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Warrington Wolves humiliated Castleford Tigers as they ran in 12 tries to keep up their unbeaten start to Super League.<\/p>\n
Wire ran out as 72-6 winners with Kelepi Tanginoa scoring four as Sam Burgess\u2019 side ran riot against a hapless Castleford side, who were off the pace from minute one.<\/p>\n
Winger Matty Ashton made his first appearance in over 300 days and reminded fans what they had missed by scoring two tries in the opening 15 minutes, before completing his hat-trick in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n
Semi Valemei\u2019s score ensured it wasn\u2019t a whitewash but it was a long afternoon for the Tigers who will be left soul-searching.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve picked out some of the key talking points from Warrington\u2019s huge 72-6 win over Castleford Tigers.<\/p>\n
Hull FC under pressure, Huddersfield Giants in crisis and shock Super League predictions \u2013 click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers talking points<\/p>\n Dire Tigers<\/p>\n There are always two elements when a team wins by such a margin. Were the victors incredible or were the losers woeful? Usually the answer is a little bit of both and whilst Warrington certainly deserve plaudits, Castleford rolled over and had their belly tickled.<\/p>\n Castleford were simply horrific for the opening 20 minutes and at 20-0 by that point, the game was already over. A Semi Valemei score offered some hope but Warrington\u2019s charge would continue with Castleford simply making too many errors and being dominated by the speed of Wire\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n Questions were asked of the pack before the season and it\u2019s evident that they\u2019re not big enough up front to earn respect from opponents, with Wire able to roll them on the back of their quick ruck speed.<\/p>\n Starting the second-half with a forward pass on their first set perhaps surmised the performance and after just one win from their opening five league games, the pressure is mounting at Cas with next week\u2019s game against Bradford looking must-win.<\/p>\n Unbeaten Wire<\/p>\n They may not be top of Super League on account of the fact they\u2019ve had a bye already but Warrington Wolves remain unbeaten this season and today was their best performance yet, with Wire keeping their foot on the throat throughout.<\/p>\n Sam Burgess made the brave call to drop Marc Sneyd and he was massively rewarded and with stars such as Cai Taylor-Wray still to return, the question of if it\u2019s their year will surely arise soon. Bigger tests are still to come but you can only beat what is in front of you, something Wire have done every game so far this year.<\/p>\n Ashton returns after 314 days<\/p>\n Named in a Wire squad for the first time since May last year<\/a>, it\u2019s fair to say the wait was worth it. Matty Ashton was declared by captain George Williams as the \u2018best in Super League\u2019 before the match and he proved that in the match.<\/p>\n His first carry of the game was met with rapturous applause from the home fans inside the Halliwell Jones Stadium, with that applause heightening when Ashton won a penalty at the play the ball.<\/p>\n The winger scored two inside the opening 15 minutes and then completed the hat-trick late on but everything in between was near perfect as well, and highlighted what a huge boost Wire will get with him back in the picture.<\/p>\n Changing of the guard<\/p>\n Matty Ashton\u2019s return caught the eye when the teams were confirmed but Marc Sneyd\u2019s absence was also notable and it was confirmed by Sam Burgess pre-match on the BBC that Sneyd\u2019s omission was a selection call.<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cSneydy misses out, we\u2019ve challenged him on a couple of areas of his game that hopefully he\u2019ll get better at and fight his way back into the side.\u201d<\/p>\n The man who he has to wrestle that position back off is teenager Ewan Irwin, who had an exceptional game and could well be Wire\u2019s number seven for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n Kelepi Tanginoa<\/p>\n Not many second-rowers score four tries in a game and few will have an easier four-piece than Kelepi Tanginoa with two of his three scores simply a case of picking the ball up and grounding it.<\/p>\n His first saw him literally just have to ground the ball following an error whilst his third did at least require him to scoop up Ravalawa\u2019s knock-on, however, it was his second try that was most impressive as he ran over the top of Cas half Tom Weaver.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just his try-scoring accolades that impressed but his dominant ball-carrying throughout with the second-rower putting in his best performance yet in a Wire shirt and recapturing his form of 2024.<\/p>\n BBC Blunder<\/p>\n Albert Hopoate raced under the sticks, the kick was about to be taken and then the BBC coverage cut out with an error screen shown for just over five minutes. Coverage did return but it returned with Sky Sports\u2019 feed instead before the BBC commentary team eventually returned.<\/p>\n For a broadcaster who only showcase 15 Super League games per year, their quality has been questioned of late and today was yet another example that rugby league coverage in the UK is not up to the standard that fans deserve.<\/p>\n With the TV contracts set to expire at the end of the season, it remains to be seen if the BBC will retain any rights to live matches but if they do then fans will surely be demanding a better overall product.<\/p>\n It\u2019s four from four for @WarringtonRLFC<\/a> \ud83d\udc3a#SuperLeague<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VCkd1mkmpK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/){kind=logo}
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