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GIANTS ARE TOO HOT TO HANDLE

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Vincent
Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The Giants turned the tables on their French hosts in 30-degree heat with a dominant performance which was too hot to handle for the hosts

Full-back Jake Connor was the star of the show with a 14-point display which left coach Ian Watson bursting with pride.

Huddersfield were on the front foot from the start and opened the scoring with a dynamic burst from hooker Adam Milner, whose pass through the halves fed Connor for the first try of the game with a powerful short-range burst on the right.

Connor missed his conversion but Milner took the Giants further forward by picking up a ricochet kick from secondrow Jack Murchie to ground the ball in the 23rd minute, were on foot the

Connor on target this time to make it 10-0.

It was all Huddersfield in the first half with the Dragons struggling for territory and possession and, when Catalans were forced into conceding a drop-out from in-goal, in-form winger Adam Swift struck from a simple passing move to the left.

the front from start

Tom Davies dropped a high kick in the opening stages of the second period and prop Sebastian Ikahihifo mopped up the loose ball to stroll over unhindered, with Connor stretching the visitors' lead to 22-0.

Head coach Steve McNamara spent the second half on the touchline trying to inspire his toothless Dragons but Giants centre Esan Masters rubbed more salt in the wound with a 49th-minute powerful short-range strike in the left corner.

Connor and Jayden Nikorima took a mutual dislike to each other...

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