Huddersfield Giants have a high-profile start to their 2015 Super League campaign, with three of their opening five top-flight fixtures to be screened live on Sky TV.
The away games at Wigan and Leeds – in rounds two and three – and the home clash with Castleford Tigers on March 12 will be played in front of the television cameras.
The return fixtures against Leeds and Castleford later in the season will also be televised to underline the growing status of the Giants’ West Yorkshire derbies.
The away trip to the Tigers on May 21 is a week before the Magic Weekend at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park, with Huddersfield’s opponents not expected to be announced until next month.
The Giants’ opening fixture is at home to Hull FC on February 8, while there’s a home clash against Salford Red Devils on Good Friday before a trip to Hull KR on Easter Monday.
A derby clash at home to Wakefield brings the curtain down on the end of the regular season before the top-flight competition splits into two play-off groups of eight – the top eight Super League finishers, and the bottom four Super League sides and top four Kingtsone Press Championship teams.
But the week before hosting the Wildcats, coach Paul Anderson’s men will be heading to the South of France to face Catalan Dragons on July 18, when temperatures could be soaring to suit the travelling supporters, but unkind to the players!
Even so, they are fixtures the Giants have no complaints about.“It’s always an exciting time of the year when the fixtures are released, and this is no exception,” said Giants managing director Richard Thewlis.
“We’re happy with the way they have worked out, and we’re delighted to open our season with a home game. That’s something clubs always want.
“We’re certainly looking to attract a decent crowd to the John Smith’s Stadium for what should be a great challenge with Hull. We’ve been involved in some great games against them over the years.
“With the new-look competition format, it’s more important than ever to get into the top eight, so we’ll be hoping to get off to a very positive start, so we hope our fans turn out in force on day one.
“The release of the fixtures usually results in an upsurge in season-ticket sales, and we obviously hope that’s again the case this year.”
Full fixture list below prefixed by round number. Home fixtures in bold
1 08 February 2015 Huddersfield Giants Hull FC 3.00pm
2 13 February 2015 Wigan Warriors Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm Sky
3 26 February 2015 Leeds Rhinos Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm Sky
4 08 March 2015 Huddersfield Giants Widnes Vikings 3.00pm
5 12 March 2015 Huddersfield Giants Castleford Tigers 8.00pm Sky
6 22 March 2015 Wakefield Wildcats Huddersfield Giants 3.00pm
7 27 March 2015 Warrington Wolves Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm
8 03 April 2015 Huddersfield Giants Salford Red Devils 6pm
9 06 April 2015 Hull KR Huddersfield Giants TBC
10 12 April 2015 Huddersfield Giants St Helens 3.00pm
11 19 April 2015 Huddersfield Giants Catalan Dragons 3.00pm
12 24 April 2015 Hull FC Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm
13 30 April 2015 Huddersfield Giants Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
14 10 May 2015 Salford Red Devils Huddersfield Giants 3.00pm
15 21 May 2015 Castleford Tigers Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm Sky
16 Magic fixtures to be played on weekend of the 30th/31st May
17 07 June 2015 Huddersfield Giants Wigan Warriors 3.00pm
18 14 June 2015 Huddersfield Giants Warrington Wolves 3.00pm
19 21 June 2015 Widnes Vikings Huddersfield Giants 3.00pm
20 05 July 2015 Huddersfield Giants Hull KR 3.00pm
21 10 July 2015 St Helens Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm
22 18 July 2015 Catalans Dragons Huddersfield Giants 6.00pm Sky
23 26 July 2015 Huddersfield Giants Wakefield Wildcats 3.00pm
