Daryl Powell savours Castleford's Magic Weekend win over Warrington

Daryl Powell ranked Castleford's 34-14 comeback win over Super League leaders Warrington at Magic Weekend as one of his best as Tigers head coach.

Powell's side were in high spirits following their stunning win at Leeds last time out but they appeared on course for a heavy defeat at St James' Park after the Wolves raced into a 14-0 lead courtesy of tries from Stefan Ratchford, Kurt Gidley and Ben Currie.

Warrington's 56-12 victory in the first meeting between the sides this season was fresh in the memories of the Castleford players but they crucially crossed twice through Luke Dorn and Grant Millington in the final six minutes of the first half.

And they played some scintillating rugby in the second period to secure another notable triumph under Powell, who struggled to remember many better.

He said: "We were a little bit slow out of the blocks, they were winning contact consistently and it sort of reminded me of when we played them at their place. They were just too good for us.

"We got some confidence after that 10 minutes just before half-time and then our second half was superb.

"It's certainly up there [as his best win as Castleford coach], to be able to flip a game like we did there. A, it gives you confidence and B, it gives you a knowledge that whatever is happening to you, you can turn a game around, which is obviously crucial for any team.

"We've hit a decent bit of form on the back of getting some players back. There's a confidence about us now and it's just about being consistent.

"It's round 15 today and we've got a bit of a way to go, but we'll give ourselves a chance if we keep turning up with performances like that, particularly the second half."

Castleford's 34 unanswered points meant a fourth defeat in six league games for Warrington, who will end the weekend in third place if Catalans and Hull FC win on Sunday.

Tony Smith felt his team paid the price for not making the most of their fast start as Super League's top tryscorer Denny Solomona scored twice and Mike McMeeken and Dorn once apiece in a dominant Tigers second-half performance.

"I thought we were in pretty good control but we should have had more points on the board," said the Wolves head coach.

"I was hoping we wouldn't rue that later in the game, and we did.

"Cas threw a bit of caution to the wind on a couple of plays in that last seven or eight minutes of that first half and it worked for them. It gave them a little bit of confidence to have a crack in that second half and it probably took a bit of the wind out of our sails."