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 Archive > Year > 2007 > Engage English Super League
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Round 3
Huddersfield Giants 10 l. St Helens 18 |
 
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 Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Sun February 4 2007, 7:00PM GMT Sun: Huddersfield Giants 10 l. St Helens 18 at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, UK Crowd: 9,212 Sat February 24 2007, 6:00PM GMT Sat: Bradford Bulls 32 d. Wigan Warriors 28 at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK Crowd: 12,798 Sat February 24 2007, 7:00PM GMT Sat: Les Catalans Dragons 30 d. Leeds Rhinos 22 at Stade Gilbert Brutus Crowd: 7,630 Sun February 25 2007, 3:00PM GMT Sun: Hull KR 10 l. Harlequins 26 at Craven Park, Hull (UK) Crowd: 7,026 Sun February 25 2007, 3:00PM GMT Sun: Warrington Wolves 25 d. Hull FC 24 at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, UK Crowd: 11,097 Sun February 25 2007, 3:30PM GMT Sun: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36 d. Salford City Reds 24 at Belle Vue Stadium, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Crowd: 6,385  Giants go down in close fought contest Tue February 6, 2007 Source: www.giantsrl.com Huddersfield Giants went down by 18 points to 10 in a close fought battle at the Galpharm Stadium against defending Champions St Helens in front of the biggest crowd since the Giants first game in Super League in 1998. The Giants began Super League 12 on a dry cold evening at the Galpharm Stadium against last seasons champions St Helens, this game having been brought forward from round 3 owing to the involvement of the Saints in the World Club Challenge. The game began with both sides incurring early penalties and it was after the Giants had conceded one in their own half after 7 minutes that the Saints opened the scoring with Lee Gilmour going over, Sean Long missed the conversion attempt. It was not long however before the Giants were on the scoresheet, this time the Saints were penalised for obstruction in their own half and Chris Thorman slotted over the penalty kick. It was though a very much stop-start affair with penalties being awarded at regular intervals by the referee and again the Giants were penalised in their own 20 metre area on 15 minutes when Sean Longs reverse pass put Leon Pryce in the clear for him to romp over, Long adding the extra points. Five minutes later the position got worse for the Giants when a break down the centre from Leon Pryce lead to Ade Gardner crossing for the third St Helens try of the half, Sean Long missed the conversion attempt. The Giants had been starved of possession of the ball in the first 20 mins with the penalties conceded but when at last they did manage to get some quality possession Kevin Brown broke into the saints 20 and an excellent offload enabled Matt Gardner to touch down, the try being awarded on the nod of the video ref. Chris Thorman added the conversion with a superb kick from the touchline side and the deficit was down to six points. This was further reduced on 36 minutes when another St Helens penalty enabled Chris Thorman to kick his second penalty goal of the half. The Giants could be reasonably satisfied with the 14-10 half time score; they had defended manfully against an St Helens side who had monopolised possession of the ball. The second half began with the Giants having more of the ball and it was their turn to put the Saints defence under pressure. On 44 minutes a kick from Kevin Brown was scrambled dead by the Saints defence, the goal-line drop out being conceded. Chances were though being put to ground when the Giants got into the saints 20 metre area and this was to prove costly as on 49 minutes Lee Gilmour went over for his second try of the evening after excellent offloads. This came after the Giants had lost possession of the ball in their own half. Jason Hooper missed the conversion attempt but the Saints now had an 8 point advantage. A further chance for the Giants was lost when Robbie Paul's kick went directly into touch when he tried to put Elford in at the corner, but at least this half the Giants were not conceding a similar number of penalties to the first half. The game had been played in excellent spirit but on 55 minutes Jon Wilkin was sin binned for a dreadful tackle on Chris Thorman which left the Giants captain concussed and unable to take any further part in the game. The incident was placed on report. On 59 mins Eorl Crabtree almost got in for a try as the Giants pressured the saints defence but the video referee ruled no try. A Robbie Paul kick again almost lead to a Giants score but the saints defence was excellent. Try as they might the giants could not just find a way through and the hooter went with the Giants having given their all but the Saints just managing to hold on an run out winners. Eorl Crabteree had taken the eye for the Giants particularly in the second half but the whole team had given their upmost. More of the same and the Giants should soon get on the winning side of matches. Penalties conceded: Giants 13 St Helens 15 Goal line dropouts conceded: Giants 1 St Helens 2 Giants Man of Match: Eorl Crabtree Huddersfield Giants 10 (10) Tries: Gardner Goals: Thorman 3 St Helens 18 (14) Tries: Gilmour 2, Pryce, Gardner Goals: Long Huddersfield: Thorman, Gardner, Nero, Lolesi, Elford, Brown, Paul, Skandalis, Drew, Jackson, Jones, Wild, Crabtree. Replacements: Raleigh, Griffin, Hudson, Snitch. St Helens: Roby, Gardner, Gidley, Gilmour, Meli, Pryce, Long, Fozzard, Cunningham, Cayless, Bennett, Wilkin, Graham. Replacements: Moore, Hooper, Hargreaves, Fa'asavalu. Referee: A Klein (London) Report source: www.giantsrl.com Fun Day Sunday at the Giants Sun February 4, 2007 Source: www.giantsrl.com Huddersfield Giants take on St Helens at the Galpharm Stadium this Sunday, kick off 7.05pm. With the club urging fans to arrive early to the engage Super League Opener there will be plenty of pre-match build up to keep supporters entertained. On arrival at the ground fans will be able to collect their free engage try card and meet engage Mutual Assurance new mascot Super Sid the Savings pig who will be out and about giving money boxes to children encouraging them to save their pennies! Make sure you keep an eye out for the new mascot on the block! The All new Claret and Gold programme will be available at various points throughout the ground and features interviews with new star signing John Skandalis and new assistant Coach Paul Anderson. Pre-match entertainment on the field will be from budding pop star Ian Richie and Big G will be making an entrance as he can't wait to see all the Giants Fans again. G Force cheerleaders will perform just before the teams who will enter the field to a firework explosion. The main event will kick off at 7.05pm as the Giants attempt to repeat last season's the victory over the Champions at the Galpharm. There will also be all new try and goal jingles playing when the Giants score. Half Time will see a major announcement on the pitch followed by a performance by Junior G Force and another performance from the senior team. The Galpharm Stadium Ticket Office re-opens Sunday at 2pm and season ticket holders are reminded that they can take advantage of their 'friend for a fiver' voucher by exchanging it at the Ticket Office. The Giants Ticket Hotline number is 0870 44 44 552. News sent by: www.giantsrl.com
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