Tommy Makinson breaks Magic Weekend record as St Helens make Super League statement

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tommy Makinson contributed 28 points as St Helens showed signs of shaping up for their customary Super League title push with an emphatic 48-6 win over Huddersfield Giants as the Magic Weekend came to a conclusion in Newcastle. Saints’ quest for a fifth straight crown may have been slow to click into gear since their sapping pre-season trip Down Under to win the prestigious World Club Challenge over Penrith Panthers. But bolstered by the brilliant Makinson, who crossed four times and added six conversions to break the record for most individual points in a Magic Weekend game, Paul Wellens’ men turned on the style in the second half to ultimately coast to victory against the below-par Giants. open image in gallery Hull FC fought back to beat Warrington in the final game of the Magic Weekend And Super League’s Magic Weekend was rounded out as Warrington Wolves missed out on a chance to return to the top of the table, as they fell 30-18 to a resurgent Hull FC.