Jake Mamo: Castleford Tigers new boy can't wait for Warrington Wolves reunion in Super League round two

By Peter Smith
Published 25th Nov 2021, 06:00 BST
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An eagerly-anticipated reunion will take place in Betfred Super League round two when Castleford Tigers visit Warrington Wolves.

Tigers begin their season at home to Salford Red Devils on Friday, February 11 and face Warrington six days later.

It will be former Castleford coach Daryl Powell’s first game at HJ Stadium in charge of Warrington and ex-Tigers stars Peter Mata’utia and Oliver Holmes could make their debut.

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Outside-back Jake Mamo, who scored 16 tries last season, has made the reverse journey and revealed it was the first game he looked for on the new calendar.

Jake Mamo scores for Warrington at the Jungle last season, in the game which ended Tigers' top six hopes. Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com.Jake Mamo scores for Warrington at the Jungle last season, in the game which ended Tigers' top six hopes. Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com.
Jake Mamo scores for Warrington at the Jungle last season, in the game which ended Tigers' top six hopes. Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com.

The full fixture list was being published today and Mamo confirmed: “I will be looking forward to the Warrington game most of all.”

He said: “It will be good to try and get one back on them and playing against your good mates is always fun, you can take the mickey out of each other a bit and kind of get into them.

“I’ll probably target Toby King and Matt Davis when we get the chance.”

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The Aussie - who began his Super League career at Huddersfield Giants - has already stoked the fires, by revealing he prefers the Yorkshire scenery to that west of the Pennines.

“When I first moved to Manchester and started playing at Warrington I wasn’t as fond of the countryside,” he said.

“I do like the Yorkshire countryside and the Yorkshire Dales and the hills are nice here - but the people are great all round.”

Tigers have had a change of personnel on and off the field and Mamo insisted: “It’s very exciting to be part of something new and it also makes it a bit easier.

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