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 triumph over West Yorkshire measures up to Castleford.
The Fijian winger, who scored four attempts in last weekend's 58-6 thumping of Hull KR in Las Vegas, included another 3 at Headingley.
The 32-year-old has actually now scored nine attempts in three matches and make it three straight success following their opening-round defeat by Leigh which he missed.
Seven days on from their face-off with defending champions Hull KR in Las Vegas, Leeds found the going tougher against neighbours Cas, but still ran out comfy winners.
George Brown got the ball down magnificently under pressure to put Leeds on the board and Sivo extended the lead following Mikaele Ravalawa's rating for Cas.
Sivo added his 2nd shortly after the reboot and after that discussed in the corner to finish his hat-trick following a smart one-handed offload from Chris Hankinson.
Castleford used plenty of pressure in the last 20 minutes however were unable to find a method through some exceptional and identified Leeds defence.
Both sides undertook disallowed, but it mattered little to the outcome.
Cam Smith saw his first-half rating for Leeds chalked off for a knock-on in the build-up, and Castleford stand-off Zac Cini's second-half shot was dismissed, likewise for a knock-on.
Cas, who picked up their very first victory of the project against Huddersfield in the last round, have actually now lost three of their opening four 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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