Leeds vs Salford
Super League
7:45pm Friday 6th September
Salford Red Devils notched their seventh win in a row and also all-but affirmed their spot in the semi-finals of Super League with a hard-fought 20-12 victory over Leeds Rhinos.
A decade-long losing series was finished by the Red Devils at Headingley due to tries from Niall Evalds, Jake Bibby and also Joey Lussick. Four goals dropped by Krisnan Inu were enough assist Salford notch a significant outcome and to hold off a fast-finishing Rhinos side.
The victory sees the Ian Watson’s side keep hold of fourth place, two points ahead of Hull FC, about the ladder with one round of the Super League season abandoned.
Rhinos’ England forward Stevie Ward made his return to action after over six months to the sidelines with a knee injury, while opposing half-backs Tui Lolohea and Robert Lui confronted their former teams to the first time after placing clubs in financing move in June.
Salford started strongly with Logan Tomkins held up over the try-line following 11 minutes and, 10 minutes later, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock because of Evalds.
The full-back ended off a break from the evasive Jackson Hastings underneath the posts to score. Inu converted the try to offer Salford a 6-0 lead and, soon after, the Red Devils were in again.
A fast shift to left found the center and Bibby stepped inside a defence. Inu made no error taking the score to 12-0.
Leeds hit back three minutes to half-back Richie Myler. A Liam Sutcliffe offload put Jack Walker through a gap, and also he found Myler to conquer Evalds to cross. Rhyse Martin’s transformation was powerful to make it 12-6.
Inu added another penalty goal before the rest to extend the lead of Salford .
In the second half the Rhinos lifted their strength, but the Red Devils’ defence was up to the undertaking. A set of penalties that are back-to-back had Leeds camped on the people’ try-line, but Salford kept turning them back together with contact and tackles.
They cracked in the 54th minute. A grubber from Brad Dwyer caused havoc fooling the people’ defence, and forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan pounced. Martin’s conversion from right before cut it back to 14-12.
Defence again came to the forefront since both teams were placed under pressure. To snatching a try, the Rhinos came several times, however, Lussick burrowed around with seven minutes left to eventually end Leeds’ fightback.
The travelling support of salford faded along with a jungle has been thrown to the field, stopping drama. Once it was cleaned up Inu pinpointed a different conversion to put the seal.
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