Huddersfield Daily Examiner

WAKEFIELD TRINITY V HUDDERSFIE­LD GIANTS

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■■Half back Danny Brough (above), who has played for both the Giants and Trinity, needs nine points to draw level with Sean Long in seventh place in the list of Super League’s all-time leading points scorers. Brough, who has played in Super League for the Giants, Wakefield, Castleford Togers and Hull FC, has scored 2,191 points in two Super League spells between 2005-2006 and 2008-present. ■■Huddersfie­ld Giants’ England internatio­nal winger Jermaine McGillvary has scored tries in the Giants’ last four meetings with Wakefield (2-1-1-1). ■■Wakefield Trinity have won their last four matches. Their last defeat was a 19-18 Super 8s reverse at Hull FC on 14 September, 2017. for Salford in 2013.

The St Helens-born player started his career with 43 games for his hometown club between 2010-2013, and while with the Saints he also made two dualregist­ration appearance­s for Rochdale in 2013.

The derby clash is subject to a review by Trinity of their ground and the surroundin­g area, which was due to take place today.

Wakefield have called upon volunteers to help clear the ground of snow, with one of the major concerns being supporters being able to gain safe access to the stadium.

The postponeme­nt to tomorrow has handed both Giants head coach Rick Stone and his opposite number Chris Chester a little more time to prepare.

Stone’s only change to his 19 was to include youngster Sam Wood for the first time this season, while it was decided not to risk pack duo Tom Symonds and Adam Walne, the second rower is on his way back from knee surgery while the prop signed from Salford Red Devils in the close season has a medial ligament strain.

Chester has made three changes to his 19-man squad from the side that earned a 16-14 win against Catalans Dragons in Perpignan last time out.

Joe Arundel, Keegan Hirst and Jordan Crowther all come into contention replacing Justin Horo, Reece Lyne and the injured former Giants player Kyle Wood.

Chester said that the weather had not caused any disruption to his Trinity side and said: “We’ve had to shift some snow with some spades, but we have trained as usual up on Dewsbury’s 4G pitch and managed to get a team run done in prep for what we thought would be kickoff Friday.

“It doesn’t alter things much that the game is now Sunday. It’s good really as it’s given us an

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