Salford’s 82-0 Tremendous League defeat to St. Helens is being investigated by the governing Rugby Soccer League (RFL) to determine if the match “introduced the game into disrepute.”
A youthful and depleted Crimson Devils crew had been dismantled by St. Helens on Saturday, with Tristan Sailor scoring 4 of Saints’ 15 tries on his first look for the 10-time Tremendous League winners.
“The RFL have at the moment contacted Salford Crimson Devils to verify {that a} compliance investigation can be launched to think about the circumstances round their squad choice for Saturday’s Betfred Tremendous League fixture at St Helens, and whether or not they have introduced the game into disrepute,” the RFL stated in a press release on Monday.
“The membership have seven days during which to reply.”
Salford named simply 16 gamers of their squad, together with eight debutants after a wage cap was imposed by the RFL in January. These restrictions had been stored in place regardless of Salford saying the completion of a takeover by a brand new consortium after months of economic issues.
The RFL’s investigation may end in Salford being charged with a breach of operational guidelines, together with the requirement that every membership “has always a squad of gamers enough to satisfy its obligations in all competitions.”
Salford is dealing with a spread of potential sanctions, the harshest being a factors deduction.
Sam Burgess, a former England worldwide who’s now the coach of Warrington Wolves, was amongst these criticising Salford, saying the crew choice left “a type of black mark on the competitors.”
The 82-0 rating was a report win within the Tremendous League since its first season in 1996.
Info from the Related Press contributed to this report