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Coach Daryl Powell insists Castleford Tigers are dealing with first things first, which means Friday's visit of Leeds Rhinos is now their most important fixture.

Tigers have a Betfred Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington Wolves coming up eight days later, but Powell stressed they won’t think about that until full-time in the Rhinos game.

“We have got a couple of big weeks, starting with this week against Leeds,” he said.

“It will be a tough challenge for us, I think.

Oliver Holmes celebrates scoring in Tigers' win over Rhinos last month. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

“Physicality-wise, their starting pack in particular is pretty fearsome, so our boys need to be on.”

Powell added: “We have got a big game in front of us and that’s what really matters at the moment.

“Around semi-finals you are always mindful of the week after, that’s just the way it is, but the boys have trained well and they are looking forward to the Leeds challenge.

“They need to leave the semi-final until next week and focus on one game at a time.

Cheyse Blair is back in contention for Tigers after injury. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

“We need to build a bit of form and confidence.

“We need to play well, we need to stiffen our resolve defensively and then get a bit of flow to our attacking game.”

Tigers - who have Cheyse Blair and Jacques O'Neill available after injury - are on a two-game losing run in Super League, but Powell reckons the results will come once they get their performances right.

“I don’t think we’ve really played that great this year,” he admitted.

“We’ve done some good things and we started the season well, but we’ve been rattled by injuries.

Castleford Tigers need to be on their game against 'fearsome' Leeds Rhinos pack says team boss Daryl Powell