York seal vital victory over bottom club Huddersfield

York seal vital victory over bottom club HuddersfieldImage source, SWPix.comImage caption, York Knights' victory was their first ever at Magic WeekendByMatthew CresswellBBC Sport England, AtHill Dickinson StadiumPublished4 July 2026, 14:31 BST55 CommentsUpdated 3 hours agoBetfred Super League Magic WeekendHuddersfield (6) 24Tries: Patolo, Dunford, Russell, Flanagan Goals: Flanagan 4York (14) 36Tries: Bennison 2, Hunter 2, Nofoaluma, Williams, Bamforth Goals: Hunter, Bennison 3York Knights picked up the first victory of Magic Weekend 2026 as they battled past fellow Super League strugglers Huddersfield Giants.Knights' fifth league win of the season took above second-bottom Toulouse, who face fellow French side Catalans Dragons on Saturday evening.Two tries each from Cody Hunter and Jon Bennison - as well as one apiece from David Nofoaluma, Nikau Williams and Denive Balmforth - sealed York's second successive win and a vital two points at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.Chris Patolo, Zane Dunford, Oli Russell and George Flanagan all scored for the Giants in a match that got away from them early in the second half.They remain rooted to the foot of the Super League standings, while York moved six points clear of them with the crucial success.After an attritional opening 10 minutes, a good move on York's left edge saw Knights' Oli Field threaten to go in but he fumbled when looking to offload a killer pass.Bennison, who was fortunate his error under a high ball did not lead to a Giants try moments earlier, then finished off a flowing move on the York right, cutting inside to crash over and grab the first points of Magic Weekend.Giants hit back though, as Patolo received a short ball at pace from Mathieu Cozza to dot down to the left of the sticks as Flanagan kicked his side in front with the conversion.Gorgeous feet from Hunter restored Knights' lead, sidestepping two before reaching out onto the whitewash as he added the extras himsel...