Chambers was introduced to the crowd ahead of the match

Castleford recorded a famous victory over St Helens in a thrilling Super League match at The Jungle.

Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers - who has begun a month's trial with the league's bottom club - was among the spectators at the match.

Loose forward Joe Westerman, 18, scored twice but the Tigers did not claim the winning score until the closing stages.

Luke Dorn pounced on an horrendous error from Saints full-back Paul Wellens to seal the points.

The presence of Chambers - dressed in a suit and tie - drew a ripple of applause from the Castleford faithful, while the St Helens fans jeered him.

But despite his mixed reception, Chambers was delighted with his first taste of Super League.

"It was a cracking game. The atmosphere was great, despite the weather, and the guys stood their ground and fought hard," he said.

"My mentality is to win but before I can even consider playing the game I have to get myself up to match fitness.

"I have all the ability but I need to prove I can last 80 minutes."

It was good for us to be in the spotlight for once but I'm not sure when Dwain will be ready to play Castleford coach Terry Matterson

Castleford coach Terry Matterson said: "There was a whole heap of media this week and I just felt the players dropped their shoulders and had a little bit of fun with Dwain coming in.

"I probably can't give him any kudos for that performance, but just having him around has been good.

"It was good for us to be in the spotlight for once but I'm not sure when Dwain will be ready to play."

In the 18-year-old Westerman, Castleford had the game's outstanding performer and in the 17th minute he collected Ryan McGoldrick's neat short offload and crossed the line in the right corner.

St Helens dominated the first half, however, and tries from Maurie Fa'asavalu and Ade Gardner gave them a 16-10 lead at half-time.

After the interval, Westerman's run from deep set up Richard Owen for a try, but Saints pulled clear again through Stephen Tyrer's touchdown.

That was the final try for the visitors, however, as Castleford - helped by Fa'asavalu's sending-off after he ran 20 yards to get involved in an altercation with Craig Huby - dominated the final quarter, overturning a six-point deficit.

The scores were level when Wellens made a hash of collecting a high ball to set up Dorn, and Westerman added the extras to put the result beyond doubt.

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Castleford coach Terry Matterson on Joe Westerman:
"His physicality and his defensive play are what I'm most pleased about.

"It's tough to play 80 minutes all the time at his age and I'd like to lighten his load, but it's difficult because of the injuries we have."

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Saints coach Daniel Anderson:
"We've played 40 minutes and that was about it.

"We need to wake up and realise that there are too many good teams and when they have momentum they are very dangerous.

"Castleford and Wakefield are dangerous and we did not respect that. They performed, we didn't and that's the bottom line."

Castleford: McGoldrick, Owen, Clayton, Dixon, Wainwright, Dorn, Sherwin, Higgins, Henderson, Huby, Guttenbeil, Lupton, Westerman.
Replacements: Thackeray, Korkidas, Boyle, Fletcher.

St Helens: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Tyrer, Meli, Pryce, Long, Frodsham, Roby, Cayless, Clough, Wilkin, Flannery.
Replacements: Bennett, Fa'asavalu, Eastmond, Dean.