In the 2022 rugby league season the Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup. They were coached by Ian Watson.
2022 Huddersfield Giants Season | ||||
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Super League XXVII Rank | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Eliminators | |||
Challenge Cup | Runner up | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ken Davy | |||
Head Coach | Ian Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | John Smiths Stadium Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | |||
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Season review
editOn 12 February, Huddersfield began their Super League campaign with a 42–14 away win at Toulouse Olympique[1] which they followed with a 26–12 win over Hull Kingston Rovers[2] before suffering their first loss of the season at Wigan Warriors.[3]
At the end of March, Huddersfield progressed from the sixth round of the Challenge Cup with a 30–16 win at Barrow Raiders[4] and then defeated Hull F.C. in the quarter-finals.[5] In May, a 25–4 win over Hull KR in the semi-finals saw Huddersfield reach the Challenge Cup final for the first time since 2009.[6] The final was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where they lost 16–14 to Wigan.[7] Meanwhile their good league form continued and included a run of six wins to the end of June.[8][9]
On 18 August, Huddersfield secured their place in the play-offs with a 36–10 win over Castleford Tigers.[10] In the final round of the regular season, a 16–14 win over Wakefield Trinity in extra time was enough to secure third place in the table.[11] In the opening round of the play-offs, Huddersfield faced sixth-placed Salford Red Devils but saw their season ended by a 28–0 loss.[12]
Results
editPre-season friendlies
editW Win L Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Bericht |
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15 January | Dewsbury Rams | A | Crown Flatt | W | 42–12 | [a][13] | |||
23 January | Batley Bulldogs | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 56–6 | [14] | |||
30 January | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Sewell Group Craven Park | L | 18–24 | [15][16] |
- ^ Michael Knowles Testimonial
Super League
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | |
6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |
Super League results
editW Win D Draw L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Bericht |
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12 February | 1 | Toulouse Olympique | A | Stade Ernest Wallon | W | 42–14 | Wardle (2), Ashall-Bott, McQueen, I. Senior, L. Senior, Yates | Russell (7) | 5,238 | RLP |
19 February | 2 | Hull KR | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 26–12 | McQueen (2), Jones, McGillvary, Yates | Russell (2), Lolohea | 5,724 | RLP |
24 February | 3 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12–22 | Lolohea, McQueen | Pryce (2) | 10,291 | RLP |
6 March | 4 | Salford Red Devils | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 34–2 | I. Senior (2), Hill, McGillvary, McQueen, Pryce | Pryce (5) | 5,702 | RLP |
29 April | 11 | Castleford Tigers | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 36–24 | Leutele (3), McGillvary, Trout, Yates | Pryce (6) | 5,717 | RLP |
20 March | 6 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | L | 6–14 | McQueen | Lolohea | 10,682 | RLP |
1 April | 7 | Catalans Dragons | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 28–12 | Fages, Jones, Levi, Trout | Lolohea (5), Russell | 3,845 | RLP |
14 April | 8 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | D | 20–20 | Leutele, McGillvary, I. Senior, Yates | Lolohea (2) | 11,286 | RLP |
18 April | 9 | St Helens | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 12–24 | Golding, Lolohea | Russell (2) | 6,519 | RLP |
23 April | 10 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10–32 | I. Senior, Yates | Russell | 8,102 | RLP |
28 April | 11 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Be Well Support Stadium | W | 14–12 | Leutele, McQueen, Yates | Russell | 3,166 | RLP |
12 May | 12 | Wigan Warriors | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 32–22 | L. Senior (3), Hewitt, Leutele, Wardle | Russell (4) | 4,962 | RLP |
20 May | 13 | Toulouse Olympique | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 17–16 | I. Senior (2), Hewitt | Lolohea (2), Cogger (FG) | 3,926 | RLP |
3 June | 14 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 22–14 | McQueen (2), Leutele, O'Brien | Pryce (3) | 7,240 | RLP |
10 June | 15 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 30–16 | Jones, Leutele, McGillvary, McQueen, Wardle | Pryce (5) | 6,712 | RLP |
26 June | 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Sewell Group Craven Park | W | 38–10 | Cudjoe (3), Leutele, McGillvary, Pryce, Yates | Pryce (5) | 7,050 | RLP |
1 July | 17 | Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 12–13 | McGillvary, McQueen, Pryce | Pryce (3) | 5,627 | RLP |
10 July | 18 | Salford Red Devils | N | St James' Park | W | 30–18 | McGillvary (2), King, McQueen, Trout | Russell (5) | 25,333 | RLP |
15 July | 19 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 0–25 | 11,288 | RLP | ||
23 July | 20 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12–13 | Levi, McQueen | Pryce, Russell | 6,845 | RLP |
30 July | 21 | Warrington Wolves | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 32–22 | Golding, Jones, O'Brien, Pryce, I. Senior, Trout | Russell (4) | 4,549 | RLP |
5 August | 22 | Hull FC | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 22–16 | Levi (2), Fages, Lolohea | Pryce (3) | 4,642 | RLP |
13 August | 23 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 16–33 | Hewitt (2), McQueen | Russell (2) | 4,400 | RLP |
18 August | 24 | Castleford Tigers | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 36–10 | I. Senior (2), Cudjoe, Leutele, Lolohea, McQueen, Russell | Russell (4) | 4,168 | RLP |
24 August | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 14–18 | Cudjoe, Leutele, L. Senior | Russell | 11,225 | RLP |
29 August | 26 | Warrington Wolves | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 38–36 | Cudjoe, Jones, King, Leutele, Lolohea, O'Brien, Pryce | Pryce (5) | 4,894 | RLP |
