2020 Salford Red Devils season

Rugby league team season

2020 Salford Red Devils season

Super League Rank| 10
2020 record| Wins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 5
Points scored| For: 84; against: 164
Team information
Chairman| Ian Blease
Head Coach| Ian Watson
Captain|

* Mark Flanagan

Stadium| AJ Bell Stadium
Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester
Avg. attendance| 4,260
Agg. attendance| 21,297
High attendance| 4,796
Low attendance| 3,350
Top scorers
Tries| Ken Sio (6)
Goals| Tui Lolohea (9)
Points| Tui Lolohea (30)
| ← 2019 | List of seasons | 2021 →

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This article details the Salford Red Devils's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

## Fixtures and results

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Win   Draw   Loss

* All fixtures are subject to change

### Challenge Cup

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Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report

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CANCELLED | 6 |  St Helens | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Salford Red Devils's sixth round opener was due to be against the previous season's champions St Helens, to whom they were runners-up in the Grand Final. However, like all Round 6 ties, it was postponed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed] Salford was one of a number of teams to receive a bye to the quarter-finals.

Round  | Opposition  | Score

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Quarter-final  |  Catalans Dragons | W 22–18[a]
Semi-final  |  Warrington Wolves | W 24–22
Final |  Leeds Rhinos | L 16-17 report

### Regular season

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* All fixtures are subject to change

Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report

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2 February, 19:45 | 1 |  St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 8–48 | Sio | Lolohea (2) | 12,008 | Sky sports | Report
8 February, 14:00 | 2 |  Toronto Wolfpack | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 24–16 | Brown, Lolohea, Williams, Sarginson, Evalds | Lolohea (2) | 4,593 |  | Report
14 February, 19:45 | 3 |  Huddersfield Giants | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 10–12 | Sio, Sarginson | Lolohea | 3,350 | Sky Sports | Report
22 February, 14:00 | 4 |  Leeds Rhinos | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 8–22 | Evalds, Lolohea | — | 4,757 |  | Report
7 March, 17:00 | 5 |  Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12–30 | Evalds, Sio | Lolohea, Sio | 7,904 |  |
1 March, 15:00 | 6 |  Wakefield Trinity | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 12–22 | Sio (2), Lolohea | — | 3,801 |  |
13 March, 19:45 | 7 |  Wigan Warriors | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 18–14 | Evalds (2), Brown | Lolohea (3) | 4,796 | Sky Sports |
TBC[b] | 8 |  Castleford Tigers | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TBC[b] | 9 |  Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 April, 15:00 | 10 |  Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
17 April, 19:45 | 11 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | A | KCOM Craven Park |  |  |  |  |  | Sky Sports |
26 April, 19:45 | 12 |  Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 May, 19:45 | 13 |  Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
17 May, 15:00 | 14 |  Catalans Dragons | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
23 May, 17:15 | 15 | (Magic Weekend)  St Helens | N | St James' Park |  |  |  |  | Sky Sports |  |
31 May, 15:00 | 16 |  Toronto Wolfpack | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
12 June, 19:45 | 17 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
18 June, 19:45 | 18 |  Warrington Wolves | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
28 June, 15:00 | 19 |  Leeds Rhinos | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3 July, 18:00 | 20 |  Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 July, 18:30 | 21 |  Toronto Wolfpack | A | Lamport Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
24 July, 19:45 | 22 |  Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2 August, 15:00 | 23 |  Hull FC | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
9 August, 15:00 | 24 |  St Helens | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  | Sky Sports |
16 August, 15:00 | 25 |  Wakefield Trinity | A | The Mobile Rocket Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
21 August, 19:45 | 26 |  Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
30 August, 15:00 | 27 |  Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4 September, 19:45 | 28 |  Warrington Wolves | H | AJ Bell Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 September, 19:45 | 29 |  Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |

1. ^ After golden point extra time
2. ^ a b as a result of the covid 19 outbreak, the RFL announced that all rugby league games would be suspended initially until/at least 4 April.

