Angry fans storm pitch as Salford end season in defeat and face extinction

• Super League: Salford 16-52 Wakefield

• Controversial owners the focus of supporters' protests

As has been the case for all of 2025 with Salford Red Devils, the story had little to do with the 80 minutes of rugby league on the pitch. It was everything that happened around it; from powerful pre-match protests, both sets of supporters uniting against this club's scandalous ownership saga and the questions about what happens next.

On a night when Super League's playoff games were finalised, it was hard not to take a step back and wonder about something far more serious. Friday's night's results mean that Leigh will host Wakefield, the winners here on a surreal evening, and Leeds take on St Helens in the opening round of the playoffs, with Hull KR and Wigan awaiting the winners.