# 2020 Huddersfield Giants season

This article details the Huddersfield Giants's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

## Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss
* All fixtures are subject to change

### Challenge Cup

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 11 March, 19:45 | 5 | Toronto Wolfpack | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 0–18 | — | — | | | |

### Regular season

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 1 February, 17:00 | 1 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32–12 | McGillvary (2), Sezer, L. Senior, Wardle | Sezer (6) | 8,254 | — | Report |
| 2 August 2020, 18:30 | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 26–27 | Senior (2), McIntosh (3) | Aiden Sezer (3) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 14 February, 19:45 | 3 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 12-10 | O'Brien, Senior | Sezer (2) | 3,350 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 21 February, 19:45 | 4 | Hull KR | A | Kcom Craven Park | W | 22–4 | Senior, Gaskell, Clough, Matagi | Sezer (3) | 7,350 | — | Report |
| 1 March, 15:00 | 5 | Wigan Warriors | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 10–42 | O'Brien | Sezer (3) | 6,574 | — | |
| 6 March, 19:45 | 6 | St. Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 12–10 | O'Brien, Jake Wardle | Sezer (2) | 10,418 | — | |
| 17 September 2020, 15:00 | 7 | Wakefield Trinity | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 29–6 | McQueen, Matagi, Gavet, Sezer, Wardle | Sezer (4) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 15 August 2020, 18:30 | 9 | Warrington Wolves | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 18–19 | Ta'ai, McGillvary, Russell | Sezer (2), Russell | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 30 August 2020, 16:15 | 10 | Hull FC | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 12–31 | Turner, Golding | Russell (2) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 4 September 2020, 18:00 | 11 | St Helens | A | Emerald Headingley | L | 6–54 | Trout | Russell | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 11 September 2020, 20:15 | 12 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–13 | English | Russell (4) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 24 September 2020, 20:15 | 12 | Castleford Tigers | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 31–19 | McGillvary (3), Wardle, Sezer | Sezer (5), +1DG | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 30 September 2020, 19:00 | 14 | Hull KR | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 32–22 | Golding, McGillvary (2), Cudjoe, McQueen, Jake Wardle | Sezer, Russell (4) | | sky sports | |
| 8 October 2020, 17:30 | 15 | Salford Red Devils | A | Emerald Headingley | L | 16–24 | Sezer (2), Cudjoe, | Sezer (2) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 13 October 2020, 17:30 | 16 | Hull FC | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 16–18 | Sezer, English, McGillvary | Sezer (2) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 20 October 2020, 20:45 | 17 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 14–18 | Wood, Turner, Sezer | Gaskell | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| C–C | 18 | Castleford Tigers | | | | | | | |
| 30 October 2020, 18:00 | 21 | Warrington Wolves | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–19 | Gavet, Jake Wardle, | Sezer (2) | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 6 November 2020, 19:45 | 20 | Wigan Warriors | A | Emerald Headingley | L | 6–19 | Wood, | Sezer | 0 | Sky Sports | |

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 278 | 146.8 | 26 | 76.47 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | St Helens (C) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 195 | 240.5 | 24 | 70.59 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 365 | 204 | 178.9 | 24 | 70.59 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 376 | 259 | 145.2 | 16 | 61.54 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 390 | 94.6 | 20 | 58.82 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 436 | 92.9 | 18 | 52.94 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 86.6 | 14 | 38.89 | |
| 8 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 328 | 379 | 86.5 | 12 | 37.50 | |
| 9 | Salford Red Devils | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 354 | 469 | 75.5 | 16 | 44.44 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 503 | 64.4 | 10 | 26.32 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 290 | 526 | 55.1 | 6 | 17.65 | |
* ↑ Match postponed on original date due to poor weather conditions caused by Storm Ciara
* ↑ after golden-point extra time
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Game Played Behind Closed Doors
* ↑ due to Huddersfields involvement in the challenge cup on 11 March, this game was rescheduled for a later date.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 all games will resume behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
* ↑ Match cancelled after Super League meeting on 3 November rescheduled the play-offs and ended the regular season early.
* ↑ Game postponed on 28 October due to 12 positive COVID-19 cases amongst the Castleford squad.
* ↑ Match originally set for Round 21, but brought forward as both clubs originally scheduled round 19 matches were postponed.
* ↑ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).

## Player statistics

| # | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
| 1 | Ashton Golding | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacob Wardle | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jordan Turner | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Darnell McIntosh | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lee Gaskell | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Aiden Sezer | Scrum-half | 1 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | James Gavet | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Adam O'Brien | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Suaia Matagi | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kenny Edwards | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Wardle | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Lawrence | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Matty English | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oliver Wilson | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Aaron Murphy | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Clough | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Akuila Uate | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oliver Roberts | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Leroy Cudjoe | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom Holmes | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Oliver Russell | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Louis Senior | Wing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Innes Senior | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sam Hewitt | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sam Wood | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Adam Walne | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jon Luke Kirby | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Reiss Butterworth | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chester Butler | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Owen Trout | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dominic Young | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* As of Round 5 (1 March 2020)

## 2020 transfers

Gains
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Chester Butler | Halifax R.L.F.C. | 3 Year | May 2019 |
| Kenny Edwards | Catalans Dragons | 3 Year | September 2019 |
| Joe Wardle | Castleford Tigers | Season Loan | October 2019 |
| Ashton Golding | Leeds Rhinos | 3 Year | October 2019 |
| James Gavet | Newcastle Knights | 2 years | October 2019 |
| Aidan Sezer | Canberra Raiders | 2 years | November 2019 |
| Owen Trout | Leeds Rhinos | 4 years | November 2019 |
Losses
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Alex Mellor | Leeds Rhinos | 3 Year | June 2019 |
| Jordan Rankin | Castleford Tigers | Season Loan | October 2019 |
| Scott Grix | Halifax | N/A | October 2019 |
| Sebastine Ikahihifo | Salford Red Devils | Season Loan | November 2019 |
| Kruise Leeming | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | November 2019 |