Castleford v Salford preview
Daryl Powell has praised the patience of Ryan Hampshire as he prepares to make his Castleford debut against Salford on Sunday.
Hampshire, who is on a season-long loan from Wigan, will step in for the injured Ben Roberts at stand-off for the Mend-A-Hose Jungle contest.
"He's been working hard and his opportunity hasn't been available until now with Benny and Galey [Luke Gale] doing really well, but the injury to Benny gives Ryan an opportunity and it's up to him to take it now," said Castleford head coach Powell.
"He needs to grab hold of it and I'm looking forward to watching him play.
"We've been working hard to develop Ryan's game as a half-back and hopefully we'll see the fruits of that this week. He's a threatening player with a whole heap of speed and he'll challenge defences."
Powell welcomes Oliver Holmes and Joel Monaghan back from injury while Salford make one change to the side that lost narrowly to Warrington.
Prop forward Phil Joseph takes the place of Jordan Walne while winger Justin Carney faces his old team-mates for the first time since moving on loan to the Red Devils.
Marwan Koukash believes that Salford Red Devils have been unfairly treated regarding the charge they received regarding salary cap breaches.
The Red Devils owner held a press conference on Thursday with the press to discuss the recent charge the club had receieved and to speak about the salary cap in place in Super League.
Koukash is adamant that the club has been unfairly treated and has been for at least three years now, and is hoping that his club receive a fair hearing is held by the RFL.
See below for more quotes from the Red Devils official Twitter account detailing what Marwan Koukash said in the press conference.
Castleford Tigers: Ryan Boyle, Matt Cook, Ben Crooks, Luke Dorn, Luke Gale, Ryan Hampshire, Jy Hitchcox, Oliver Holmes, Lee Jewitt, Andy Lynch, Will Maher, Nathan Massey, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Adam Milner, Joel Monaghan, Denny Solomona, Gadwin Springer, Jake Webster.
Salford Red Devils: Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Niall Evalds, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Josh Griffin, Greg Johnson, Josh Jones, Phil Joseph, Craig Kopczak, Ryan Lannon, Tommy Lee, Rob Lui, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Gareth O'Brien, Matt Sarsfield, Junior Sa'u, Logan Tomkins, Adam Walne.
"He's been working hard and his opportunity hasn't been available until now with Benny and Galey [Luke Gale] doing really well, but the injury to Benny gives Ryan an opportunity and it's up to him to take it now," said Castleford head coach Powell.
"He needs to grab hold of it and I'm looking forward to watching him play.
"We've been working hard to develop Ryan's game as a half-back and hopefully we'll see the fruits of that this week. He's a threatening player with a whole heap of speed and he'll challenge defences."
Powell welcomes Oliver Holmes and Joel Monaghan back from injury while Salford make one change to the side that lost narrowly to Warrington.
Prop forward Phil Joseph takes the place of Jordan Walne while winger Justin Carney faces his old team-mates for the first time since moving on loan to the Red Devils.
Marwan Koukash believes that Salford Red Devils have been unfairly treated regarding the charge they received regarding salary cap breaches.
The Red Devils owner held a press conference on Thursday with the press to discuss the recent charge the club had receieved and to speak about the salary cap in place in Super League.
Koukash is adamant that the club has been unfairly treated and has been for at least three years now, and is hoping that his club receive a fair hearing is held by the RFL.
See below for more quotes from the Red Devils official Twitter account detailing what Marwan Koukash said in the press conference.
Castleford Tigers: Ryan Boyle, Matt Cook, Ben Crooks, Luke Dorn, Luke Gale, Ryan Hampshire, Jy Hitchcox, Oliver Holmes, Lee Jewitt, Andy Lynch, Will Maher, Nathan Massey, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Adam Milner, Joel Monaghan, Denny Solomona, Gadwin Springer, Jake Webster.
Salford Red Devils: Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Niall Evalds, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Josh Griffin, Greg Johnson, Josh Jones, Phil Joseph, Craig Kopczak, Ryan Lannon, Tommy Lee, Rob Lui, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Gareth O'Brien, Matt Sarsfield, Junior Sa'u, Logan Tomkins, Adam Walne.
