It may be two defeats from two Super League XX starts, but such was the Huddersfield Giants’ improvement from week one to week two that it is surely only a matter of time before the wins start coming.

Even though Wigan were lacking a couple of key players, it was pretty obvious the visitors were looking a lot slicker and stronger than on that horrible opening day as they suffered their shock 19-0 home defeat to Hull.

Unlike their performance against the Blacks and Whites, coach Paul Anderson’s men could claim with some justification that the result could have gone their way.

There really was very little between these two sides.

With a more favourable bounce of the ball and better luck with a couple of crucial calls, it could have been the Giants in celebratory mood.

The Giants couldn’t have hoped for a better start to the contest, taking the lead and scoring their first try of the season after seven incredibly-encouraging minutes.

Jamie Ellis almost scored on his side’s first attack when he came agonisingly close to collecting Danny Brough’s grubber-kick.

But there was to be no denying big Anthony Mullally as he crashed through a host of defenders from close range after being fed by Shaun Lunt.

Brough landed the conversion, and Huddersfield’s campaign was finally under way at the second time of asking.

Although Jake Connor and Jermaine McGillvary produced excellent tackles to deny Joe Burgess, it did seem a little harsh when Joel Tomkins and John Bateman crossed twice in the space of eight minutes to take a 10-6 lead after 24 minutes.

But the Giants’ response to the double setback couldn’t have been more positive.

Within two minutes of falling behind, they were ahead again when former Giant Larne Patrick spilled the ball 30m out and moments later Jack Hughes and Leroy Cudjoe combined for Jamie Ellis to just do enough to cross the line. For a second converted try for the visitors.

Huddersfield were given another lift when Sam Powell was sent to the sin-bin for a chicken-wing tackle on Eorl Crabtree.

However, it wasn’t until Powell had just rejoined the fray that the visitors struck for a third time when lovely interchange play enabled Connor to grubber-kick to the corner for Aaron Murphy to gather and score.

Brough was unable to land the touchline conversion, but at 16-10 the outlook was looking bright.

But it was the Warriors who drew first blood at the start of the second half with Tomkins showing his strength to brush off Leroy Cudjoe to score in the corner and reduce the deficit to two points.

Joe Wardle and Wigan’s Josh Charnley both bombed good chances to score as the game became increasingly edgy.

That was reflected with a 63rd-minute fracas as the tension grew, with Craig Huby and Ryan Sutton yellow carded for being the main aggressors.

And six minutes later Wigan were back in front when John Bateman broke down the middle and fed the supporting Micky McIlorum to finish off, although Ryan Hampshire’s missed conversion made sure it was a two-point swing the other way.

Sutton then made amends for his sin-binning by crashing over with six minutes remaining with a converted score that meant the Giants needed to score twice.

It was to prove the killer blow

Warrington continued their winning start to the season as they gained a narrow 7-6 win against Hull FC at the KC Stadium.

The Wolves struck first with a Daryl Clark try and Gareth O’Brien goal and he also added a drop goal before half-time.

After the break Tom Lineham put Hull back in the frame with a touchdown and Marc Sneyd’s goal brought them to a point behind.

Leeds were at home to Widnes and cruised to a 38-6 victory.

Leeds took the lead with a Zac Hardaker try and a Kevin Sinfield goal, but Widnes redressed the balance with a Manase Manuokafoa and a Danny Tickle conversion.

In the second half Ryan Hall put the Rhinos back in front and Adam Cuthbertson extended that lead with another touchdown.

Leeds then eased away with further tries from Tom Briscoe, Danny McGuire, Kallum Watkins and Sinfield, who also took his goal tally to five.

The draw for the third round of the 2015 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup will take place at Heritage Quay, at the University of Huddersfield on Tuesday, February 17 from 7pm.

Rugby League Hall of Fame members Alex Murphy MBE and Malcolm Reilly OBE, both former Huddersfield coaches, will conduct the third round draw which will be streamed live on the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup website from around 7.00pm.

Rugby League fans can watch by visiting www.thechallengecup.com