Dan Sarginson: Last News

Having scored just 10 points across the opening two rounds of Super League action, Salford will be delighted to have racked up 12 tries against Widnes in the Challenge Cup.

Salford have made significant progress over the last few years, both on and off the field.Appearances in the Super League Grand Final and Challenge Cup Final in consecutive seasons were indicative of this, but perhaps it is in the Red Devils' recruitment that the point is most easily demonstrated.Despite losing Niall Evalds in the off-season, the three-quarter line Richard Marshall selects for the round one fixture against St Helens will likely include Grand Final winner Morgan Escare, 2020 Dream Team winger Krisnan Inu and three England internationals in Joe Burgess, Dan Sarginson and Kallum Watkins.The circumstances certainly fell into place nicely to bring Watkins to the AJ Bell Stadium last year following his departure from Gold Coast

direct to your inboxWhen Salford's squad numbers were released earlier this month, there were few surprises - though one notable change was Dan Sarginson's switch from the number four jersey he wore last season to the 23 for this year.While coaches will typically tell you not to read too much into who is handed the traditional 'starting jerseys' from one to 13, eyebrows were raised to see a player expected to be one of the Red Devils' key men with such a high number.And although the 23 has sporting significance largely due to Michael Jordan's success wearing that number with Chicago Bulls, Sarginson revealed that there was a far more personal and poignant motive behind the switch."There's two things to it really," said the 27-year-old.

Salford will take the unusual step of appealing an appeal in an effort to have Luke Yates available for the Challenge Cup semi-final clash with Warrington on Saturday.The powerhouse forward was initially issued with a Grade B dangerous contact charge for an incident in a tackle with Hull FC hooker Danny Houghton on Thursday evening.That typically carries a one-match suspension, but the Match Review Panel's findings were not issued until Monday morning and it was deemed that the ban would only come into effect after the Super League fixture between the Red Devils and Wolves.

Salford boss Ian Watson has expressed his frustration at the RFL's disciplinary processes after learning he will be without star players Dan Sarginson and Luke Yates for Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington Wolves.Sarginson has been suspended for two matches for a high tackle on Jamie Shaul, while Yates received a one-game ban for dangerous contact on Danny Houghton.Watson is insistent that neither suspension is justified and is unhappy at the timing of the decision. The bans are scheduled to only come into effect at midnight tomorrow - after the clash between the two teams tomorrow evening, meaning that will not count towards the bans.

new signing Kallum Watkins and fellow England international centre Dan Sarginson in his 21-man squad for the tie. Skipper Lee Mossop again misses out, but isn't too far away from returning to the side."He is always kind of on the cusp," said Watson.

Super League Grand Final winner Kallum Watkins. He's among the options at Watson's disposal when looking to fill the number one jersey in the Challenge Cup clash with Catalans tomorrow evening.