Four tries for Burgess as Hull KR thrash Salford

Betfred Super League

Salford (6) 12

Tries: Sangare, Glover Goals: Morgan (2)

Hull KR (34) 74

Tries: Davies (2), Broadbent, Sue, Burgess (4), Martin (2), Litten (2), Lewis, Mourgue Goals: Mourgue (2), Martin (7)

Joe Burgess scored four of Hull Kingston Rovers' 14 tries as they thrashed depleted Salford to open up a four-point gap at the top of Super League.

The winger equalled the club's Super League record for tries in a match as Mikey Lewis came up with nine assists and a try of his own to make it back-to-back wins for the leaders.

Salford, hampered by financial problems and a player exodus this season, suffered more woe this week as another late payment of wages meant some players were unavailable, and their patched-up side was under the cosh from the first minute.

The Robins were ruthless as they piled on the points to claim their biggest Super League win.

Tom Davies added two tries to take his tally to 99 in Super League, while Rhyse Martin also went over the line twice and kicked his 1,000th point in the competition with seven conversions.

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Salford: Murphy, S. Hill, Whitehead, Warren, Connell, Brierley, Morgan, Ormondroyd, Mellor, L. Lewis, Chan, Foster, Wilson.

Interchanges: Glover, Yates, Pye, Sangare

Hull KR: Mourgue, Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Burgess, M. Lewis, May, Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Martin, Batchelor, Minchella

Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Tanginoa, Brown

Referee: James Vella.