Salford Red Devils host St Helens hoping to avoid the same fate as Round One when they lost 82-0 and the team news has now been confirmed.
Paul Rowley fielded a team littered with academy players that day as the Red Devils waited for their restricted salary cap to be lifted in the aftermath of their new owners been confirmed.
Unable to field his full-strength team, Rowley fielded the kids who were routed by St Helens with NRL signing Tristan Sailor putting on a show as he scored four tries.
Salford’s salary cap still remains in place and several stars have left since then whilst St Helens have shown glimpses of that performance but also had torrid patches of form.
The pressure will be on to land another statement victory despite the injury issues that St Helens are facing and we’ve now learned how Paul Wellens will reshuffle his squad based on those absent players.
Salford Red Devils team news
Nene Macdonald was confirmed to have headed home on unpaid leave with the Papua New Guinean a major loss for Salford, who are boosted by some returns.
Chris Hill is one of them and he starts at prop in a major boost whilst birthday boy Tiaki Chan is on the bench.
Esan Marsters partners Ryan Brierley in the halves with Saints loanee Jonny Vaughan on the wing.
Salford Red Devils XIII: Nathan Connell, Jonny Vaughan, Chris Hankinson, Toby Warren, Sam Hill, Esan Marsters, Ryan Brierley, Jack Ormondroyd, Kai Morgan, Chris Hull, Shane Wright, Matty Foster, Joe Shorrocks
Interchanges: Justin Sangare, Harvey Wilson, Tiaki Chan, Charlie Glover
St Helens team news
Jack Welsby and Lewis Murphy both suffered long-term injuries in the Round 13 loss to Hull KR whilst Mark Percival also underwent surgery on his ankle during the Super League break.
As such, three of Paul Wellens’ starting backs are out but there was hope as Kyle Feldt was named to the 21-man squad. The NRL veteran does return and starts on the wing whilst it’s Sailor who moves to full-back.
Owen Dagnall starts on the opposite wing with Deon Cross and Harry Robertson in the centres.
St Helens XIII: Tristan Sailor, Kyle Feldt, Harry Robertson, Deon Cross, Owen Dagnall, Jonny Lomax, George Whitby, Alex Walmsley, Daryl Clark, Matty Lees, Curtis Sironen, Matt Whitley, Morgan Knowles
Interchanges: Joe Batchelor, Moses Mbye, George Delaney, Noah Stephens
Completing Round 14 🏉
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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 15, 2025
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