Lowly Castleford dent Warrington's play-off hopes

Betfred Super League

Castleford (12) 20

Tries: Asi, Lawler, Simm Goals: Atkin 4

Warrington (10) 14

Tries: Stone, Thewlis, Ratchford Goal: Sneyd

Warrington's Super League play-off ambitions suffered a big blow as they were beaten by struggling Castleford at a rain-lashed Mend-A-Hose Jungle.

Sam Stone's score put Wire ahead early on, but the hosts hit back to lead 12-6 as Daejarn Asi crossed and George Lawler pounced on a handling mistake to ground.

Jake Thewlis' try brought Warrington within two points at half-time, but Cas survived mounting pressure and went further ahead through Chris Atkin's penalty and Josh Simm's try.

Stefan Ratchford touched town to cut the lead to 20-14 after Alex Mellor's sin-binning, but third-bottom Castleford held out to give interim head coach Chris Chester his first win.

Warrington remain in eighth place, but three points behind sixth-placed Hull FC.

More to follow.

Castleford: Rooney, Simm, Cini, L Senior, I Senior, Asin, Atkin, Amone, Lawler, Singleton, Simbiken, Mellor, Westerman.

Interchanges: Wood, Griffin, Robb, Stimson.

Sin-bin: Mellor (67).

Warrington: Dufty, Josh Thewlis, Wrench, King, Jake Thewlis, Williams, Sneyd, Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Stone, Fitzgibbon, Currie.

Interchanges: Philbin, Crowther, Irwin, Ratchford.

Referee: Jack Smith.