Castleford Tigers record 25-4 Super League win over Hull KR
Last Updated: 11/04/15 8:27pm
Castleford Tigers climbed above Hull KR into fifth place in the first Utility Super League courtesy of a 25-4 victory at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle.
Scrum-half Luke Gale scored a try, helped set up another for Jordan Tansey and kicked nine points to help the Tigers clinch a fourth win in their last five matches.
However, the victory came at a cost for the home side with the loss of winger Justin Carney who sustained a suspected dislocated elbow.
Chasing a fourth successive victory, Rovers took a fifth-minute lead when swift handling by Albert Kelly and Darrell Goulding put wing Ken Sio over in the corner for his ninth try of the season.
Mitch Allgood rescued Rovers by smothering Gale's grubber kick behind his own tryline before Castleford hit back when Scott Moore, Gale and Ben Roberts sent in Tansey, with Gale nailing the touchline conversion.
The visitors did well to survive further Tigers pressure before they fell further behind in the 28th minute. Roberts made a crossfield run and fed Tansey, whose pass struck Hull KR's Josh Mantellato leaving Gale to pounce on the loose ball to score a fortunate try.
Castleford struck again seven minutes later when Nathan Massey captalised on weak tackling by forcing his way over from close range from Roberts' pass, with Gale kicking his third goal.
The return of influential scrum-half Kelly, who had earlier left the field with a head injury, gave Rovers a timely boost and his clever kick forced a goal-line drop out.
The visitors missed a golden chance shortly before half-time when Terry Campese and Kris Welham created an opening for Mantellato, who dropped the final pass with the line at his mercy.
Castleford's Frankie Mariano, Grant Millington and Shenton figured in a delightful 50-yard move early in the second half before the Tigers lost Carney, who was injured as he attempted to score.
Kelly was tackled inches short of the try-line during another spell of Rovers pressure but their fate was sealed when Gale kicked a 59th-minute drop goal before the impressive Mariano stormed over for Castleford's fourth try four minutes later.