Wakefield Awarded 48-0 Win For Salford Cancellation

The Rugby Football League (RFL) person awarded Wakefield Trinity a 48-0 triumph for past week's cancelled Super League crippled astatine Salford Red Devils.

The lucifer was called disconnected because of important use concerns, pinch Salford only having 2 players disposable who had featured successful nan title successful nan past 12 months.

The Red Devils, who person seen astir of their elder players time off this play because of ongoing financial concerns, person said they will play Friday's scheduled crippled against Leigh Leopards.

On nan judgement, nan RFL said successful a statement:, external "This is successful statement pinch Operational Rule B1:23, and taking into relationship nan circumstances down Salford's cancellation of nan fixture, and nan precocious shape of nan Super League season."

The consequence intends that Wakefield are now 1 constituent down sixth-placed Hull FC arsenic they look to unafraid nan last play-off spot pinch 5 games remaining.

Salford stay bottommost pinch 2 wins from 22 matches.

Their owners released a connection earlier successful August to opportunity nan nine would not beryllium closing contempt their money problems.

Chief operating serviceman Claire Bradbury resigned from her position past Thursday and alleged nan club's ownership suggested she "sleep pinch personification astatine nan Rugby Football League" to easiness their situation. Salford said they will beryllium "conducting a thorough soul investigation" into nan allegations.

About 500 Salford Red Devils fans marched successful protestation connected Sunday against nan measurement successful which nan nine is being run, while Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham antecedently said he was watching nan business astatine nan nine carefully.