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Thu February 17, 2011
Source: www.giantsrl.comHuddersfield Giants can confirm the signing of Dale Ferguson of Wakefield Wildcats on a deal until the end of the 2013 season.
The 22 year old met the Club's Managing Director Richard Thewlis late last night after an agreement had been reached with the club's administrators to release his registration for an undisclosed fee during the day and Ferguson had no hesitation in putting pen to paper to start training as a Giant this morning.
The Scottish International who started for the Wildcats on Saturday with two tries told www.giantsrl.com that the move really came out of the blue:
"I got a call late last night to meet with my manager and Richard and it didn't take me long at all to take the plunge and join a club that everyone in the game can see is ambitious and wants to challenge for honours. It's sad to be leaving Wakefield the fans have given me such great support throughout my time there and especially in the recent difficult circumstances. I did speak immediately to John Kear who has done so much for my career bringing me to this point and to whom I owe a great deal. Hopefully my leaving can in some way help to bring all the uncertainty at the club to an end and they can get on with rebuilding and focusing on playing Rugby not the off field dramas that have been so difficult for everyone there.
"My opportunity to join this club was one I could not turn down because I genuinely believe the Giants have a great squad and Nathan Brown and his staff have a fantastic reputation within the game and I am looking forward to working with them. I already know a few of the lads here such as Broughy (Danny Brough) and Kirmo (Danny Kirmond) and know I face a fight to get a start in the side but it's a challenge I want, it will freshen me up and I am very, very excited."
Giants Managing Director Richard Thewlis said the opportunity to acquire Ferguson was too tempting to miss out on:
"Yes it was a late move yesterday but Dale has been on this club's radar for a long time and simply the chance to add him into our squad now was too good to miss out on. He is a young British back rower who we believe will flourish in our environment and has much to look forward to working with Nathan and his team both in the short and long term. He was very keen to get here and pull on the claret and gold whilst being respectful of his previous club's position and I feel has conducted himself with great professionalism in a trying time. His joining and that of Jamie Simpson brings excellent depth and quality to the squad which will enable us to further explore some loan options for our crop of exciting younger players who need the challenges of first grade rugby where possible to accelerate their development which again can only be good for our club."
Thewlis also confirmed to www.giantsrl.com that there remained no return date for Kiwi Jamahl Lolesi who is still recovering from back surgery:
"No Jamahl's situation injury wise has not changed and he continues to work within the club whilst waiting to see if this problem will ever clear up. Its worth pointing out too that Dales arrival will finish the 2011 squad by taking us to near the cap limit. Our list of ins and outs from last year coupled with the retentions long term of a good number of our young British home grown players shows that we have a very strong long term nucleus of mainly British players which can only be good."
2010 Departures
Paul Whatuira
Brett Hodgson
Brad Drew
Simon Finnigan
Martin Aspinwall
Stephen Wild
Alex Brown
2011 Arrivals
Jamie Simpson
Luke O'Donnell
Joe Wardle
Dale Ferguson
Jon Molloy
Matthew Dawson
Matthew Sarsfield
Fri September 24, 2010
by Matthew O'Neill
Huddersfield Giants playmaking talisman Danny Brough returns to Scotland's ranks in coach Steve McCormack's 30 strong squad for the forthcoming Alitalia European Cup clashes against Wales, Ireland and France.
He is one of six stars from the engage Super League who will be in the Bravehearts ranks after starring for them in the 2008 World Cup.
Oliver Wilkes (Harlequins), Joe Wardle (Huddersfield Giants), Dale Ferguson - who makes his debut - and Kevin Henderson (both Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) and Ben Fisher (Hull Kingston Rovers) are part of a squad that also features many of the most exciting players from the Co-operative Championships, including exciting Batley Bulldogs scrum half Gareth Moore.
Craig Borthwick and Giles Lomax, both of the Edinburgh Eagles, also feature in a squad that McCormack describes as, "a vibrant mix of youth and experience that will give Scotland a good chance of achieving success in the tournament."
McCormack went on: "The presence of six Super League stars will certainly bolster our bid to bring the Alitalia European Cup to Scotland but we've named a lot of talented individuals that all bring defensive grit and attacking flair to the side."
Scotland were runner's up in last year's European Cup and McCormick sees no reason why his tartan army can't go one better in 2010.
"I'm genuinely excited by the potential of this squad of players and I hope we can get off to a strong start against the Welsh at Old Anniesland in a repeat of last year's final before facing France and then visiting Dublin."
"The achievements of the Scotland 'A' team in winning their Four Nations tournament for the first time should act as a benchmark for a campaign that could position Scotland as one of the top four Rugby League playing nations in the world. That possibility is there with these lads."
