Tui on top as Giants tame the Broncos

Published date01 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The 29-year-old stand-off was at the heart of much of the Giants' attacking thrust

Broncos had made the brighter start and led early through a try from Oliver Leyland, but Huddersfield took charge thereafter and scores from Jake Bibby, Esan Marsters and Adam Swift gave them a commanding half-time lead.

Adam Clune and Sam Halsall added two more tries in the second half with Lolohea proving equally effective from the tee as with his hands, as Huddersfield wrapped up a deserved win.

The home side took the lead after 11 minutes and it was a contentious score.

Leyland kicked ahead, dropping on the ball as it crossed the line, though it looked like a possible knock-on. Once Leyland had converted, the home side led 6-0.

They were good value for their lead, with Giants struggling to get on the ball inside Broncos' half, but they allowed their opponents back in just before the half-hour mark.

Lolohea kicked through, Bibby chased and got there ahead of the recovering Alex Walker and dropped on it to bring the visitors back to within two points. Within minutes

Giants were ahead. Lolohea played a clever pass back inside as his team attacked. Marsters took it on and crashed over for a try to make it 8-6.

Kevin Naiqama saved his team with a superb reach to keep Jacob Jones from grounding the ball as Huddersfield's lead was preserved in the closing minutes of the first half.

Swift registered his ninth...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT