Castleford Tigers bolstered their Betfred Super League top-four hopes with a thrilling 34-30 victory over Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
The injury-hit Tigers fought back from 20-12 behind to secure a vital win which moves them level on points with third-placed Warrington, who have played a game more.
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Mike McMeeken touched down his clever grubber kick and Calum Turner crossed after Jake Trueman's kick bounced kindly off the crossbar to give Cas a 12-0 lead inside seven minutes.
Warrington fought back strongly as Tyrone Roberts scored in the corner, Stefan Ratchford squeezed over, former Tiger Daryl Clark scooted over from close range before then breaking and feeding Sitaleki Akauola.
But Castleford ensured the score was 20-20 at half-time courtesy of Jy Hitchcox's touchdown in the corner and Turner's penalty.
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The Tigers paid the price for Adam Milner's sin-binning as Josh Charnley produced a trademark finish.
Yet Castleford refused to give up and took the lead on the hour mark when Quentin Laulu-Togagae marked his Super League debut with a try, shortly before Oliver Holmes' touchdown.
Charnley's second set up a nervy finish but Milner kicked his first penalty in 201 games to seal Cas' triumph.
