Hull KR vs Castleford Tigers Preview & Prediction | 2025 Super League | Regular Season
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Castleford head coach Danny Maguire returns to Hull KR where he was part of the coaching team hoping to spring an opening-round upset
Start date/time: Friday 14th February, 2025, UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Fox Sports
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & BBC platforms & Super League+ / US – Fox Sports platforms & Super League+
Hull KR Team News: Unchanged squad from Challenge Cup match last week
Hull KR boss Willie Peters has the luxury of being able to name the same group of players as that which was selected to face York Knights in the Challenge Cup last weekend. All their key men are available for this opening match and last season’s finalists will be eager to put on a show in front of their home fans.
Squad: Niall Evalds, Tom Davies, Peta Hiku, Oliver Gildart, Joe Burgess, Mikey Lewis, Tyrone May, Jesse Sue, Jez Litten, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Dean Hadley, James Batchelor, Elliot Minchella, Micky McIlorum, Sam Luckley, Jai Whitbread, Rhyse Martin, Jack Broadbent, Kelepi Tanginoa, Jack Brown, Bill Leyland
Castleford Tigers Team News: Maguire missing five senior players for opening match
Danny Maguire’s first Super League match in charge of Castleford Tigers is not helped by a number of injury absentees. His squad is without five senior players as half-back Rowan Milnes, forwards Alex Mellor and Sam Hall along with wing duo Jason Qareqare and Louis Senior all miss out which is sub-optimal for this tough opening match.
Squad: Tex Hoy, Zac Cini, Sam Wood, Innes Senior, Daejarn Asi, Liam Watts, Liam Horne, George Lawler, Jeremiah Simbiken, Joe Westerman, Judah Rimbu, George Griffin, Luke Hooley, Josh Hodson, Muizz Mustapha, Sylvester Namo, Fletcher Rooney, Josh Simm, Will Tate, Dan Okoro, Ben Davies
Hull KR vs Castleford Tigers Prediction
In normal circumstances, Hull KR would have been favoured to beat Cas heavily but with the visitors missing so many players, it will make their task even harder.
The handicap expects KR to win by almost 20 points which is always difficult to go with but they will surely win this match.
The Thursday night 1-0 Leigh win over Wigan will refocus the minds of some of the favourites this weekend and expect KR to start fast and get the win.
Hull KR vs Castleford Tigers Tip: Hull KR to win at HT and FT
