the first half.

A fine cut-out pass from Rankin sent Egodo over for the opener and McMeeken, who was earlier stopped just short of the line, helped edge them to a 10-0 lead just before the half-hour mark.

Dixon, however, responded with a stunning intercept try, running the length of the field to touch down.

A hesitant moment in defence by Jordan Abdull as the half-time hooter sounded, however, allowed McMeeken to pounce on a grubber kick from Rankin to make it 16-4.

Rankin then added to the advantage himself just seconds into the second half, with McMeeken running through Abdull to set up the try.

Trueman sent Egodo over for his second before going over himself, with Clare and Clarkson going on to complete win.

Castleford Tigers: Rankin; Clare, Minikin, Blair, Egodo; Trueman, Ashton; Watts, Milner, Smith, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Massey.

Replacements: McShane, Millington, Cook, Clarkson.

London Broncos: Walker; Dixon, Morgan, Kear, Williams; Abdull, Smith; Battye, Cunningham, Krasniqi, Pitts, Gee, Yates.

Replacements: Lovell, Fozard, Richards, Butler.

Referee: Marcus Griffiths (RFL).



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