Castleford Tigers and Oldham will square off in a pre-season friendly ahead of the 2026 campaign, but it will no longer take place in Spain, with the scheduled Benidorm Bash cancelled by the event\u2019s organisers.<\/p>\n
It was announced back in August that Super League<\/a> side Cas would take on Championship outfit Oldham as part of a five-day rugby league festival in Benidorm in January.<\/p>\n The Tigers spent a week in Benidorm ahead of the 2025 season and faced local side Valencia Huracanes in a friendly.<\/p>\n As part of the scheduled 2026 Benidorm Bash, the Huracanes were set to be in action against an unconfirmed opponent while Alicante Cruzados were taking on Kippax Harriers.<\/p>\n But just a few weeks out from the event, with plenty of details still left unconfirmed, it has been cancelled: so none of the three games will take place.<\/p>\n Castleford-Oldham Benidorm Bash clash cancelled as chairman outlines next steps<\/p>\n Announcing the cancellation to their supporters, Oldham<\/a> chairman Bill Quinn addressed the reasons behind it.<\/p>\n Quinn confirmed that it was the event organisers who had pulled the rug on it due to being pressured by both the Roughyeds and Castleford<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Set to take place over the weekend of January 9-11, details including venue and ticket information were still yet to be received.<\/p>\n Chairman Bill Quinn updates supporters on the Benidorm Bash. pic.twitter.com\/1nsgZJd5Pd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Oldham RLFC (@Roughyeds) December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Notably though, the two clubs have now agreed to face one another in a pre-season friendly, presumably on UK soil.<\/p>\n Full details of that re-arranged friendly are still to be confirmed and will be announced in the next few days.<\/p>\n But Quinn has urged supporters not to book any more flights or accommodation for the trip to Benidorm, which will now not be happening.<\/p>\n Providing the friendly takes place over the same weekend, it will mark Ryan Carr\u2019s second unofficial game in charge of the Tigers, with a clash against Featherstone Rovers in the schedule before Christmas.<\/p>\n Oldham meanwhile are still coachless following the departure of Sean Long at the end of the 2025 Championship<\/a> campaign. This clash with Cas remains their only confirmed pre-season outing.<\/p>\n