{"id":553846,"date":"2026-04-27T20:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/553846\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:13:11","slug":"castleford-tigers-sign-super-league-pair-with-immediate-effect-on-long-term-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/553846\/","title":{"rendered":"Castleford Tigers sign Super League pair with immediate effect on long-term deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MW1_0076-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Castleford Tigers\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\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<\/p>\n<p>Castleford Tigers have signed two Super League players with immediate effect in a bid to bolster their playing roster.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Ryan Carr made it clear after his side\u2019s latest heavy defeat that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-ryan-carr-verdict-castleford-tigers-hull-fc-114652\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">changes would be coming<\/a> and that\u2019s proven true with the additions of Tyler Dupree and Phoenix Laulu-Togaga\u2019e.<\/p>\n<p>The pair join from Wigan Warriors and Catalans Dragons with Dupree previously out on loan at Toulouse Olympique this season. Both men have penned deals until the end of the 2029 season.<\/p>\n<p>It means the pair have left France and headed to Castleford where they will make an immediate impact with the Tigers\u2019 first game on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Full-back Laulu-Togaga\u2019e offers some immediate relief in that position with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-super-league-disciplinary-as-five-charged-and-forward-handed-two-match-ban-114709\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Castleford<\/a> having lost Blake Taaffe and Fletcher Rooney to long-term injuries, whilst Dupree will add power to a pack that has been questioned so far in Super League.<\/p>\n<p>A club statement confirmed both deals, reading: \u201cIt\u2019s double-signing delight for the Castleford Tigers, who have today announced the permanent, immediate signings of Tyler Dupree and Phoenix Laulu-Togaga\u2019e.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jake Connor\u2019s World Cup chances, Brian McDermott reaction &amp; Leeds Rhinos early title favourites \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XgTBWWq5qjs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Castleford Tigers land double signing<\/p>\n<p>Director of Rugby Chris Chester said of the pair: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to get both players over the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTyler competes hard in everything he does. He is a winner and gives us some much needed power up front in the pack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has represented his country and we are hoping he achieves that again whilst playing at the Castleford Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhoenix is a quality young player who became available late on last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can play in a number of positions in the back line and we will use him primarily at full-back to cover the loss of Blake Taaffe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s quick, agile and has great footwork at the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to seeing him play in the Black and Amber colours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Castleford Tigers are delighted to announce the immediate signings of England international prop Tyler Dupree and full-back Phoenix Laulu-Togaga\u2019e!<\/p>\n<p>Details \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TdTE5NmuAi\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/TdTE5NmuAi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tqz0XJdhAi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Tqz0XJdhAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTRLFC\/status\/2048786750441738352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Castleford Tigers have signed two Super League players with immediate effect in a bid to bolster their playing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-553846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}