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Tue January 17, 2012
England international Rangi Chase insists he can improve on his Man-of-Steel show in 2012 but new Castleford coach Ian Millward admits he needs to make the Tigers less reliant on their star playmaker.
The 25-year-old stand-off enjoyed a stellar year in 2011, beating Sam Tomkins and James Roby to the game's top individual award in a poll of Super League players and helping England reach the Gillette Four Nations final after switching his allegiance from New Zealand.
But Castleford just fell short in both domestic competitions, losing out in extra time in the semi-finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup and narrowly failing to hang onto a Super League play-off place after being in the top eight virtually all season.
Millward, who has succeeded fellow Australian Terry Matterson at the Probiz Coliseum, acknowledges that Chase will again have a key role but is striving to ensure his team are no one-man band.
"We're trying to change our style a bit," Millward said at the club's pre-season media day.
"It's very obvious if you look at the stats from last year, if Rangi doesn't perform or play, the club were less effective.
"We understand there's quality there, we've just got to work out what's best for the team."
Chase, who signed a new four-year contract last September, admits he has a hard act to follow after producing the best form of his career in 2011.
"It was a good year for me, with England and Man of Steel, which was the highlight of my career," he said.
"It all came at once but hopefully I can back something up like that this year.
"It will be very hard but I like a challenge. I'm not bothered about the awards, as long as I personally go well and the team goes well.
"If I'm playing well and doing my job, it will help us reach the potential we have. That's a big goal for me this year, to do my best to help us get to the finals.
"Last year was the best I've played so far but I know I've got more to give and more to improve on. I know I can be a better player, a more rounded player."
Chase says he is prepared to adapt his game under Millward, who guided St Helens to five major trophies in his time at Knowsley Road, and believes that, in half-back partner Danny Orr and the club's trio of hookers Ryan Hudson, Adam Milner and Daryl Clark, the Tigers have the players to share the playmaking workload.
"The ingredients are there for us to be successful," he added.
"There are a lot of new structures, which is what we need.
"Every player has a role in the team. It's not just playing off me, it's playing off other boys like our nines and Danny and making sure everyone contributes to what we're doing.
"They won't be relying too much on me at all this year."
Meanwhile, Millward is resigned to being without four front-row forwards for the start of the season.
New signing Grant Millington, Craig Huby, Paul Jackson and Jonathan Walker are all still recovering from injury, leaving Nathan Massey, Jake Emmitt and newcomer Steve Nash as the club's only specialist props for the opening game at Salford on February 4.
"I'm very confident over the next month they will all return in dribs and drabs," said Millward, who is loathe to make predictions for 2012."
He added: "I don't know the players well enough yet to say what we can do but I like their attitude and keenness for a change.
"I respect what Terry did last year but everyone has different views - that's what makes coaches different.
"We've just talked about certain key performance indicators we are looking to be consistent in.
"Last year we conceded 29.7 points a game so we need to get better defensively and we need to be less reliant on certain individuals. We need to work more as a team."
Sat October 22, 2011
England warmed up for the Gillette Four Nations Series in encouraging fashion by overcoming a gutsy France 32-18 in front of a bumper 16,866 crowd at Parc des Sports in Avignon.
The French, fielding close to the team that lost 38-18 to England Knights seven days earlier, came up with a vastly improved display to give England a useful run-out ahead of their clash with Wales next Saturday.
But Steve McNamara's side had too much class for their hosts and debutants Jack Reed, Rangi Chase and Chris Heighington all made valuable contributions.
Chase was named man of the match after transferring the silky skills that made him the 2011 Man of Steel on to the international stage while Reed provided the highlight with a thrilling 70-metre try.
McNamara will be irritated by the concession of two late tries that made the score closer than it ought to have been but, overall, there was much to savour about England's performance, with Kevin Sinfield, Gareth Ellis and James Roby all enhancing their world-class status and Kirk Yeaman making an impressive return to the international scene.
Sinfield, who played the full 80 minutes, set the tone with a 40-20 kick in the first set of tackles to set up the position for Reed to get his winger Ryan Hall over for the first try with just 90 seconds on the clock.
Sinfield looked a likely tryscorer after smart offloads from front rowers James Graham and Jamie Peacock but full-back Cyril Stacul came to the rescue with a last-ditch tackle and the French hit back with their best spell of the match.
A break from debutant centre Mathias Pala signalled danger and established the position from which captain Olivier Elima scored an equalising try, winning the race to Thomas Bosc's grubber kick despite a suspicion of a knock-on.
Bosc's conversion edged France in front but he missed a chance to extend their lead when he failed with a penalty while loose forward Jason Baitieri lost the ball going for the line as England were put under intense pressure.
The visitors eventually weathered the storm and took a firm grip on the game with three tries in the last 11 minutes of the first half, with Chase at the heart of the fightback.
The New Zealand-born Castleford Tigers favourite combined with Sam Tomkins to get Yeaman over on 29 minutes and sent out a long pass to enable Yeaman to send his winger Tom Briscoe in shortly afterwards for the first of his brace.
The best try came just before the break when Sinfield got Graham charging into a hole in the French defence and he produced a delightful pass for Roby to touch down.
Sinfield's second goal made it 20-6 at half-time and any prospect of a comeback by the French was ended when Briscoe grabbed his second try nine minutes into the second half, wrong-footing his marker after more good work from Tomkins.
England brought off Tomkins as a precaution after 50 minutes and replacement full-back Gareth Widdop quickly made his mark, breaking the first line of defence to release Reed, who swatted off two defenders on a superb run to the line.
Sinfield's fourth goal opened up a 26-point lead but England relaxed their grip in the last 10 minutes to allow the French some consolation.
