Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition.
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17 Facts About Huddersfield Giants
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Huddersfield Giants beat St Helens 15 – 10 in the 1953 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.
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In 1984, in an attempt to revive the club, Huddersfield Giants adopted the name 'Barracudas' and Fartown was renamed Arena 84.
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Nigel Stephenson was appointed as coach and Huddersfield Giants were helped by several clubs, in particular Featherstone Rovers, to put a reasonable squad together.
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Huddersfield Giants were promoted as 3rd Division Champions in April 1993 but the receiver was called in, in May 1994.
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In March 1994, Huddersfield Giants went into administration and the receivers sacked Murphy as coach.
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Huddersfield Giants finished bottom of Super League and Reilly was sacked at the end of the season.
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Huddersfield Giants were finally relegated after their best season in Super League.
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In 2002 Huddersfield Giants remained a full-time professional team despite playing in the Northern Ford Premiership.
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In 2003 under Smith, Huddersfield Giants established themselves as a Super League club, finishing 10th, above Wakefield Trinity and Halifax.
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New signing Brett Hodgson went on to win the Super League Man of Steel award and Huddersfield Giants picked up awards for Club of the Year and Coach of the Year.
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In 2013, Huddersfield Giants won the League Leader's Shield, the first time they have finished top of the league in 81 years.
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In December 2017, it was announced that Huddersfield Giants would be fielding an under 19s girls side for the 2018 season, with the overall aim of producing a competitive Women's Super League team in 2019.
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On 28 May 2022, Huddersfield Giants played in the 2022 Challenge Cup Final against Wigan.
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Huddersfield Giants left Fartown in 1992, but still used it as a training ground until 2004 and it still hosts amateur games.
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Huddersfield Giants ground shared with Huddersfield Giants Town at Leeds Road from 1992 to 1994.
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In 1994 Huddersfield Giants took a share in the then named McAlpine Stadium with Huddersfield Giants Town after they both moved from Leeds Road.
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