I'm up for a crazy night

FRENCH LOVES TRIP TO CAS

- Dave Craven

WIGAN'S Bevan French is inhospitable releshing Castleford's welcome, admitting: "It reminds me why I play." The reigning Man of Steel hopes to begin the champions' title defence in style when the BBC televise a live Super League game for the first time tonight.

Anyone switching on could see the Australian stand-off bewitching defenders with his silky skills.

But Castleford's Wheldon Road ground, where fans are packed on terraces so close to the action, is like a blast from the past.

French, 28, said: "I'm not going to lie. It's a tough place to go and prepare.