2 September | 27 | Wakefield Trinity | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 16–14 | I. Senior (2) | Pryce (4) | 5,524 | RLP |
Play-offs
editDate | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Bericht |
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10 September | Eliminators | Salford Red Devils | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 0–28 | 6,374 | RLP |
Team bracket
editEliminators | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
2 | Wigan Warriors | 8 | ||||||||||||
4 | Catalans Dragons | 10 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | |||||||||
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 12 | |||||||||
1 | St Helens | 24 | ||||||||||||
1 | St Helens | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 6 | Salford Red Devils | 12 | |||||||||
6 | Salford Red Devils | 28 |
- Source:Rugby League Project
Challenge Cup
editW Win L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Bericht |
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27 March | 6 | Barrow Raiders | A | Craven Park | W | 30–16 | Ashworth, Ikahihifo, Leutele, I. Senior, Yates | Russell (5) | 3,135 | RLP |
9 April | Quarter-final | Hull F.C. | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 24–16 | Leutele, Lolohea, McQueen | Lolohea (6) | 3,637 | RLP |
7 May | Semi-final | Hull Kingston Rovers | N | Elland Road | W | 25–4 | Jones, McGillvary, I. Senior, Trout | Russell (4), Fages (FG) | 22,141 | RLP |
28 May | Final | Wigan Warriors | N | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | L | 14–16 | Leutele, McGillvary, McQueen | Lolohea | 51,628 | RLP |
Players
editSquad
editFirst team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 21 July 2022 |
Transfers
editGains
editPlayer | Club | Contract | Date |
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Chris Hill | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | September 2021[17] |
Nathan Mason | Leigh Centurions | 1 year | September 2021[18] |
Tui Lolohea | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | September 2021[19] |
Danny Levi | Brisbane Broncos | 2 Years | September 2021[20] |
Theo Fages | St Helens | 3 Jahre | October 2021[21] |
Losses
editPlayer | Club | Contract | Date |
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Lee Gaskell | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Years | June 2021[22] |
Sam Wood | Hull KR | 1 Years | July 2021[23] |
Aiden Sezer | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | July 2021[24] |
Darnell McIntosh | Hull FC | 3 Years | August 2021[25] |
Kenny Edwards | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year Loan | September 2021[26] |
Joe Wardle | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | October 2021[27] |
James Cunningham | Toulouse Olympique | 2 Years | October 2021[28] |
Jacob Beer | Hunslet | 1 Year | October 2021[29] |
Chester Butler | Bradford Bulls | Season Loan | February 2022[30] |
Olly Ashall-Bott | Toulouse Olympique | 3 Years | February 2022[31] |
References
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- ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 2". RFL. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League round-up". RFL. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup Round 6 Round-Up". RFL. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final round-up". RFL. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield sweep aside Hull KR to secure first Final appearance since 2009". RFL. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors win Betfred Challenge Cup". RFL. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League Preview | Round 16". RFL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League Round 16 Round-Up". RFL. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Thursday". RFL. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 27". RFL. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | September 10". RFL. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Pre-Season Round-Up". RFL. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Pre-Season round-up | January 23". RFL. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "2022 Pre-Season Schedule". RFL. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Match report: Robins warm up for round 1 with Giants win". Hull KR. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Chris Hill to leave Warrington Wolves at end of 2021". Warrington Guardian. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Mason: Huddersfield Giants re-sign prop from Leigh Centurions for 2022". BBC Sport. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield confirm signing of Tui Lolohea". Love Rugby League. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield sign former New Zealand hooker Danny Levi from Brisbane Broncos on two-year deal". Sky Sports. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Theo Fages: Huddersfield Giants confirm signing of St Helens scrum-half for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Lee Gaskell: Wakefield Trinity agree deal for Huddersfield Giants stand-off". BBC Sport. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Sam Wood: Hull KR sign Huddersfield Giants utility back". BBC Sport. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Aidan Sezer: Leeds Rhinos sign Huddersfield Giants half-back for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Darnell McIntosh: Hull FC sign Huddersfield Giants winger on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Kenny Edwards: Castleford Tigers sign Huddersfield Giants back-rower on loan for 2022". BBC Sport. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Joe Wardle targets promotion after making Championship move". Love Rugby League. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Toulouse snap up James Cunningham". Love Rugby League. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Beer looks to Hunslet - and Italy". Hunslet RLFC. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield forward Chester Butler loaned out to Championship club". Love Rugby League. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Olly Ashall-Bott: Toulouse Olympique sign Huddersfield Giants full-back". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.