Round 8
Huddersfield Giants 56 d. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12

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Giants bounce back in style
Sat April 7, 2007
Source: www.superleague.co.uk

Centre Kevin Brown scored a hat-trick and was then sin-binned as Huddersfield Giants ended their seven-match losing streak in emphatic style against neighbours Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Brown dashed 80 metres to register a stunning solo touchdown after 27 minutes to punish a mistake by Ben Jeffries near his own tryline.

It was the fourth of five first-half tries bottom club Huddersfield scored as they raced into a 28-0 lead and there was no let-up in a second half where Brown stole the show.

He scored two tries in three minutes soon after the restart, the first after 48 minutes when Brown finished off a move that saw Stuart Jones break from deep.

And he completed his hat-trick after 51 minutes by dodging two attempted tackles to reach the tryline for his second solo try of the night.

But Brown spoiled an otherwise brilliant personal display with a needless and cynical foul to stop Wakefield's Peter Fox scoring a consolation try after 65 minutes.

Stephen Wild put the Giants ahead inside three minutes from Keith Mason's final pass and they never looked back against a team they have now beaten 12 times in their last 13 meetings.

Steve Snitch and Robbie Paul both went over in quick succession before Martin Aspinwall crossed after 35 minutes from Wild's final pass into the right corner.

Wakefield got off the mark just before the interval when Richard Moore dived over from Danny Sculthorpe's pass. Matt Blaymire got the Wildcats' other try five minutes from the end and stand-off Jamie Rooney converted them both.

But Wakefield, who could have gone top with a win, did little else all night in an error-strewn performance. Huddersfield piled on the misery with five further tries in the second half.

Andy Raleigh, Stuart Jones and Paul Reilly dived over in addition to Brown's two second-half efforts. Brad Drew and Chris Thorman added four goals each to complete the scoring.

Huddersfield Giants (28) 56
Tries: Wild, Drew, Paul, Brown 3, Aspinwall, Raleigh, Jones, Reilly
Goals: Drew 4, Thorman 4

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (6) 12
Tries: Moore, Blaymire
Goals: Rooney 2

Huddersfield Giants: Reilly, Aspinwall, Brown, Nero, Elford, Drew, Paul, Mason, Hudson, Skandalis, Snitch, Raleigh, Wild.
Replacements: Thorman, Crabtree, Jones, Griffin.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats: Blaymire, Pryce, Demetriou, Atkins, Fox, Rooney, Jeffries, Watene, Latu, Moore, Elima, MacGillivray, Ferres.
Replacements: P. March, Henderson, Sculthorpe, Catic.

Referee: R Silverwood
Attendance: 6,757

Report source: www.superleague.co.uk

Article: Sharp hammers Giants critics


Griffin relishes meeting with former team-mates
Fri April 6, 2007
Source: www.giantsrl.com

Huddersfield Giants prop forward Darrell Griffin is looking forward to the visit of Wakefield this Good Friday evening. It is the first time that Griffin has turned out against his former team and he can't wait to get stuck in.

"It's always good to go out against your old team and friends and it's good to see how much you've improved as a player.

"There will be some banter with the lads, but nothing too serious and I'm just really looking forward to it. It's going to be a big one for myself."

Griffin has been in fine form so far this season and has been singled out for praise by Giants Head Coach Jon Sharp. He knows that it's not just an important game for himself:

"For the boys it's a massive game. We need to get that first win of the Super League XII. They've been flying high so far this year so it'll be a big test for us."

Like all the other players and coaches Griffin is thankful for the confidence booster of last weekend's victory against York.

"Sunday's game was massive for us in terms of completing sets and scoring tries and just getting the ball over the line.

"Not scoring many has been our problem this season so after York we're going into the Wakefield game full of confidence."

The Huddersfield Giants are giving away Cadbury's Creme Egg's to the first 300 junior Giants supporters who enter the Galpharm Stadium before the game. Supporters are reminded that children under 12 go free at the Giants. To reserve your ticket call the Giants Ticket Hotline on 0870 44 44 552.

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