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 spectacular start to the Super League season by motivating Leeds Rhinos to over West Yorkshire measures up to Castleford.


The Fijian winger, who scored 4 attempts in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, included another three at Headingley.


The 32-year-old has actually now scored nine tries in 3 matches and assisted Rhinos make it 3 straight triumphes following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed.


Seven days on from their face-off with safeguarding champs Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds found the going tougher versus neighbours Cas, but still ran 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 included his second quickly after the reboot and then went over in the corner to complete his hat-trick following a clever one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.


Castleford applied a lot of pressure in the last 20 minutes however were unable to find a way through some exceptional and figured out Leeds defence.


Both sides undertook disallowed, however it mattered little to the last 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 shot was eliminated, likewise for a knock-on.


Cas, who chose up their very first success of the campaign versus Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost three of their opening 4 components.


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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