# 2021 Huddersfield Giants season

In the 2021 rugby league season, Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XXVI and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

## Results
### Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Catalans Dragons (L) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 688 | 398 | 172.9 | 38 | 82.61 | Semi-final |
| 2 | St. Helens (C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 548 | 229 | 239.3 | 32 | 76.19 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 588 | 354 | 166.1 | 31 | 73.81 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 387 | 385 | 100.5 | 30 | 60.00 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 440 | 126.4 | 26 | 54.17 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 497 | 458 | 108.5 | 20 | 50.00 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 437 | 552 | 79.2 | 22 | 47.83 | |
| 8 | Hull FC | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 409 | 476 | 85.9 | 17 | 40.48 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 516 | 89.1 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 482 | 548 | 88.0 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 11 | Salford Red Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 402 | 584 | 68.8 | 14 | 31.82 | |
| 12 | Leigh Centurions (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 356 | 870 | 40.9 | 4 | 9.09 | Relegated to the Championship |
* ↑ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

#### Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss
Super League results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss
Challenge Cup results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

## Players
### Transfers
#### Gains

List of players joining Huddersfield :
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Jack Ashworth | St Helens | 2 Years | November 2020 |
| James Cunningham | Toronto Wolfpack | 2 Years | November 2020 |
| Joe Greenwood | Wigan Warriors | 3 years | November 2020 |
| George Roby | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | November 2020 |
| Jack Cogger | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 years | December 2020 |
| Josh Jones | Hull FC | 1 year | December 2020 |
| Ricky Leutele | Melbourne Storm | 2 years | December 2020 |
| Luke Yates | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | December 2020 |
| Olly Ashall-Bott | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | January 2021 |

#### Losses

List of players departing Huddersfield :
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Paul Clough | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | August 2020 |
| Dominic Young | Newcastle Knights | 3 Years | August 2020 |
| Ross Whitmore | Doncaster RLFC | 1 Year | September 2020 |
| Adam Walne | Barrow Raiders | 2 Years | September 2020 |
| Travis Corion | Sheffield Eagles | 1 Year | October 2020 |
| Reiss Butterworth | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Jordan Turner | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Suaia Matagi | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year (Loan) | November 2020 |
| Akuila Uate | Retired | N/A | November 2020 |
| Ben Tibbs | Halifax RLFC | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Innes Senior | Wakefield Trinity | 1 Year Loan | December 2020 |
| Tom Holmes | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | January 2021 |
| Sam Hewitt | Halifax Panthers | Season Loan | February 2021 |