Huddersfield Giants
Full name	Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Football Club
Nick name(s)	Fartown, The Giants
Emblem	Giant
Colours	Claret and Gold
Founded	1864
Sport	Rugby league
League	Super League (Europe)
Ground	Galpharm Stadium
Capacity	24,500
Coach	Jon Sharp
Captain	Chris Thorman
Chairman	Ken Davy
League Wins	1911-12, 1912-13, 1914-15, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1948-49, 1961-62 (7)
Grand Final Wins	-
Challenge Cup Wins	1912-13, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1932-33, 1944-45, 1952-53 (6)
Official website	giantsrl.com

Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. They are currently coached by Jon Sharp and play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium (which they share with Huddersfield Town FC). Image File history File links Giants_logo. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Jon Sharp is the head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Chris Thorman is a proffesional rugby league player who plays for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... , Huddersfield is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Jon Sharp is the head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants. ... The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ...

The club, particularly amongst older supporters, is sometimes referred locally as Fartown named after the ground which they occupied up until 1994, which is located in the Fartown district of Huddersfield. Fartown Ground, officially named the St. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire that starts 1km north of the town centre. ...

They play in a distinctive strip of a claret shirt with thin gold hoops, claret shorts and claret and gold hooped socks and are currently sponsored by the University of Huddersfield. The University of Huddersfield is a University in the town of Huddersfield, England. ...

History

Early years

The earliest record of a football match being played in the Huddersfield area is in 1848, when a team of men from Hepworth took on a team of men from Holmfirth near Whinney Bank in Holmfirth. Hepworth won a close fought game which "exhibited the usual amount of confusions, bloody noses, etc" and took the prize of £5 which had been jointly donated by each side. Hepworth is a small village to the southeast of Holmfirth and southwest of Jackson Bridge in West Yorkshire. ... Holmfirth is a small town located in the Holme Valley parish, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ...

There may have been many other games organised along similar lines but there appears to have been no formal structure to sport in the Huddersfield area until the opening of the Apollo Gymnasium by an Irishman named Professor John Le Blanc on August 3, 1850. At this time Le Blanc's gymnasium was the only venue in the town where young men could take part in physical activities. Le Blanc offered the opportunity to participate in fencing, swimming, bowling, cricket and many other sports. Foot races were regularly organised and illegal prize fights were reputedly held on the nearby moors. , Huddersfield is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Swimmer redirects here. ... A bowler releases the ball. ... This article is about the sport. ...

In 1864 the towns's theatre was commandeered by the local Volunteer Rifle Corps for use as a drill hall. In turn, the Apollo Gymnasium was turned into the Gymnasium Theatre. This left the keen athletes of Le Blanc's club with nowhere to go and they responded by forming a more organised athletics association. In an advertisement headed "Huddersfield Athletic Club" they invited "gentlemen desirous of becoming members" to a public meeting at 8 o'clock on the evening of November 16, 1864 at the Queen Hotel. The meeting went ahead, a hundred names were registered and a committee was formed. Within a month a new gymnasium was in service in a basement on Back John William Street. is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

On January 27, 1866 twenty members of the Huddersfield Athletic Club (HAC) agreed to play a football match against twenty of the Huddersfield Rifle Corps at Rifle Field in Trinity Street. Although the result was a scoreless draw, a large crowd was attracted. In light of this success the HAC agreed to start a formal football section which was to commence play at the beginning of December 1866. Initially the HAC made no contribution to the support of the football club and each paying member was forced to pay a subscription of 2s 6d (12.5p). As the football club grew, however, it became a useful recruiting tool for the HAC. In 1869 six matches were played and by 1870 three of the club's players had been selected to represent Yorkshire. By 1872 there were so many players that a second team was formed. is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Fartown

The growth in popularity of the club and the need for better facilities led to the HAC approaching St John's Cricket Club with a proposal to merge the two clubs. The cricket club had been formed in 1866 at Hillhouse and had moved to a new ground, previously owned by the proprietor of the George Hotel at Fartown in 1867. By 1875, when amalgamation talks began, over £800 had been spent on developing the new ground.

