Castleford caretaker coach Andy Last wants the job permanently - and fears he never got the Hull FC gig because he’s not Australian.
The Tigers assistant, 42, takes charge for the first time at Huddersfield tomorrow following Lee Radford’s shock sacking on Monday. He parted company by mutual agreement after Castleford lost their opening three Super League games. But big pal Last admitted: “I didn’t really see it coming. In the first three games, we were up to our necks in all the contest.
"A bounce of the ball here, better execution on a pass there, we could quite easily have been three from three rather than three and zero. It is disappointing. I spoke to Radders on Sunday after he’d had a chat with the powers-that-be. I’m disappointed for him as he’s a really good man and I’ve got a lot of time for him as a coach and a friend.
