Baynes Off to Cumbria
March 21, 2005 by Paul Mc · Comments Off
Salford’s former Wigan prop forward Neil Baynes, 27, who has yet to make an engage Super League appearance this season, has joined National League One club Whitehaven on a month’s loan.
Baynes, a crowd favourite at The Willows apparently was interesting other Super League clubs but Head Coach Karl Harrison has let him join former Reds’ boss Steve McCormack up in Cumbria.
Reds face Hornets in Challenge Cup
March 14, 2005 by Paul Mc · Comments Off
Salford City Reds have been drawn out of the hat to play Rochdale Hornets at Spotland in the 4th round of the Powergen Challenge Cup, scheduled to be played on 3 April.
Holders St Helens will begin their defence of the Powergen Challenge Cup at Huddersfield in one of three all-Super League clashes.
The two clubs will meet each other for the third time in five years, with the Giants aiming to avenge their 46-6 defeat in last year’s semi-final.
Saints, who beat Wigan in last year’s final at the Millennium Stadium, beat Huddersfield 34-24 in engage Super League last month but must travel to the Galpharm Stadium on the weekend of April 2-3.
Super League champions Leeds were paired with Warrington in a repeat of the league match which the Rhinos won 38-6 just three days ago.
“It’s going to be a tough one,” said Leeds coach Tony Smith.
“We had a real tussle with them last Friday. It took some time to get over the top of them and they will be trying to even the score.”
The other all-top flight clash is between Hull and Wakefield, who met at the KC Stadium on Sunday, with Hull snatching a 36-33 victory.
Wath Brow Hornets, the only amateur team to reach the last 32, were handed a fairytale trip to France to take on Toulouse, while Union Treiziste Catalane, who will enter Super League next year, and Pia were also drawn at home.
Hull KR have the chance to avenge last year’s third-round defeat when they take on UTC while Keighley, who knocked out Russian minnows Strela Kazan yesterday, take on Pia.
Fourth-round draw:
Featherstone v Bradford
Doncaster v Workington
Hunslet v London Broncos
Union Treiziste Catalane v Hull KR
Wigan v Whitehaven
Pia v Keighley
Halifax v Castleford
Huddersfield v St Helens
Leeds v Warrington
Batley v Leigh
Oldham v York
Widnes v Swinton
Barrow v Sheffield Eagles
Rochdale v Salford
Toulouse v Wath Brow Hornets
Wakefield v Hull.
Ties to be played April 2/3.
Reds Land Stringer
March 13, 2005 by Paul Mc · Comments Off
The City Reds have bolstered their injury hit squad with the addition of former London Bronco Mitchell Stringer.
Stringer was released a fortnight ago after failing to settle in the capital and now Karl Harrison has signed the young prop until the end of the season.
21-year old Stringer played for former club Sheffield Eagles last weekend but Harrison has moved to add the player to a side that has taken a few injuries in the forward ranks in the last few weeks.
With Paul Highton breaking an arm and Mark Shipway and Gareth Haggerty becoming the lastest casualties, Harrison felt it was important to act now with the busy Easter period almost upon us.
Karl Harrison said: “He is a young prop with plenty of ability and can become an even better player.”
