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 .


The 32-year-old has now scored 9 attempts in 3 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 safeguarding champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds discovered the going tougher against neighbours Cas, but still went out comfy winners.


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


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


Castleford applied plenty of pressure in the final 20 minutes however were not able to find a method through some outstanding and identified Leeds defence.


Both sides had actually a try prohibited, however it mattered little to the result.


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 very first triumph of the project against Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost 3 of their opening four components.


Both sides remain 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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