Round 22 of the Betfred Super League sees Leeds Rhinos travel the short distance to Huddersfield to take on the Giants at the John Smith's Stadium this Sunday, KO 3pm.

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2023 so far...

Despite an inconsistent 2023, Ian Watson's Huddersfield Giants one win away from mathematically securing safety and are also still in the fight for a potential Play-Off place

A delayed start to the new season, due to St Helens' World Club Challenge game, saw the Giants play their first game of the season in round two where they went down 26-16 to an in-form Warrington Wolves side. The claret and golds opened their account against Wakefield and Castleford in rounds three and four, but Wigan and St Helens managed to hold onto leads to both beat Ian Watson's side 14-12.

A trip to Headingley saw the Giants drop a nine-point lead in rivals round to Leeds but despite claiming a win over Catalans a week later, a run of four losses against Hull FC, Hull KR and Leigh Leopards and Salford in the Challenge Cup kept Huddersfield at the bottom end of the league table. 

Off the back of four more losses between Magic Weekend and Round 17, the Giants hit a run of form to keep them just four points away from a potential Play Off berth. Along with Warrington, Watson's side are the only team this year to defeat Catalans twice as they claimed a 22-14 win in the South of France, before coming back to the UK to beat Wakefield, Hull FC and Castleford in their best run of results this season.

They come into this week after back-to-back losses against Saints and Salford, but with a win on Sunday, they can move level on points with the Rhinos.

Remaining fixtures

Round 24 vs Leigh Leopards (Leigh Sports Village, KO 8pm)

Round 25 vs Hull KR (John Smith's Stadium, KO 7.45pm)

Round 26 vs Hull FC (MKM Stadium, KO 3pm)

Round 27 vs Warrington Wolves (John Smith's Stadium, KO 8pm)

Tale of the tape 

Individual stats 

Tries: Chris McQueen (11 tries)

Goals: Olly Russel (38 goals)

Carries: Tui Lolohea (370 carries)

Tackles: Luke Yates (853 tackles)

Offloads: Esan Marsters (31 offloads)

Stats vs Salford in Round 22

Tries: 1

Carries: 170

Gained metres: 1086

Linebreaks: 2

Tackles: 282

Errors: 14

*All stats supplied by OPTA

Last Super League clash

Huddersfield suffered back to back defeats in the league last time out as they fell to a 32-8 defeat to Salford Red Devils on home soil.

How to follow the game

Tickets on sale

Tickets for our away Betfred Super League game against Huddersfield Giants are available to purchase online at tickets.therhinos.co.uk, over the phone on 0371 423 1315 and from Leeds Rhinos Club Shop (Opening Hours).

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*Please note that the club will not be running coach travel to this week's fixture.

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