Salford Red Devils 22–0 Castleford Tigers — Elimination Semi-Final, 2019 Super League Finals Series
26 Sep 2019 · AJ Bell Stadium, Salford · Attendance: 4,800
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Elimination Semi-Final, 2019 Super League finals series: Salford Red Devils 22–0 Castleford Tigers, at AJ Bell Stadium, Salford on 26 Sep 2019.
Sourcing caveat: Hastings' try minute was not identified precisely in sources found (reported only as "second half"). An initial source discrepancy over whether Inu's tally was described as "5 conversions" or a 3-conversion/2-penalty mix was resolved via Total Rugby League's more detailed breakdown.
Scoring timeline
| 11′ | Salford Red Devils — try, McCarthy |
| 14′ | Salford Red Devils — try, Bibby |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Salford Red Devils | Tries: McCarthy 11'; Bibby 14'; Hastings (2nd half) Goals: Inu (5 goals — 3 conversions, 2 penalties) |
| Castleford Tigers | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Salford Red Devils | Castleford Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niall Evalds | Fullback | Jordan Rankin | 32 |
| 23 | Ken Sio | Wing | James Clare | 2 |
| 3 | Kris Welham | Centre | Greg Minikin | 3 |
| 5 | Jake Bibby | Centre | Cheyse Blair | 35 |
| 26 | Krisnan Inu | Wing | Greg Eden | 5 |
| 30 | Tui Lolohea | Five-Eighth | Jacob Trueman | 6 |
| 31 | Jackson Hastings | Halfback | Peter Mata'utia | 1 |
| 8 | Lee Mossop | Prop | Liam Watts | 8 |
| 19 | Logan Tomkins | Hooker | Paul McShane | 9 |
| 10 | Gil Dudson | Prop | Grant Millington | 10 |
| 11 | Josh Jones | Second Row | Oliver Holmes | 11 |
| 12 | George Griffin | Second Row | Chris Clarkson | 33 |
| 17 | Tyrone McCarthy | Lock | Nathan Massey | 14 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Joey Lussick | Adam Milner | 13 | |
| 15 | Adam Walker | Matt Cook | 18 | |
| 13 | Mark Flanagan | Daniel Smith | 34 | |
| 16 | Greg Burke | Jacques O'Neill | 29 | |
| Ian Watson | Coach | Daryl Powell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Thaler |
Match report
Salford Red Devils shut out Castleford Tigers 22-0 at the AJ Bell Stadium, with tries from McCarthy and Jake Bibby inside the first quarter of an hour and a further Jackson Hastings try after the break. Robbie Mulhern's Inu landed 5 goals. The game's defining moment was a try-saving tackle by Niall Evalds on Jordan Rankin, around the 24th minute, which kept Castleford scoreless.