Castleford Tigers boss Ryan Carr is hoping for some new additions to join the squad in the next few weeks, with recruitment still very much an ongoing process at the club.
Carr’s side take on Hull FC this week as they look to back up their win over Wigan Warriors with another good showing.
The Tigers last achieved back-to-back wins in Super League in July 2024, a stat that Carr is “well aware” of as he remains in the infancy of his Castleford career.
For that game against the Black and Whites, the Tigers were only able to name a 20-man squad, with injuries limiting them in their team selections.
Having named one player less than the maximum, it did suggest that the club were looking to bring someone in ahead of tomorrow’s game, but Carr has revealed that is not the case.
Castleford will not be welcoming any players to their squad this week, however there is hope that some players could arrive in the near future.
Speaking to the press this week, Carr said: “We’re still actively recruiting.
“Obviously, with the squad being quite new and we’ve had a few people move on and different things like that, so we’ve got to make some replacements there.
“We’re still actively recruiting, so hopefully we’ll have a couple more bodies coming in over the next month.”
Asked how complete some deals are, the Tigers boss revealed: “We’re down the line with a couple of people, but until it actually happens, you don’t want to talk too much about it.
“When it happens, it’ll happen. If it doesn’t, then it doesn’t. We’ve just got to go with the flow on it.”
Castleford Tigers veteran set for lengthy lay-off
One of those injuries Castleford have picked up in recent weeks is a knock to Joe Westerman.
The Super League stalwart suffered a head knock over the Easter weekend when Castleford lost to Wakefield, and since then the loose forward has continued to show concussion symtoms.
Given that it is not the first head knock the former Warrington and Hull FC man has suffered in recent months, the club are taking extra care before he returns to the action.
On Westerman’s progress, Carr said: “It was his second in a month and then he was getting some symptoms there, so we had to get him to go see a specialist.
“He’ll be out for quite a while, by the looks of it. We’ve just got to make sure we manage his health and safety and welfare first and foremost, especially with head knocks.
“We’ve got to make sure we do the right thing there, but he’s going to have to go through a bit of a lengthy process, I think, to be able to return to play.”
