Watson says Jackson is at a ‘different level’
SALFORD boss Ian Watson singled out Jackson Hastings after they made it two wins from two in the Super 8 Qualifiers with a 32-6 win over Widnes.
A week after Watson’s men won impressively at fellow Super League side Hull KR, they continued their fine form at the AJ Bell Stadium with two tries from Junior Sa’u and six goals from former Widnes winger Ed Chamberlain.
Half-backs Hastings and Robert Lui were in excellent form for the home side, with one or the other having a hand in Salford’s tries.
Watson said: “Jackson is at a different level for us. He has fitted in as well as Michael Dobson did in previous years here, which is a big compliment.”
In contrast to Widnes, Salford made very few errors.
Watson continued: “We spoke about making sure our attitude was right. We played as a team to get the result but there were obviously individuals who came to the fore on the back of that.”
Meanwhile, LEIGH moved top in the Betfred Championship Shield standings on points difference after a 38-0 home victory over Barrow.
Leigh’s ascent was aided by ROCHDALE, who made Featherstone fight hard to record a 33-24 win.
SWINTON were beaten 26-18 by Sheffield Eagles.
In League 1, a late collapse cost OLDHAM as they slumped to a shock 24-18 defeat away at Newcastle.