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Salford Red Devils ladies suffered their 1st defeat in the championship away at Oulton as the Raidettes staged a 2nd half fight back.  Salford had a large absentee list so Chris Bates had to rearrange his team. Helena Waker moved into the centres,Victoria Kini returned to the pack as did Casey Naylor and new signing Brogan Evans deputised from the bench. Oulton started brightly and opened the scoring in the 1st attack of the game, finding space on Salfords right hand side the Raidetts took advantage. The conversion was missed and Oulton lead 4-0. Twenty five minutes into the 1st half Salford hit back, good work by Tamzin Corcoran and Louise Fellingham sent scrum half Demi Jones through a gap to score. Jones added the extras to her try and Salford lead 4-6. Oulton who are among the favourites in the championship retook the lead 6 minutes later, Salfords goal line defence was busted as a big 2nd row went over by the posts. The conversion was good and Oulton lead 10-6. After a spell off t

Devil In The Detail SRD · Ladies in a semi, Rowleys men back to Winning ways as the clubs heart beats strong  Salford made it three wins out of three in the championship with a dominant win away at Hull KR. New signing  international Sarina Tamou started Victoria Kini moved  into the centres as Alex Simpson misses out, Megan Condliffe continued at Loose Forward. Katie Garry came in on the bench for Chris Bates ladies who were expecting a challenging afternoon. Salford started slowly but after some aggressive defence from Megan Condliffe Salford opened the scoring after 10 minutes Steph Gray with a trademark run going over in the corner after good work by Demi Jones and Louise Fellingham. Debutant Sarina Tamou powered over for a debut try, Salfords aggressive defence caused a interception. a couple of tackles later the England international showed aggression and power to going over from 10 metres despite Hull KRs best attempts to stop her. After 17 minutes Salford lead 8-0 Tamou who s

Devil In The Detail SRD · Sportszone 26/04/2022 Salford City Radio  Swinton Lions made it three wins in a row with a home win against Cornwall. Cornwall stared brightly putting the lions under pressure with a dropout forced and Alan Colemans defence tested, After 8 minutes and the early storm weathered Swinton scored the 1st try , the ball was moved though multiple hands to allow Richard Lepori to go over in the corner, Dan Abram added the extra two points and Swinton lead 6-0. The Pirates were still showing plenty of spirit and tested the Swinton line again after 11 minutes but some solid defence from the lions created confidence which they showed in the next attack, Lepori  going over again in the corner for his 2nd of the game. After 20 minutes Swinton scored again, ill discipline by Cornwall allowed Swinton to build pressure which allowed Lewis Halton the chance to score, Abram converted and Swinton lead 16-0. Swinton sensed that Cornwall were there for the taking, unfortunately

Devil In The Detail SRD · Ladies in a semi, Rowleys men back to Winning ways as the clubs heart beats strong  It was a  damp and breezy evening welcomed the players on to the pitch for this televised clash. Once again the East stand was full of school children thanks to the great work Salford Red Devils are doing in the local area and this contributed to a good atmosphere. Salford coach Paul Rowley was again forced to make changes to his side. King Vuniyayawa is now out for the season and joins a list of injured forwards on the side lines. Morgan Escare came in at full back for Ryan Brierley who picked up a niggle prior to kick off. Tyler Dupree made the bench. Castleford struck early with a try on their first real attack. Ryan Hampshire got the try after a neat move down the flank. Salford we’re soon level when Marc Sneyd fooled the Tigers defence with a teasing kick. Tim Lafai touched down and after confirmation from the video referee the try was given. The Red Devils then seemed t

Devil In The Detail SRD · Ladies in a semi, Rowleys men back to Winning ways as the clubs heart beats strong  A few weeks ago I said how Rugby League can be a cruel game. You don’t always get what you deserve. Last Sunday though Salford got the rewards for a thoroughly professional performance against Leeds. The Red Devils looked so dangerous with ball in hand scoring some super tries! I think the defence overshadowed that though. Time after time Salford held firm defending their try line. Leeds had plenty of ball in attacking positions and were denied tries on a number of occasions from some text book tackles.  It was also heart warming to see so many players returning from injury to bolster the squad. Salford can now start looking up the table. If the team can maintain the recent intensity levels they’ve performed at we could be in for an exciting summer.  Friday nights visitors Castleford made a slow start in 2022 but Lee Radford is starting to make his mark. The Tigers have won

