2018 Huddersfield Giants season

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2018 Huddersfield Giants season
Challenge Cup Quarter-finals
Team information
Chairman Ken Davy [1]
Head Coach Rick Stone (until March)
Chris Thorman (after March as interim Head Coach) [2]
Captain
Stadium John Smith's Stadium
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire [4]
<  2017 List of seasons 2019  >

This article details the Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season.

Contents

Results

Super League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 232102713298+41542 Super League Super 8s
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 231607573345+22832
3 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 231517567480+8731
4 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 231418531410+12129
5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2311111427629−20223
6 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2311012534544−1022
7 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 2310112581506+7521
8 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2310112488531−4321
9 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 238213441527−8618 The Qualifiers
10 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 238114476582−10617
11 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 237016384597−21314
12 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 233020387653−2666

Super League results

W WinD DrawL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Super League results
1 February1 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium L12–3813,704 RLP
8 February2 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H John Smiths Stadium W20–65,104 RLP
23 February3 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H John Smiths Stadium L12–265,915 RLP
4 March4 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Mobile Rocket Stadium L4–224,055 RLP
9 March5 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium W28–164,298 RLP
15 March6 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers H John Smiths Stadium L6–384,612 RLP
23 March7 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L10–4810,641 RLP
30 March8 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H John Smiths Stadium D22–227,544 RLP
2 April9 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L6–278,853 RLP
8 April10 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H John Smiths Stadium L28–405,945 RLP
15 April11 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H John Smiths Stadium L12–304,385 RLP
20 April12 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L4–6610,278 RLP
27 April13 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L4–388,792 RLP
4 May14 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings H John Smiths Stadium W28–184,645 RLP
20 May15 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity N St James' Park W25–2225,438 RLP
25 May16 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W24–162,342 RLP
8 June17 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium W25–1811,051 RLP
15 June18 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H John Smiths Stadium W26–259,121 RLP
29 June19 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers A KCOM Craven Park L10–377,080 RLP
5 July20 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H John Smiths Stadium W29–184,696 RLP
12 July21 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H John Smiths Stadium W20–125,264 RLP
20 July22 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W32–185,406 RLP
27 July23 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H John Smiths Stadium W16–125,697 RLP

Super 8s

Super 8s table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens (L)302604895408+48752Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (C)302307740417+32346
3 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 302019767582+18541
4 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 3018111767561+20637
5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 3013116747696+5127
6 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 3013116539794−25527
7 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 3012117596750−15425
8 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 3011019615787−17222
Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Super 8s results

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Super 8s results
10 AugustS1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W16–128,979 RLP
17 AugustS2 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. H John Smiths Stadium W26–64,499 RLP
31 AugustS3 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H John Smiths Stadium L16–424,963 RLP
7 SeptemberS4 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L24–269,076 RLP
13 SeptemberS5 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L12–447,279 RLP
20 SeptemberS6 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H John Smiths Stadium L6–134,197 RLP
29 SeptemberS7 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L12–227,304 RLP

Challenge Cup

W WinL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Challenge Cup results
11 May6 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H John Smiths Stadium W24–142,631 RLP
31 MayQuarter-finals Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H John Smiths Stadium L6–202,151 RLP

Players

Transfers

In

List of players joining Huddersfield
NameSigned fromContractDate
Jordan Rankin Wests Tigers 3 YearsAugust 2017 [5]
Adam Walne Salford Red Devils 3 YearsSeptember 2017 [6]
Colton Roche Bradford Bulls 2 YearsOctober 2017 [7]

Out

List of players leaving Huddersfield
NameSigned forContractDate
Sam Rapira Toulouse Olympique 1 YearSeptember 2017 [8]
Harry Woollard Dewsbury Rams 1 YearSeptember 2017 [9]
Mikey Wood Bradford Bulls 1 Year (Loan)October 2017 [10]
Jamie Ellis Castleford Tigers 3 YearsOctober 2017 [11]
Nathan Mason Leigh Centurions 1 Year (Loan)October 2017 [12]
Izaac Farrell Batley Bulldogs 1 Year (Loan)November 2017 [13]
Liam Johnson Bradford Bulls 1 Year (Loan)November 2017 [14]
Billy Hayes Dewsbury Rams 1 YearNovember 2017 [15]
Jared Simpson Dewsbury Rams 1 Year (Loan)December 2017 [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rick Stone: Huddersfield Giants sack coach after poor start to season". BBC Sport. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Business as usual for Huddersfield Giants' returning Leroy Cudjoe". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stadium History". The John Smith's Stadium. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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