The full squad is as follows:
Gareth Moore - Batley Bulldogs
Lee Paterson - Carpentras XIII
Jamie Benn - Castleford Panthers
Brad Massey - Coventry Bears
Dean Colton - Doncaster
Rob Lunt - Doncaster
Craig Borthwick - Edinburgh Eagles
Giles Lomax - Edinburgh Eagles
Jon Steel - Featherstone Rovers
Crawford Matthews - Gateshead Thunder
Sam Barlow - Halifax
Oliver Wilkes - Harlequins
Danny Brough - Huddersfield Giants
Joe Wardle - Huddersfield Giants
Ben Fisher - Hull KR
Neil Lowe - Hunslet Hawks
John Duffy - Leigh Centurions
Dave Arnott - London Skolars
Andrew Henderson - Sheffield Eagles
Jack Howieson - Sheffield Eagles
Brendan Lindsay - Sheffield Eagles
Mitch Stringer - Sheffield Eagles
Alex Szostack - Sheffield Eagles
Richard Hawkyard - Swinton Lions
Dale Ferguson - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Kevin Henderson - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Dexter Miller - Whitehaven
Spencer Miller - Whitehaven
Brett Carter - Workington Town
Paddy Coupar - Workington Town
Alitalia European Cup fixtures
Saturday 9th October - France v Ireland (Avignon) 3.30pm CET
Sunday 10th October - Scotland v Wales (Old Anniesland, Glasgow) 2.30pm
Saturday 16th - France v Scotland (Stade Municipale d'Albi) 3.15pm CET
Sunday 17th October - Wales v Ireland (The Gnoll, Neath) 2pm
Saturday 23rd October - France v Wales (Stade Municipale d'Albi) 3.30pm CET
Sunday 24th October - Ireland v Scotland (Tallaght, Dublin) 2.30pm
For more information visit www.scotlandrl.com
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Huddersfield Giants
6 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 12] W 66-6 v Widnes (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [18 Feb 12] L 22-32 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] W 36-10 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [22 Apr 12] W 20-6 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 12] L 20-27 v Catalans (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [18 May 12] L 12-32 v Wigan (H). [BE]
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2011 engage English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
16 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 11] W 18-10 v Harlequins (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 11] W 50-16 v Bradford (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [26 Mar 11] W 38-16 v Hull KR (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [03 Apr 11] W 34-10 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] W 29-10 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] W 38-6 v Leeds (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 12 [26 Apr 11] W 52-22 v Salford City (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 13 [30 Apr 11] L 12-13 v Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [14 May 11] W 40-18 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [18 Jun 11] W 28-20 v Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] L 12-46 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 11] W 40-12 v Crusaders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [08 Jul 11] L 16-28 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [17 Jul 11] L 0-36 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 11] W 50-12 v Harlequins (H). [LK]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 11] L 24-31 v Leeds (H). [LK]
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2011 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
1 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 (Magic Weekend) [12 Feb 11] L 20-40 v Castleford. [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
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2010 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
16 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] W 28-20 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] W 28-18 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [30 Jan 10] W 18-10 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 10] L 16-22 v St Helens (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [06 Mar 10] L 0-52 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] W 31-18 v Hull KR (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 10] W 36-6 v Salford City (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] L 16-32 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 14-54 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [23 Apr 10] L 8-12 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [01 May 10] L 30-34 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [14 May 10] L 10-29 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] W 54-12 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 10] L 6-48 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 10] L 28-38 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 27 [05 Sep 10] L 12-16 v Salford City (A). [SR]
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2009 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
24 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] L 4-18 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] W 29-10 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] W 48-22 v Warrington (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [08 Mar 09] L 18-31 v Hull KR (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [15 Mar 09] W 30-10 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [30 Mar 09] W 50-6 v Celtic (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] L 18-42 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] W 35-6 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 24-22 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 09] W 21-14 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] L 26-40 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] L 16-32 v Bradford. [BE]
[View] Round 15 [07 Jun 09] L 22-36 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [13 Jun 09] W 37-22 v Hull FC (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [08 Feb 09] W 12-6 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [05 Jul 09] L 14-30 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [10 Jul 09] L 30-32 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] W 22-20 v St Helens (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [26 Jul 09] L 12-20 v Castleford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 30-24 v Salford City (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 40-28 v Warrington (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 34-20 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 27 [12 Sep 09] W 24-10 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] L 16-25 v Les Catalans (H). [LK]
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2008 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
11 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] W 26-24 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] L 8-44 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] L 30-34 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 08] W 22-20 v Hull KR (H). [LK]
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 08] L 8-18 v Hull FC (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 28-14 v Castleford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 20-28 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] L 4-8 v Wigan (A). [LK]
[View] Round 20 [06 Jul 08] L 24-60 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [12 Jul 08] L 18-26 v Hull FC (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [20 Jul 08] L 10-24 v Bradford (A). [BE]
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2007 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
2 games; [View] Round 10 [14 Apr 07] D 22-22 v Harlequins (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] L 24-42 v Hull FC (H). [LK]
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