David Clegg

Dundee, Lisburn

Editor at The Courier and Evening Telegraph (Dundee)

Editor of @thecourieruk & @evening_tele; paper reviews @skynews; co-author #BreakUp; agent @NorthbankTalent

Articles

RED DEVILS FAIL TO BUILD ON FINE START

3 weeks ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Salford Red Devils Academy 16 Wigan Warriors Academy 48 Match ReportA thrilling start to last Saturday’s Elite Academy home fixture, against the Wigan Warriors, saw the Red Devils take the game by storm, by ratcheting up a 10-6 lead, in the first fifteen minutes – a position which must have shaken the visiting Warriors to the core.
ELEMENTS CONSPIRE TO DENY SALFORD RESERVES

1 month ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Wakefield Trinity 32 Salford Red Devils 18 Match ReportThe strong northerly wind might not have been quite up to gale force, and the north-south incline on the pitch was significantly less than that of the infamous Mount Pleasant ground, Batley, but both in combination, as they were in last Sunday’s away Reserves fixture at Wakefield, set a difficult challenge for both teams, upon facing them.
ACADEMY FINISH WITH A FLOURISH

1 month ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Salford Red Devils 16 Leeds Rhinos 46 Match ReportTwo fabulous tries, in the final five minutes of their home fixture with Leeds Rhinos, saw the Salford Red Devils’ Academy side finish the game on a high, after they had struggled to breach the visitors’ line, for most of the preceding seventy-five minutes. This was hardly surprising because the Rhinos have proven to be the competition’s standout side, having carried all before them in each of their fixtures, thus far.
RED DEVILS IN DEPTH: CHALLENGE SHIELD FINAL - Salford Red Devils

1 month ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

In a game as intense as any competition final can be, Salford Red Devils Ladies came up just short in this enthralling encounter with near neighbours, Swinton Lionesses, going down by 12 points to 4, at the Millennium Stadium, Featherstone.
RESERVES SHOW THEIR CHARACTER THROUGH ADVERSITY

1 month ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Salford Red Devils 22 Leigh Leopards 38 Match ReportThe fifty-seventh minute sin-binning of fullback, Ethan Fitzgerald, for a head-high tackle, proved to be the turning point, in what had hitherto been a closely contested encounter, with the Red Devils the dominant side, for the greater part.
RED DEVILS DOMINATE FIRST ROUND CUP TIE

2 months ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Salford Red Devils 36 Wakefield Trinity 0 Match ReportSalford Red Devils’ Ladies’ side hit the knock-out Cup trail blazing, last Sunday, with a dominant display which quickly subdued their Yorkshire visitors, Wakefield Trinity, rendering them pointless throughout, whilst ratcheting up a total of thirty-six points of their own.
RED DEVILS IN DEPTH: WIGAN V SALFORD

2 months ago | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

In the context of this weekend’s fixture, it was a moment to celebrate, the moment when Chris Kendall blew his whistle for the kick off of Sunday’s Wigan v Salford Super League fixture, and we were all able to heave a huge sigh of relief that we were there, supporting a team proud to be representing the club bearing the name of Salford Red Devils.
RED DEVILS GET SEASON OFF TO A WINNING START

Mar 25, 2025 | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

Salford Red Devils 12 Sheffield Eagles 4Salford Red Devils Women’s team got their season off to a fine start last Sunday, with a dominant performance over a physically strong Sheffield Eagles side, which showed the extent to which the team has been strengthened during the close season.
RED DEVILS IN DEPTH: SALFORD V HUDDERSFIELD

Mar 24, 2025 | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

A tremendous defensive effort, which kept the visiting Huddersfield Giants pointless for over sixty-five minutes in Thursday evening’s Round 5 Super League fixture, was the crux to their first league win of the season, which lifted them off the bottom of the table, and above the hapless Giants, to join Catalans and Castleford in joint ninth.
RED DEVILS IN DEPTH: SALFORD V BRADFORD

Mar 19, 2025 | salfordreddevils.com | David Clegg

The beauty of the Challenge Cup is that each round provides something of a break, away from the week in week out pressure of Super League fixtures, and, certainly for those sides whose season has not quite been going according to plan, it presents a different challenge and an added dimension in the form of different opponents from outside Super League, at seldomly visited venues .