St Helens 41–0 Castleford Tigers — Qualifying Play-off, 2014 Super League Finals Series
19 Sep 2014 · Langtree Park, St Helens · Attendance: 7,548
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Play-off, 2014 Super League finals series: St Helens 41–0 Castleford Tigers, at Langtree Park, St Helens on 19 Sep 2014.
Sourcing caveat: One AI-summarized source pass claimed a 63rd-minute sin bin for Castleford's Shenton, but this isn't corroborated by Rugby League Project's disciplinary record or Castleford's scoresheet (Shenton doesn't appear in this match's try list) — treated as unconfirmed and omitted. The 7-try, 41-point scoreline (28 pts from tries plus 6 goals plus a field goal = 41) is internally consistent, but individual try minutes were not confirmed and are omitted rather than guessed at. St Helens' and Castleford's jersey numbers here were cross-checked against each club's official 2014 preseason squad-number release after Rugby League Project's own page repeatedly mixed up which of two groups of players (starters vs bench) each number belonged to for both clubs — the starting-13/bench player identities themselves were not in doubt, only which numbers attached to which group; resolved using the official lists (e.g. Paul Wellens 17, not 1; James Clare 24, not 2; Daryl Clark 14, not 9).
Scorers
| St Helens | Tries: Roby (2); Amor; Makinson; Masoe; Swift; Turner Goals: Percival (6/7 conversions) Drop goals: Turner |
| Castleford Tigers | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| St Helens | Castleford Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Paul Wellens | Fullback | Luke Dorn | 6 |
| 2 | Tommy Makinson | Wing | James Clare | 24 |
| 22 | Mark Percival | Centre | Michael Channing | 23 |
| 24 | Gary Wheeler | Centre | Michael Shenton | 3 |
| 5 | Adam Swift | Wing | Justin Carney | 5 |
| 6 | Lance Hohaia | Five-Eighth | Jamie Ellis | 20 |
| 15 | Mark Flanagan | Halfback | Marc Sneyd | 7 |
| 16 | Kyle Amor | Prop | Andy Lynch | 8 |
| 9 | James Roby | Hooker | Daryl Clark | 14 |
| 27 | Greg Richards | Prop | Craig Huby | 10 |
| 10 | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Second Row | Oliver Holmes | 16 |
| 28 | Luke Thompson | Second Row | Weller Hauraki | 12 |
| 3 | Jordan Turner | Lock | Nathan Massey | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 8 | Mose Masoe | Kirk Dixon | 2 | |
| 11 | Iosia Soliola | Adam Milner | 9 | |
| 13 | Willie Manu | Grant Millington | 11 | |
| 14 | Anthony Laffranchi | Scott Wheeldon | 19 | |
| Nathan Brown | Coach | Daryl Powell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | James Child |
Match report
St Helens beat Castleford Tigers 41-0 at Langtree Park on 19 September 2014 in a Super League Qualifying Play-off, with James Roby scoring twice early to set the tone and Jordan Turner's field goal making it 13-0 at half-time before five more Saints tries in the second half. Tommy Makinson's try came in his 100th Saints appearance. Castleford coach Daryl Powell said Saints "were just too good for us."