Leeds Rhinos completed the dominant victory of 28-0 over Salford Red Devils with James McDonnell to score four attempts; Leeds moved to Betfred Super League top six; Salford’s financial difficulties continued after it was revealed that they had not been paid again last month
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James McDonnell scored four attempts when Leeds beat the Salford 28-0 crisis at the Aj Bell stadium and moved to the best six betfred super league.
After the rhinos gave the lead with a single attempt at the first half, McDonnell made him a hat trick by crossing twice at the beginning of the second.
And after Lachie Miller added Leeds fourth, McDonnell passed late when Brad Arthur’s men finally finished a comfortable victory.
While they moved to the playoffs, Salford Paul Rowley stayed on the second day when he suffered the sixth loss this season on seven Super League trips.
The accumulation of the match saw that the Captain Red Devils from Red Devils Kallum Watkins became another significant departure from the club and re -joined Leeds to agree for the rest of the season.
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He was not involved in the competition, the initial phase of which Leeds developed after the first minute tool on Chris Atkin, Leeds culminated in Keenan Palasia.
The defense was then violated in the 21st minute when McDonnell crashed after offload by Jake Connor, who was unable to get his attempt to turn into a target.
It looked as if Leeds had to settle for a break, when Salford was frustrating for the rest of the half, attracted to the health of home supporters, but the lead was reinforced in the last half of the first half because Miller sent it through contributions.
Visitors then took a fixed control of driving within minutes of the beginning of the second half and ran 16-0 with McDonnell twice in quick succession.
James McDonnell scored four attempts when Leeds beat the crisis hit by Salford
Leeds then soon found himself temporarily up to 12 players, this time Mikolaj OLEDZKI punished Matty Foster.
Despite the disadvantage of man, the rhinos looked at another attempt when Harry Newman dropped, but the effort was forbidden for double movement after video control.
The number four arrived when Morgan Gannon sent a kick and Miller touched the posts.
McDonnell’s evening then improved even when he joined his personal haul at the 76th minute – and he passed again in the last moments, but the effort was expelled forward.
