Leeds' Gareth Ellis challenges for the Salford line

Salford: (6) 26
Tries: Wilshere (2), Moule (2), Haggarty
Goals: Robinson (3)

Leeds: (22) 30
Tries: Webb (2), McGuire, Burrow, Tansey
Goals: Sinfield (5)

Leeds survived a late Salford revival to get their Super League campaign off to a winning start.

Tries by Brent Webb (2), Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire gave Leeds a comfortable lead at the break.

John Wilshere and Aaron Moule replied for the Reds but a Jordan Tansey try looked to have sealed a Leeds win.

But Gareth Haggarty and Moule, with his second try of the game, went over to set up a tense finale, only for Leeds to hold on for the win.

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"Salford are a good team, they have shown that for a couple of years now. They always give us a tough game and they did again.

"So credit to them, but credit to my team for toughing it out. We were a bit rusty and it was hard to get flowing.

"We didn't have a lot of ball - we need to secure it and do a lot more with it. It was a precious win for us."

"We got off to a soft start but overall I thought it was a pretty good performance. We showed a lot of character.

"When they got in our quarter we looked vulnerable but it is a stepping stone.

"We have played one of the big boys and taken them right to the wire. There was not a lot between the teams."

Salford: Hodgson, Halliwell, McGuinness, Moule, Wilshere, Dorn, Robinson, Coley, Alker, Jewitt, Edmondson, Littler, Korkidas.
Replacements: Haggerty, Adamson, Finnigan, Brocklehurst

Leeds: Webb, Donald, Toopi, Senior, Gibson, McGuire, Burrow, Bailey, Diskin, Leuluai, Lauitiiti, Ellis, Sinfield.
Replacements: Scruton, Jones-Buchanan, Tansey, Thackray.