2021 Huddersfield Giants Season | ||||
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Super League XXVI Rank | 9th | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ken Davy | |||
Head Coach | Ian Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | John 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification [lower-alpha 1] |
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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 |
W WinD DrawL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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28 March | 1 | Hull F.C. | N | Emerald Headingley | L | 10–22 | Leutele, Gavet | Russell | — [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | RLP |
3 April | 2 | Catalans Dragons | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 10–20 | McQueen, Wood | Wardle | — [lower-alpha 1] | RLP |
16 April | 3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 24–25 | McIntosh (2), McGillvary, McQueen, Wardle | Sezer (2) | — [lower-alpha 1] | RLP |
22 April | 4 | St Helens | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 10–18 | McGillvary, McQueen | Sezer | — [lower-alpha 1] | RLP |
2 May | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 14–13 | Sezer (2) | Sezer (2 + FG), Gaskell (FG) | — [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — [lower-alpha 3] | 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 |
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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11 April | 3 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 38–18 | McGillvary (3), Wood (2), Edwards, Gaskell | Wardle (4) | — [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 4] | RLP |
7 May | Quarter-finals | St Helens | N | Headingley | L | 18–23 | McIntosh (2), Lawrence | Sezer (3) | — [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | RLP |
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 15 January 2021 |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Jack Ashworth | St Helens | 2 Years | November 2020 [1] |
James Cunningham | Toronto Wolfpack | 2 Years | November 2020 [2] |
Joe Greenwood | Wigan Warriors | 3 years | November 2020 [3] |
George Roby | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | November 2020 [4] |
Jack Cogger | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 years | December 2020 [5] |
Josh Jones | Hull FC | 1 year | December 2020 [6] |
Ricky Leutele | Melbourne Storm | 2 years | December 2020 [7] |
Luke Yates | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | December 2020 [6] |
Olly Ashall-Bott | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | January 2021 [8] |
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Paul Clough | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | August 2020 [9] |
Dominic Young | Newcastle Knights | 3 Years | August 2020 [10] |
Ross Whitmore | Doncaster RLFC | 1 Year | September 2020 [11] |
Adam Walne | Barrow Raiders | 2 Years | September 2020 [12] |
Travis Corion | Sheffield Eagles | 1 Year | October 2020 [13] |
Reiss Butterworth | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year | November 2020 [14] |
Jordan Turner | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | November 2020 [15] |
Suaia Matagi | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year (Loan) | November 2020 [16] |
Akuila Uate | Retired | N/A | November 2020 [17] |
Ben Tibbs | Halifax RLFC | 1 Year | November 2020 [18] |
Innes Senior | Wakefield Trinity | 1 Year Loan | December 2020 [19] |
Tom Holmes | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | January 2021 [20] |
Sam Hewitt | Halifax Panthers | Season Loan | February 2021 [21] |
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