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CASTLEFORD
They may well have saved the best till last this Magic Weekend. A Yorkshire derby always promises plenty of grit and determination, but even more so when it comes as a top four clash.
The Castleford Tigers have been the team of the season so far, winning 10 of their opening 13 games of the campaign, and building on their top six finish last season.
They already find themselves five points clear of last year's champions Wigan Warriors and could extend that gap to seven points with a victory over Leeds this Sunday.
The Rhinos are looking like something back to their formselves after a dreadful 2016. They are back into fourth spot
in the Betfred Super League table and arrive in Newcastle after hammering Barrow 72-10 in the Challenge Cup last weekend.
Success brings with it an air of confidence and that's exactly what the Rhinos will need if they are to stop this rampanant Castleford side.
The Tigers already have the head-to-head advantage over Leeds this season, and in a big way too, beating their local rivals 66-10 at the Jungle in March.
The Tigers' Magic Weekend form is pretty good too. In fact, Castleford have picked up 12 Magic Weekend points in nine matches, while it's taken Leeds 10 games to grab the same number of points at Magic Weekend.