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2012 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League XVII Rank7th
Play-off resultLost in eliminators
Challenge CupSemi-finals
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In the 2012 rugby league season, Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XVII and the 2012 Challenge Cup.


Results[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

W Win L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
19 January Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W 30–18 5,652 [citation needed]
22 January Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant L 10–44 767 [citation needed]
29 January Halifax A The Shay L 6–58 1,282 [citation needed]

Super League[edit]

Main article: 2012 Super League season

Table[edit]

Super League XVII
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L) 27 21 0 6 994 449 +545 42 Play-offs
2 Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 909 539 +370 41
3 St Helens 27 17 2 8 795 480 +315 36
4 Catalans Dragons 27 18 0 9 812 611 +201 36
5 Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 16 0 11 823 662 +161 32
6 Hull F.C. 27 15 2 10 696 621 +75 32
7 Huddersfield Giants 27 14 0 13 699 664 +35 28
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 13 0 14 633 764 −131 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 14 1 12 633 756 −123 23[a]
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 1 16 753 729 +24 21
11 Salford City Reds 27 8 1 18 618 844 −226 17
12 London Broncos 27 7 0 20 588 890 −302 14
13 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 554 948 −394 12
14 Widnes Vikings 27 6 0 21 532 1082 −550 12
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration[1]

Super League results[edit]

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
5 February 1 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W 20–16 16,771 RLP
12 February 2 Widnes Vikings H Galpharm Stadium W 66–6 8,869 RLP
18 February 2 Warrington Wolves H Galpharm Stadium L 22–32 8,184 RLP
26 February 4 London Broncos A Twickenham Stoop W 30–16 1,970 RLP
4 March 5 St Helens H Galpharm Stadium W 17–16 9,194 RLP
11 March 6 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Rapid Solicitors Stadium W 32–14 8,794 RLP
16 March 7 Castleford Tigers H Galpharm Stadium W 42–4 6,928 RLP
25 March 8 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 22–40 7,616 RLP
30 March 9 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium W 22–12 15,408 RLP
6 April 10 Salford City Reds H Galpharm Stadium W 36–10 6,988 RLP
9 April 11 Hull F.C. H Galpharm Stadium W 22–4 9,950 RLP
22 April 12 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 20–6 11,182 RLP
5 May 13 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 20–27 10,684 RLP
18 May 14 Wigan Warriors H Galpharm Stadium L 12–32 10,123 RLP
27 May 15 Salford City Reds N City of Manchester Stadium L 34–38 32,953 RLP
3 June 16 Crusaders A Stobart Stadium L 22–26 4,644 RLP
21 June 17 Hull Kingston Rovers H Galpharm Stadium L 26–44 4,962 RLP
24 June 18 London Broncos H Galpharm Stadium W 46–10 6,019 RLP
1 July 19 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 24–28 11,142 RLP
8 July 20 Castleford Tigers A Probiz Coliseum L 6–52 5,012 RLP
22 July 21 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Galpharm Stadium L 14–35 6,579 RLP
29 July 22 St Helens A Langtree Park L 12–46 12,329 RLP
5 August 23 Catalans Dragons H John Smiths Stadium W 36–18 5,822 RLP
10 August 24 Salford City Reds A Salford City Stadium W 30–20 5,324 RLP
19 August 25 Bradford Bulls H John Smiths Stadium L 12–34 7,477 RLP
2 September 26 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 6–54 10,550 RLP
9 September 27 Leeds Rhinos H John Smiths Stadium W 48–24 9,128 RLP

Play-offs[edit]

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Play-off results
11 September Eliminators Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 10–46 8,662 RLP

Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2012 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
15 April 4 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W 42–16 8,327 RLP
29 April 5 Swinton Lions H Galpharm Stadium W 52–0 2,617 RLP
13 May Quarter-finals London Broncos H Galpharm Stadium W 50–14 2,574 RLP
15 July Semi-finals Warrington Wolves N Salford City Stadium L 6–33 9,473 RLP

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

2012 Huddersfield Giants
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 18 January 2012
Source(s): [2]


Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

List of players joining Huddersfield
Name Signed from Fee Date
Jason Chan Crusaders RL [2]
Tommy Lee Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Luke George Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Aaron Murphy Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Tony Tonks Featherstone Rovers [2]
Greg Eden Castleford Tigers [2]

Out[edit]

List of players leaving Huddersfield
Name Signed for Fee Date
David Hodgson Hull Kingston Rovers [2]
Darrell Griffin Leeds Rhinos [2]
Andy Raleigh Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Danny Kirmond Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Graeme Horne Hull Kingston Rovers [2]
Keale Carlile Hull Kingston Rovers [2]
Kyle Wood Wakefield Trinity Wildcats [2]
Josh Griffin Castleford Tigers [2]
Greg McNally Leigh Centurions [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bradford Bulls handed six-point deduction by RFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Huddersfield Giants 2012 season preview". Love Rugby league. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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