Hat-trick hero Jason Qareqare is keen for more try opportunities in the coming weeks to increase his impressive tally further.

Castleford Tigers’ flying winger is on course for his best season so far with the club and took his tally up to nine tries when taking three chances in great style in the 30-10 victory over St Helens at the OneBore Stadium.

The 22-year-old is hoping the emphatic victory and convincing all-round performance can be used as a real springboard for the second half of the season.

After the game he told Sky Sports: "It’s been a long time since we’ve backed up a win with a win and we executed well.

Jason Qareqare scores one of his nine tries this season for Castleford Tigers. Picture by Tony Johnson.

placeholder image — Jason Qareqare scores one of his nine tries this season for Castleford Tigers. Picture by Tony Johnson.

“We’ve been lacking consistency in the last few years, but hopefully we can kick on now.

“We need to build some consistency. We’ve had a tough start to the season, but hopefully this is a new start for us.”

Asked about which of the three tries against Saints – all impressive finishes with no simple run-ins – he liked the most, Qareqare said: “Probably the second one, I’m not really a right hand finisher and jumping is not one of my strengths and I’ve been working on that.”

Qareqare is out of contract this autumn, but head coach Ryan Carr expects the player who came through the Castleford academy system to sign a new deal with the club – with a possible announcement upcoming in the near future.

He explained: "He loves it here. He's forming a great combination with Maps (Krystian Mapapalangi), he's a fan favourite and a valued member of our squad.

"We love him and will hopefully have some good news during this time off.

"We're more than confident that he'll be staying with us."