At a meeting on November 27, 1875, at the Thornhill Arms Inn the two clubs agreed to merge to form the Huddersfield Cricket & Athletics Club. The motion was passed by 55 votes to 37. is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Initially the Fartown ground was used for athletics festivals whilst the football section stayed at Rifle Field, but alterations made in the summer of 1878 meant that rugby could begin at the start of the 1878/1879 season with the visit of Manchester Rangers on November 2. Fartown Ground, officially named the St. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The new ground would become the club's home for 114 years and would provide the club's famous "Fartown" nickname.

Northern Union and golden years

In 1895 the club were founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union, (later the Rugby Football League). The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for Rugby League in the United Kingdom. ... The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in the United Kingdom. ...

The club has seen many ups and downs in its long history, but for the first 60 years of rugby league it was one of the powerhouses of the game, with only Wigan as rivals in terms of trophies won. Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...

Harold Wagstaff was only fifteen years and one hundred and seventy-five days old when he played his first match for Huddersfield, against Bramley in November 1906. At the time, he was the youngest first-team player the game had seen, he had signed on for a £5 signing-on fee. Harold Wagstaff, nicknamed the Prince of Centres, was an English Rugby League player. ...

Huddersfield beat the touring 1908-1909 Kangaroos 5-3. They were impressed enough with stand-off Albert Rosenfeld to sign him up that evening along with Australian Dual Code International Pat Walsh one of the best forwards of the Kangaroos . Rosenfeld played his first game against Broughton Rangers on 11 September 1909. Australia rugby league footballer Albert Aaron Rosenfeld (1885-1970), born in Sydney, Australia. ... Pat Walsh was a pioneer Australian representative rugby union and rugby league player, a dual code international. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The club's golden period came around the time of the First World War. The club was able to assemble a team of players from across the British Empire who swept all before them. Known as "The Team of All Talents", they were led by Harold Wagstaff and are still regarded as one of the finest football teams to have ever played. In the five years leading up to the First World War they won 13 trophies. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Harold Wagstaff, nicknamed the Prince of Centres, was an English Rugby League player. ...

In the season 1914-1915 they became only the second team to win "all four cups" when they lifted the Championship, the Challenge Cup, the Yorkshire Cup, and the Yorkshire League. Albert Goldthorpe with All Four Cups (Hunslet, 1907-08) Between 1905 and 1970 there were four trophies available to any British rugby league side: Challenge Cup Rugby League Championship County league (Lancashire League or Yorkshire League) County cup (Lancashire Cup or Yorkshire Cup) To win All Four Cups in a... This article is about the Rugby League Challenge Cup. ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ... The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ...

Two members of the team, centre Harold Wagstaff and wing Albert Rosenfeld were honoured by inclusion in the original Rugby League Hall of Fame. They were later joined by the Cumbrian second row Dougie Clark. Of just seventeen players to be elected to the Hall of Fame, no fewer than three were teammates in that famous Huddersfield side. In total, Huddersfield boast five representatives in the Hall of Fame, more than any other club. Harold Wagstaff, nicknamed the Prince of Centres, was an English Rugby League player. ... Australia rugby league footballer Albert Aaron Rosenfeld (1885-1970), born in Sydney, Australia. ... The British Rugby League Hall of Fame was established by the Rugby Football League in 1988 to commemorate the greatest ever players in British rugby league. ...

The particular fame of "The Team of All Talents" sprung from their extraordinary three quarter play. In 1911-1912, Rosenfeld became the first player to score more than 50 tries in a season - a feat previously thought to be impossible. That season he scored 78. His wing partner, Stanley Moorhouse scored 52. In 1912-1913, Rosenfeld scored 56, and then in 1913-1914 he broke his own record with 80 tries, a record which stands to this day.

