Andy Last: Castleford Tigers head coach sacked following 28-0 home defeat to Huddersfield Giants | Rugby League News | Sky Sports

Castleford Tigers have sacked head coach Andy Last following the defeat to Huddersfield Giants which saw them slip to the bottom of the Betfred Super League on points difference; Last was only named as Lee Radford’s successor on a full-time basis in April

Last Updated: 05/08/23 2:35pm

Andy Last has been sacked by Castleford Tigers after Friday’s 28-0 defeat to Huddersfield Giants left them bottom of the Betfred Super League on points difference.

The 42-year-old succeeded Lee Radford as head coach at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle on a full-time basis in April, having served in an interim post following the former Hull FC boss’ departure the previous month.

However, Last was unable to oversee a turnaround in fortunes and becomes the latest Super League head coach to lose his job following Warrington Wolves’ decision to part company with Daryl Powell last Sunday.

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Castleford Tigers fans staged a protest at The Mend-A-Hose Jungle after Friday’s 28-0 defeat to Huddersfield Giants

Friday’s loss at home to Huddersfield, which saw a number of Cas fans refuse to leave the stadium in an apparent protest at full-time, saw the Tigers slip below Wakefield Trinity in the table. The two West Yorkshire rivals face each other in a crunch relegation clash on Frida