Giant key!

Crowds gather for the Giants Cricket and Family Fun Day at Honley CC, which was a huge success. Inset left: The teams line up before the start with (below from left) coach Simon Woolford, Ryan Hinchcliffe and Matty English in action. Inset above (top) Eorl Crabtree does the raffle and (below) Jordan Rankin hits out. Pictures by Dave Calverley - Dave@photolens.co.uk of weeks ago and we gave them too much ball that night.

“We didn’t give ourselves a chance and while we defended great, we had to do too much of it.

“We completed only 70 per cent against them but then 90 per cent against Leeds and that tells the story right there.

“They have some big boys in their team who they rely on, and it is going to take a big defensive effort but we just need to make sure we do not need to do as much of it as we did two weeks ago.

“Getting knocked out of the Challenge Cup obviously hurts, but our motivation is about staying in the top eights.

“It won’t be about getting square with Catalans, it is about us preparing well and playing well and getting ourselves in a position to beat them.”

While the Giants lost in the Challenge Cup, they have won their last matches.

Catalans, however, have won their last five and they have also emerged victorious on their last three visits to the John Smith’s Stadium.

Danny Brough is suspended – coach Woolford has included Dale Ferguson and Oliver Roberts in his 19 – while fit-again club captain Leroy Cudjoe is two tries away from 100 in Huddersfield colours.

Giants: McGillvary, Cudjoe, Turner, Murphy, Gaskell, Ikahihifo, Leeming, Lawrence, Hinchcliffe, Ferguson, Rankin, Roberts, Smith, O’Brien, Mellor, McIntosh, Wood, English, Russell.

Catalans: Mead, Wiliame, Langi, Casty, Moa, Anderson, Garcia, Bird, Bousquet, Simon, Duport, Baitieri, McIlorum, Tierney, Jullient, Gigot, Goudemand, Drinkwater, Edwards.

Referee: Gareth Hewer (RFL).