Jamie Ellis helped Castleford secure their most impressive result of the Super League season so far with victory over Hull FC.
Such has been the nature of their opening two performances, the Castleford coach, Daryl Powell, has called for calm, warning it would take time for last year’s Grand Finalists to replicate the form that made them such a force in 2017.
At half-time, Jake Webster’s try ensured they had overturned an eight-point deficit to lead 10-8, Hull having led courtesy of a try and two goals from Marc Sneyd. Ellis provided a telling contribution in that Webster try and continued to exert his influence after half-time.
Ellis’s kick allowed Mike McMeeken to touch down five minutes into the second half, before Castleford extended their lead two minutes later. This time it was Ellis’s half-back partner, Luke Gale, who kicked a 40-20 before creating the space for Michael Shenton to score.
Bureta Fariamo’s fine try on the hour mark kept matters interesting but Castleford soon re-established their two-score lead when Shenton – on the wing after Greg Eden withdrew with an injury the first half – scored his second. To their credit, Hull scored the final try through Mickey Paea’s robust finish but this was the hosts’ afternoon.
