Good news for Salford Red Devils after big win over London Broncos

Salford Red Devils 34-4 London Broncos: Hosts return to top six after tough win. Quickfire tries from Deon Cross and Nene MacDonald early in the second half blew the game open, with late scores from Tim Lafai twice and Shane Wright extending the score.

Salford got back into the top six with a 34-4 victory over Super League bottom boys London Broncos, but the final score belied the battle they fought for much of the day. Quick tries from Deon Cross and Nene MacDonald early in the second half opened the game up, and late touchdowns from Tim Lafai twice and Shane Wright expanded the lead before Hakim Miloudi’s late reply.

However, London had frustrated Paul Rowley’s side throughout the first half, with the Broncos scoring two of the three disallowed tries, leaving only Sam Stone’s try to separate the sides at halftime.

A home game against the league’s worst team provided Salford with an opportunity to reduce their negative points differential, but they required a late burst to win in a gritty affair.

The Red Devils thought they had the breakthrough in the 15th minute when MacDonald hauled in a high kick and touched down, but Oli Partington was offside.

It was turning into a busy afternoon for video referee James Vella, who was asked to check another one in the 27th minute as Marcus Stock went over for the Broncos, but referee Liam Rush had spotted a double movement and it too was ruled out.

The breakthrough finally came in the 34th minute after Will Lovell conceded a penalty. The Red Devils chose to run it and worked it for Joe Mellor to find Stone, who powered his way through a tiring London defence.

The second try came in the 49th minute as Marc Sneyd spotted Cross in space on the left and picked him out with a precision kick for an easy score.

The dam had burst, and three minutes later Salford got their third – making it look easy as Lafai burst through the middle before offloading the ball for MacDonald to finish the job.

Miloudi then dropped the ball in sight of the line and Lovell was also guilty of a spill as the visitors squandered a chance to turn the tide.

Instead, Sneyd’s grubber kick allowed Lafai to get his try, and there was more quick thinking from Sneyd when he stumbled in front of goal but rolled over to off-load for Wright to score.

With five minutes left, Sneyd and Lafai combined again, but the Broncos had the final word as Miloudi went over at the death.

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