On 28 February 1914, the club defeated Swinton Park by a record 119-2 (Rosenfeld contributing 7 tries) in a Challenge Cup tie at Fartown. The record would stand until 26 November 1994 when the Huddersfield club broke their own World Record by defeating Blackpool Gladiators 142-4 in a Challenge Cup tie at the McAlpine Stadium - centre Greg Austin scoring 9 tries on his way to 52 tries that season, a world record for a centre. is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the Rugby League Challenge Cup. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... , Huddersfield is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ...

Huddersfield's dominance prior to the First World War was such that they went unbeaten in 38 consecutive matches before the suspension of the league in 1914. Huddersfield did not take part in the 1918-9 season. In the 1919-20 season, the first five games were won for a 43 match unbeaten run over 6 years which still stands as a record today. The unbeaten run consisted of 28 league matches, 8 Yorkshire Cup-ties, 5 Challenge Cup-ties and 2 League Championship play-offs. In addition, Huddersfield were drawing 8-8 in a Yorkshire Cup-tie that was abandoned because of fog and replayed.

There can be no doubt that the war cut short a golden age for the club, and whilst trophies would continued to be collected until the mid 1960s Huddersfield would never again return to the heights of that magical period. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Albert Rosenfeld's last game for the club was on 2 April 1921, a cup-tie against Leeds. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Wagstaff retired from rugby league in March 1925, with Huddersfield his only club. He played his last match as a fullback, against Oldham at Watersheddings.

The highest attendance at Fartown to watch a Huddersfield game was 32,912 against Wigan on the 4 March 1950. Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...

In 1962, the league was split into East and West of the Pennines; Huddersfield and Hull Kingston Rovers met at Headingley, Leeds in the first final of the Eastern Division Championship on Saturday 10th November 1962. The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ...

Reigning Champions Huddersfield were favourites to lift the Eastern Division title, especially as Rovers were missing five first choice players with injuries. The Robins, however, set the early pace and were 10-0 up after 30 minutes. Despite a rally by Huddersfield, Rovers hung on to win 13-10.

Decline and revival

By the 1970s, the club had become a shadow of its former self, the old Fartown ground had fallen into disrepair and the club frequently finished in the lower reaches of the league. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Local businessman, John Bailey, took a controlling interest in the stadium, the club and the pavilion. In 1984, in an attempt to revive the club, Huddersfield adopted the moniker 'Barracudas' and Fartown was renamed Arena 84. As the crowds continued to stay away, it became clear that Bailey could not stem the decline. The 'Barracudas' and 'Arena 84' were dropped for the 1988/1989 season.

The revival of the club began when Alex Murphy took over as coach in 1991. Huddersfield were the first ever champions of the newly-formed third division in 1991/2. Promotion to the Second Division had been achieved, and there was pride once again in the famous claret and gold shirt. Alex Murphy (born St Helens 22nd April 1939) was an English rugby league footballer and coach who enjoyed a prodigious career as a scrum-half, often as controversial as he was prolific. ...

The club moved to Huddersfield Town A.F.C.'s home ground at Leeds Road in 1992, before taking a share in the McAlpine Stadium (now known as Galpharm Stadium) in 1994. In 1996, Ken Davy took over as chairman of Huddersfield; Huddersfield added Giants to their name. Huddersfield Town Football Club are an English football club based in Huddersfield, in the Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. ... The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Since then the club has returned to the top division of British rugby league. In 1998, the club was promoted to Super League, and in late 1999 merged with Sheffield Eagles almost purely for financial reasons. They were officially known as the Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants, but more popularly as 'Shuddersfield'. This arrangement lasted only a season before the Huddersfield name was reverted to. In the four seasons between 1998 and 2001, they lost 81 times in 99 matches, avoiding relegation for a variety of reasons. Australian Tony Smith was appointed as coach for the 2001 season, he was unable to save the team from relegation at the end of that year, ironically Huddersfield's best since entering Super League. Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. ... Tony Smith is the head coach of Super League club Leeds Rhinos. ...

