This article first appeared in League Express. Get articles like this first every week by purchasing the paper in stores, or get it delivered to your phone or laptop by reading online at totalrl.com/le. Josh Jones has insisted that he never had any intention of leaving Salford after signing a new two-year deal with the club. Jones, a former Grand…
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Salford have made a habit of defying expectations this year. And tonight’s trip to Wigan gives them another chance to do that – and end one of their longest hoodoos in the game. 20 years have passed since they last crossed across Lancashire and won a game in Wigan; you have to go way back to the second Super League…
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Fullback: Niall Evalds (Salford) The youngster returned to the Salford side in real style on Sunday afternoon, replacing Gareth O’Brien and doing a great job as the Red Devils’ impressive start to the season continued with victory against Widnes. Wing: Mason Caton-Brown (Wakefield) The former London and Salford winger was in magnificent form, scoring a wonderful hat-trick during the win…
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Salford Red Devils moved back into the top four of Super League with a 30-10 victory over bottom club Widnes Vikings. Ben Murdoch-Masila and Greg Johnson went over to put Salford in control at half time with Michael Dobson’s succesful conversions opening up a 12-0 lead. Widnes got themselves back into the game after the break as Tom Gilmore converted his own try to…
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Josh Jones has become the fourth player Salford player to sign a new contract with the club in a week, after penning a new two-year deal. Jones, a Grand Final winner during his time at St Helens, joined the club last year and has made 41 appearances for the club, scoring nine tries. He joins Lee Mossop, Jake Bibby and…
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Salford Red Devils have tied down Lee Mossop to a new three-year deal. The former England forward joined the club on a one-year contract from Wigan ahead of the 2017 season and has played a significant role in their excellent start to the season. His performances have seen him touted for an England recall, and head coach Ian Watson is…
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Castleford Tigers (1st): A It’s been a season to remember for Castleford so far – and although they go into this weekend’s game with Wigan on the back of two consecutive defeats, they remain top of Super League. The Tigers have not just been winning games, but they’ve been dazzling rugby league fans with their stylish brand of play. Is…
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Leigh and Salford owners Derek Beaumont and Marwan Koukash will appear together on daytime television next week! Beaumont and Koukash will appear on the ITV programme Judge Rinder on Tuesday, 25th April at 2pm in a battle concerning Leigh’s signing of Gareth Hock from Salford and his subsequent appearance against his former club in the Challenge Cup in 2015. Beaumont…
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With Easter out of the way, I thought I’d look at something a little different in my TotalRL column this week. This is traditionally the time of year where we accept the table is beginning to take shape: so why not peruse through the pack of contenders and pick out five early front-runners for the Man of Steel award? There’s…
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Salford head coach Ian Watson revealed the club decided not to risk Ben Murdoch-Masila and Lee Mossop for their defeat to Catalans due to knocks. The pair were left out of the club’s squad to travel to France after they both featured in the victory over Leigh Centurions on Good Friday. Watson, who saw his side brought down to earth…
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