Match Report: Salford RLFC

Salford RLFC 4 - 62 London Broncos

London Broncos recorded a 62–4 victory over Salford RLFC, scoring 12 tries after establishing a 28–0 lead by half-time.

The Broncos made an early breakthrough in the fourth minute. Following a series of short passes, Luke Smith crossed for the opening try after Emarly Bitungane had been tackled just short of the line in the previous set. Jimmy Meadows converted for a 6–0 lead.

Salford completed their opening set before spending much of the early period defending. Elliot Wallis safely fielded an eighth-minute kick before Salford were penalised for being offside. A quick Meadows pass was later knocked down, giving London a scrum inside Salford territory.

London doubled their lead in the 12th minute when Robert Mathias beat his defender on the outside to score. Meadows' conversion attempt was unsuccessful.

Following a handling error from Neil Tchamambe at the restart and a Salford forward pass, London regained possession. Gairo Voro made a break before Finley Glare was brought down short of the line, beginning a sustained attacking period. Dean Hawkins then grubbered into the in-goal area for Smith to collect and score his second try in the 17th minute. Meadows converted to make it 16–0.

Campbell-Gillard was unable to hold a pass from Siliva Havili shortly afterwards, but Salford were unable to retain possession from the turnover, allowing London another attacking opportunity. In the 21st minute, Smith dropped the ball back for Glare, who collected it and scored. Meadows added the conversion.

After interchanges brought Connor O'Beirne and Marcus Stock into the game, Salford produced several attacking sets. Elliot Wallis collected a high kick, while Neil Tchamambe batted a grubber kick dead in-goal to force a restart. Despite periods of pressure, Salford were unable to score.

Late in the first half, Meadows found Mathias with an offload for the centre's second try. Meadows converted to extend the lead to 28–0 at the interval.

London increased their advantage immediately after the half time break. Salford lost possession from the kick-off, allowing Marcus Stock to score from close range. Meadows converted.

Dean Hawkins' kicking game continued to create opportunities, forcing a goal-line drop-out before Finley Glare scored his second try of the afternoon from dummy half in the 44th minute. Meadows converted.

Glare was then held just short of the line before Salford dropped the ball in the tackle and were later penalised for dissent. London maintained possession and, in the 51st minute, Hawkins broke through the defensive line before offloading to Mathias, who completed his hat-trick. Meadows converted.

Five minutes later, Hawkins provided a short pass for Luke Smith to complete his hat-trick. Meadows again converted.

In the 58th minute, Gairo Voro broke clear before offloading to Meadows, who found Jack Croft in support for another London try. Meadows was unable to convert.

Salford spent an extended period attacking London's line midway through the second half. The Broncos held up multiple attempts over the try line before forcing a handling error from the first tackle after Salford received a repeat set. Neil Tchamambe later claimed a high kick in-goal before Meadows produced a long goal-line drop-out to relieve pressure.

Salford scored their only try in the 69th minute when Callum Green crossed. Kieran Dixon's conversion attempt was unsuccessful.

London finished the match with one final try. Meadows beat several defenders before offloading to Robert Mathias, who scored his fourth try of the afternoon beneath the posts. Meadows converted to complete the scoring.

Mathias finished with four tries, while Luke Smith recorded a hat-trick. Finley Glare scored twice, with Marcus Stock and Jack Croft also crossing. Meadows kicked nine conversions and contributed to several of London's scoring plays.

London Broncos: 18 Jimmy Meadows, 26 Neil Tchamambe, 3 Robert Mathias, 20 Brandon Webster-Mansfield, 2 Elliot Wallis, 23 Gairo Voro, 7 Dean Hawkins, 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 14 Finley Glare, 10 Emarly Bitungane, 11 Luke Smith, 19 Ben Hursey-Hord, 13 Siliva Havili.

Replacements: 6 Connor O’Beirne, 17 Marcus Stock, 12 Jack Croft 24 Lewis Bienek. 18th man: 27 Teddy Davidson

Tries: Smith (4, 17, 56), Mathias (12, 39, 51, 79)  Glare (21, 44), Stock (40), Croft (58)

Conversions: Meadows 9/11

Salford RLFC: 1 Kieran Dixon, 39 Callum Green, 12 Oli Garmston, 20 Joe Hartley, 5 Jack Holmes, 7 Toby Hughes, 40 Owain Abel, 29 Cameron Bate, 9 Brad Dwyer, 37 Jack Bibby, 33 Cole Oakley, 26 Reece Stanton, 42 Shaun Costello. Replacements: 32 Joe Baldwin, 30 Alfie Leake, 36 Danny Lynch, 13 Charlie Glover 18th man: 10 Owen Haldenby.

Tries: Green (69)

Conversions: Dixon 0/1