The Australian star masterminded the club’s first win of the Super League season against Harlequins last weekend.

The 20-year-old hooker played his first game of the season after a shoulder reconstruction as Swinton comfortably brushed aside London Skolars 52-16.

They scored the first of 10 tries on the day after only four minutes when Andrew Isherwood barged through some bodies to go over near the posts.

They were team mates at Salford – they came to the fore at The Willows but are not rivals there anymore following Myler’s end of season move to Warrington.

The level of performance has improved considerably over recent weeks however and City should soon be able to banish any lingering relegation worries.

Team-mates Katrina Alder and Elliot Hynes have been chosen to represent England Schools at the Four Nations contest this weekend. They will swim against Ireland, Scotland and Wales teams.

When the teams took to the pitch in almost perfect conditions and on a good playing surface it was obvious from the sheer size of the Cumbrian outfit that it was going to be a forward dominated game – and so it turned out to be.

Menga, who went to Moorside High School, came out on top in a match that pitted the top two UFC camps in Europe against each other; his very own Team Kaobon and Crawley’s Rough House gym.

Reds will have to make two trips to the South of France after the Challenge Cup Fourth Round draw landed them a tough away tie against the latest Super League team to beat them – Les Catalans.

The Lions have pulled out Championship side Halifax, Smith’s former club, in the fourth round draw.

The Lions looked to be coasting into the next round with a handsome 34-6 lead just past the hour mark.

Yet such has been the enthusiasm and learning capacity of the 20-year-old Ghanaian student that she has not only graduated into a more than competent player, but she has also added a string of coaching and teaching qualifications to her fund of rugby knowledge.

Played five... lost five, so the sole possession of Super League’s basement slot now belongs to Salford.

Five successive Super League defeats leaves chairman Wilkinson disappointing but typically determined to see a turnaround in fortunes.

Bobbie witnessed Salford’s latest defeat against Les Catalans at first hand in his role as the French national coach. He fears for Salford this term.

Early pressure in the game was all Irlam, with Jonathan Lyons lively and Yan Mayangele blastingover the bar.

]]> sport http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/s/1198004_irlam_miss_chance_to_close_on_top_three?rss=yes#comments 2010-03-11T14:00:56 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/s/1198006_city_hold_off_boss_hunt?rss=yes Salford City will not appoint a manager to the UniBond First Division North side until the end of the season writes Andrew Giblin.

This means club chairman Darren Quick assisted by former player Mark Molyneaux will take charge until then, replacing Paul Wright who left recently.

Adamson is backing himself and his team-mates to deliver on home soil and secure a much-needed first win of the season for Shaun McRae’s Salford side.

Smith is still smarting from defeat by Oldham Roughyeds in the opening Championship One game last week when a below par Lions were well beaten 38-20 at Sedgeley Park.

Salford seem to start slowly in home games and the visitors had a slight edge in the first half although neither side created any early chances.

They did get a shock though as, in heavy conditions, the home side took tan early lead with a converted try.

With Della’s second team game cancelled, the coaching staff decided that this would be a good opportunity to blood some of the young talent in Pete Halsall’s team, so three players were called up to the first team – Liam Watson, 18, Jamie Phillips, 18, and 17-year-old Mike Halsall.

The last time these two teams met it was a narrow 13-10 defeat for Eccles and they were confident of producing a perceived upset.

It meant no place in the starting line-up for newcomer Matty Smith – a player still finding his feet after arriving from Celtic at the end of last season.

He says the spirit among the players is stronger than ever and Fitzpatrick is convinced Reds will break their duck and post an elusive first win against Les Catalans at The Willows tomorrow night.

The game was already gone from Swinton by the time Andy Isherwood was sin binned and Ian Watson dismissed as the game ended in a series of ‘all in’ fights.

Bulls star Matt Orford has been identified by Salford pack star Ian Sibbit as the Bulls danger man – Sibbit knows Orford well.

Player-coach Paul Smith had 10 players missing for the Northern Rail Cup defeat against Widnes and picked up a few more knocks during the 36-12 defeat.

The home team were as keen as their supporters and ground staff to get the game played, placing sheets across the pitch on the Saturday night and shovelled snow off the ground on Sunday morning.

Irlam Hornets, together with Moorfield Primary School and J.A.L Building Plans Ltd, submitted detailed plans proposing an extension of the existing Acorn Centre, at Moorfield Primary School, adding new and much needed facilities – including changing rooms, community room, kitchen – to the Irlam area for the people of Irlam.

Salford’s visit to Headingley was a dress rehearsal for Sunday’s game at Elland Road and an out-of-sorts Leeds were there for the taking.

McRae was extremely pleased with how both players performed in their first outing of the season at Leeds.

Sam Burke, Karthik Nagaraj, Andy Green and Dave Sloan all competed at the third leg of Ireland’s first fully sanctioned Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, on what proved to be a highly successful night for the local lads.

As well as working with the pros, Gary can be in the corner for the junior and senior amateur boxers at his Silver Street gym.

Reds football director Steve Simms has confirmed a possible return to the Salford ranks for Goulding later this season cannot be ruled out.

The Lions were no match for Karl Harrison’s men but can take positives from the defeat against a side from the division above.

Crushing defeats at Hull KR and at home to Crusaders was not the way the former Penrith and Gold Coast pack star wanted to start 2010.

Stewards escorted away one man who came down to the touchline at full-time to verbally abuse and criticise Reds’ coach Sean McRae.

The teams exchanged penalties before Donavan powered over from close range to edge the home side in front.

Irlam dominated early on and, in the eighth minute, Irlam forward Darren Green picked up a ball just outside of the Cheadle’s 18 yard line. With Cheadle’s defence expecting a ball into the box, Green outwitted them all with a sweet strike from the outside of his right foot, sending the ball looping over Cheadle’s keeper Mcdonnagh and into the back of the net.

Those points take the Ammies up to 19th place in the 22-strong Unibond League First Division North, with a handy eight-point cushion now separating them from the relegation zone.

This award compliments the club’s original Charter Standard Award.

The star duo missed the opening day defeat at Hull KR and will again be sidelined.