Horne brothers relishing Super League duel as Hull and Huddersfield Giants go head-to-head

Feb 11 2010 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

GRAEME HORNE will have no hesitation in giving older brother Richard a hard time if it means the Giants secure Super League XV success at Hull FC tomorrow night (8.00).

The 24-year-old Giants back-row forward makes an early return to the club where he spent eight successful seasons.

Horne has admitted he was bitterly disappointed when he was shown the door at the KC Stadium at the end of the 2009 campaign.

But on the back of making a rock-solid start to his time at the Galpharm Stadium, Horne is relishing a trip back to the east coast, and the chance to face 27-year-old Richard for the first time.

“It’s going to be strange facing my old mates, but it’s going to be even stranger facing Richard,” said Graeme, who produced an impressive performance in the Giants’ 24-12 home triumph over Bradford Bulls in last Friday’s Super League XV opener.

“We’ve always been pretty close, and it’ll be interesting to see what happens if we do come up against each other.

“There’s a chance that might not happen, because he plays on Hull’s right and I play on our right, so we’ll be on opposite sides of the field.

“But I’m sure that if the moment arises, we’ll both look to skip across the pitch and have a dig.

“I suppose there’s a chance we might not be very popular with our coaches if we try that, though, and I also don’t know what our mum and dad might think.

“They’re obviously looking forward to seeing us play against each other, although I know they’ll be rooting for Richard and the boys.

“They’re black and white through and through, always have been and always will be.

“But I know they’ll still be wanting me to play well tomorrow night, and will now be keeping a very close eye on events at Huddersfield.

“In fact, they’ve already worked out which Giants games they’ll be able to come and watch.

“They’ve every intention of supporting me and Huddersfield when Hull haven’t got a game, and with the way the fixtures have fallen that’s going to be quite a few games, which is great.

“And I’m sure they’ll be in for a great year of rugby league.