The Rugby Football League will launch an investigation into Salford Red Devils' behaviour following their controversial team selection against St Helens.

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Betfred Super League defeat to St. Helens is being investigated by the RFL to decide if the match "brought the sport into disrepute."

THE RFL has released a statement today concerning Salford Red Devils’ squad selection against St Helens at the weekend. Live on BBC Two, the Red Devils boss Paul Rowley fielded a 16-man team effectively made up of reserves players after the club failed to get its sustainability cap of £1.

Salford's decision to field a second-string line-up who crashed to a record 82-0 defeat in a Super League match at St Helens is being investigated by the RFL.

THE RFL has issued a new statement following Salford Red Devils’ decision to effectively send a reserves side to St Helens in Round One of Super League tomorrow afternoon. The future of the Red Devils looked to have been secured following the takeover of a consortium led by Swiss businessman Dario Berta last week,

Salford Red Devils will be subject to a Rugby Football League investigation after the governing body confirmed it would look into whether or not the club’s team selection against St Helens brought the sport into disrepute.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has launched a compliance investigation following Salford's squad selection for their recent heavy defeat against St Helens.