THE TEX FACTOR
Daily Star|July 22, 2024
Tigers ace leaves it late to KO Dragons fightback
ROSS HEPPENSTALL
THE TEX FACTOR

CRAIG LINGARD could not hide his delight as Castleford edged out Catalans maintain their resurgence.

The Tigers saw off Steve McNamara's title contenders to clinch a third straight Super League win amid jubilant scenes at the Jungle.

Castleford made an awful start to the season, but Lingard's fashioned them into a respected force.

They raced into an 18-0 lead midway through the first half and although the Dragons hit back to level, Castleford claimed a late winning try through Tex Hoy.

This story is from the July 22, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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