Hull Kr Hammer Salford To Extend Lead At Top

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Hull KR (24) 54

Tries: Hadley, Luckley, Hiku, Litten 2, Batchelor, Booth, Mourgue 2 Goals: Mourgue 9

Salford (0) 0

Super League leaders Hull KR coasted to a Magic Weekend triumph complete beleaguered Salford Red Devils to widen their cushion astatine nan apical of nan table.

Dean Hadley twisted complete for Hull KR's first effort while Newcastle-born Sam Luckley scored successful beforehand of his hometown crowd astatine St James' Park to put them further ahead.

Peta Hiku went successful to widen nan Robins' lead soon aft while Jez Litten ran successful from region to nonstop them retired of show earlier nan break.

James Batchelor went successful for KR's 5th effort while Noah Booth scored connected his debut earlier Litten's 2nd and Arthur Mourgue's precocious double sealed nan triumph successful style.

Victory for Willie Peters' broadside intends they widen their lead astatine nan acme backmost to 3 points complete second-placed Leigh, who beat Catalans successful nan first fixture of Magic Weekend earlier connected Saturday.

Salford gaffe to a ninth Super League conclusion from 10 matches this word and, aft February's 42-0 drubbing astatine Craven Park, nan Robins person now scored a whopping 96 unanswered points against them successful conscionable 2 games successful 2025.

Hull KR thought they had taken an early lead done Batchelor but Salford successfully issued a captain's situation having spotted that he knocked connected successful nan process of being tackled soon earlier he crossed nan line.

The Robins mislaid centre Oliver Gildart to a knee wounded moments later but contempt his absence, they kept up nan unit and yet edged up courtesy of Hadley's people aft 8 minutes.

Luckley's people came arsenic he collapsed done Joe Shorrocks to batter his measurement to nan whitewash and Hiku showed awesome spot to spell successful for his 98th profession effort soon after.

The champion was still to travel for Hull KR, however, arsenic Mikey Lewis sent Hiku done to title successful from 40 metres.

In response, Nathan Connell almost touched down for Salford's first effort aft nan break but spilled nan shot successful nan process of going over.

Just moments later, Hull KR rubbed brackish into nan wounds arsenic a slick group of passes sent Lewis done and conscionable arsenic he was being tackled adjacent to nan line, he sent a deflected offload into nan way of Batchelor who ran successful pinch ease.

Booth's try, which came via a awesome no-look walk from Hiku, was followed by Bill Leyland's sensational offload to nonstop Litten done for his brace.

Mourgue, who was awesome pinch nan footwear each evening, added 2 tries to his tally.

His first came successful nan aftermath of Tyrone May carving a spread successful a Salford defence which looked hugely deflated arsenic clip ticked down towards nan hooter, and his 2nd came successful akin manner arsenic he weaved done a hapless Red Devils statement to registry a individual 26-point haul.

Hull KR: Mourgue; Booth, Hiku, Gildart, Broadbent; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Whitbread, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.

Interchanges: Luckley, Brown, Doro, Leyland.

Salford: Nikorima; Ryan, Marsters, Vaughan, Connell; Shorrocks, Morgan; Ormondroyd, Davis, Chan, Hellewell, Foster, Makin.

Interchanges: Warren, Sangare, Wilson, Hill.

Referee: Liam Rush.