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2022 Salford Red Devils season

In the 2022 rugby league season, Salford Red Devils competed in Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup. Salford played at the AJ Bell Stadium and were coached by Paul Rowley.

2022 Salford Red Devils season
Super League Rank6
Play-off resultSemi-finals
Challenge CupSixth round
2022 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 700; against: 622
Team information
ChairmanIan Blease
Head CoachPaul Rowley
Captain
StadiumAJ Bell Stadium
Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester
Avg. attendance4,690
Agg. attendance58,888
High attendance6,041
Low attendance3,221
Top scorers
TriesKen Sio (28)
GoalsMarc Sneyd (105)
PointsMarc Sneyd (228)
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Season review

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On 11 February, Salford began their Super League campaign with a 26–16 away win at Castleford Tigers[1] which they followed with a 38–12 win over Toulouse Olympique.[2] After this Salford began a poor run of results which saw them knocked out in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup[3] and fall to tenth in the table by early May.[4] However, their season then began to improve with back-to-back wins against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford[5] and although a win over Wakefield Trinity in June was seen as boosting their chances of survival,[6] by mid-July their win over Catalans Dragons was described in terms of them possibly reaching the play-offs.[7] A 44–12 upset of league leaders' St Helens[8] was part of a strong late season that also included wins over Huddersfield Giants and Castleford[9][10] and meant that Salford went into the final round of the regular season having already qualified for the play-offs and so named six debutants in the squad for their 32–14 loss to Warrington wolves.[11]

After finishing sixth in the table, Salford faced third-placed Huddersfield in the play-offs and defeated them 28–0 to set up a semi-final fixture with St Helens.[12] On 17 September, their season was ended at the Totally Wicked Stadium by a 19–12 loss to the defending champions.[13] At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Brodie Croft was named the Man of Steel.[14]

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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W Win L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
15 January   Swinton Lions H AJ Bell Stadium W 48–12 [15]
21 January   Halifax Panthers H AJ Bell Stadium W 32–10 [a][16][17]
4 February   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 14–30 [b][16][18]
  1. ^ Colin Dixon memorial trophy
  2. ^ Lee Mossop Testimonial

Super League

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Main article: 2022 Super League season

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   St Helens (C, L) 27 21 0 6 674 374 +300 42 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Wigan Warriors 27 19 0 8 818 483 +335 38
3   Huddersfield Giants 27 17 1 9 613 497 +116 35 Advance to Elimination Finals
4   Catalans Dragons 27 16 0 11 539 513 +26 32
5   Leeds Rhinos 27 14 1 12 577 528 +49 29
6   Salford Red Devils 27 14 0 13 700 602 +98 28
7   Castleford Tigers 27 13 0 14 544 620 −76 26
8   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 12 0 15 498 608 −110 24
9   Hull FC 27 11 0 16 508 675 −167 22
10   Wakefield Trinity 27 10 0 17 497 648 −151 20
11   Warrington Wolves 27 9 0 18 568 664 −96 18
12   Toulouse Olympique (R) 27 5 0 22 421 745 −324 10 Relegated to the Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results

