2016 Huddersfield Giants season

2016 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League XXI Rank12th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2016 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 481; against: 535
Team information
ChairmanKen Davy
Head CoachPaul Anderson
Captain
StadiumJohn Smith's Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJermaine McGillvary - 7
GoalsDanny Brough - 17
PointsDanny Brough - 38
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This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the 21st season of the Super League era and the Huddersfield Giants 14th since promotion back to the top flight in 2003.

Results

Super League

table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull F.C. 23 17 0 6 605 465 +140 34 Super League Super 8s
2 Warrington Wolves 23 16 1 6 675 425 +250 33
3 Wigan Warriors 23 16 0 7 455 440 +15 32
4 St Helens 23 14 0 9 573 536 +37 28
5 Catalans Dragons 23 13 0 10 593 505 +88 26
6 Castleford Tigers 23 10 1 12 617 640 −23 21
7 Widnes Vikings 23 10 0 13 499 474 +25 20
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 10 0 13 485 654 −169 20
9 Leeds Rhinos 23 8 0 15 404 576 −172 16 The Qualifiers
10 Salford City Reds 23 10 0 13 560 569 −9 14[a]
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 6 2 15 486 610 −124 14
12 Huddersfield Giants 23 6 0 17 511 569 −58 12
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.[1]

Super league results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Super League results
Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
5/2/16 1 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 16-30 Murphy, Ta'ai, Connor Brough 1/1, Ellis 1/2 10,408 [2][3]
12/2/16 2 Wigan H John Smith's Stadium L 13-18 McGillvary, Foster Ellis 2/3, Ellis 1 DG 5,912 [2][4]
28/2/16 3 Widnes H John Smith's Stadium L 18-36 Lawrence, McGillvary, Foster Foster 3/3 5,183 [2][5]
4/3/16 4 Leeds A Headingley Stadium L 16-20 Brough, McGillvary, Lawrence Foster 2/3 14,962 [2][6]
13/3/16 5 Hull Kingston Rovers H John Smith's Stadium W 38-6 Tansey, Lawrence, Murphy, McGillvary, Patrick, Ta'ai Brough 7/7 5,610 [2][7]
20/3/16 6 Catalans Dragons H John Smith's Stadium L 26-46 Connor, McGillvary, Patrick, Cudjoe, Leeming Brough 2/4, Tansey 1/1 4,607 [2][8]
25/3/16 7 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Bell Vue L 22-36 McGillvary, Connor (2), Murphy Brough 3/4 4,989 [2][9]
28/3/16 8 Salford H John Smith's Stadium L 24-26 Ta'ai (2), Connor, McGillvary Brough 4/4 4,885 [2][10]
3/4/16 9 Castleford A The Jungle
8/4/16 10
15/4/16 11
21/4/16 12
29/4/16 13
14/5/16 14
22/4/16 15
26/5/16 16
3/6/16 17
9/6/16 18
17/6/16 19
30/6/16 20
8/7/16 21
17/7/16 22
23/7/16 23

Qualifiers

Qualifiers table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 7 6 0 1 239 94 +145 12 2017 Super League
2 Leigh Centurions (P) 7 6 0 1 223 193 +30 12
3 Huddersfield Giants 7 5 0 2 257 166 +91 10
4 Hull Kingston Rovers (R) 7 4 0 3 235 142 +93 8 Million Pound Game
5 Salford Red Devils 7 3 0 4 208 152 +56 6
6 London Broncos 7 3 0 4 221 212 +9 6 2017 Championship
7 Batley Bulldogs 7 1 0 6 111 318 −207 2
8 Featherstone Rovers 7 0 0 7 96 313 −217 0
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Qualifiers results

Qualifiers results
Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
7/8/16 1 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 12-34 2,184 [11]
14/8/16 2 Featherstone Rovers H John Smith's Stadium W 62-16 3,690 [11]
21/8/16 3 Batley Bulldogs A Fox's Biscuits Stadium W 58-28 2,201 [11]
2/9/16 4 London Broncos H John Smith's Stadium W 40-4 3,794 [11]
10/9/16 5 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village L 40-48 5,934 [11]
18/9/16 6 Leeds Rhinos H John Smith's Stadium W 22-14 6,666 [11]
24/9/16 7 Hull Kingston Rovers A Lightstream Stadium W 23-22 8,024 [11]

Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup results
Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
6/5/16 R6 Leeds Rhinos H John Smith's Stadium W 36–22 Ta'ai, McGillvary, Brierley, Wood, Brough Brough 6 + 3 DG, Conner 1 DG 4,979 [12]
23/6/16 QF Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H John Smith's Stadium L 16–28 Grix, Connor, McGillvary 2 [13]

Players

No Player Position
1 Scott Grix Fullback
2 Jermaine McGillvary Wing
3 Leroy Cudjoe Centre
4 Joe Wardle Centre
5 Aaron Murphy Wing
6 Danny Brough Stand-off
7 Jamie Ellis Scrum-half
8 Eorl Crabtree Prop
9 Ryan Hinchcliffe Hooker
10 Craig Huby Prop
11 Tom Symonds Second-row
13 Larne Patrick Loose forward
14 Michael Lawrence Second-row
15 Kyle Wood Hooker
16 Sam Rapira Prop
17 Ukuma Ta'ai Prop
18 Jake Connor Centre
21 Nathan Mason Prop
22 Oliver Roberts Second-row
23 Josh Johnson Prop
23 Gene Ormsby Wing
24 Kruise Leeming Hooker
24 Jared Simpson Fullback
25 Tyler Dickinson Prop
27 Mikey Wood Prop
29 Jamie Foster Wing
31 Sam Wood Centre
32 Jordan Tansey Fullback
32 Daniel Smith Prop
34 Ryan Brierley Scrum-half
36 Sebastine Ikahihifo Lock

Source:[2]

2016 transfers in/out

In

Nat Name Moved From Contract Length Date
Ryan Hinchcliffe Melbourne Storm 3 Years June 2015
Sam Rapira New Zealand Warriors 2 Years May 2015
Daniel Smith Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4 ½ Years July 2015
Larne Patrick Wigan Warriors Loan Return September 2015
Ryan Brierley Leigh Centurions 4 ½ Years March 2016

Out

Nat Name Moved To Contract Length Date
Anthony Mullally Leeds Rhinos 3 Years May 2015
Jack Hughes Warrington Wolves 2 Years August 2015
Jodie Broughton Catalans Dragons 2 Years August 2015
Shaun Lunt Hull Kingston Rovers 4 Years August 2015
Chris Bailey Retirement N/A September 2015
Craig Kopczak Salford Red Devils 1 Year October 2015
Mick Learmonth York City Knights 1 Year October 2015
Jacob Fairbank Halifax 2 Years November 2015
Brett Ferres Leeds Rhinos 1 Year January 2016

References

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  3. ^ "Super League: St Helens 30-16 Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Wigan's Josh Charnley grabs dramatic win over injury-hit Huddersfield". The Guardian. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants 18-36 Widnes Vikings". BBC Sport. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Super League: Leeds Rhinos 20-16 Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield beat Hull KR 38-6 in basement battle". Sky Sports. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants 26-46 Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36-22 Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants 24-26 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Super 8's - Qualifiers 2016: Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Challenge Cup: Huddersfield Giants 36-22 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Challenge Cup: Huddersfield Giants 16-28 Wakefield Wildcats". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.