Salford coach Ian Watson expects he will have to change his Challenge Cup final team after the northwest club was hit by coronavirus. The Red Devils have received positive Covid-19 tests for two players and were forced to stand down two more after their results proved inconclusive, just four days from their Wembley showdown with Leeds. Salford also said they had eight players ruled out through injury but still went ahead with Tuesday's Super League fixture against Hull KR at Warrington "in order to preserve the integrity of the competition". Hull KR won 24-22 on Tuesday thanks to a last-minute penalty from Jamie Ellis but coach Tony Smith said they too had been hit by Covid-19 after tests from two of their players proved inconclusive. Watson gave a debut Tuesday to hooker Connor Aspey and fielded just six members of his likely Wembley line-up, with Krisnan Inu a deliberately unused substitute. "Kris wasn't supposed to be on the bench and neither was Luke Yates," Watson said. "They both put their hands up to play. We had a bit of a session this morning and a couple got injured. "We've had a lot of disruption. We've not been able to train since the Huddersfield game last Thursday and this is supposed to be one of the best weeks of their careers." Watson added: "But no-one has complained. We've had to have two days at home and we thought the game was going to end up having to be cancelled but we rolled it well and I can't speak highly enough of the boys at the moment. "It may affect the Challenge Cup final team now but I'm really confident, whatever team we put out, we are going there to win." Victory ended Rovers' five-match losing run and was inspired by co-captain Mose Masoe, who attended his first game since an injury in a pre-season friendly in January. "He's a real inspiration," said Smith. "All the boys love him. He has had a huge impact on us this year and he continues to help us and influence in the right way." jdg/pb