Lowly Salford gave Hull KR a fright with a try after just 64 seconds before the home side started the second half with three tries in 15 minutes to run out comfortable winners.

Winger Peter Fox and scrum-half Michael Dobson recorded hat-tricks as Rovers scored 36 unanswered points.

Salford's Paul White, making his first appearance of the season after

injury, opened the scoring with just over a minute on the clock, going in at corner with John Wilshere converting.

It took Rovers 10 minutes to close the gap when Ben Galea and Kris Welham created an opening for Scott Murrell to force his way over for an unconverted try.

But the visitors belied their lowly league position when they made it 12-4 on 16 minutes, Luke Adamson being sent in by Craig Stapleton and Wilshere again adding the extras.

Fox's first try on 20 minutes reduced the deficit and the same player forced his way over after good approach work by Ben Fisher and Galea to level the scores at 12-12 at the break.

It was Rovers' turn to score early in the second half, Dobson and Galea combining to send in Dobson on 42 minutes.

Dobson converted his own score before Fox went in at the corner for his hat-trick try from Chas I'Anson's long pass on 48 minutes with Dobson again adding the extras.

A defensive mix-up by Salford allowed Kris Welham to stroll in on 55 minutes with Dobson converting.

Ten minutes later Welham and I'Anson created an opening for Dobson to coast in and add the conversion to see Rovers 36-12 ahead.

Eight minutes before the end Salford spilled the ball and Dobson kicked ahead to touch down for his hat-trick try before adding the conversion.

In the last minute Welham jolted the ball loose in the tackle and picked up to touchdown.