2021 Huddersfield Giants season


2021 Huddersfield Giants Season
Super League XXVI Rank9th
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
Team information
ChairmanKen Davy
Head CoachIan Watson
Captain
StadiumJohn Smiths Stadium
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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In the 2021 rugby league season, Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XXVI and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

Results

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Super League

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Main article: 2021 Super League season

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[a]
1 Catalans Dragons (L) 23 19 0 4 688 398 172.9 38 82.61 Semi-final
2 St. Helens (C) 21 16 0 5 548 229 239.3 32 76.19
3 Warrington Wolves 21 15 1 5 588 354 166.1 31 73.81 Elimination Semi-finals
4 Wigan Warriors 25 15 0 10 387 385 100.5 30 60.00
5 Leeds Rhinos 24 13 0 11 556 440 126.4 26 54.17
6 Hull Kingston Rovers 20 10 0 10 497 458 108.5 20 50.00
7 Castleford Tigers 23 11 0 12 437 552 79.2 22 47.83
8 Hull FC 21 8 1 12 409 476 85.9 17 40.48
9 Huddersfield Giants 24 9 0 15 460 516 89.1 18 37.50
10 Wakefield Trinity 24 9 0 15 482 548 88.0 18 37.50
11 Salford Red Devils 22 7 0 15 402 584 68.8 14 31.82
12 Leigh Centurions (R) 22 2 0 20 356 870 40.9 4 9.09 Relegated to the Championship
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Super League results

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W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
28 March 1 Hull F.C. N Emerald Headingley L 10–22 Leutele, Gavet Russell — [a][b] RLP
3 April 2 Catalans Dragons N Totally Wicked Stadium L 10–20 McQueen, Wood Wardle —[a] RLP
16 April 3 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 24–25 McIntosh (2), McGillvary, McQueen, Wardle Sezer (2) —[a] RLP
22 April 4 St Helens H John Smiths Stadium L 10–18 McGillvary, McQueen Sezer —[a] RLP
2 May 5 Leeds Rhinos H John Smiths Stadium W 14–13 Sezer (2) Sezer (2 + FG), Gaskell (FG) —[a] RLP
17 May 6 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 26–20 Gaskell (2), Edwards, McGillvary Sezzer (5) 4,000 RLP
23 May 7 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 44–6 Leutele (2), Edwards, Lawrence, McGillvary, O'Brien, Wardle Sezer (8) 2,008 RLP
30 May 8 Wakefield Trinity A Mobile Rocket Stadium L 12–38 Gavet, Wardle Sezer (2) 4,000 RLP
18 June 10 Salford Red Devils H John Smiths Stadium L 8–9 Wardle Sezer (2) 2,352 RLP
25 June 11 Hull FC A MKM Stadium L 10–17 Ashall-Bott Russell (3) 5,527 RLP
1 July 12 Catalans Dragons H John Smiths Stadium L 12–50 Golding, Wardle Russell (2) 1,904 RLP
5 July 13 Castleford Tigers H John Smiths Stadium L 0–24 —[c] RLP
11 July 14 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 12–16 Cudjowe, McQueen Russell (2) 4,439 RLP
16 July 9 Wigan Warriors H John Smiths Stadium L 12–14 Peteru, Pryce Russell (2) 2,139 RLP
22 July 15 Hull FC H John Smiths Stadium W 40–26 McGillvary (4), Cudjoe, Peats, Pryce, Yates Russell (4) 3,699 RLP
2 August 17 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 34–16 Cudjoe (2), McGillvary, Peteru, Yates Russell (7) RLP
8 August 18 Wakefield Trinity H John Smiths Stadium W 22–18 McGillvary (2), Senior, Wardle, Wood Pryce 3,964 RLP
13 August 19 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 12–18 English Pryce (4) RLP
19 August 20 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley L 12–18 Pryce, Trout, Wood 11,110 RLP
26 August 21 Warrington Wolves H John Smiths Stadium L 6–26 Wardle Russell 4,017 RLP
30 August 22 Hull Kingston Rovers H John Smiths Stadium W 40–28 Greenwood, Jones, Leutele, Peteru, Pryce, Russell, Wood Pryce (6) 3,652 RLP
5 September 23 Wakefield Trinity N St James' Park L 18–32 Jones, Pryce, Wood Pryce (3) 25,762 RLP
11 September 24 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30–18 Ashall-Bott, Cogger, English, Jones, Senior Russell (5) RLP
19 September 25 Leigh Centurions H John Smiths Stadium W 42–24 Senior (2), Cudjoe, Greenwood, Leutele, Pryce, Russell, Trout Russell (5) 3,867 RLP

