St Helens Beat Castleford Despite Hastings Red Card To Keep Play-off Hopes Alive

St Helens beat Castleford Tigers to boost their faint Super League play-off hopes, despite Jackson Hastings' needless red card. Jack Welsby congratulated Tom Humphreys on scoring his first try for St Helens. Hastings was sent off for punching Tyler Dupree and will now be suspended, as Saints finished with 10 players after Alex Walmsley and Chris Matagi also received yellow cards.

St Helens marked Kevin Walters' appointment as their head coach for next season by scoring through Jack Welsby, Shane Wright, Jacob Douglas, Tom Humphreys, Harry Robertson, and Nene Macdonald. Louis Senior and Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e replied for Castleford, whose defeat came a day after the club confirmed head coach Ryan Carr had departed for personal reasons. Despite the victory, Saints still probably need to win their three remaining regular games to avoid missing out on the play-offs for the first time in Super League history.