July 19th marks the 80th anniversary of Harold Wagstaff’s untimely death. The Giants Supporters Association and Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage have put this piece together marking his anniversary, which we are delighted to reproduce. Harold Wagstaff, the ‘Prince of Centres’, died 80 years ago today on 19 July 1939, at the age of 48. Harold was born at Underbank on…
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Huddersfield Giants registered a vital victory at Salford tonight, winning 18-36 to ease their relegation worries and putting pressure on their rivals near the foot of the table. But in the early stages a young Giants side looked as though it could we overwhelmed as the Red Devils took command. Salford scored two tries in the first 15 minutes from…
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England and Huddersfield Giants wing sensation Jermaine McGillvary steps up to answer questions from the Rugby League public. And it all kicks off with a leading question from a former team-mate… @keithmason106: Who did you look up to most when I was at the Giants, Jerry? There was a few. David Hodgson. I was new to the game. When I…
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Huddersfield forward Alex Mellor is to test his value on the open market after deciding against signing a new contract with the Giants for now and rejecting their initial offer regarding an extension to his existing deal. The highly-rated forward is out of contract at the end of this season, and League Express understands at least one other Super League…
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Huddersfield Giants were far too strong for a weakened Hull Kingston Rovers at the John Smith’s Stadium tonight, turning a 20-2 half-time score line into a 42-8 victory The injury-hit Giants had only been able to name 18 players before the game,while Shaun Lunt had been called up into the Hull KR squad for the first time this season and…
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Huddersfield have been reduced to just 18 available players for Friday’s visit of Hull Kingston Rovers. Simon Woolford’s side have suffered horrendous problems with injuries in the opening weeks of the new season, with Colton Roche the latest casualty on Tuesday following an ankle knock. He joins the likes of Dale Ferguson, Leroy Cudjoe and Paul Clough on the sidelines…
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St Helens converted a 12-16 half-time lead into a 12-40 full-time convincing victory tonight at the John Smith’s Stadium. The Giants came into the game buoyed by their win at Wigan the previous Friday and in the first half they looked as though they could even repeat that feat against the undefeated league leaders. Smart play by Saints skipper James…
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Huddersfield v Warrington (7:45pm, John Smith’s Stadium) Huddersfield welcome back three big names for Friday’s clash with Warrington – including England star Jermaine McGillvary. The winger was injured in their warm-up game against Wakefield last month, but is back to full fitness and takes his place in Simon Woolford’s 19-man squad for the game. Ukuma Ta’ai and Lee Gaskell also…
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Catalans Dragons got their season up and running in Perpignan today with a convincing 27-10 victory over Huddersfield Giants that included two early tries from Brayden Wiliame. The Giants got off to a good start, with Matt Frawley touching down after just six minutes, with his halfback partner Izaac Farrell adding the conversion. The Dragons replied when Brayden Wiliame touched…
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Huddersfield could be without winger Jermaine McGillvary for a number of weeks after the England international suffered a torn hamstring in their friendly defeat at Wakefield on Thursday night. Giants coach Simon Woolford admitted that they are set to be without McGillvary for an ‘extended period’ after the winger left the field during the opening exchanges of their final pre-season…
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