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2021 Huddersfield Giants season


In the 2021 rugby league season, Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XXVI and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

2021 Huddersfield Giants Season
Super League XXVI Rank9th
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
Team information
ChairmanKen Davy
Head CoachIan Watson
Captain
StadiumJohn Smiths Stadium
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
← 2020 List of seasons 2022 →

Results

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Super League

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Main article: 2021 Super League season

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[a]
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
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Super League results

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W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
28 March 1   Hull F.C. N Emerald Headingley L 10–22 Leutele, Gavet Russell — [a][b] RLP
3 April 2   Catalans Dragons N Totally Wicked Stadium L 10–20 McQueen, Wood Wardle —[a] RLP
16 April 3   Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 24–25 McIntosh (2), McGillvary, McQueen, Wardle Sezer (2) —[a] RLP
22 April 4   St Helens H John Smiths Stadium L 10–18 McGillvary, McQueen Sezer —[a] RLP
2 May 5   Leeds Rhinos H John Smiths Stadium W 14–13 Sezer (2) Sezer (2 + FG), Gaskell (FG) —[a] 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 —[c] 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

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2021 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
11 April 3   Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 38–18 McGillvary (3), Wood (2), Edwards, Gaskell Wardle (4) —[a][d] RLP
7 May Quarter-finals   St Helens N Headingley L 18–23 McIntosh (2), Lawrence Sezer (3) —[a][b] RLP

Players

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Squad

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2021 Huddersfield Giants
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2021
Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers


Transfers

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Gains

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List of players joining Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
  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]

Losses

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List of players departing Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
  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]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ a b Broadcast on Sky Sports
  3. ^ Match forfeited by Huddersfield
  4. ^ Broadcast on Our League

References

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  1. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (30 November 2020). "Huddersfield sign forward Jack Ashworth from St Helens". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (9 November 2020). "Huddersfield confirm signing of hooker James Cunningham". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield sign Wigan's Greenwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield Giants: Rookie hooker George Roby makes switch from Warrington". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Giants sign Australian half-back Cogger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Huddersfield Giants: Josh Jones and Luke Yates join Super League club". BBC Sport. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Huddersfield pull off Ricky Leutele coup". Love Rugby League. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Huddersfield sign full-back Olly Ashall-Bott". Love Rugby League. 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (25 August 2020). "Paul Clough to join Widnes for 2021". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (7 August 2020). "Newcastle Knights announce signing of Dom Young from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ "NEWS | Ross Whitmore signs for the Dons". www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ Shaw, Matthew (3 September 2020). "Barrow confirm Adam Walne coup". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Sheffield sign Huddersfield youngster". 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  14. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (28 November 2020). "Dewsbury snap up Huddersfield hooker Reiss Butterworth". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (26 November 2020). "Castleford swoop for Jordan Turner". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (25 November 2020). "Castleford bring in Suaia Matagi on loan from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (20 November 2020). "Akuila Uate announces retirement". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Halifax bring in Huddersfield youngster". 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Former Super League pivot turned down other offers to rejoin Featherstone". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
  21. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (14 February 2021). "Halifax sign Sam Hewitt on loan from Huddersfield". Love Rugby League.
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