Round 5
Harlequins 20 l. Castleford Tigers 34

2006 English Super League Index [Table] [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

Location: United Kingdom > National > First Grade Competition: English Super League

Harlequins
Matt Gafa [WG] 4 Pts; 2g
Thomas Leuluai [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
Lee Hopkins [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
Pat Weisner [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
Tony Clubb [FB] 4 Pts; 1t

Castleford Tigers
Craig Huby [BE] 10 Pts; 5g
Ryan McGoldrick [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
Danny Sculthorpe [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
Michael Shenton [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
Andrew Henderson [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
Richard Fletcher [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
Waine Pryce [WG] 4 Pts; 1t



Quins still to win at Home
Mon March 13, 2006
Source: www.quins.co.uk

Despite surging to 14-0 lead Quins allowed the Tigers to claw their way back into the game and then to power on to a convincing win...

Castleford coach Terry Matterson made a dream return to the capital as the Tigers overturned an early 14-point deficit to move above Harlequins at the bottom of the table.

Matterson - who spent more than three years with the London Broncos at the end of his playing career - must have been fearing the worst when Quins scored three tries inside the first 13 minutes.

But from that moment on the Tigers were outstanding and fully deserved the win.

Quins were rocked before the first whistle when returning skipper Mark McLinden tweaked his hamstring in the warm-up before his first start of the season.

But they shrugged that off and charged in front in the second minute.

Luke Dorn's neat grubber kick sent stand-in captain Lee Hopkins over.

Four minutes later they had a second. Tony Clubb - who took McLinden's place in the starting line-up - ran the length of the field after a Castleford handling error.

Hopkins then dived over in the corner for a second but Castleford reduced the arrears when Waine Pryce got on the end of Ryan McGoldrick's long pass.

And when McGoldrick beat two tacklers and sprinted clear from 60 metres for the Tigers' second try, they had reduced the 14-point gap to four inside three minutes.

But that good work was ruined after 33 minutes when they allowed Thomas Leuluai to glance over from close range.

But when Danny Sculthorpe crashed over on the stroke of half-time and Craig Huby converted the lead was back to four.

And the visitors were level a minute after the restart when Matt Whittaker sent Michael Shenton in at the corner.

They hit the front for the first time 10 minutes later when slick passing allowed Richard Fletcher to finish from 20 metres.

Quins' cause wasn't helped when Dorn was sin-binned for a professional foul on Gray Viane 15 minutes from time.

Huby extended the lead to 28-20 with two penalties and the points were in the bag when hooker Andy Henderson went in under the posts with seven minutes left.

Report source: www.quins.co.uk

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