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The Tigers were relegated from Super League last September after finishing three points below Wigan in the table, a situation they describe as "one of the biggest injustices in the history of the sport".

Castleford chief executive Richard Wright said: "As a club we will now have to sit down with our legal advisors and determine what steps to take next."

He added: "We are both devastated and angry. We fought hard and fairly to retain our place in Super League, gained a record points total for a relegated team and of course weren't bottom of the league - but those were the rules.

"Things were very tight throughout the campaign and just one example of how we feel cheated is that we were outbid by Wigan in our efforts to bring Michael Dobson to the club, a player who was hugely influential in their avoiding the drop.

"In simple terms, a four-point deduction last year would have kept us in Super League and we felt that we had done enough to achieve that aim - including defeating Wigan both home and away.

"Yet the news on Wednesday night raises more questions than answers, not least as to how the maths work in terms of £220,000 being just a six per cent breach of a salary cap set at a £1.7 million ceiling. We hope that all of the details of the case will be made public.

"And we would seriously question what punishment is it to Wigan to be deducted four points this year. It seems to us, very little if any at all."