Salford Red Devils have been deducted two Betfred Super League competition points for breaching a number of RFL Operational Rules in their team selection for the Round One fixture at St Helens on February 15.
This is an Agreed Decision, and means Salford’s final points total in the 2025 Betfred Super League table is reduced from 6 to 4. This does not affect their position in the table (12th).
An Operational Rules Tribunal was scheduled for April 22, on the basis that the club accepted breaches, but were challenging the recommended sanction (a two-point deduction). However, Salford then pleaded not guilty at the Tribunal.
A further hearing was scheduled for August 26. Salford requested a postponement because of the unavailability of their legal representative.
Over the last month, the Salford management have accepted that the team chosen for the match was significantly weaker than it needed to be and several First Team players advertised as being unable to play in the aforementioned match were in fact available to be selected. The Club accept that this offence merited a points deduction.
Salford have also been fined £5,000, half of it suspended until 2029.
