Wainwright: Delighted to stay
Castleford winger Michael Wainwright has agreed to a one-year deal that will see him continue in a Tigers jersey for 2009.
Wainwright was named the club's coaches' player of the year at the end of a campaign which saw Tigers finish bottom of the engage Super League.
"I am personally very pleased that Michael is staying with us and look forward to continuing to work with him," coach Terry Matterson said.
"He is an enthusiastic and committed player and a really popular member of the squad."
Wainwright, who helped the Tigers gain promotion from the National League in 2007 in his first season at the club, added: "I'm very pleased that things have been sorted out, I have enjoyed my two years at the Tigers and always wanted to stay.
"The club are bringing in a lot of good new players and I'm really looking forward to next season."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Engage Super League | |
| Friday 29th January | |
| 20:00 | Crusaders vs Leeds |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| 15:00 | Harlequins RL vs Wakefield |
| Friday 5th February | |
| 20:00 | Leeds vs Castleford |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Crusaders |
| 20:00 | Huddersfield vs Bradford |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| 18:00 | St Helens vs Hull |
| Sunday 7th February | |
| 15:00 | Warrington vs Harlequins RL |
| 15:00 | Hull K R vs Salford |
| 15:30 | Wakefield vs Catalans Dragons |
| Friday 12th February | |
| 20:00 | Salford vs Crusaders |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Engage Super League | |
| Saturday 10th October | |
| Leeds 18 - 10 St Helens | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| St Helens 14 - 10 Wigan | |
| Friday 2nd October | |
| Leeds 27 - 20 Catalans Dragons | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Hull K R 16 - 30 Wigan | |
| Friday 25th September | |
| Huddersfield 6 - 16 Catalans Dragons | |
| Sunday 20th September | |
| Wigan 18 - 12 Castleford | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| St Helens 15 - 2 Huddersfield | |
| Wakefield 16 - 25 Catalans Dragons | |
| Friday 18th September | |
| Leeds 44 - 8 Hull K R | |
| Sunday 13th September | |
| Castleford 35 - 22 Celtic Crusaders | |
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