Lively replacement hooker Eloi Pelissier darted over for a try and winger Vincent Duport easily rounded Widdop to add a second, with Bosc kicking his third goal.
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 2011 International Origin
Exiles
1 games; [View] International Origin [10 Jun 11] W 16-12 v England (A). [F8]
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2011 Four Nations Test Series
England
3 games; [View] Round 1 [29 Oct 11] W 42-4 v Wales (H). [HB]
[View] Round 2 [05 Nov 11] L 20-36 v Australia (H). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [12 Nov 11] W 28-6 v New Zealand (H). [HB]
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2011 engage English Super League
Castleford Tigers
25 games; 12 tries, 2 field goals, 50 points.
[View] Round 1 (Magic Weekend) [12 Feb 11] W 40-20 v Wakefield. [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 11] W 18-12 v Huddersfield (H). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [06 Jul 11] L 16-26 v Wigan (A). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 11] W 27-14 v Hull KR (H). [F8] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 11] W 34-24 v Catalans (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 11] L 14-18 v Bradford (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] W 56-18 v Crusaders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] W 20-18 v Hull FC (A). [F8]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 11] W 52-20 v Salford City (H). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] D 26-26 v Harlequins (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] L 24-28 v Wakefield (H). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] L 20-22 v St Helens (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [29 Apr 11] L 6-48 v Leeds (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] L 0-62 v Warrington (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 11] W 56-24 v Harlequins (H). [F8] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 11] L 18-40 v Huddersfield (A). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] D 22-22 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] W 15-8 v Salford City (A). [F8] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] L 20-54 v Catalans (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] L 18-48 v Warrington (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 11] W 34-30 v Bradford (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] L 26-46 v St Helens (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] W 34-30 v Wakefield (A). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 18-50 v Hull FC (H). [F8]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 11] L 24-26 v Hull KR (A). [F8]
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2010 engage English Super League
Castleford Tigers
25 games; 8 tries, 1 goals, 34 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Feb 10] W 24-10 v Leeds (A). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [13 Feb 10] L 16-28 v Warrington (H). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 10] L 22-41 v Bradford (A). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [27 Feb 10] L 20-24 v Hull KR (H). [F8]
[View] Round 5 [05 Mar 10] L 22-42 v Hull FC (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 1t, 1g
[View] Round 6 [13 Mar 10] W 20-16 v Les Catalans (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 10] L 22-36 v Wigan (H). [HB]
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] W 22-16 v Crusaders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 6-19 v Wakefield (A). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 18-52 v St Helens (H). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] W 30-12 v Salford City (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] W 34-18 v Les Catalans. [F8]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] L 24-40 v Harlequins (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] L 26-34 v Hull FC (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 10] W 24-20 v Catalans (H). [HB]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 28-22 v Salford City (A). [HB]
[View] Round 19 [27 Jun 10] W 28-22 v Bradford (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] W 44-18 v Huddersfield (H). [HB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 10] L 30-54 v Warrington (A). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 10] W 40-16 v Wakefield (H). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] L 24-30 v Crusaders (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [01 Aug 10] L 26-28 v Hull KR (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] L 6-38 v Leeds (H). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 10] W 40-28 v Harlequins (H). [HB]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] L 30-40 v St Helens (A). [HB]
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2009 engage English Super League
Castleford Tigers
28 games; 10 tries, 1 field goals, 41 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Feb 09] L 8-12 v Harlequins (H). [HB]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 09] W 28-22 v Wigan (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [28 Feb 09] W 52-16 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] W 24-22 v Les Catalans (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [14 Mar 09] L 24-26 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] W 19-18 v Hull FC (A). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [29 Mar 09] W 28-26 v Bradford (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] L 6-35 v Wakefield (H). [F8]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 28-6 v Warrington (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] L 22-68 v St Helens (H). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] W 34-22 v Celtic (A). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] L 16-24 v Hull FC. [F8]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 09] L 22-24 v Leeds (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] L 6-16 v Hull KR (A). [DH]
[View] Round 15 [06 Jun 09] L 18-34 v Warrington (H). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] L 10-50 v St Helens (A). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [19 Jun 09] W 13-6 v Huddersfield (A). [DH] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 18 [27 Jun 09] L 20-22 v Les Catalans (H). [DH]
[View] Round 19 [05 Jul 09] W 40-38 v Bradford (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 20 [12 Jul 09] W 40-18 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] W 18-12 v Salford City (A). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [26 Jul 09] W 20-12 v Wakefield (A). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 09] L 28-46 v Hull KR (H). [HB]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 09] L 12-76 v Leeds (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [23 Aug 09] L 26-29 v Wigan (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] W 48-0 v Harlequins (A). [F8]
[View] Round 27 [13 Sep 09] W 35-22 v Celtic (H). [F8]
[View] Finals Week 1 [20 Sep 09] L 12-18 v Wigan (A). [DH]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
17 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 16-24 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 08] W 30-12 v Gold Coast (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 14-21 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 16-18 v Sharks (H). [F8]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 08] W 36-12 v Storm (H). [HB]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 08] W 20-18 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 08] W 26-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 08] W 28-10 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] W 13-12 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 26-22 v Gold Coast (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [05 Jul 08] W 24-16 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 08] L 12-19 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 08] L 0-26 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 08] W 30-0 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 24-20 v Broncos (A). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
14 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 18-22 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 07] W 28-16 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 07] W 11-4 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 6-28 v Storm (A). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [01 Jul 07] W 26-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] W 58-16 v Raiders (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] L 16-44 v Warriors (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 38-20 v Panthers (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] L 24-28 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 07] W 20-4 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 07] L 14-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 14-24 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [27 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Eels (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] L 24-28 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Balmain Tigers
3 tries, 12 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] L 10-32 v Bulldogs (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
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