## League standings

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Wigan Warriors (L) | 17  | 13  | 0  | 4  | 408  | 278  | 146.8  | 26  | 76.47  | Semi-finals
2  |  St Helens (C) | 17  | 12  | 0  | 5  | 469  | 195  | 240.5  | 24  | 70.59
3  |  Warrington Wolves[A] | 17  | 12  | 0  | 5  | 365  | 204  | 178.9  | 24  | 70.59  | Elimination semi-finals
4  |  Catalans Dragons | 13  | 8  | 0  | 5  | 376  | 259  | 145.2  | 16  | 61.54
5  |  Leeds Rhinos | 17  | 10  | 0  | 7  | 369  | 390  | 94.6  | 20  | 58.82
6  |  Hull F.C. | 17  | 9  | 0  | 8  | 405  | 436  | 92.9  | 18  | 52.94
7  |  Huddersfield Giants[B] | 18  | 7  | 0  | 11  | 318  | 367  | 86.6  | 14  | 38.89  |
8  |  Castleford Tigers | 16  | 6  | 0  | 10  | 328  | 379  | 86.5  | 12  | 37.50
9  |  Salford Red Devils[C] | 18  | 8  | 0  | 10  | 354  | 469  | 75.5  | 16  | 44.44
10  |  Wakefield Trinity | 19  | 5  | 0  | 14  | 324  | 503  | 64.4  | 10  | 26.32
11  |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 17  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 290  | 526  | 55.1  | 6  | 17.65

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:

1. ^ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).[1]

## Notes

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## Player statistics

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| #  | Player  | Position  | Tries  | Goals  | DG  | Points  |  Red Cards  |  Yellow Cards

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1 | Niall Evalds | Fullback | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0
2 | Ed Chamberlain | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
3 | Kris Welham | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
4 | Dan Sarginson | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0
5 | Krisnan Inu | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
6 | Tui Lolohea | Stand-off | 3 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0
7 | Kevin Brown | Scrum-half | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1
8 | Lee Mossop | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
9 | Joey Lussick | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
10 | Gil Dudson | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
11 | Ryan Lannon | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
12 | Pauli Pauli | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
13 | Tyrone McCarthy | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
14 | Sebastine Ikahihifo | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
15 | Adam Walker | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16 | Greg Burke | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17 | Luke Yates | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
18 | Chris Atkin | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19 | Mark Flanagan | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20 | Josh Johnson | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21 | James Greenwood | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22 | Rhys Williams | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0
23 | Ken Sio | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
24 | Elliot Kear | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
25 | Connor Jones  | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
26 | Jack Ormondroyd | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

* As of Round 7 (15 March 2020)

## 2020 squad

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2020 Salford Red Devils Squad  First team squad  |  | Coaching staff

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* 1  Niall Evalds – FB, WG

* 2  Ed Chamberlain – WG

* 3  Kris Welham – CE

* 4  Dan Sarginson – CE, WG, FB

* 5  Krisnan Inu – CE, WG

* 6  Tui Lolohea – SO, WG, FB

* 7  Kevin Brown – SO, CE, SH, LF

* 8  Lee Mossop – PR

* 9  Joey Lussick – HK

* 10  Gil Dudson – PR

* 11  Ryan Lannon – LF, SR

* 12  Pauli Pauli – SR, PR

* 13  Tyrone McCarthy – SR, LF

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* 14  Sebastine Ikahihifo – PR, SR

* 15  Adam Walker – PR

* 16  Greg Burke – PR, LF

* 17  Luke Yates – LF, PR

* 18  Chris Atkin – SH, SO, HK

* 19  Mark Flanagan (vc) – LF, SR

* 20  Josh Johnson – PR

* 21  James Greenwood – PR, SR

* 22  Rhys Williams – WG, CE

* 23  Ken Sio – WG, FB

* 24  Elliot Kear – FB, CE, WG

* 25  Connor Jones  – FB

* 26  Jack Ormondroyd – PR

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Head coach

* Ian Watson

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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## 2020 transfers

