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Category: Rugby

Swinton go so close in Challenge Cup heartbreak

A controversial penalty try eight minutes from time gave Sheffield Eagles an unlikely victory and passage into the Challenge Cup fifth round on Saturday. Swinton nearly...

Salford City Roosters 22 Bradford Dudley Hill 24

Salford City Roosters are still looking for their first win of the new campaign after a cruel defeat in their first home match against Bradford Dudley Hill. It was a...

Five festivals of youth rugby return to Salford

Salford Red Devils have announced they’ll be hosting a spectacular day of youth rugby league in April. The city’s best amateur players, from age six to ten,...

Rumble in the jungle brings Salford Red Devils joy

Salford put all the swirling salary cap allegations behind them on Sunday to de-fang Castleford Tigers by 32 points to 16. Coach Ian Watson made some slight changes...

Leigh East 44 Salford City Roosters 14

Salford City Roosters started their NCL division 2 campaign with a defeat away against a very young, very talented Leigh East side who are among the favourites for...

Were you there? Rugby history made 50 years ago today with big switch-on at The Willows

History was made in Salford 50 years ago today when Salford Rugby Club switched on their brand-new floodlights for a night match against Widnes. On Friday 11 March 1965...

Gifts, cash and wages: Koukash blasts RFL for salary cap claims

Maverick Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash has come out fighting after being accused by the RFL of breaching the sport’s £1.825m salary cap. In a press...

Salford City Roosters defeat Cadishead Rhinos

A strong Salford City Roosters ‘A’ team opened the 2016 season by defeating a very determined Cadishead Rhinos side at home in a local “derby” to move into the...

Whitehaven 18 Swinton Lions 12

Another excellent performance from the Lions who once again never gave up for the full eighty minutes but Haven winger Elliot Miller broke the noisy Lions fans hearts...

New future for Swinton Lions with 7.3-acre Agecroft stadium land deal

Swinton Lions will be playing home games in their home town for the first time in years, after signing a lease on a 7.3-acre site in Agecroft where a new stadium will be...