In the 2022 rugby league season, Salford Red Devils competed in Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup. Salford played at the AJ Bell Stadium and were coached by Paul Rowley.

Season review On 11 February, Salford began their Super League campaign with a 26–16 away win at Castleford Tigers, which they followed with a 38–12 win over Toulouse Olympique. After this Salford began a poor run of results which saw them knocked out in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup and fall to tenth in the table by early May. However, their season then began to improve with back-to-back wins against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford and although a win over Wakefield Trinity in June was seen as boosting their chances of survival, by mid-July their win over Catalans Dragons was described in terms of them possibly reaching the play-offs. A 44–12 upset of league leaders' St Helens was part of a strong late season that also included wins over Huddersfield Giants and Castleford and meant that Salford went into the final round of the regular season having already qualified for the play-offs and so named six debutants in the squad for their 32–14 loss to the Warrington Wolves.

After finishing sixth in the table, Salford faced third-placed Huddersfield in the play-offs and defeated them 28–0 to set up a semi-final fixture with St Helens. On 17 September, their season was ended at the Totally Wicked Stadium by a 19–12 loss to the defending champions. At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Brodie Croft was named the Man of Steel.

Results

Pre-season friendlies

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Pre-season results 15 January Swinton Lions H AJ Bell Stadium 48–12 21 January Halifax Panthers H AJ Bell Stadium 32–10 4 February Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 14–30

Super League

Table

Super League results

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Super League results 11 February 1 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle 26–16 Cross, Sio, Vuniyayawa Sneyd (7) 10,050 RLP 20 February 2 Toulouse Olympique H AJ Bell Stadium 38–12 Sio (4), Brierley, Lafai, Sneyd Sneyd (5) 4,003 RLP 26 February 3 Hull FC A MKM Stadium 16–48 Lafai (2), Sio Sneyd (2) 10,081 RLP 6 March 4 Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium 2–34 Sneyd 5,702 RLP 11 March 5 Hull KR H AJ Bell Stadium 16–26 Burgess, Sio, Wright Sneyd (2) 3,950 RLP 18 March 6 Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium 26–12 Atkin, Brierley, Sio, Taylor Sneyd (5) 5,756 RLP 3 April 7 Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium 24–30 Sio (2), Williams (2), Cross Sneyd (2) 4,371 RLP 14 April 8 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 18–32 Ackers, Brierley, Sio Sneyd (3) 8,486 RLP 18 April 9 Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium 10–36 Cross, Sio Sneyd 3,221 RLP 24 April 10 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium 24–30 Costello, Gerrard, Sio, Vuniyayawa Brierley (4) 10,783 RLP 29 April 11 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium 10–14 Costello, Escaré Atkin 10,988 RLP 15 May 12 Leeds Rhinos H AJ Bell Stadium 23–8 Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, Sio Sneyd (3 + FG) 4,473 RLP 20 May 13 Castleford Tigers H AJ Bell Stadium 30–14 Burgess (3), Cross, Lafai Sneyd (5) 5,355 RLP 5 June 14 Hull Kingston Rovers A Hull College Community Stadium 16–43 Burgess, Cross, Watkins Sneyd 7,023 RLP 10 June 15 Wigan Warriors H AJ Bell Stadium 12–30 Cross, Watkins Sneyd (2) 5,944 RLP 26 June 16 Wakefield Trinity H AJ Bell Stadium 74–10 Burgess (3), Brierley (2), Cross (2), Sio (2), Akauola, Croft, Lafai, Watkins Sneyd (11) 4,047 RLP 3 July 17 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 32–24 Ormondroyd (2), Atkin, Brierley, Cross, Williams Sneyd 8,559 RLP 10 July 18 Huddersfield Giants N St James' Park 18–30 Croft, Cross, Luckley Sneyd (3) 25,333 RLP 17 July 19 Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium 32–6 Sio (3), Croft, Ormondroyd Sneyd (6) 2,607 RLP 23 July 20 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon 24–11 Burgess (2), Sio (2) Sneyd (4) 3,706 RLP 31 July 21 St Helens H AJ Bell Stadium 44–12 Burgess (2), Watkins (2), Akauola, Burke, Croft, Sarginson Sneyd (6) 6,041 RLP 7 August 22 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley 14–34 Burgess, Croft, Sio Sneyd 14,668 RLP 13 August 23 Huddersfield Giants H AJ Bell Stadium 33–16 Brierley, Burgess, Lafai, livett, Sio, Watkins Sneyd (4 + FG) 4,400 RLP 20 August 24 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 46–14 Watkins (2), Atkin, Brierley, Croft, Cross, Sio, Sneyd Sneyd (5), Brierley (2) 7,133 RLP 25 August 25 Hull FC H John Smiths Stadium 28–18 Breirley, Cross, Sio, Watkins, Williams Sneyd (4) 3,968 RLP 29 August 26 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle 50–10 Sneyd (2), Croft, Cross, Ormondroyd, Sio, Watkins, Wright Sneyd (9) 7,322 RLP 3 September 27 Warrington Wolves H AJ Bell Stadium 14–32 Dalton-Harrop, Greenwood Livett (3) 5,123 RLP

Play-offs

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Play-off results 10 September Eliminators Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium 28–0 Ackers, Brierley, Burgess, Watkins Sneyd (6) 6,374 RLP 17 September Semi-finals St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium 12–19 Brierley, Watkins Sneyd (2) 12,357 RLP Team bracket

Source:Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Challenge Cup results 27 March 6 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium 0–20 6,005 RLP

Squad

References

External links Rugby League Project

Super League website