Smith pleased by Wire improvement

Warrington Wolves coach Tony Smith believes his team's recent hard work is starting to pay off ahead of their clash with Salford.

Wolves host the Reds at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday, following their win over Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup last weekend which booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition.
It's now a return to Super League matters for the improving Wire, who currently sit in third spot in the table ahead of their encounter with 10th-placed Salford.
Warrington will be without the likes of Lee Briers, Adrian Morley and Michael Monaghan for the game but Smith believes his team are showing signs of improvement.
He told the club's official website: "Last weekend and recent weeks have seen us become a little bit more consistent in some of the areas we've been working on, and this is having an effect on the overall performance of the team.
"The players are working hard and they are committed to making improvements and that is starting to show on the pitch."