Joe Burgess scores four tries as Hull KR thrashing of Salford raises big questions

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  • Salford 12-74 Hull KR

  • Struggling bottom club's Super League future on the line

In the week when Super League agreed the decision to expand to 14 teams in 2026, this was certainly not the kind of advert to suggest that the competition is ready to grow.

Top v bottom in any competition can easily result in a one-sided outcome, and the fact Salford are still stuck in a financial crisis and were without several senior players meant something like this was always going to be possible.

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