Tigers v Bulls: Teams
Castleford coach Terry Matterson has brought young prop Nathan Massey into his squad to host Bradford Bulls.
Last Updated: 27/03/09 3:21pm
Castleford Tigers coach Terry Matterson has brought young prop Nathan Massey into his squad to host Bradford Bulls to replace the injured Liam Higgins.
The move will be the only change to the starting line-up that defeated Hull last week as the Tigers look to continue their good start to the season.
Higgins has suffered a recurrence of a leg injury and misses out, while second-rower Ryan Clayton is the only player unavailable to Matterson.
Massey has been impressive in the reserves and will battle it out with Michael Wainwright and Dean Widders to replace Higgins, whose absence is just precautionary, in the final 17.
The Tigers strung together three fine victories before a narrow defeat against Huddersfield, but they bounced back in style last week as Brent Sherwin's late drop goal ended Hull's 100 per cent with a 19-18 victory at the KC Stadium.
While Castleford have been largely in good form, Bradford had been struggling before they finally managed a first Super League win of the season last week in France.
Steve McNamara's men got off the mark at the fifth time of asking by beating the Catalans Dragons in Perpignan, and he will make just one change to his team as a result.
Second-rower Matt Cook is poised to return after overcoming a virus, but David Solomona and long-term knee injury victim Tame Tupou are still missing.
Bradford won their two meetings handsomely last season, but Castleford have enjoyed better form this season and will be hoping for revenge.
Castleford: Owen, Dixon, Shenton, Evans, Wainwright, Chase, Sherwin, Sargent, Hudson, Huby, Ferres, Westerman, Jones, Feather, Massey, Netherton, Faumuina, McGoldrick, Widders.
Bradford: Cook, Langley, Sheriffe, Burgess, Sykes, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Crookes, Deacon, Halley, Morrison, Lynch, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Nero.