# 2022 Huddersfield Giants season

In the 2022 rugby league season the Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup. They were coached by Ian Watson.

## Season review

On 12 February, Huddersfield began their Super League campaign with a 42–14 away win at Toulouse Olympique which they followed with a 26–12 win over Hull Kingston Rovers before suffering their first loss of the season at Wigan Warriors.
At the end of March, Huddersfield progressed from the sixth round of the Challenge Cup with a 30–16 win at Barrow Raiders and then defeated Hull F.C. in the quarter-finals. In May, a 25–4 win over Hull KR in the semi-finals saw Huddersfield reach the Challenge Cup final for the first time since 2009. The final was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where they lost 16–14 to Wigan. Meanwhile their good league form continued and included a run of six wins to the end of June.
On 18 August, Huddersfield secured their place in the play-offs with a 36–10 win over Castleford Tigers. In the final round of the regular season, a 16–14 win over Wakefield Trinity in extra time was enough to secure third place in the table. In the opening round of the play-offs, Huddersfield faced sixth-placed Salford Red Devils but saw their season ended by a 28–0 loss.

## Results
### Pre-season friendlies

W Win L Loss
Pre-season results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
* ↑ Michael Knowles Testimonial

### Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
| 11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
| 12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |

#### Super League results

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

#### Play-offs

Play-off results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

##### Team bracket

| Eliminators | Eliminators | Eliminators | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 2 | Wigan Warriors | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 10 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | | | |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | | | | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 12 |
| | | | | | | 1 | St Helens | 24 |
| | | | 1 | St Helens | 19 | | | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 6 | Salford Red Devils | 12 | | | |
| 6 | Salford Red Devils | 28 | | | | | | |
    Source:Rugby League Project

### 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 |
| Chris Hill | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | September 2021 |
| Nathan Mason | Leigh Centurions | 1 year | September 2021 |
| Tui Lolohea | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | September 2021 |
| Danny Levi | Brisbane Broncos | 2 Years | September 2021 |
| Theo Fages | St Helens | 3 years | October 2021 |

#### Losses

List of players departing Huddersfield :
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Lee Gaskell | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Years | June 2021 |
| Sam Wood | Hull KR | 1 Years | July 2021 |
| Aiden Sezer | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | July 2021 |
| Darnell McIntosh | Hull FC | 3 Years | August 2021 |
| Kenny Edwards | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year Loan | September 2021 |
| Joe Wardle | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | October 2021 |
| James Cunningham | Toulouse Olympique | 2 Years | October 2021 |
| Jacob Beer | Hunslet | 1 Year | October 2021 |
| Chester Butler | Bradford Bulls | Season Loan | February 2022 |
| Olly Ashall-Bott | Toulouse Olympique | 3 Years | February 2022 |