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Gains

Player | Club | Contract | Date

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Tui Lolohea | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | June 2019[5]
Chris Atkin | Hull Kingston Rovers | N/A | September 2019[6]
James Greenwood | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 year | September 2019[7]
Kevin Brown | Warrington Wolves | 1 year | September 2019[8]
Pauli Pauli | Wakefield Trinity | N/A | September 2019[9]
Connor Jones | Featherstone Rovers | N/A | September 2019[10]
Jack Ormondroyd | Featherstone Rovers | N/A | September 2019[11]
Dan Sarginson | Wigan Warriors | N/A | October 2019 [12]
Rhys Williams | London Broncos | N/A | October 2019[13]
Elliot Kear | London Broncos | N/A | October 2019[13]
Luke Yates | London Broncos | N/A | October 2019[13]
Ryan Lannon | Hull Kingston Rovers | Swap Deal | October 2019[14]
Sebastine Ikahihifo | Huddersfield Giants | Season Loan | November 2019[15]

Losses

Player | Club | Contract | Date

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Josh Jones | Hull F.C. | 2 years | May 2019[16]
Jake Bibby | Wigan Warriors | 2 years | June 2019[17]
Jackson Hastings | Wigan Warriors | 2 years | June 2019[18]
Robert Lui | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | June 2019[19]
George Griffin | Castleford Tigers | 2 years | July 2019[20]
Derrell Olpherts | Castleford Tigers | 3 years | July 2019[21]
Josh Wood | Wakefield Trinity | 2 years | October 2019[22]
Daniel Murray | Hull Kingston Rovers | Swap Deal | October 2019[23]
Greg Johnson | Bradford Bulls | 1 year | November 2019[24]
Logan Tomkins | Widnes Vikings | 2 Years | November 2019[25]
Adam Walker | Released |  | February 2020[26]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. ^ "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. ^ "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
5. ^ "Robert Lui & Tui Lolohea: Leeds Rhinos & Salford Red Devils agree swap". 26 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
6. ^ "Chris Atkin: Hull Kingston Rovers halfback to make Salford Red Devils move". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019.
7. ^ "James Greenwood makes Salford switch early". 10 September 2019.
8. ^ "Salford confirm signing of Kevin Brown". 20 September 2019.
9. ^ "Pauli Pauli to make Salford move for 2020". 6 September 2019.
10. ^ "Jones Joins Red Devils". 16 September 2019.
11. ^ "Salford announce double signing". 14 September 2019.
12. ^ "Dan Sarginson: Salford Red Devils sign Wigan Warriors centre". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
13. ^ a b c "Elliot Kear, Rhys Williams & Luke Yates join from London Broncos". BBC Sport. 17 October 2019.
14. ^ "Ryan Lannon makes permanent Salford return". 25 October 2019.
15. ^ "Salford confirm capture of Sebastine Ikahihifo". 4 November 2019.
16. ^ "Josh Jones agrees Hull switch".
17. ^ "Jake Bibby joins Wigan". 6 June 2019.
18. ^ "Hastings to become a Warrior". 8 July 2019.
19. ^ "Leeds Rhinos sign Robert Lui as Tui Lolohea heads to Salford Red Devils". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
20. ^ "Castleford Tigers confirm signing of George Griffin from Salford". www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk.
21. ^ "Derrell Olpherts: Castleford sign Salford Red Devils winger on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019.
22. ^ "Josh Wood: Wakefield Trinity sign Salford Red Devils hooker". BBC Sport. 21 October 2019.
23. ^ "Daniel Murray and Ryan Lannon: Salford Red Devils and Hull KR in swap deal". BBC Sport. 25 October 2019.
24. ^ "Bradford Bulls capture Salford Red Devils winger Greg Johnson". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
25. ^ "Widnes pull off Logan Tomkins coup". November 2019.
26. ^ "Salford part ways with Adam Walker". 21 February 2020.

1. ^ Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[2]
2. ^ Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[3]
3. ^ Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[4]

## External links

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* Official website
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