Salford Red Devils’ saga reached a new low as they played over an hour with a squad of just 15 players, but avoided a shock Challenge Cup exit at the hands of Championship side Bradford Bulls on Friday night.

On a night when the stars appeared to have aligned for Bradford Bulls, Salford Red Devils tore up the script with the help of two unlikely heroes.

Still under special measures from the RFL, the Red Devils submitted an initial 17-man squad for the Fourth Round tie on Wednesday lunchtime, as is required. Since then, Marc Sneyd