The Rugby Soccer League has given a brand new Salford staff Championship membership for 2026, three weeks after the outdated membership was wound up.

A consortium led by former Crimson Devils participant Mason Caton-Brown has been chosen from three “high-quality” proposals to tackle the membership.

The RFL mentioned the submission from Salford RLFC Ltd “demonstrated a transparent dedication to sustainable governance, monetary accountability and long-term stability”.

Caton-Brown advised BBC Radio Manchester earlier this month that he had a head coach and gamers prepared to affix the brand new membership however they now face a race towards time to get ready for a scheduled season-opener towards Oldham on 16 January.

“We have already bought a number of agreements with some gamers and will this bid achieve success we are able to flip them into concrete agreements with the gamers and I am actually assured we are able to get a full squad out on our first recreation,” he mentioned on the time.

“We have got a coach lined up and he is actually actually enthusiastic and able to go. He is been working loads making an attempt to speak to gamers as nicely.”

Salford Crimson Devils had been wound up on 3 December after a turbulent yr, with a mass participant exodus, late wage funds, heavy defeats and finally the lack of their Tremendous League standing for 2026.

The Excessive Courtroom resolution ended the 152-year-old membership however hopes had been rapidly raised {that a} phoenix membership may have the ability to enter the second-tier Championship in 2026.

A consortium with former Salford chief govt Chris Irwin was additionally within the operating to guide the brand new membership and the RFL mentioned they hoped the unsuccessful events may work alongside Caton-Brown’s group in a “mutually useful means”.

“The standard of proposals we obtained displays the energy of dedication to rugby league in Salford,” mentioned RFL interim chief govt officer Abi Ekoku.

“Our resolution, which couldn’t have been made with out the readability and help of Salford Metropolis Council and its stadium administration staff (CosCos), has been taken with the long-term pursuits of the membership, the area people at its coronary heart and the game of rugby league as an entire.”