In 2002 Huddersfield Giants remained a full-time professional teams despite playing in the Northern Ford Premiership. The club went unbeaten for the entire league season, drawing only one match and winning a record equalling 29 games. Along the way the team accumulated 1,156 points to equal the record for points in a league season achieved in 8 more games by Leigh in 1986. The team won the Buddies Cup, as it was then known, and also the NFP Grand Final against Leigh in October 2002, which secured promotion back to the Super League for the 2003 season. The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ... Leigh Centurions are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. ... The National League Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in Great Britains National Leagues. ...

In 2003 under Smith, the Giants established themselves as a Super League club, finishing 10th, above Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Halifax Blue Sox. After guiding the Giants back to Super League, Smith and assistant coach Brian McDermott moved onto Headingley to take control of the Leeds Rhinos. St Helens assistant coach and former Hull forward Jon Sharp was appointed head coach for 2004 and the team improved again, finishing 7th in the league and making their first appearance in the Challenge Cup semi-finals since 1971. Official website www. ... Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ... Official website www. ... Jon Sharp is the head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants. ...

The beginning of the 2005 Super League season saw the club make its highest-profile signing in fifty years when Australian centre Michael De Vere signed from the Brisbane Broncos, becoming the club's first Australian international player since Pat Devery in the 1950s. Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Michael De Vere (born 11 December, 1976 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer, who played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Huddersfield Giants, New South Wales and Australia. ... For information on the current season of the Brisbane Broncos, see Brisbane Broncos 2007. ...

For the kick off of the 2006 season the club unveiled a host of new signings to strengthen the squad, including the iconic New Zealand international scrum half Robbie Paul. Robert Rawiri Paul (born February 3, 1976 in Tokoroa, New Zealand), popularly known as Robbie Paul is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. ...

July 30, 2006 will go down as one of the proudest days in the Giants recent history. After a convincing victory over Salford in the quarter final, the Giants faced Leeds Rhinos (ironically coached by Tony Smith) in the Challenge Cup semi-final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Against all the odds, massive underdogs Huddersfield pulled out what is regarded as possibly their best performance of modern times, Stuart Donlan and Chris Nero with 2 tries apiece and Michael De Vere with a try and five goals steering them to a 30-12 victory. Huddersfield lost the Challenge Cup Final to eventual Super League champions St Helens 42-12, but the performance heralds the best Huddersfield achievement since 1970, and many believe has finally and firmly closed the book on one of the club's darkest chapters. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Salford City Reds are a British professional rugby league club based in Salford near Manchester. ... Official website www. ... The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ... Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in the northern English county of West Yorkshire. ... Chris Nero (born February 14th, 1981) is an Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. ... Michael De Vere (born 11 December, 1976 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer, who played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Huddersfield Giants, New South Wales and Australia. ... St Helens Rugby League Football Club or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England, United Kingdom. ...

Play-offs for the first time

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The start of the 2007 season saw the Giants make some exciting signings, including West Tigers trio, Jamahl Lolesi, John Skandalis and Shane Elford, as well as Ryan Hudson who returned to rugby league after completing a 2-year drugs ban. This article is about the 2007 season of the Huddersfield Giants. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Wests Tigers are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ... Jamahl Lolesi (born March 20, 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League competition. ... John Skandalis is a front rower for the West Tigers, who won the NRL Premiership Grand Final for the first time on October 2, 2005. ... Shane Elford (born December 28, 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby League player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition. ... Ryan Hudson is an ex rugby league star hooker who is currently suspended for illegal substance being found in a drug test. ...

Despite much optimism, the season started horrendously for the Giants in terms of results. After 7 consecutive losses they found themselves marooned at the foot of the table, 5 points adrift. Large sections of the fans began to question the coach's ability and as a result crowds began to dwindle and morale was beginning to suffer. However, Jon Sharp maintained that the Giants could turn it around, noting that all of their prior defeats were within a converted try of victory. Jon Sharp is the head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants. ...

