IAN WATSON | “WE’RE PROVING PEOPLE WRONG”

Salford Red Devils head coach Ian Watson credited his side’s defensive efforts for their victory against Castleford Tigers.
The Red Devils climbed into the Betfred Super League play-off positions with their second successive win at the The Salford Stadium.
Watson said: “This is what we worked all preseason for. To give ourselves a sniff of an opportunity.
“We’ve got that and today it was important that we backed our result up from last week by getting a win, so it puts us in a play-off position.”
He added: “I know there’s a long way to go, but we’re proving people wrong at the moment.”
Niall Evalds, Lee Mossop, Jackson Hastings and Derrel Olpherts were the try-scorers for Salford, but it was their impenetrable defence in the second-half which saw them truly impress.
Watson said: “There were a lot of players who were outstanding today across the board.
“As a team, we had a defensive attitude today and they can be proud of the defensive performance they put in there.”
Salford will look to make it three wins in a row when they travel to the DW Stadium to face Wigan Warriors next Friday. Tickets information available HERE.