Easy for Giants!

Mar 30 2002 By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

The introduction of Joseph in place of Stanley Gene failed to break the momentum, and four minutes before the break the youngster had played a key role in creating colleague Chris Langley's try.

Little changed after the break, with March, Reilly, Matthew Whittaker and Hefin O'Hare all racing over for well-worked tries.

The difference in the second half, however, was that the Hawks managed their sole try through Carlos Sanchez.

It was a fitting reward for their never-say-die attitude from start to finish.

However, they would be the first to admit that they were totally outclassed by the Giants.

At least they won't be the last!

MATCH FACTS

Huddersfield Giants Reilly; O'Hare, Crabtree, Hallas, Langley; Gene (Joseph 33mins), Moxon; Molyneux (Whittaker 28mins), March, Cruckshank (Molyneux 33mins, McNamara 55mins, Molyneux 68mins) Roberts, Rice, Hayes. Sub not used: Turner

Tries - Moxon (3mins), Hallas (10mins & 32mins), Reilly (21mins & 57mins), Molyneux (24mins), March (28mins &48mins), Langley (36mins), Whittaker (65mins), O'Hare (74mins).

Goals - Roberts 8 from 11.

Hunslet Hawks - Bargate (Brain 50mins); Powell, Firth, Seal, Cook; Coleman, Naylor; Ibbitson (Lee 9mins, Briggs 72mins), Howcroft (Atha 76mins), Briggs (Luxford 52mins), Skerrett, Atha (Sanchez 48mins).

Try - Sanchez (54mins).

Goals - Naylor 0 from 1.

Half-time - 38-0.

Referee - Mike Dawber (Wigan).

Attendance - 1,751.

Scrums won - Huddersfield 9, Hunslet 8.

Penalties conceded - Huddersfield 4, Hunslet 5.

Next Giants game - Away to Batley Bulldogs in the Buddies National League Cup on Monday (6.30), when Junior Giants will receive half price admission on production of their membership card.