CASTLEFORD TIGERS head coach Craig Lingard hopes his side’s battling Challenge Cup win over Batley can prove a turning point in their bid to turn their desperate Betfred Super League start around.
Lingard’s men defied the infamous slope and swirling conditions at the Fox’s Biscuit Stadium as they came on strong in the second half to reach the last eight with a 28-14 win over the Championship side. It proved a happy return for former Batley hero Lingard, who immediately turned his attention to Thursday’s top-flight clash with Leeds, when the Tigers will hunt for their first points of the season. Lingard said: “It’s good to get that first win.
Gibbons increased Batley’s lead to eight after Paul McShane’s drop-out failed to make 10 metres in the swirling win and there seemed few signs of a Castleford revival. The home defence denied Josh Simm, while Ben White’s kicks were causing havoc, before back-to-back tries from the visitors shifted the momentum in their favour.
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