SUPER LEAGUE’s regular season comes to an end on Saturday – and so does 32 years at the Accu Stadium for Huddersfield Giants.
The last game there before moving to Dewsbury sees Huddersfield face fellow strugglers Castleford Tigers with only minor positions in the table at stake.
There are two squad changes for the Giants as Sam Hewitt and Connor Wrench come in, at the expense of Sam Halsall (leg) and Mathieu Cozza (head).
Castleford are without Mikaele Ravalawa and Renouf Atoni, along with Tylor Sharpe, as Cain Robb, Daniel Sarbah and Sam Grice take their spots in the 21.
For Tigers interim coach Luke Robinson, it’s a first visit to the Accu since his departure as Huddersfield head coach in March.
SQUADS
Giants: 1 Niall Evalds, 3 Jacob Gagai, 4 Taane Milne, 6 Tui Lolohea, 7 Adam Clune, 8 Tristan Powell, 9 Zac Woolford, 12 Sam Hewitt, 13 Harry Rushton, 14 Fenton Rogers, 16 George King, 17 Joe Greenwood, 18 Kieran Rush, 22 Jack Billington, 28 Logan Blacker, 29 Tanguy Zenon, 34 Connor Wrench, 42 Lewis Jagger, 45 Oliver Leyland, Matty Hanley, Stan Hobson
Outs: 5 Sam Halsall, 20 Mathieu Cozza
Ins: 12 Sam Hewitt, 34 Connor Wrench
Tigers: 6 Daejarn Asi, 7 Tom Weaver, 9 Liam Hood, 10 George Lawler, 11 Jordan Lane, 12 Alex Mellor, 13 Joe Stimson, 14 Brock Greacen, 21 Louis Senior, 23 Krystian Mapapalangi, 25 Sam Hall, 26 Alfie Lindsey, 27 Cain Robb, 32 George Hirst, 35 Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, 36 Tyler Dupree, 39 Jack Brown, 41 Lazarus Vaalepu, 43 Ben McNamara, 44 Daniel Sarbah, Sam Grice
Ins: 27 Cain Robb, 44 Daniel Sarbah, – Sam Grice
Outs: 5 Mikaele Ravalawa, 8 Renouf Atoni, 40 Tylor Sharpe
Referee: Tara Jones
STATS
Last ten meetings:
Castleford 34, Huddersfield 8 (SLR3, 27/2/26)
Castleford 12, Huddersfield 30 (SLR17, 3/7/25)
Huddersfield 12, Castleford 30 (SLR9, 26/4/25)
Huddersfield 34, Castleford 10 (SLR27, 19/9/24)
Castleford 12, Huddersfield 20 (SLR22, 18/8/24)
(at Elland Road, Leeds)
Castleford 8, Huddersfield 50 (SLR4, 8/3/24)
Castleford 0, Huddersfield 28 (SLR21, 4/8/23)
Huddersfield 20, Castleford 4 (SLR13, 26/5/23)
Huddersfield 36, Castleford 6 (SLR4, 10/3/23)
Huddersfield 36, Castleford 10 (SLR24, 18/8/22)
Super League summary
Huddersfield won 29
Castleford won 32
Huddersfield highest score: 64-12 (H, 2008) (also widest margin)
Castleford highest score: 52-6 (H, 2012); 52-16 (H, 2017) (Widest margin: 52-6, H, 2012)
DAEJARN ASI needs one appearance to reach 100 for his career.
– 55 for Castleford Tigers (2025-2026)
– 24 for Parramatta Eels (2023-2024)
– 8 for New Zealand Warriors (2022)
– 10 for North Queensland Cowboys (2020-2021)
– 2 for Samoa (2023)