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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 13, 2019 16:13:46 GMT
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Sept 13, 2019 22:12:05 GMT
Super League:
Krisnan Inu's Golden Point drop-goal helps Salford sneak third place by beating Hull KRBetfred Super League
Salford Red Devils (4) 17
Tries: Bibby, Lolohea, Lussick Goals: Inu 2 Drop goal: Inu
Hull Kingston Rovers (8) 16 Tries: Drinkwater, Linnett Goals: Shaw 4Salford winger Krisnan Inu kicked a Golden Point drop-goal to help Salford clinch third place in Super League by beating Hull KR, who lost but survived the drop on points difference.
London Broncos' loss at Wakefield kept Rovers up on a night when rugby league legend Danny McGuire bowed out.
Rovers led 16-10 but were again hit by a late blow when Joey Lussick's try took to the game to extra time.
Inu landed the winning drop-goal, but, by then, Rovers knew they were safe.
Salford's win, and Warrington's defeat at Leeds, earned the Red Devils their first Super League top-three finish - to set up a 'second v third' Qualifying Final next Friday night, when they will visit reigning champions Wigan .
That will mean an intriguing meeting for Salford's Australian star Jackson Hastings, with the side he is set to join at season's end, and Wigan's Dan Sarginson, who is moving the other way.
Former Grand Final winner Lee Mossop and hooker Logan Tomkins will be back at the cub where they stated - although Salford head coach Ian Watson revealed after the game that it may be Tomkins;' last game, as he will be moving elsewhere at the end of the season. It was a real up and down evening for McGuire, on the night he bowed out of the game he has graced.
It was the former Leeds, England and Great Britain half-back's halfway line break which paved the way for Kyle Trout to give the pass for the opening score from Josh Drinkwater, Ryan Shaw adding the goal.
But on the half-hour mark, McGuire was sin-binned for throwing the ball away after an offside call and, two minutes later, Salford scored.
Hastings set up Jake Bibby's try, only for Inu to miss the kick and that was compounded when Shaw kicked a penalty for an 8-4 half-time lead.
Tui Lolohea's try made it 8-8 only for Inu to again miss the kick, but he then did land a penalty to make it 10-8.
Kane Linnett's try and Shaw's conversion put the Robins back in front at 14-10 - and they had a six-point cushion when Shaw added a penalty.
But Lussick crossed with a minute left, Inu added the extras - and he then added that all important one-pointer.
Rovers hang on by the skin of their teeth Since returning to Super League at the first attempt in 2018, Hull KR have won just 18 of their 52 regular season games.
Following the sacking of Tim Sheens, the mid-season arrival of former Super League winning coach Tony Smith, gave the Robins an upsurge.
In his first two games, they were beaten only by a late Sam Powell drop-goal before then winning at home to Warrington a week later.
The still classy McGuire has had some inspirational moments since his arrival from Leeds - and will be missed.
But Rovers have too often failed when it matters most - and in the end have stayed up only on their superior points difference to London Broncos.
A week ago, they were just three minutes from safety, only to get stung at home by the Broncos.
This time they were a minute away when Lussick scored. And that is something which Smith, already secure on a new three-year contract, needs putting right next season.
Salford head coach Ian Watson:
"Both teams probably got what they wanted out of tonight. Hull KR were really composed in the first half playing the right game. And, at half-time, we spoke about the need to mirror them.
"We go to Wigan now. Along with ourselves, we are probably the form teams in the competition. I'm really excited for us to go there and see what we can do.
"Everyone wrote us off at the start of this season as the team along with London Broncos that would be relegated. People didn't expect us to be here.
"But it has been an outstanding season from the players and the backroom staff. And we're confident we can cause teams a few problems."
Hull KR head coach Tony Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
"It would have been nice to win because we should have probably have closed the game out. There was a lot of effort from a lot of players.
"We didn't win, we blew it in the last minute of the regular match and I'm really disappointed to let that try in, but jeez we fought hard.
"I'm really grateful to Wakefield - they got the job done that we probably should have done last week.
"We want to become a strong club and not be in this scrap each and every year. Even if we'd have gone down, I'd still have been excited about our future. We'll get there."
Salford: Evalds; Sio, Welham, Bibby, Inu; Lolohea, Hastings; Walker, Tomkins, Mossop, Griffin, Jones, Burke. Interchanges: Lussick, Nakubuwai, J Johnson, Lannon.
Hull KR: Quinlan; Hall, Crooks, Linnett, Shaw; McGuire, Drinkwater; Trout, Parcell, Murray, Hadley, Hauraki, Mulhern. Interchanges: Addy, Masoe, Atkin, Lawler.
