Four Tries For Burgess As Hull Kr Thrash Salford

Betfred Super League

Salford (6) 12

Tries: Sangare, Glover Goals: Morgan (2)

Hull KR (34) 74

Tries: Davies (2), Broadbent, Sue, Burgess (4), Martin (2), Litten (2), Lewis, Mourgue Goals: Mourgue (2), Martin (7)

Joe Burgess scored 4 of Hull Kingston Rovers' 14 tries arsenic they thrashed depleted Salford to unfastened up a four-point spread astatine nan apical of Super League.

The winger equalled nan club's Super League grounds for tries successful a lucifer arsenic Mikey Lewis came up pinch 9 assists and a effort of his ain to make it back-to-back wins for nan leaders.

Salford, hampered by financial problems and a subordinate exodus this season, suffered much woe this week arsenic different precocious costs of wages meant immoderate players were unavailable, and their patched-up broadside was nether nan cosh from nan first minute.

The Robins were ruthless arsenic they piled connected nan points to declare their biggest Super League win.

Tom Davies added 2 tries to return his tally to 99 successful Super League, while Rhyse Martin besides went complete nan statement doubly and kicked his 1,000th constituent successful nan title pinch 7 conversions.

Salford's problems were evident arsenic they were forced to adhd Jamie Pye to nan chair astatine nan past moment, which meant they were restricted to 7 interchanges alternatively than nan accustomed eight, arsenic he had not been named successful nan original matchday squad.

Rovers scored aft conscionable 65 seconds done Davies contempt Salford receiving from nan kick-off, and erstwhile Lewis sent successful some Jack Broadbent and Sauaso Sue wrong nan opening 10 minutes nan penning was already connected nan wall for Paul Rowley's side, who were besides missing players done injury.

They managed to ruffle nan leaders' feathers arsenic Justin Sangare powered complete for a astonishment try, and Tyrone May was sin-binned for dissent.

But it made nary quality arsenic Lewis kicked for Burgess to score, and sent some Martin and Jez Litten complete pinch passes earlier different magical footwear successful different lethal operation pinch Burgess down nan near flank.

Lewis was soon astatine it again aft nan break, lobbing nan shot complete nan apical for Burgess erstwhile again, pinch Martin's conversion, aft he took complete from nan misfiring Arthur Mourgue, taking him to nan 1,000-point people successful nan competition.

Yet different Lewis footwear brought Burgess his 4th of nan lucifer and nan reigning Man of Steel claimed a effort of his ain from Peta Hiku's walk earlier teeing up Mourgue arsenic nan Robins maintained a point-a-minute ratio.

Davies had opened nan scoring but past had to watch arsenic his other winger grabbed nan glory, but he sewage backmost successful connected nan enactment earlier Salford grabbed different consolation, pinch 20-year-old Charlie Glover getting his first Super League try.

Martin and Litten rounded disconnected nan scoring arsenic nan Robins equalled their biggest Super League winning separator of 62, which had only been group successful nan 68-6 triumph against Catalans Dragons successful June.

Salford: Murphy, S. Hill, Whitehead, Warren, Connell, Brierley, Morgan, Ormondroyd, Mellor, L. Lewis, Chan, Foster, Wilson.

Interchanges: Glover, Yates, Pye, Sangare

Hull KR: Mourgue, Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Burgess, M. Lewis, May, Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Martin, Batchelor, Minchella

Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Tanginoa, Brown

Referee: James Vella.