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2015 Huddersfield Giants season

{{use British English|date=May 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{ Infobox rugby league team season

| year = 2015

| team_colour = #800000

| font_colour = gold

| league = Super League

| league_link = Super League XX

| league_rank =

| league_wins =

| league_draws =

| league_losses =

| points_for =

| points_against =

| playoff_result = Semi-finals

| cup = Challenge Cup

| cup_result = 6th round

| cup_wins =

| cup_losses =

| CEO_title = Chairman

| CEO = Ken Davy

| coach_title = Head Coach

| coach = Paul Anderson

| captain = Danny Brough

| stadium = John Smith's Stadium

| avg_attendance =

| high_attendance =

| top_tries =

| top_goals =

| top_points =

| prev_season = 2014

| next_season = 2016

| list = yes

| list_link = List of Huddersfield Giants seasons

}}

This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the 20th season of the Super League era.

Results

=Pre-season friendlies=

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!Date!!Versus!!H/A!!Venue!!Result!!Score!!Tries!!Goals!!Attendance!!Report

|+Pre-season results

| 7 February

| {{leagueicon|London|12}} London Broncos

| A

| The Garrison Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

40–4

| Noi (2), Wood, McComb, Leeming, Brown, Farrell

| Farrell 6/7

| N/A

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?GTS36278923 Report]

=Super League=

{{main|2015 Super League season}}

==League table==

{{2015 Super League regular season table|showteam=HUD}}

==Super League results==

{{legend2|#CFC|Win|border=1px solid #000000|text=W}} {{legend2|#FFC|Draw|border=1px solid #000000|text=D}} {{legend2|#FFE3E3|Loss|border=1px solid #000000|text=L}}

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!Date!!Round!!Versus!!H/A!!Venue!!Result!!Score!!Tries!!Goals!!Attendance!!Report

|+Super League results

| 8 February

| 1

| {{league icon|hull fc|14}} Hull F.C.

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 0-19

|

|

| 7,737

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?10977 Report]

13 February

| 2

| {{league icon|wigan|14}} Wigan Warriors

| A

| DW Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 16-24

| Mullally, Ellis, Murphy

| Brough 2/3

| 12,448

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?10996 Report]

26 February

| 3

| {{league icon|leeds|14}} Leeds Rhinos

| A

| Headingley Carnegie Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 24-28

| Ellis, Wardle, Wood, Ferres

| Brough 4/4

| 12,878

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11015 Report]

6 March

| 4

| {{leagueicon|Widnes Vikings|14}} Widnes Vikings

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 24-12

| Grix, McGillvary, Wardle (2), Crabtree

| Brough 2/5

| 5,452

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11043 Report]

12 March

| 5

| {{league icon|castleford|14}} Castleford Tigers

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 22-0

| Ellis, Ta'ai, Murphy, McGillvary

| Brough 3/4

| 5,257

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11050 Report]

22 March

| 6

| {{league icon|wakefield|14}} Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

| A

| Belle Vue

| {{WinDL}}

| 44-14

| Grix (3), Ferres, Brough, Cudjoe, Ta'ai

| Brough 6/6, Ellis 2/2

| 4,354

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11074 Report]

27 March

| 7

| {{league icon|warrington|14}} Warrington Wolves

| A

| Halliwell Jones Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 29-10

| Ellis, Murphy (2), McGillvary, Crabtree

| Brough 4/5, Brough 1 DG

| 9,019

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11084 Report]

3 April

| 8

| {{league icon|salford city|14}} Salford Red Devils

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 12-18

| Hughes, Murphy

| Brough 2/2

| 6,003

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11101 Report]

6 April

| 9

| {{league icon|hull kr|14}} Hull Kingston Rovers

| A

| Craven Park

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 16-20

| Wardle, Ta'ai, Murphy

| Brough 2/3

| 7,827

| [http://www.giantsrl.com/matchday/match-report?11110 Report]

12 April

| 10

| {{league icon|st helens|14}} St Helens

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 8-11

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-10/huddersfield-vs-st-helens/summary.html RLP]

19 April

| 11

| {{league icon|catalans|14}} Catalans Dragons

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 38-14

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-11/huddersfield-vs-catalans/summary.html RLP]

24 April

| 12

| {{league icon|hull fc|14}} Hull F.C.

| A

| KC Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 24-4

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-12/hull-fc-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

30 April

| 13

| {{league icon|leeds|14}} Leeds Rhinos

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=D}}

| 24-24

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-13/huddersfield-vs-leeds/summary.html RLP]

8 May

| 14

| {{league icon|salford city|14}} Salford Red Devils

| A

| AJ Bell Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 19-0

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-14/salford-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

21 May

| 15

| {{league icon|castleford|14}} Castleford Tigers

| A

| Mend-A-Hose Jungle

| {{WinDL}}

| 24-16

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-15/castleford-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

31 May

| 16

| {{league icon|catalans|14}} Catalans Dragons

| N

| St James' Park

| {{WinDL|res=D}}

| 22-22

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-16/catalans-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

7 June

| 17

| {{league icon|wigan|14}} Wigan Warriors

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 18-32

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-17/huddersfield-vs-wigan/summary.html RLP]

14 June

| 18

| {{league icon|warrington|14}} Warrington Wolves

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 30-19

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-18/huddersfield-vs-warrington/summary.html RLP]

