{"id":516840,"date":"2026-04-07T01:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516840\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:47:11","slug":"castleford-tigers-dominated-as-head-coach-slams-player-attitude-in-heavy-derby-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516840\/","title":{"rendered":"Castleford Tigers \u2018dominated\u2019 as head coach slams player attitude in heavy derby defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Castleford Tigers coach Ryan Carr pulled no punches when tearing into his side over their attitude in the club\u2019s 34-0 defeat to Wakefield Trinity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a result that has seen Castleford slip to the foot of Super League on points difference with the Tigers picking up just two wins all season, one of which came last week against Bradford Bulls.<\/p>\n

For Carr, who spoke post-match<\/a>, the stark contrast between that Bulls\u2019 win and the Wakefield defeat was something he simply cannot explain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s concerning,\u201d the Australian admitted, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s concerning that certain individuals can play the way they played ten days ago and then today look like different people out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that I\u2019ve got to get to the bottom of, but obviously it\u2019s a tough day for us as a club in front of a big club and we let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a defeat that played out in front of a sold-out crowd at the OneBore stadium, making it all the more embarrassing with Castleford now facing a period of reflection before taking on Wigan Warriors in round eight of Super League.<\/p>\n

Castleford Tigers calls on \u2018attitude adjustment\u2019 for players<\/p>\n

Jason Qareqare\u2019s disallowed try was seen as a turning point by Carr<\/a> with Castleford simply folding beyond that point, something that the Tigers\u2019 head coach pointed to.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cFor whatever reason, momentum swings against us and we\u2019ve got too many people who become victims in that moment and feel sorry for themselves and don\u2019t respond well enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Something that Carr kept circling back to was how Wakefield dominated the Tigers in the physical battle, leading him to call on his players to simply be more accountable and go and beat their opposite number.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically, we got dominated with the ball and without the ball,\u201d a frustrated Carr admitted.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically we got beat all over the park and some individuals need an attitude adjustment on that. Being a professional athlete, you\u2019ve got to go out and beat your opposition. You\u2019ve got to go and be more physical than your opposition when you\u2019re playing a contact sport like ours and unfortunately, they won that collision.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also allayed any suggestion that the club had been unprepared by explaining that they knew exactly what Wakefield would throw against them, with the frustration laying in the fact that Castleford simply couldn\u2019t handle it on the day.<\/p>\n

Carr said: \u201cEverything that happened, we\u2019d worked really hard (to prepare) for. That\u2019s why we could defend our try line but you can\u2019t do it for 40 minutes straight, which is what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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