The trophy is named in honour of Watene, who starred for both clubs before his shock death at the age of just 31 in 2008 and was a close friend of Poching. "I am really sick of these situations, where everybody tries to go for Sadio in these moments. He is a physical player, obviously, he does make hard fouls. The first came in 2017/18 when they spent extended periods of the campaign in the top seven of League Two, before seeing off Notts County in the play-off semi-final and Exeter in the final to confirm an immediate return to the third tier. Back-to-back promotions might have followed in 2018/19 without a seven-game winless streak throughout November and December 2018 that played its part in them finishing eight points off the pace. Jesse Sene-Lefao will be putting aside his friendship with some of his closest mates for 80 minutes when Castleford Tigers take on Wakefield Trinity in Saturday’s Super League derby.