By the end of May, the picture was totally different. The Giants had a Challenge Cup quarter-final to look forward to and had successfully been on their longest ever winning streak since joining the Super League (9 games including two wins in the Challenge Cup). The highlight of this run was the 36-12 victory over the Bradford Bulls in front of the Sky Television cameras on 18 May, the Giants first victory over the Bulls since joining the top flight.^[1] In addition, Sharp was named consecutively as Coach of the Month for April^[2] and May^[3] The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ... Official website www. ... link titlelink titleThe name Sky Television may refer to: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in the United Kingdom SKY Network Television in New Zealand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ...

The Giants winning run came to an unexpected end in a shock 14-12 defeat by Salford City Reds at the Willows. They had been overwhelming favourites with fans and bookies as Salford have been rooted to the bottom of the table for the most of the season. After the defeat Huddersfield coach Jon Sharp was quoted as saying that the Giants had contributed to their own downfall by playing a poor kick and chase. Following the 2006 Challenge Cup Final appearance, Giants continued their progress by beating Wakefield for the 9th consecutive occasion to qualify for the play-offs for the first time and a match against Hull FC at the KC Stadium, which was lost 22-16. Official website www. ... Hull FC is a professional rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, England. ... Kingston Communications Stadium or KC Stadium is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ...

2008 Super League season

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The Giants will start the new campaign missing some familiar faces. Long-serving Paul Reilly and Aussie hooker Brad Drew will both depart to Wakefield along with Chris Nero who will also leave the Giants to join Bradford Bulls. Luke Robinson and David Hodgson will join from Salford whilst George Gatis and Kiwi Paul Whatuira have agreed the move from NRL. This article is about the 2008 season of the Huddersfield Giants. ... Paul Reilly is a rugby league player who plays for the Huddersfield Giants. ... Brad Drew is a professional Rugby League player for Huddersfield Giants. ... Official website www. ... Chris Nero (born February 14th, 1981) is an Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. ... Official website www. ... Luke Robinson (born 25 July 1984) is a scrum half for the Salford City Reds rugby league team. ... Dr David Hodgson (chemist) can be found here David Hodgson was a footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich City, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as lower division clubs and teams in France and Spain. ... Official website www. ... George Gatis is an Australian rugby league player from Queensland. ... Paul Whatuira (born July 31, 1981 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby League player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ...

2008 Squad

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Nationality	Player	Position	Previous Club
	1. Chris Thorman	FB	Parramatta Eels
	2. Martin Aspinwall	W	Wigan Warriors
	3. Jamahl Lolesi	C	Wests Tigers
	4. Shane Elford	C	Wests Tigers
	5. David Hodgson	W	Salford City Reds
	6. Kevin Brown	SO	Wigan Warriors
	7. Luke Robinson	SH	Salford City Reds
	8. Eorl Crabtree	P	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	9. George Gatis	HK	New Zealand Warriors
	10. John Skandalis	P	Wests Tigers
	11. Steve Snitch	SR	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	12. Andy Raleigh	SR	Hull KR
	13. Stephen Wild	LF	Wigan Warriors
	14. Stuart Jones	SR	St Helens RFC
	15. Paul Jackson	P	Castleford Tigers
	16. Keith Mason	P	Castleford Tigers
	17. James Martin	SR	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	18. Darrell Griffin	P	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	19. Ryan Hudson	HK	Bradford Bulls
	20. Paul Whatuira	W	Wests Tigers
	22. Tom Hemingway	SH	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	23. Simon George	LF	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	24. Rod Jensen	C	North Queensland Cowboys
	25. Leroy Cudjoe	FB	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	26. Michael Lawrence	C	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	27. Richard Lopag	W	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	28. Chris Lawson	P	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	29. Chris Kendall	P	Huddersfield Giants Academy
	30. Jacob Buckle	SR	Halifax
	31. Catherine Foster	H	Huddersfield Giants