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Sat April 2, 2011
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Source: www.superleague.co.ukWillie Isa scored two tries as Castleford's stunning start to the season continued with a 20-18 win at Hull to put home coach Richard Agar back under the spotlight.
A home defeat by Wakefield a fortnight ago prompted Hull's fans to call for Agar's head in and out of the stadium, and there were similar jeers as Castleford recorded a sixth win from seven attempts so far.
Isa's second try on the hour-mark proved to be the clincher for the Tigers, who gained a share of the lead at the top of the table, leaving Hull, who were unable to control stand-off Rangi Chase all night, with just two wins to their name.
Out-of-favour Wigan centre Martin Gleeson, at the game with close friend Sean Long, watched on from the stands and saw the veteran scrum-half sent off with four minutes remaining for a seemingly late tackle moments after he had returned from the sin bin.
It was widely considered that Hull saved Agar's job with a come-from-behind win at Harlequins last weekend, and they carried that momentum into the early stages here as Sam Moa made a break that Craig Fitzgibbon was unable to finish.
Prop Lee Radford was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle after six minutes, though, and that allowed Castleford to get into the game and take a six-point lead.
Richie Mathers was close with a short run at the line, before former Hull winger Kirk Dixon kicked a penalty in the 12th minute.
Hull wing Will Sharp then made an inexplicable handling error from a Chase kick that led to Castleford taking the lead with a try that celebrated the first-team return of young back Richard Owen.
Out for almost 14 months after a double leg break at Bradford last year, Owen was making his first appearance since then and scored the first try as he got the better of Richard Whiting following Chase's smart second-tackle kick.
Hull were able to respond, though, with Kirk Yeaman bringing them within two points with his sixth try of the season after a three-on-one overlap created by Cameron Phelps.
A period of home pressure followed, but, after they were unable to make it count, Isa scored Castleford's second try five minutes before the half-time hooter after Danny Orr bamboozled the Hull defence with a wonderful delayed pass.
Joe Westerman split the posts with a penalty for Hull with the last kick of the half, and they would have been ahead 10 minutes after the break had Whiting had the pace to go 60 metres after swooping on a loose ball.
However, it did not matter seconds later as they pulled level at 10-10 thanks to a close-range bundle from Danny Tickle, with the same player kicking the goal to give his side the lead for the first time on the night.
Some Hull indiscipline allowed Dixon to kick another penalty and level the scores once more, before Isa went over for his second to regain the lead for Terry Matterson's men.
Chase, whose movement foxed Hull's defence all night, ran at their right-edge defence before laying in former Melbourne centre Isa who smashed his way over the line.
Dixon added the conversion and referee James Child, who awarded 26 penalties on the night, then sent Long and Martin Aspinwall to the sin bin for starting a brawl that involved the majority of the 26 players on the field.
Dixon kicked a third penalty from 42 metres to give Castleford some breathing space, which they quickly needed as Fitzgibbon went in off a short ball and Tickle added the goal.
But Hull's chances evaporated when Long was sent off after his involvement in another ugly-looking incident.
Tue March 24, 2009
Source: www.melbournestorm.com.auMelbourne Storm centre Willie Isa will plead not guilty to a grade one dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary tomorrow night.
Isa and Storm General Manager Football Operations, Frank Ponissi, will fly to Sydney tomorrow afternoon to contest the charge.
"We have studied footage of the incident and we will present the best possible case to the panel members tomorrow night,'' Ponissi said.
"We will wait for the outcome of the hearing before we comment further on the actual incident."
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Widnes Vikings
13 games; [View] Round 1 [03 Feb 12] L 14-32 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 12] L 6-66 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] L 18-38 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 12] L 16-44 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] L 0-36 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [11 Mar 12] W 37-36 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [18 Mar 12] L 10-58 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 38-30 v London (H). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [31 Mar 12] L 6-76 v Catalans (A). [WG]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 12] L 12-46 v Warrington (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] L 4-38 v Bradford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [20 Apr 12] L 0-62 v St Helens (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [07 May 12] L 12-36 v Castleford (A). [WG]
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2011 engage English Super League
Castleford Tigers
9 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 11] L 14-18 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] W 56-18 v Crusaders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] W 20-18 v Hull FC (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [29 May 11] W 56-24 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] L 26-46 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] L 0-56 v Leeds (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] W 34-30 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 18-50 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 11] L 24-26 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
3 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 40-6 v Warriors (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] L 6-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 10] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 NYC Toyota Cup
Melbourne Storm
3 games; [View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] L 22-34 v Dragons (A). [WG]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 09] W 32-30 v Knights (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] W 16-14 v Roosters (H). [CT]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
2 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] W 17-16 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 09] L 14-16 v Broncos (A). [CT]
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2008 NYC Toyota Cup
Penrith Panthers
26 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] W 28-24 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] L 20-42 v Raiders (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 08] W 30-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 08] W 42-14 v Tigers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] W 48-6 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 22-14 v Sharks (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] W 44-18 v Eels (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] L 18-20 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] W 46-24 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 32-24 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] W 28-20 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 08] W 40-20 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] W 28-26 v Dragons (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 08] L 24-38 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 42-26 v Eels (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] D 18-18 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] L 22-44 v Gold Coast (A). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 08] W 40-4 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 08] L 22-33 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] L 12-42 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] L 18-38 v Bulldogs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 08] W 18-10 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 08] W 30-28 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 20-26 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] L 16-24 v Eels. [WG]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] L 4-38 v Warriors. [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
1 games; [View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 16-34 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
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