Hull KR beat Salford to extend lead at top

Betfred Super League

Hull KR (20) 32

Tries: Broadbent 2, Whitbread, Lewis, Opacic, Litten Goals: Lewis 4

Salford (6) 12

Tries: Mellor, Macdonald Goals: Sneyd 2

Hull KR extended their lead astatine nan apical of nan Super League array by beating Salford Red Devils to unafraid an eighth consecutive victory.

Jack Broadbent sent nan hosts up early connected but nan visitors deed backmost done Joe Mellor's prestigious effort soon after.

Jai Whitbread and Mikey Lewis scored either broadside of Broadbent's 2nd arsenic nan Robins took power earlier nan break.

Tom Opacic stretched complete for their 5th try, pinch Jez Litten adding different conscionable past nan hr mark.

Nene Macdonald's precocious people was specified consolation for nan fourth-placed Red Devils.

The hosts' triumph gives them a two-point cushion connected Wigan Warriors, who recreation to Catalans Dragons connected Saturday.

Hull KR adjacent sojourn second-placed Wigan successful a important fixture connected Friday, while play-off candidates Salford saw their top-six hopes suffer a rustle pursuing this conclusion astatine Craven Park.

Broadbent's opener for nan Robins came courtesy of a clever footwear from Niall Evalds, however, Lewis missed nan extras.

Salford did not return agelong to respond arsenic Mellor started a flowing move betwixt Jayden Nikorima and Kallum Watkins, who past teed up Ethan Ryan down nan correct to return nan shot for Mellor to spell over.

Lewis later kicked a punishment to level nan scores and added a decisive 40-20 heavy into nan Salford half which led to Whitbread's try. That besides came aft he was initially dispossessed earlier he regained nan shot to dot down.

Rovers past deed their stride, arsenic Lewis raced successful done a spread for their 3rd try, pinch Broadbent rubbing down from Matt Parcell's neat footwear to information disconnected nan half.

Soon aft nan break, they padded retired their lead courtesy of Opacic's move and agelong to crushed nan shot connected nan statement aft Peta Hiku weaved done nan Salford defence successful nan build-up.

Salford seldom threatened aft Mellor's people and were further punished erstwhile Litten ran successful from dummy half pinch ease. But they did reconstruct immoderate pridefulness connected a chastening evening erstwhile Macdonald did good to find nan abstraction to tally successful pinch 4 minutes near connected nan clock.

Hull KR: Evalds; Broadbent, Hiku, Opacic, Hall; May, Lewis; Sue, Parcell, Whitbread, Hadley, Storton, Minchella.

Interchanges: Tanginoa, Litten, Luckley, Brown.

Salford: Hankinson; Ryan, Macdonald, Lafai, Cross; Nikorima, Sneyd; Singleton, Mellor, Wright, Stone, Watkins, Partington.

Interchanges: Atkin, Ormondroyd, Shorrocks, Wilson.

Referee: Jack Smith.