Saints beat Castleford despite going down to 10 to keep play-off hopes alive

St Helens keep their play-off hopes alive with victory over 10-man Castleford; Hull KR slump to a second home Super League defeat of the week and Jake Arthur lands a late drop goal to seal a thrilling fightback for Hull

St Helens built on a strong first half and relied on six different try-scorers to beat 10-man Castleford 36-12 at the Brewdog Stadium to keep their play-off hopes alive.

It has been a dramatic week for Castleford, whose former head coach Ryan Carr announced he was leaving the club for "personal reasons" on Friday.

Saints also announced a coaching change this week, with Kevin Walters due to join from next season.

The Australian's new side took an early lead, and tries from Jack Welsby, Shane Wright, Jacob Douglas, Tom Humphreys and Tristan Sailor made it 30-0 before the break.

Hastings had added five goals, but lost his cool and was sent off after an altercation with Tyler Dupree for violent conduct.

Dupree was sin-binned for the same incident, and tempers continued to flare as the teams disappeared down the tunnel for the break.

Nene McDonald added a sixth try for the hosts after the break, making a Castleford comeback look increasingly unlikely.

Louis Senior and Laulu-Togaga'e finally got them on the board, and Saints finished the game with 10 men after Alex Walmsley and Chris Matagi were both sent to the sin bin.

St Helens interim boss Eamon O'Carroll told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I said I wanted to see the attitude of the players, and what better way to display that than when you go down to 10 men for 45 minutes?

"The players were fantastic. We simplified a few things, which probably helped, because everyone knew what the role was and their position."

Commenting on Hastings' dismissal, Castleford director of rugby Chris Chester told Sky Sports : "Scott Murrell just jumped (in the way of Dupree). We all know the rules, you can't punch people in the face.

"We'll let the disciplinary (match review panel) deal with those kinds of things. That's what they're there for."

Hull KR slumped to a second home defeat of the week as Toulouse ran out deserved 32-12 winners following a ruthless second half at Craven Park.