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Castleford 28 Salford 26


1/ 5/2006

SALFORD coach Karl Harrison blamed his side's recent tough fixtures for this shock defeat at the Jungle in which the Tigers hit back from 26-8 down to win.

Harrison explained: "We didn't play well from the first minute of the game.

"I thought we were poor all day. We looked a very tired team.

"The three hard games last week took a lot out of us. We played Warrington, Leeds and Saints within seven days and that probably took more out of us than we thought.

"We played very flat but even so when we had such a big lead with 13 minutes to go we should have won the game. We kept gifting Castleford a lot of field position and in the end it hurt us. They played for the full 80 minutes and we didn't."

Fourth-placed Salford looked to be coasting to victory when they led 26-8 in the second half - but the lowly Tigers fought back magnificently to take the spoils.

Stunned

Castleford took a fourth-minute lead when, after a Salford player was penalised for holding down, second rower Ben Roarty forced his way over from close range.

The Tigers were then stunned when Salford snatched an 11th-minute lead with a breakaway try when Luke Robinson's searing run was supported by Simon Finnigan, who went in for a touchdown that Wilshere converted.

Cas regained the lead with a Brad Davis try but it didn't last long because Salford replied with a 30-yard effort from Aaron Moule that Wilshere improved. Cas fell further behind four minutes before half-time when Wilshere went over at the corner.

Salford went further ahead in the 54th minute when winger David Hodgson fielded Davis' kick in his own 22 and weaved his way through for a spect- acular try that Wilshere goaled.

Castleford's Ryan McGoldrick was sin-binned for dissent two minutes later and Salford quickly capitalised when Bird fumbled Robinson's kick and Junior Langi scored.

The visitors looked to have the points in the bag at that stage but they were rocked as Castleford hauled themselves back.

Richard Fa'aoso sparked the Tigers' revival with a 63rd-minute try, Danny Nutley and Gray Viane then went over before Willy Manu scored the winner six minutes from time.

The Tigers weathered a late Salford onslaught to notch their first win in six matches and send Salford sliding to their third successive defeat.

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