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Magic Weekend: St Helens nonetheless striving for Tremendous League glory in ‘very totally different 12 months’
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Magic Weekend: St Helens nonetheless striving for Tremendous League glory in ‘very totally different 12 months’

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In his 26 years and counting with St Helens as a participant and a coach, Paul Wellens has been there for the entire highs over the past quarter of a century. He has been there by the lows as nicely.

A type of got here final month, the place his Saints group turned the primary for 38 years to undergo 5 league defeats in a row and in addition the primary to lose 5 consecutive video games in all competitions since 2013, when Wellens was captain.

Again-to-back wins over struggling Hull FC and fellow play-off contenders Salford Crimson Devils have taken the 10-time Betfred Tremendous League champions again as much as fourth heading into Magic Weekend although, and the pinnacle coach is aware of in addition to anybody what’s required from the gamers.

Magic Weekend 2024 fixtures

Sat, Aug 17 Hull FC vs London Broncos 2.30pm
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens 5pm
Warrington Wolves vs Leeds Rhinos 7.30pm
Solar, Aug 18 Leigh Leopards vs Salford Crimson Devils 1.30pm
Catalans Dragons vs Hull KR 4pm
Huddersfield Giants vs Castleford Tigers 6.30pm

“We want to finish as high as possible, but when I’ve spoken to the players, I don’t want to put too much pressure on them,” Wellens advised Sky Sports activities.

“This has been a really totally different 12 months to what we’ve been used to. We have been by some adversity and a few challenges, however the win over Salford was all about character.

“it’s got to remain the same until the end of the year, we’ve just got to keep turning up and find our best effort.”

One of many greatest challenges for St Helens this 12 months has been coping with accidents to key gamers, and that state of affairs has not eased with Lewis Dodd, Daryl Clark and Mark Percival all being dominated out for between 4 to 6 weeks following the 17-16 golden-point win over Salford.

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Magic Weekend: St Helens nonetheless striving for Tremendous League glory in ‘very totally different 12 months’

Highlights of St Helens’ 12-4 win over Wigan Warriors on this 12 months’s Good Friday derby

They be part of 2023 Man of Metal nominee Jack Welsby on the sidelines and the dearth of expertise in St Helens’ 21-man squad for Tremendous League’s gathering at Elland Highway this weekend underlined by the actual fact half-back Will Roberts and ahead Leon Cowen would make their debuts if named within the matchday 17.

Added to the duty is the actual fact Saints are up in opposition to fierce rivals Wigan Warriors within the second recreation of the day on Saturday, dwell on Sky Sports activities (5pm kick-off), with the reigning champions nonetheless smarting from their shock 30-4 defeat away to Leeds Rhinos in Spherical 21.

It stands at one win apiece between St Helens and Wigan this 12 months, with the previous edging March’s Good Friday derby at Completely Depraved Stadium 12-4 and the latter responding with a 16-12 victory on the Brick Group Stadium final month.

A derby conflict can be the right event for a triumph in opposition to adversity as nicely, together with being the right manner for goal-kicking winger Tommy Makinson to mark his three hundredth Tremendous League look for the membership he shall be departing on the finish of the 12 months.

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St Helens’ Tommy Makinson broke the document for probably the most factors by a person participant at Magic Weekend 2023 with this conversion in opposition to Huddersfield Giants

“It’s going to be a hell of a spectacle come Saturday and it’s going to be a great weekend of rugby,” Makinson, whose 28-point haul in final 12 months’s 48-6 win over Huddersfield Giants in Newcastle broke the document for factors scored by a person at Magic Weekend, advised Sky Sports activities Information.

“This just sets you up for the play-offs. That big-game feeling gets you used to the crowds and the atmospheres.

“Particularly enjoying in opposition to your native rivals as nicely. It should be jam-packed full of individuals having fun with themselves and, come 5pm on Saturday, it is going to be nice one.”

Even with outcomes not matching the always-high expectations of St Helens and rumblings of discontent amongst some supporters in 2024, there have been positives Wellens can level to when it comes to the general performances.

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Highlights as Wigan Warriors beat St Helens 16-12 within the Betfred Tremendous League

For starters, Saints have the second-best defensive document in Tremendous League with six video games of the common season remaining and even then, their 274 factors conceded is just 14 greater than the facet with the very best document, that being league leaders Hull KR.

St Helens’ 518 factors scored, albeit boosted by 50-plus-point hauls in opposition to the underside three sides of Hull FC, Castleford Tigers and London Broncos, is the fourth-best within the competitors too and solely Hull KR have scored greater than their 93 tries.

These working the membership are clearly proud of the job Wellens is doing too, activating the one-year possibility which extends his contract as head coach to the top of 2025 earlier this week, and the 44-year-old is relishing one other conflict with the outdated enemy on one in all rugby league’s huge phases.

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Magic Moments | Best tries of Magic Weekend 2023

Watch the choose of the tries from an exhilarating Magic Weekend in Tremendous League

“We’re looking forward to it – we always look forward to those type of games,” Wellens stated.

“From a coaching perspective, these weeks are usually pretty easy because the motivation is there already.”

Watch each match of the Betfred Tremendous League’s 2024 Magic Weekend dwell on Sky Sports activities on August 17 and 18. Additionally stream with NOW.

Sky Sports activities+ has formally launched and shall be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app, giving Sky Sports activities prospects entry to over 50 per cent extra dwell sport this 12 months at no additional price. Discover out extra right here.

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