Sport

Salford Red Devils youth star completes 60-mile charity walk

Salford Red Devil’s player, Ellis Snelgrove, joined a team of 48 people to take part in a 60-mile walk to raise money for CALM, a mental health charity that is dedicated to tackling male suicides in the UK.

On This Day – Salford Rugby played host to the first match under floodlights

Night fixtures are a common occurrence in any sport in 2018 but turn the clock back 140 years and history was being made in Salford as the first recorded rugby match to be played under floodlights took place on this day in 1878.

“A unique place in a unique team” – A retrospective on Swinton legend Frank Evans

Frank Evans, aka “Frankie Defan,” played his last game for Rugby League side Swinton Lions on this day 88 years ago, but his legend lives on across Salford.