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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Mar 1, 2020 18:48:22 GMT
MATCH REPORT | SALFORD RED DEVILS 12-22 WAKEFIELD TRINITY | SUNDAY 1ST MARCH   A brace of tries from Ken Sio was not enough for Salford to secure the points in their Betfred Super League match against Wakefield Trinity.
The 29-year-old put the Red Devils in the lead at the start of the second-half, but three consecutive tries from the visitors saw them claim the victory.
Salford who struck first in the 15th minute, with some great play from Tui Lolohea finding winger Sio on the right flank, who returned the ball to Lolohea before the stand-off grounded the ball to give Salford the lead.
Some back and forth play followed afterwards, with Wakefield finally able to get themselves on the scoreboard in the 25th minute.
Trinity stand-off, Max Jowitt, broke the line and grounded the ball between the sticks, converting his own try afterwards.
Half-time: Salford Red Devils 6 Wakefield Trinity 4
Salford started the second-half a lot livelier, taking the lead again in the 45th minute. Sio this time grounded the ball himself in the right corner.
Trinity responded with a second try of their own in the 53rd minute, Tom Johnstone cutting in and grounding the ball close to the sticks to give Jowitt a simple conversion.
And it took only five minutes for Wakefield to increase their lead, winger Bill Tupou in the 58th minute narrowly avoiding being pushed into touch to land the ball in the right corner.
With Salford on the back foot, Wakefield continued to press on and it was Kelepi Tanginoa, who lengthened his side’s lead in the 65th minute with some strong running to the right of the sticks that Salford’s defensive line could not deal with.
A late consolation try for the home team came in the 73rd minute, Sio down the right flank getting himself on the scoresheet again for Salford.
Salford travel to Catalans next week, before returning to the AJ Bell Stadium to take on Wigan Warriors. Tickets can be purchased from the AJ Bell Stadium ticket office, by calling 0161 786 1570.
Full-time: Salford Red Devils 12-22 Wakefield Trinity
Salford tries: Lolohea (15), Sio (45, 73)
Salford goals: Lolohea (0/3)
Wakefield tries: Jowitt (25), Johnstone (53), Tupou, (58), Tanginoa (65)
Wakefield Goals: Jowitt (2/3)
Salford Red Devils:
Evalds, Sio, Welham, Sarginson, Williams, Lolohea, Atkin, Mossop, Jones, Dudson, Pauli, Roberts, Yates, Lussick, Lannon, Ikahihifo, Flanagan.
Wakefield Trinity:
Walker, Tupou, Lyne, Atkins, Johnstone, Jowitt, Miller, Kopczak, Wood, Navarrete, Ashurst, Pitts, Westerman, Wood, Green, Tanginoa, Crowther.
Attendance: 3801
Referee: L. Moore
Image Credit Mike Inkley |
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Mar 1, 2020 18:51:59 GMT
***** NEXT UP ***** Saurday 7th March 2020: Catalans Dragons v Salford Red Devils  |
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Post by BVADMIN on Mar 1, 2020 21:40:06 GMT
MONDAY 2-3-20:::
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Post by BVADMIN on Mar 3, 2020 9:00:51 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Mar 7, 2020 19:01:21 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Mar 7, 2020 19:02:56 GMT
***** NEXT UP ***** Friday 13th March 2020: Salford Red Devils v Wigan Warriors KO: 19:45 At The A J Bell Stadium.. ** LIVE ON SKY SPORTS ** |
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Post by BVADMIN on Mar 8, 2020 23:52:16 GMT
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Mar 14, 2020 0:09:36 GMT
SALFORD RED DEVILS 18-14 WIGAN WARRIORS
FRIDAY 13th MARCH 2020.
 A second-half brace from Niall Evalds helped Salford Red Devils seal the win over Wigan Warriors in an exciting game at the AJ Bell Stadium.
And the last time the two sides met, Salford came out winners in 2019’s Betfred Super League semi-final.
The game began with some scrappy play as both sides conceded penalties, Chris Hankinson scoring for Wigan followed by a Tui Lolohea goal minutes later to make it 2-2 after ten minutes.
A Wigan scrum in the 13th minute, metres out from Salford’s line, saw Jackson Hastings punish his former side with a try.
Some encouraging rugby followed from the Red Devils outfit, getting close to a try of their own numerous times.
Niall Evalds found a gap in the centre of Wigan’s line, but unable to feed a teammate, kicked it out of touch in an attempt to find Sio.
Five minutes from half-time, Wigan scored again. This time Sam Powell slid over under the sticks to gift Hankinson a simple conversion.
HT: 2-14
The second forty minutes was a far better performance from the Red Devils, who seemed a lot hungrier.
On the hour mark Salford got themselves on the scoreboard after a Dan Sarginson offload bounced kindly for Evalds, who turned the Wigan defence inside out before sliding over under the posts.
And five minutes later, Evalds picked up a loose ball and with some blistering pace, ran the full length of the pitch to equalise for the Reds.
With a spring in their step, the Reds were playing arguably the best they had all season against a strong Wigan outfit.
And seven minutes from time, Salford clinched a winner. Rhys Williams broke the line but was met by Bevan French. Some great passing down the line ended with Kevin Brown diving over to the left to make the last few minutes of the game tense.
Wigan came close at the end, but a massive tackle by Sarginson on French, metres from his line, summed up the Reds’ determination.
The Red Devils are set to be in action next Friday, when they host Castleford Tigers. Tickets can be purchased from the AJ Bell Stadium ticket office, by calling 0161 786 1570, or online HERE.
Fulltime: Salford Red Devils 18 Wigan Warriors 14
Salford Red Devils:
Evalds, Sio, Welham, Sarginson, Williams, Lolohea, Brown, Mossop, Lussick, Yates, Lannon, Roberts, McCarthy,
Subs: Pauli, Ikahihifo, Flanagan, Kear.
Wigan Warriors:
French, Manfredi, Hankinson, Bibby, Marshall, Leuluai, Hastings, Burgess, Powell, Byrne, Isa, Farrell, Smithies,
Subs: Bullock, Havard, Clark, Smith.
Salford Tries: Evalds (60, 65), Brown (73).
Salford Goals: Lolohea (3/4)
Wigan Tries: Hastings (13), Powell (35).
Wigan goals: Hankinson (3/3)
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: Mr James Child.
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Mar 14, 2020 0:09:55 GMT
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Mar 14, 2020 0:13:21 GMT
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