Shenton vows Castleford Tigers will bounce back after missed Grand Final opportunity
He was speaking after the League Leaders’ Shield winners delivered a woeful display in their maiden appearance in Super League’s showpiece, falling 24-6 having been utterly out-played by Leeds Rhinos.
Castleford – who finished 10 points clear of second-placed Leeds – were a pale shadow of their usual selves during a mistake-ridden display where they made 18 handling errors.
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Hide AdShenton, hoping to lead them to a first title success in their 91 year history, conceded: “Our performance wasn’t up to scratch and we saved our worst performance of the whole season for the biggest stage.