Sin bin: McGuire (33, dissent)
Referee: Chris Kendall (RFL)
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Sept 13, 2019 22:13:37 GMT
***** NEXT UP ***** WIGAN WARRIORS v SALFORD RED DEVILS FRIDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2019: KICK OFF 19:45 **LIVE ON SKY SPORTS**
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Sept 13, 2019 22:22:30 GMT
NOW THEN WHO WILL MAKE THE GRAND FINAL?.................................
Thursday Warrington v Castleford
Friday Wigan v Salford
Thu 26th Sep (Wig v Sal Loser) v (War v Cas Winner)
Fri 27th Sep St Helens v (Wig v Sal Winner)
Fri 4th Oct (27th Sep Loser) v (26th Sep Winner)
Sat 12th Oct (27th Sep Winner) v (4th Oct Winner)
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 18, 2019 13:13:09 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 20, 2019 7:48:00 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 20, 2019 22:53:13 GMT
MATCH REPORT:::
Super League qualifying final: Wigan Warriors 18-12 Salford Red Devils
Betfred Super League- Qualifying final
Wigan Warriors (6) 18
Tries: Gildart, Leuluai, Williams Goals: Hardaker 3
Salford Red Devils (6) 12
Tries: Griffin, Hastings Goals: Inu 2
Champions Wigan are one win away from a Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford after getting past Salford in the qualifying final.
George Griffin's effort cancelled out Oliver Gildart's try for Wigan in an enthralling first half.
Tommy Leuluai and George Williams tries and a stunning defensive display ensured victory, with Jackson Hastings grabbing Salford's only reply.
Wigan next face St Helens, and Salford meet Castleford in an eliminator.
An incredible run of form from both sides set up the qualifying final meeting, with Adrian Lam's Warriors winning 12 of their past 13 matches to finish second in the table at the end of the regular season, while an eight-game winning run saw Salford finish third.
Salford, a side that has defied the odds all season to reach the play-offs and who were ranked a 100-1 shot for the title at the start of the season, went desperately close making the ideal start as Jake Bibby failed reach a grubber kick from Hastings before it ran dead.
At the other end, Zak Hardaker pulled a straightforward penalty wide soon after, but the hosts eventually took the lead after 24 minutes through Gildart - the centre taking a Williams pass 10 metres out before stepping his way between two defenders to scamper over the line.
Salford thought they had hit back through Joey Lussick, and while his effort to burrow over was not given by the video referee, the Red Devils had the try their first-half exertions deserved just seconds later as Griffin stomped through Wigan's resistance.
Wigan, however, came up with two tries in four second-half minutes to assume some control of the game against a rival making just their second appearance in the play-offs.
A loose Salford pass close to their own line allowed Leuluai to pounce and restore the hosts' lead before Williams linked up with Joe Burgess to race away for Wigan's third.
Hastings, the favourite for the Man of Steel award as Super League's best player, displayed all the qualities that prompted Wigan to sign him for next season when he hit back against his future employers.
Hastings was one of a wave of players that went close in a thrilling finish at the DW Stadium, but Wigan's defensive grit stopped Salford from forcing the game into golden-point extra time and saw them move on to a semi-final meeting with bitter rivals and table-toppers St Helens.
Wigan head coach Adrian Lam told BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
"I thought our senior players were outstanding. Our whole group were good in the sense of never giving up and having that resilience to hang in there.
"We weren't good enough with the ball tonight, we made too many mistakes and kept Salford in the game. We had a lead by 12 points and put pressure on ourselves with errors. It's something we'll address.
"I just know that the players trust in each other and know what we're trying to achieve."
Salford head coach Ian Watson told BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
"I'm really proud of the boys. The effort's been there all season. I just think a little bit of smarts have cost us the game today.
"We spoke about it - you're not going win this game by 20-30 points. You've got to have patience and composure.
"It's just that play-off football mentality. Teams that are making those little errors - it comes back to bite you."
Wigan Warriors:
Hardaker; Marshall, Hankinson, Gildart, Burgess; Williams, Leuluai; Clubb, Powell, Byrne, Isa, Farrell, Smithies.
Interchanges: Flower, French, Greenwood, O'Loughlin.
Salford Red Devils:
Evalds; Sio, Welham, Bibby, Inu; Lolohea, Hastings; Mossop, Tomkins, Dudson, Jones, Griffin, McCarthy.
Interchanges: Lussick, Walker, Flanagan, Lannon.
Referee: Robert Hicks
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 20, 2019 22:54:24 GMT
***** NEXT UP ***** SALFORD RED DEVILS v CASTLEFORD TIGERS THURSDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2019: KICK OFF 19:45 ***** LIVE ON SKY SPORTS *****
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 20, 2019 23:17:52 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Sept 24, 2019 13:25:52 GMT
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