Castleford Tigers host Warrington Wolves in the final game of Round 19 of Super League with both teams now confirmed.
Chris Chester takes interim charge for the second game in a row and he’ll be hoping for a far better performance than last week when the Tigers lost to Salford Red Devils in one of their worst performances of the season.
They’ll welcome a Warrington side who have been in resurgent form and are mounting a charge to finish in the top six but this game is still must-win for Sam Burgess’ side if they are to keep those play-off hopes alive.
Wire currently sit three points outside the top six but they can close that gap with a win, something they’re favoured to do but they’ll face a Castleford team playing for their future.
Here are the confirmed matchday squads as Castleford Tigers host Warrington Wolves at Wheldon Road.
Castleford Tigers team news
Many Castleford fans were surprised when Chris Chester named an unchanged 21-man squad with plenty expecting the Tigers’ interim coach to ring the changes following last week’s poor performance.
However, he has made changes to the matchday squad with a number of key changes made. Sam Wood drops to the bench with Innes Senior replacing him in the backs.
George Lawler is played at hooker in a very bold change but Cain Robb is on the bench as an interchange option. Joe Stimson moves to the bench as well with Sam Hall the man to drop out for Senior.
Castleford Tigers XIII: Fletcher Rooney; Josh Simm, Zac Cini, Louis Senior, Innes Senior; Daejarn Asi, Chris Atkin; Tom Amone, George Lawler, Brad Singleton; Jeremiah Simbiken, Alex Mellor, Joe Westerman
Interchanges: Sam Wood, George Griffin, Cain Robb, Joe Stimson
SQUAD NEWS
Chris Chester has named his starting line up, ready to face The Wolves 👊#COYF 🐯 pic.twitter.com/oV747WZeTX
— Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) July 20, 2025
Warrington Wolves team news
Young centre Zack Gardner scored last week but he’s replaced by Toby King in the only change to the starting XIII.
Marc Sneyd had been a concern after last week’s win over Catalans Dragons but he’s named, however, Sam Burgess opts for two replacement options on the bench in the form of Stefan Ratchford and Ewan Irwin.
James Harrison misses out after dropping from the 21-man squad with Irwin the man to replace him meaning Wire are a forward light.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Connor Wrench, Toby King, Jake Thewlis; George Williams, Marc Sneyd; Luke Yates, Sam Powell, Paul Vaughan; Sam Stone, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ben Currie
Interchanges: Joe Philbin, Jordy Crowther, Ewan Irwin, Stefan Ratchford
📋 Today’s line-up at the Jungle pic.twitter.com/Sd0cTLMBAp
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) July 20, 2025
