St Helens ran up a huge score against Castleford Tigers last night with the Red Vee winning 60-4 despite the fact that winger Tommy Makinson was sent off after ledd than 15 minutes.
Whilst at a man disadvantage, St Helens kept the game close enough so that they could then capitalise and punish Castleford when they too saw a man sent off early in the second half.
In fact, Saints extended their lead to 14-6 whilst at a man disadvantage but after Liam Horne’s red card in the 52nd minute, the Red Vee ran riot. They scored a whopping 46 points in the final 28 minutes, but should they have ever gone down to 12 players themselves?
Paul Wellens questions red card for St Helens star
Tommy Makinson had made his return from injury for the clash at The Jungle but he was headed for an early bath after being shown a red card by Jack Smith in the 12th minute.
Makinson was sent off for making contact with the head, however, head coach Paul Wellens has queried the decision to show red instead of yellow.
Speaking to the press post-match, he said: “I understand the way the game is going so I think we have to accept that there’s been significant changes made.
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