2022 Salford Red Devils season

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2022 Salford Red Devils season
Super League Rank6
Play-off resultSemi-finals
Challenge Cup Sixth round
2022 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 700; against: 622
Team information
Chairman Ian Blease
Head Coach Paul Rowley
Captain
Stadium AJ Bell Stadium
Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester
Avg. attendance4,690
Agg. attendance58,888
High attendance6,041
Low attendance3,221
Top scorers
Tries Ken Sio (28)
Goals Marc Sneyd (105)
PointsMarc Sneyd (228)
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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.

Contents

Season review

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

Pre-season friendlies

W WinL Loss

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Pre-season results
15 January Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions H AJ Bell Stadium W48–12 [15]
21 January Faxcolours.svg Halifax Panthers H AJ Bell Stadium W32–10 [lower-alpha 1] [16] [17]
4 February Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L14–30 [lower-alpha 2] [16] [18]
  1. ↑ Colin Dixon memorial trophy
  2. ↑ Lee Mossop Testimonial

Super League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C, L)272106674374+30042Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 271908818483+33538
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271719613497+11635Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2716011539513+2632
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2714112577528+4929
6 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2714013700602+9828
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2713014544620−7626
8 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2712015498608−11024
9 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 2711016508675−16722
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 2710017497648−15120
11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 279018568664−9618
12 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique (R)275022421745−32410Relegated to the Championship
Source:
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results

W WinD DrawL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Super League results
11 February1 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W26–16Cross, Sio, VuniyayawaSneyd (7)10,050 RLP
20 February2 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H AJ Bell Stadium W38–12Sio (4), Brierley, Lafai, SneydSneyd (5)4,003 RLP
26 February3 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC A MKM Stadium L16–48Lafai (2), SioSneyd (2)10,081 RLP
6 March4 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium L2–34Sneyd5,702 RLP
11 March5 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H AJ Bell Stadium L16–26Burgess, Sio, WrightSneyd (2)3,950 RLP
18 March6 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium W26–12Atkin, Brierley, Sio, TaylorSneyd (5)5,756 RLP
3 April7 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium L24–30Sio (2), Williams (2), CrossSneyd (2)4,371 RLP
14 April8 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L18–32Ackers, Brierley, SioSneyd (3)8,486 RLP
18 April9 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium L10–36Cross, SioSneyd3,221 RLP
24 April10 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L24–30Costello, Gerrard, Sio, VuniyayawaBrierley (4)10,783 RLP
29 April11 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L10–14Costello, EscaréAtkin10,988 RLP
15 May12 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium W23–8Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, SioSneyd (3 + FG)4,473 RLP
20 May13 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H AJ Bell Stadium W30–14Burgess (3), Cross, LafaiSneyd (5)5,355 RLP
5 June14 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers A Hull College Community Stadium L16–43Burgess, Cross, WatkinsSneyd7,023 RLP
10 June15 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H AJ Bell Stadium L12–30Cross, WatkinsSneyd (2)5,944 RLP
26 June16 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H AJ Bell Stadium W74–10Burgess (3), Brierley (2), Cross (2), Sio (2), Akauola, Croft, Lafai, WatkinsSneyd (11)4,047 RLP
3 July17 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W32–24Ormondroyd (2), Atkin, Brierley, Cross, WilliamsSneyd8,559 RLP
10 July18 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants N St James' Park L18–30Croft, Cross, LuckleySneyd (3)25,333 RLP
17 July19 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium W32–6Sio (3), Croft, OrmondroydSneyd (6)2,607 RLP
23 July20 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W24–11Burgess (2), Sio (2)Sneyd (4)3,706 RLP
31 July21 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H AJ Bell Stadium W44–12Burgess (2), Watkins (2), Akauola, Burke, Croft, SarginsonSneyd (6)6,041 RLP
7 August22 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L14–34Burgess, Croft, SioSneyd14,668 RLP
13 August23 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H AJ Bell Stadium W33–16Brierley, Burgess, Lafai, livett, Sio, WatkinsSneyd (4 + FG)4,400 RLP
20 August24 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W46–14Watkins (2), Atkin, Brierley, Croft, Cross, Sio, SneydSneyd (5), Brierley (2)7,133 RLP
25 August25 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC H John Smiths Stadium W28–18Breirley, Cross, Sio, Watkins, WilliamsSneyd (4)3,968 RLP
29 August26 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W50–10Sneyd (2), Croft, Cross, Ormondroyd, Sio, Watkins, WrightSneyd (9)7,322 RLP
3 September27 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H AJ Bell Stadium L14–32Dalton-Harrop, GreenwoodLivett (3)5,123 RLP

Play-offs

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Play-off results
10 SeptemberEliminators Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium W28–0Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, WatkinsSneyd (6)6,374 RLP
17 SeptemberSemi-finals Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L12–19Brierley, WatkinsSneyd (2)12,357 RLP
Team bracket
EliminatorsSemi-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

W WinL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Challenge Cup results
27 March6 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L0–206,005 RLP

Squad

2022 Salford Red Devils Squad
First team squadCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

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

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  2. ↑ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 2". RFL. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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