Oulton Raidettes 26 Salford 12 Match report

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.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ZTCVNoXtsxbuU6dU5h8AX9DorNAAfYpu
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 the field Megan Condliffe returned to the action and made a instant impact for Salford, Victoria Kini built a platform with a strong run, Captain Fellingham caused chaos in the Raidettes defence, she created a chance for centre Steph Gray who showed she had ice in her vains as the seconds counted down to half time to dive over and with Jones converting again The Red Devils lead 10-12 at the break.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zQvzPtSrpt4at3-uKBayceifP8Di20Ak
The 2nd half was tight with both teams being physical, unfortunately for Salford Oulton scored next after 56 minutes Salfords left hand side defence was busted by some good play by the Raidettes and the lead switched hands again 14-12 . Conversion was missed.

The next score was crucial and Oulton found a way through the Salford defence 6 minutes later to put daylight between the teams. A high kick caused alarm bells to ring in the Salford defence, Oulton took advantage and scored by the posts. The conversion was good and the Raidettes lead by 8.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-ogNxnpQMW2oqHFPl7TqcU7rQOvfKeqE
Salford rolled up their sleeves to try and find a way back into the game, unfortunately for Chris Bates ladies their efforts were all in vain as with 10 minutes to go Oulton scored the final try of the game sending Salford ladies to their 1st league defeat.

Oulton are a very good side, they disposed of Super League sides Castleford and Wakefield in their run to the quarter final of the Challenge cup, Chris Bates ladies will be disappointed their unbeaten run has ended but the challenge is to put the disappointment behind them and bounce back against Stanningley at home on the 12th June.

Final score 
Oulton 26 Salford 12
Report by Rob Parkinson 
Pictures by Marrisa Chaplin 





 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hull KR 12 Salford 0 Match Report

Image
Devil In The Detail SRD · Golden point drama, Player of the year nominations and all roads lead to Hull KR Saturday nights all right for fighting, in the words of the song by Elton John. Both Hull Kingston Rovers and Salford were fighting for a place off spot. The Robins were in the box set, two points in front of Salford in fifth place but after Warrington lost at home to St.Helens on Friday night the Red Devils had destiny in their own hands. Victory would take Salford above Warrington and level on points with the Robins going in to the final round of matches next Friday. A 7:30pm kick off on a Saturday night is a pretty rare event in Rugby League. It seemed to add to the excitement and anticipation of both sets of supporters. Outside the ground the atmosphere was electric. These two sides have a bit of history between them in recent years and it’s fair to say Hull Kr have definitely had the upper hand in recent meeting between the two sides. The Robins have won eight of the last t
Read more

Salford 34 London 4 Match report

Image
Salford Red Devils were made to work hard in the victory over London on Sunday at the Salford Community stadium.  Without  Ryan Brierley, Amir Bourouh, Cade Cust and Jack Ormondroyd in the starting 17 Paul Rowley selected Chris Hankinson at Fullback Joe Shorrocks at Hooker, Chris Atkin continued his half back partnership with Marc Sneyd and a graduate from Salford Red Devils development academy Nathan Connell took his place on the Bench. Salford had early pressure as repeat sets on the London line tested the broncos line. Unfortunately for the Red Devils  they were unable to come up with the score. As the 1st half went on it became littered with errors from both teams causing it to be a scrappy contest nether side really got hold of.  Salford thought they had opened the scoring when after a period of pressure resulted in a high kick from Marc Sneyd being collected by Salford Centre Nene McDonald who dived over the line in front of the South Stand. Unfortunately for Salford the video re
Read more

SALFORD 26 CASTLEFORD 22 MATCH REPORT

Image
Devil In The Detail SRD · Paul King Pop up Podcast Cast your mind back to Salford’s first Super League match at the new stadium. Just over twelve years ago, 4th February 2012 Salford played Castleford in the snow losing 10-24. It was a horrendous day weather wise and for me personally it took over two hours to get home at full time. A lot has happened in the world of Salford Red Devils since that day both on and off the pitch! The weather was fine and dry for this fixture with a hint of spring in the air. After a very encouraging display at Leeds last Friday a home fixture was the perfect opportunity to get 2024 up and running.  Paul Rowley made just one change to his starting thirteen with loose forward Joe Shorrocks replacing the injured Oliver Partington, while Castleford fielded an unchanged starting 13 from last weekend. The Red Devils dominated the opening stages with plenty of possession as they battered the Tigers try line. Former Salford hero Malcolm Alker was proudly rememb
Read more