Lowly Castleford Dent Warrington's Play-off Hopes

Betfred Super League

Castleford (12) 20

Tries: Asi, Lawler, Simm Goals: Atkin 4

Warrington (10) 14

Tries: Stone, Thewlis, Ratchford Goal: Sneyd

Warrington's Super League play-off ambitions suffered a large rustle arsenic they were beaten by struggling Castleford astatine a rain-lashed Mend-A-Hose Jungle.

Sam Stone's people put Wire up early on, but nan hosts deed backmost to lead 12-6 arsenic Daejarn Asi crossed and George Lawler pounced connected a handling correction to ground.

Jake Thewlis' effort brought Warrington wrong 2 points astatine half-time, but Cas survived mounting unit and went further up done Chris Atkin's punishment and Josh Simm's try.

Stefan Ratchford touched municipality to trim nan lead to 20-14 aft Alex Mellor's sin-binning, but third-bottom Castleford held retired to springiness interim caput coach Chris Chester his first win.

Warrington stay successful eighth place, but 3 points down sixth-placed Hull FC.

More to follow.

Castleford: Rooney, Simm, Cini, L Senior, I Senior, Asin, Atkin, Amone, Lawler, Singleton, Simbiken, Mellor, Westerman.

Interchanges: Wood, Griffin, Robb, Stimson.

Sin-bin: Mellor (67).

Warrington: Dufty, Josh Thewlis, Wrench, King, Jake Thewlis, Williams, Sneyd, Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Stone, Fitzgibbon, Currie.

Interchanges: Philbin, Crowther, Irwin, Ratchford.

Referee: Jack Smith.