BY JOHN DAVIDSON
Hunslet have doubled down on their statement criticising Salford over the loan deal for Kobe Rugless.
The League 1 club posted on X this morning: “We stand by the statement in full, the timeline is clear from all correspondence that Salford were discussing taking our player for free on Tuesday without anyone at Hunslet’s knowledge.
“Salford agreed to take our player on Wednesday morning early, again still with no one at Hunslet’s knowledge.
“Salford head coach called the player and left a voice message for Hunslet head coach some 12 hours later.
“At this time he passed on the player agent details to complete “the deal” which at that time still contemplated our player going to Salford permanently or on loan – for free.
“We appreciate Salfords kind words that Hunslet acted professionally , proactively and productively to rectify the situation once the club was finally made aware of the deal,
“Our statement covers the events comprehensively and well .”