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W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
11 February 1   Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 26–16 Cross, Sio, Vuniyayawa Sneyd (7) 10,050 RLP
20 February 2   Toulouse Olympique H AJ Bell Stadium W 38–12 Sio (4), Brierley, Lafai, Sneyd Sneyd (5) 4,003 RLP
26 February 3   Hull FC A MKM Stadium L 16–48 Lafai (2), Sio Sneyd (2) 10,081 RLP
6 March 4   Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium L 2–34 Sneyd 5,702 RLP
11 March 5   Hull KR H AJ Bell Stadium L 16–26 Burgess, Sio, Wright Sneyd (2) 3,950 RLP
18 March 6   Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium W 26–12 Atkin, Brierley, Sio, Taylor Sneyd (5) 5,756 RLP
3 April 7   Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium L 24–30 Sio (2), Williams (2), Cross Sneyd (2) 4,371 RLP
14 April 8   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18–32 Ackers, Brierley, Sio Sneyd (3) 8,486 RLP
18 April 9   Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium L 10–36 Cross, Sio Sneyd 3,221 RLP
24 April 10   Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 24–30 Costello, Gerrard, Sio, Vuniyayawa Brierley (4) 10,783 RLP
29 April 11   St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 10–14 Costello, Escaré Atkin 10,988 RLP
15 May 12   Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium W 23–8 Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, Sio Sneyd (3 + FG) 4,473 RLP
20 May 13   Castleford Tigers H AJ Bell Stadium W 30–14 Burgess (3), Cross, Lafai Sneyd (5) 5,355 RLP
5 June 14   Hull Kingston Rovers A Hull College Community Stadium L 16–43 Burgess, Cross, Watkins Sneyd 7,023 RLP
10 June 15   Wigan Warriors H AJ Bell Stadium L 12–30 Cross, Watkins Sneyd (2) 5,944 RLP
26 June 16   Wakefield Trinity H AJ Bell Stadium W 74–10 Burgess (3), Brierley (2), Cross (2), Sio (2), Akauola, Croft, Lafai, Watkins Sneyd (11) 4,047 RLP
3 July 17   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 32–24 Ormondroyd (2), Atkin, Brierley, Cross, Williams Sneyd 8,559 RLP
10 July 18   Huddersfield Giants N St James' Park L 18–30 Croft, Cross, Luckley Sneyd (3) 25,333 RLP
17 July 19   Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium W 32–6 Sio (3), Croft, Ormondroyd Sneyd (6) 2,607 RLP
23 July 20   Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W 24–11 Burgess (2), Sio (2) Sneyd (4) 3,706 RLP
31 July 21   St Helens H AJ Bell Stadium W 44–12 Burgess (2), Watkins (2), Akauola, Burke, Croft, Sarginson Sneyd (6) 6,041 RLP
7 August 22   Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L 14–34 Burgess, Croft, Sio Sneyd 14,668 RLP
13 August 23   Huddersfield Giants H AJ Bell Stadium W 33–16 Brierley, Burgess, Lafai, livett, Sio, Watkins Sneyd (4 + FG) 4,400 RLP
20 August 24   Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 46–14 Watkins (2), Atkin, Brierley, Croft, Cross, Sio, Sneyd Sneyd (5), Brierley (2) 7,133 RLP
25 August 25   Hull FC H John Smiths Stadium W 28–18 Breirley, Cross, Sio, Watkins, Williams Sneyd (4) 3,968 RLP
29 August 26   Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 50–10 Sneyd (2), Croft, Cross, Ormondroyd, Sio, Watkins, Wright Sneyd (9) 7,322 RLP
3 September 27   Warrington Wolves H AJ Bell Stadium L 14–32 Dalton-Harrop, Greenwood Livett (3) 5,123 RLP

Play-offs

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Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Play-off results
10 September Eliminators   Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium W 28–0 Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, Watkins Sneyd (6) 6,374 RLP
17 September Semi-finals   St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 12–19 Brierley, Watkins Sneyd (2) 12,357 RLP
Team bracket
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Eliminators Semi-finals Grand Final
2 Wigan Warriors 8
4 Catalans Dragons 10 5 Leeds Rhinos 20
5 Leeds Rhinos 20 5 Leeds Rhinos 12
1 St Helens 24
1 St Helens 19
3 Huddersfield Giants 0 6 Salford Red Devils 12
6 Salford Red Devils 28
Source:Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2022 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
27 March 6   Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 0–20 6,005 RLP

Squad

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2022 Salford Red Devils Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 25 December 2021
Source(s): 2022 Squad Numbers


References

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  1. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 1". RFL. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 2". RFL. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup Round 6 Round-Up". RFL. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 12 Preview". RFL. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Betfred Super League Preview | Round 16". RFL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 16 Round-Up". RFL. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 19 Round-Up". RFL. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 21". RFL. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 23". RFL. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up |publisher=RFL". 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 27". RFL. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | September 10". RFL. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Leeds and St Helens to meet in Betfred Super League Grand Final". RFL. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Brodie Croft named Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel for 2022". RFL. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Pre-Season Round-Up". RFL. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "2022 Pre-Season Schedule". RFL. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Betfred Championship Preview | Halifax Panthers". RFL. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Match report | Warrington Wolves 30–14 Salford Red Devils | Friday 4th February 2022". Salford Red Devils. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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