| 2021 Huddersfield Giants Season | ||||
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| Super League XXVI Rank | 9th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Ken Davy | |||
| Head Coach | Ian Watson | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | John Smiths Stadium Huddersfield,West Yorkshire | |||
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In the 2021 rugby league season,Huddersfield Giants competed inSuper League XXVI and the2021 Challenge Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Catalans Dragons(L) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 688 | 398 | 172.9 | 38 | 82.61 | Semi-final |
| 2 |  St. Helens(C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 548 | 229 | 239.3 | 32 | 76.19 | |
| 3 |  Warrington Wolves | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 588 | 354 | 166.1 | 31 | 73.81 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 4 |  Wigan Warriors | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 387 | 385 | 100.5 | 30 | 60.00 | |
| 5 |  Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 440 | 126.4 | 26 | 54.17 | |
| 6 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 497 | 458 | 108.5 | 20 | 50.00 | |
| 7 |  Castleford Tigers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 437 | 552 | 79.2 | 22 | 47.83 | |
| 8 |  Hull FC | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 409 | 476 | 85.9 | 17 | 40.48 | |
| 9 |  Huddersfield Giants | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 516 | 89.1 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 10 |  Wakefield Trinity | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 482 | 548 | 88.0 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 11 |  Salford Red Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 402 | 584 | 68.8 | 14 | 31.82 | |
| 12 |  Leigh Centurions(R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 356 | 870 | 40.9 | 4 | 9.09 | Relegated to theChampionship |
W WinD DrawL Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | 1 | Hull F.C. | N | Emerald Headingley | L | 10–22 | Leutele, Gavet | Russell | —[a][b] | RLP |
| 3 April | 2 | Catalans Dragons | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 10–20 | McQueen, Wood | Wardle | —[a] | RLP |
| 16 April | 3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 24–25 | McIntosh (2), McGillvary, McQueen, Wardle | Sezer (2) | —[a] | RLP |
| 22 April | 4 | St Helens | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 10–18 | McGillvary, McQueen | Sezer | —[a] | RLP |
| 2 May | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 14–13 | Sezer (2) | Sezer (2 + FG), Gaskell (FG) | —[a] | RLP |
| 17 May | 6 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 26–20 | Gaskell (2), Edwards, McGillvary | Sezzer (5) | 4,000 | RLP |
| 23 May | 7 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 44–6 | Leutele (2), Edwards, Lawrence, McGillvary, O'Brien, Wardle | Sezer (8) | 2,008 | RLP |
| 30 May | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Mobile Rocket Stadium | L | 12–38 | Gavet, Wardle | Sezer (2) | 4,000 | RLP |
| 18 June | 10 | Salford Red Devils | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 8–9 | Wardle | Sezer (2) | 2,352 | RLP |
| 25 June | 11 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | L | 10–17 | Ashall-Bott | Russell (3) | 5,527 | RLP |
| 1 July | 12 | Catalans Dragons | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 12–50 | Golding, Wardle | Russell (2) | 1,904 | RLP |
| 5 July | 13 | Castleford Tigers | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 0–24 | —[c] | RLP | ||
| 11 July | 14 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12–16 | Cudjowe, McQueen | Russell (2) | 4,439 | RLP |
| 16 July | 9 | Wigan Warriors | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 12–14 | Peteru, Pryce | Russell (2) | 2,139 | RLP |
| 22 July | 15 | Hull FC | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 40–26 | McGillvary (4), Cudjoe, Peats, Pryce, Yates | Russell (4) | 3,699 | RLP |
| 2 August | 17 | Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 34–16 | Cudjoe (2), McGillvary, Peteru, Yates | Russell (7) | RLP | |
| 8 August | 18 | Wakefield Trinity | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 22–18 | McGillvary (2), Senior, Wardle, Wood | Pryce | 3,964 | RLP |
| 13 August | 19 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 12–18 | English | Pryce (4) | RLP | |
| 19 August | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 12–18 | Pryce, Trout, Wood | 11,110 | RLP | |
| 26 August | 21 | Warrington Wolves | H | John Smiths Stadium | L | 6–26 | Wardle | Russell | 4,017 | RLP |
| 30 August | 22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 40–28 | Greenwood, Jones, Leutele, Peteru, Pryce, Russell, Wood | Pryce (6) | 3,652 | RLP |
| 5 September | 23 | Wakefield Trinity | N | St James' Park | L | 18–32 | Jones, Pryce, Wood | Pryce (3) | 25,762 | RLP |
| 11 September | 24 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 30–18 | Ashall-Bott, Cogger, English, Jones, Senior | Russell (5) | RLP | |
| 19 September | 25 | Leigh Centurions | H | John Smiths Stadium | W | 42–24 | Senior (2), Cudjoe, Greenwood, Leutele, Pryce, Russell, Trout | Russell (5) | 3,867 | RLP |
W WinL Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April | 3 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 38–18 | McGillvary (3), Wood (2), Edwards, Gaskell | Wardle (4) | —[a][d] | RLP |
| 7 May | Quarter-finals | St Helens | N | Headingley | L | 18–23 | McIntosh (2), Lawrence | Sezer (3) | —[a][b] | RLP |
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 15 January 2021 | ||||||
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Ashworth | St Helens | 2 Years | November 2020[1] |
| James Cunningham | Toronto Wolfpack | 2 Years | November 2020[2] |
| Joe Greenwood | Wigan Warriors | 3 years | November 2020[3] |
| George Roby | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | November 2020[4] |
 Jack Cogger | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 years | December 2020[5] |
| Josh Jones | Hull FC | 1 year | December 2020[6] |
 Ricky Leutele | Melbourne Storm | 2 years | December 2020[7] |
| Luke Yates | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | December 2020[6] |
| Olly Ashall-Bott | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | January 2021[8] |
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Clough | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | August 2020[9] |
| Dominic Young | Newcastle Knights | 3 Years | August 2020[10] |
| Ross Whitmore | Doncaster RLFC | 1 Year | September 2020[11] |
| Adam Walne | Barrow Raiders | 2 Years | September 2020[12] |
| Travis Corion | Sheffield Eagles | 1 Year | October 2020[13] |
| Reiss Butterworth | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year | November 2020[14] |
| Jordan Turner | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | November 2020[15] |
 Suaia Matagi | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year (Loan) | November 2020[16] |
 Akuila Uate | Retired | N/A | November 2020[17] |
| Ben Tibbs | Halifax RLFC | 1 Year | November 2020[18] |
| Innes Senior | Wakefield Trinity | 1 Year Loan | December 2020[19] |
| Tom Holmes | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | January 2021[20] |
| Sam Hewitt | Halifax Panthers | Season Loan | February 2021[21] |