21 June

| 19

| {{league icon|widnes|14}} Widnes Vikings

| A

| Halton Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 30-22

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-19/widnes-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

5 July

| 20

| {{league icon|hull kr|14}} Hull Kingston Rovers

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 32-14

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-20/huddersfield-vs-hull-kr/summary.html RLP]

10 July

| 21

| {{league icon|st helens|14}} St Helens

| A

| Langtree Park

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 34-35

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-21/st-helens-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

18 July

| 22

| {{league icon|catalans|14}} Catalans Dragons

| A

| Stade Gilbert Brutus

| {{WinDL}}

| 14-12

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-22/catalans-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

26 July

| 23

| {{league icon|wakefield|14}} Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 34-24

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/round-23/huddersfield-vs-wakefield-trinity/summary.html RLP]

=Super 8s=

{{main|2015 Super 8s}}

==Super 8s table==

{{2015 Rugby League Super 8s table|showteam=HUD}}

==Super 8s results==

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!Date!!Round!!Versus!!H/A!!Venue!!Result!!Score!!Tries!!Goals!!Attendance!!Report

|+Super 8's results

| 6 August

| S1

| {{league icon|wigan|14}} Wigan Warriors

| A

| DW Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 22-30

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s1/wigan-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

14 August

| S2

| {{league icon|catalans|14}} Catalans Dragons

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 24-12

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s2/huddersfield-vs-catalans/summary.html RLP]

20 August

| S3

| {{league icon|st helens|14}} St Helens

| A

| Langtree Park

| {{WinDL}}

| 28-22

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s3/st-helens-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

3 September

| S4

| {{league icon|castleford|14}} Castleford Tigers

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 40-26

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s4/huddersfield-vs-castleford/summary.html RLP]

13 September

| S5

| {{league icon|warrington|14}} Warrington Wolves

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 48-10

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s5/huddersfield-vs-warrington/summary.html RLP]

18 September

| S6

| {{league icon|hull fc|14}} Hull F.C.

| A

| KC Stadium

| {{WinDL}}

| 34-20

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s6/hull-fc-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

25 September

| S7

| {{league icon|leeds|14}} Leeds Rhinos

| H

| John Smith's Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 16-20

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/s7/huddersfield-vs-leeds/summary.html RLP]

==Play-offs==

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!Date!!Round!!Versus!!H/A!!Venue!!Result!!Score!!Tries!!Goals!!Attendance!!Report

|+Play-off results

| 1 October

| Semi-final

| {{league icon|wigan|14}} Wigan Warriors

| A

| DW Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 8-32

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xx-2015/semi-final/wigan-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

=Challenge Cup=

{{main|2015 Challenge Cup}}

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!Date!!Round!!Versus!!H/A!!Venue!!Result!!Score!!Tries!!Goals!!Attendance!!Report

|+Challenge Cup results

| 16 May

| 6

| {{league icon|leeds|14}} Leeds Rhinos

| A

| Headingley Carnegie Stadium

| {{WinDL|res=L}}

| 16-48

|

|

|

| [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-2015/game-6/leeds-vs-huddersfield/summary.html RLP]

Players

=Transfers=

{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2024}}

==Ins==

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|+ {{Screen reader-only|List of players joining Huddersfield}}

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Name

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Signed from

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Contract

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Date

Craig Huby

| Castleford Tigers

| 4 Years

| September 2014

Jamie Ellis

| Castleford Tigers

| 2 Years

| October 2014

Oliver Roberts

| Bradford Bulls

| 2 Years

| October 2014

Jack Hughes

| Wigan Warriors

| 1 Year Loan

| November 2014{{cite web|title=Wigan Warriors: Huddersfield's Patrick signs, Hughes joins Giants|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/29903643|website=BBC Sport|access-date=14 December 2014|date=5 November 2014}}

Jordan Cox

| Hull Kingston Rovers

| 1 Month Loan

| April 2015

==Outs==

class="wikitable"

|+ {{Screen reader-only|List of players leaving Huddersfield}}

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Name

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Signed for

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Contract

! scope="col" style="background:#800000; color:gold; border:solid gold 1px"| Date

Ben Blackmore

| Featherstone Rovers

| 1 ½ Years

| June 2014{{cite web|title=Super League: Ben Blackmore leaves Huddersfield Giants to join Featherstone|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12214/9337941/super-league-ben-blackmore-leaves-huddersfield-giants-to-join-featherstone|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=18 January 2015|date=5 June 2014}}

Jason Chan

| Australia

| 1 Year

| August 2014

David Faiumu

| Retired

|

| September 2014{{cite web|title=David Faiumu leaves Huddersfield Giants after play-off loss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/29394155|website=BBC Sport|access-date=18 January 2015|date=27 September 2014}}

Peter Aspinall

| York City Knights

| 2 Years

| October 2014

Antonio Kaufusi

| Canterbury Bulldogs

| 2 Years

| November 2014

Larne Patrick

| Wigan Warriors

| 1 Year Loan

| November 2014

Jack Miller

| Released

| N/A

| December 2014

Jacob Fairbank

| Halifax

| 1 Month Loan

| February 2015

Shaun Lunt

| Hull Kingston Rovers

| 1 Year Loan

| March 2015

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.skysports.com Huddersfield on Sky Sports]
  • [http://www.superleague.co.uk Huddersfield on Super League Site]
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/huddersfield/ BBC Sport-Rugby League]

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