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2021 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
11 April 3 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 38–18 McGillvary (3), Wood (2), Edwards, Gaskell Wardle (4) —[a][d] RLP
7 May Quarter-finals St Helens N Headingley L 18–23 McIntosh (2), Lawrence Sezer (3) —[a][b] RLP

Players

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Squad

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2021 Huddersfield Giants
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2021
Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers


Transfers

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Gains

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List of players joining Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
England Jack Ashworth St Helens 2 Years November 2020[1]
England James Cunningham Toronto Wolfpack 2 Years November 2020[2]
England Joe Greenwood Wigan Warriors 3 years November 2020[3]
England George Roby Warrington Wolves 2 years November 2020[4]
Australia Jack Cogger Canterbury Bulldogs 2 years December 2020[5]
England Josh Jones Hull FC 1 year December 2020[6]
Samoa Ricky Leutele Melbourne Storm 2 years December 2020[7]
England Luke Yates Salford Red Devils 2 years December 2020[6]
England Olly Ashall-Bott Widnes Vikings 1 Year January 2021[8]

Losses

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List of players departing Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
England Paul Clough Widnes Vikings 1 Year August 2020[9]
England Dominic Young Newcastle Knights 3 Years August 2020[10]
Ross Whitmore Doncaster RLFC 1 Year September 2020[11]
England Adam Walne Barrow Raiders 2 Years September 2020[12]
Travis Corion Sheffield Eagles 1 Year October 2020[13]
England Reiss Butterworth Dewsbury Rams 1 Year November 2020[14]
England Jordan Turner Castleford Tigers 1 Year November 2020[15]
New Zealand Suaia Matagi Castleford Tigers 1 Year (Loan) November 2020[16]
Fiji Akuila Uate Retired N/A November 2020[17]
Ben Tibbs Halifax RLFC 1 Year November 2020[18]
England Innes Senior Wakefield Trinity 1 Year Loan December 2020[19]
England Tom Holmes Featherstone Rovers 1 Year January 2021[20]
England Sam Hewitt Halifax Panthers Season Loan February 2021[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ a b Broadcast on Sky Sports
  3. ^ Match forfeited by Huddersfield
  4. ^ Broadcast on Our League

References

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  1. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (30 November 2020). "Huddersfield sign forward Jack Ashworth from St Helens". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (9 November 2020). "Huddersfield confirm signing of hooker James Cunningham". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield sign Wigan's Greenwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield Giants: Rookie hooker George Roby makes switch from Warrington". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Giants sign Australian half-back Cogger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Huddersfield Giants: Josh Jones and Luke Yates join Super League club". BBC Sport. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Huddersfield pull off Ricky Leutele coup". Love Rugby League. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Huddersfield sign full-back Olly Ashall-Bott". Love Rugby League. 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (25 August 2020). "Paul Clough to join Widnes for 2021". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (7 August 2020). "Newcastle Knights announce signing of Dom Young from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ "NEWS | Ross Whitmore signs for the Dons". www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ Shaw, Matthew (3 September 2020). "Barrow confirm Adam Walne coup". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Sheffield sign Huddersfield youngster". 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  14. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (28 November 2020). "Dewsbury snap up Huddersfield hooker Reiss Butterworth". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (26 November 2020). "Castleford swoop for Jordan Turner". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (25 November 2020). "Castleford bring in Suaia Matagi on loan from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (20 November 2020). "Akuila Uate announces retirement". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Halifax bring in Huddersfield youngster". 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Former Super League pivot turned down other offers to rejoin Featherstone". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
  21. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (14 February 2021). "Halifax sign Sam Hewitt on loan from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League.
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