This has to be just the start for this club

Developing into a good little player. Scored the final try to ensure the Giants would be in the final . ................................................. ASHTON GOLDING

IAN Watson insists Huddersfield Giants reaching the Challenge Cup final is the beginning of his journey with the club, rather than the end goal.

The head coach saw his side reach the Tottenham showpiece with a dominant 25-4 win over Hull KR to secure the Claret and Gold’s first major final in 13 years.

It will be Watson’s third appearance as a coach in a final in the last six attempts, having made Grand Final and Challenge Cup final appearances during his time at Salford Red Devils.

But having made the move to West Yorkshire last year, Watson believes his latest major final can be the beginning of a lasting legacy.

“I’m made up for the club,” he said. “For Ken [Davy], Richard [Thewlis], people involved in the club, people who have been here a long period of time and have been chasing this little bit of success.

“It’s the first step for us, when I came here this is what we wanted to achieve and achieve consistency and to be able to do that one-and-a-half years in and make our first major final is a big, big positive for us.

“To do it again for another town and club feels extra special.

“I got sucked in speaking to Ken when he was talking to me about the club and what he wanted it to be and how we achieve that. I said how I want to go about it, around real good people, the characters we bring in.

“We’ve a really good group of players here, you don’t always understand you have that togetherness but I think these do.

“This is the start for us, we want to build a legacy and want to be like a St Helens competing for trophies. This was the challenge coming to

A threat at the back and sound in defence ........................................... JERMAINE McGILLVARY Not as electrifying as he has been in the past but still a sound and assured performer .............. RICKY LEUTELE Was dangerous every single time he touched the ball. Broke to create Innes Senior’s try ............ INNES SENIOR Showed great pace to score the second and came up with several defensive plays ............................. OLIVER RUSSELL Was a major running threat and that created the opening try of the game ........................................ THEO FAGES Had the game at his fingertips and navigated the Giants around the park ........................................... CHRIS HILL Up there as one of the best signings of the season and good again here ...................................... DANNY LEVI Picked his moments to run with the ball and had Rovers panicking ........................................ 7 OLIVER WILSON Really growing as a player and was solid again here .................... 7 JOSH JONES Massive minutes and scored the first try. Didn’t put a foot wrong ............................................... 8 CHRIS McQUEEN Steady while he was on and came off at half-time .............................. 6 LUKE YATES Honestly, what a player. An absolute machine ......................... 8 SEB IKAHIHIFO Like the rest, solid and dependable. Bust some holes and did his job ............................... 7 JOE GREENWOOD Shook off illness and played well one again ........................................ 7 OWEN TROUT Jermaine McGillvary goes over for his try against Hull KR

Giants owner Ken Davy celebrates

8 Only played the closing minutes.