WAKEFIELD ...... 28 Giants agony as

And they cost them the points due to a late Sam Williams kick.

Stone named the same 19-man squad that was selected for the win over Catalans Dragons at Magic Weekend.

Dale Ferguson (back) and Sam Rapira (ankle) passed fitness tests as the Giants looked for back-toback wins. Rapira played instead of Shannon Wakeman as the only change to the starting side.

Wakefield made one change to the team which beat Widnes in Newcastle, Ashley Gibson replacing Mikey Sio.

The Giants made the worst possible start when Aaron Murphy was caught napping in the second minute and Wakefield’s in-form winger Ben Jones-Bishop scooted through for a try in the corner, improved by Liam Finn’s kick.

To their credit, the Giants did not buckle.

On 10 minutes they replied after Jake Mamo joined the line to force his way over and Martyn Ridyard tied up the scores with the kick.

Five minutes later, the visitors were in front when Jermaine McGillvary showed his opportunism when what can only be described as a loose ball arrived in his path and he battled his way over the line.

Ridyard again provided the extra points.

At this point the Giants were on top.

McGillvary didn’t quite make the most on an interception, going 50 yards before he was caught, and then a good move on the left ended with a rushed pass going