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Perhaps Shaun Wane should try taking money off Tommy Makinson every week.
In England’s team hotel the night before their World Cup quarter-final, Wane won £60 from his winger by beating him in a game of cards. ‘He was absolutely wounded,’ laughed the head coach.
Well, the next day at the DW Stadium, Makinson took that pain out on Papua New Guinea.
In England’s rugby league history, 11 players have scored four individual tries in an international, including Dom Young against Greece last week. But no one had managed five — until Makinson on Saturday.
Tommy Makinson became the first England player to score five tries in an international match
Head coach Shaun Wane had won £60 from Makinson in a card game before their quarter-final
Playing in his home town of Wigan, the St Helens star notched a hat-trick before half-time and then made history with two more after the break. He also kicked five goals to take his points tally to 30 — another England record in a World Cup game.
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