York Knights claimed their inaugural Magic Weekend victory with a 36-24 triumph over basement-dwelling Huddersfield Giants in this Betfred Super League encounter. The win represented York's fifth league success and elevated them above Toulouse, while Huddersfield's defeat extended their alarming run of ten consecutive losses and three months without a victory.

York's attacking prowess proved decisive, with five different try-scorers accounting for seven tries overall and controlling large stretches of the second half. Although Huddersfield matched York's intensity in the opening exchanges and registered four tries themselves, the Giants could not stem the Knights' momentum once York built a significant lead after the interval. The comprehensive nature of the defeat underlined the starkly different trajectories of both sides this season.