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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aaron Bower at the John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield sink Leeds with first-half blitz to tighten grip on playoff spot

Chris McQueen scores Huddersfield's fourth try.
Chris McQueen scores Huddersfield's fourth try. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

We are past the point in the Super League season where Huddersfield Giants’ position in the table can be considered a fluke. This squad, filled with exciting, young British talent and led by an exciting British head coach are seemingly not content with falling agonisingly short in the Challenge Cup final three weeks ago, underlined by their fifth straight league win here.

That narrow defeat to Wigan in the cup final could have derailed Huddersfield’s season. But it is now back-to-back wins since Tottenham and the Giants are now third after a convincing victory against a Leeds side who look anything but title contenders as things stand. “What I love about this group is how quickly they’ve bounced back from the final,” their assistant coach, Luke Robinson, said.

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