Devil In The Detail SRD · Back in action as the Rhinos roll into town again  Salford Red Devils ladies booked their place in the League cup semi final with a comprehensive win against Illingworth. Luci Mckeown returned at fullback after trialing with Ireland RL, Laura Bent came in for Casey Naylor and Jena Monks who moved to the bench. Mckeown opened the scoring finding space on the left beating 4 Illingworth defenders to go under the post for Salford after 20 minutes, Demi Jones converted and Salford lead 6-0, Another clinical finish by Mckeown put Salford further Infront. Jones failing to add the extras but Salford lead by 10. Illingworth showed why they went unbeaten in 2021 and hit back with a try after 30 minutes, Salford conceded a couple of penalties which created a opportunity for a Illingworth player to crash over after a strong run. Chris bates ladies knew it was going to be tough. Just before half time, Salford put pressure on the Illingworth line, Alex Simpson went close

Devil In The Detail SRD · Back in action as the Rhinos roll into town again   The way the league is structured these days you can play the same team home or away twice. That was the case on this occasion with Leeds visitors to the AJ Bell Stadium for the second time in 2022. The two sides met here two months ago when Salford stormed back in the second half to win 26-12. Since then the Red Devils have lost six straight matches however recent brave performances away at Wigan and St.Helens will certainly give the players some belief and confidence.  Leeds have faired better in their last six games with victories over Hull Kingston Rovers and Toulouse at Headingley and a draw against Huddersfield.  The Rhinos have a new coach in Rohan Smith and Zak Hardacker has returned to the club. Salford’s squad was stretched to the limit last time out at St.Helens. For today’s match the side was boosted by the return of key players. Joe Burgess, Ryan Brierley, Tim Lafai, Marc Sneyd and Elijah Taylor

Devil In The Detail SRD · Back in action as the Rhinos roll into town again   It’s seems quite a while since we last previewed a home match. After Easter Salford faced both Wigan and St.Helens away from home in back to back fixtures. Two tremendously brave performances with so much determination and will too succeed.  As we’ve said before Rugby League can be a cruel game. With a bit composure and a rub of the green Salford could have had two famous victories but the harsh reality is they lost both to extend a poor run of form. This weeks opponents Leeds have now gone above Salford in the league table. The Rhinos have picked up wins at home against Hull Kingston Rovers and Toulouse in their last two matches. They also bagged a 20-20 draw at home to Huddersfield and were narrowly beaten at Castleford 16-14 on Easter Monday. Considering the Yorkshire sides dismal start to the 2022 campaign they have certainly shown signs of improvement throughout April.  Leeds have been busy off the fie

Devil In The Detail SRD · Pride in defeat, ladies record their 1st league win as trips to Merseyside for both loom large Salford Red Devils ladies made it two wins in two games in the league after a hard fought win against Dewsbury Moor. Salford were without prolific try scorer Luci Mckeown.  Steph Gray filled in at fullback, Lauren Ellison moved into the centres and Jena Monks came in on the wing. Kayleigh Bradshaw moved into the back row with Megan Condliffe slotting into loose forward to replace the injured Vanessa Hadley. Salford started the brighter and we’re rewarded after 4 minutes, a kick by Demi Jones caused chaos in the Dewsbury defence and Ellison was on hand to score the 1st 4 pointer of the afternoon. After a frantic start both sides settled down into their rythems with both forward packs making metres it was Dewsbury who were next to score to tie the scores up at 4-4 after 21 minutes. Approaching half time Salford wrestled back control of the contest, Demi Jones, Louis

Devil In The Detail SRD · Sportszone 12th April Salford City Radio  Swinton Lions got back to winning ways at home as they beat London Skolars at Heywood Road. After some good early pressure  a run from Mike Butt put Swinton in good field position from which they took advantage, Lewis Charnock with the finish after a sweeping move by the lions. Dan Abham kicked the conversion to give Swinton a 6-0 lead after 6 minutes. Swinton doubled their lead on 8 minutes Max Roberts on the end of a planned move got the Heywood Road faithful on their feet, Abhams conversion made it 12-0  to the Lions of Swinton. 11 minutes into the game Abham became provider of Swintons next try, he found Ben Heyes in space and the centre had the pace to get over the line, the conversion was good again and Alan Coleman’s men were 18 points up. London Skolas were shell shocked with how well Swinton had started  but recovered to post points of their own as Jerome Yates dived over in the corner to cut the deficit to