Super League: Salford Red Devils 18-14 Catalans Dragons
First Utility Super League |
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Salford (12) 18 |
Tries: Evalds, Dobson 2 Goals: Griffin 3 |
Catalans (14) 14 |
Tries: Casty, Anderson Goals: Dureau |
Salford Red
Devils came from behind to earn only their second win in 12 games at the expense
of Catalans Dragons.
Dragons led by two points at the break through goals from Scott Dureau and
tries by Remi Casty and Louis Anderson. Salford, for whom Niall Evalds and Michael Dobson scored in the first half, took the lead with six minutes remaining through Dobson's second try.
The Red Devils, under the charge of stand-in coach Ian Watson, kept their slim Super 8s hopes alive.
Coach Iestyn Harris missed the game because of illness, though question marks remain over his future with the club.
Salford sit in 11th, three points off eighth placed Hull FC, while Catalans have 20 points and are seventh in the Super League table.
The home side, who offered free admission to fans, got off to a nightmare start with Casty plunging over from short range before Anderson ploughed through to open up a 12-0 lead.
But Evalds eventually broke the Catalans defence with a blistering run to score his 11th try of the season and Josh Griffin added the conversion.
The Red Devils bagged a second try when Krisnan Inu spilled Dobson's high kick and the scrum-half followed up to touch down in the corner with Griffin landing the conversion to level the scores, but Catalans were up at at half time thanks to a Dureau penalty.
The second period was evenly matched with both sides failing to create chances in difficult conditions.
Salford won it when Evalds fed Caton-Brown inside his own half and the winger streaked clear to send the supporting Dobson over for his second try.
Salford: Evalds, Jones-Bishop, Sa'u, J. Griffin, Caton-Brown, Fages, Dobson, Taylor, Tomkins, A. Walne, Hansen, Hauraki, G. Griffin.
Replacements: Hood, Krasniqi, D. Griffin, J. Walne.
Catalans Dragons: Gigot, Inu, Garcia, Pomeroy, Yaha, Robin, Dureau, Lima, Henderson, Casty, Whitehead, Anderson, Baitieri.
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