Giants stroll to victory

Huddersfield ran in five tries as they brushed aside the challenge of Hull at the Galpharm Stadium.

Jamahl Lolesi, Kevin Brown, Luke Robinson, Eorl Crabtree and Shane Elford all touched down for the Giants as they claimed their second successive victory after starting the season with back-to-back defeats.

Craig Hall scored the solitary try for injury-hit Hull, who have lost three and won only one of their opening four Super League matches.

Huddersfield had not beaten Hull in eight meetings, including last season's play-off at the KC Stadium, but they gained some revenge with a well-deserved success.

Early strike

Hull, roared on by a bumper away following, drew first blood through Danny

Tickle's early penalty with play evenly matched in a hard-fought opening

quarter.

Giants gradually cranked up the gas and grabbed the first four-pointer on 23

minutes, Lolesi touching down after a dazzling run from replacement hooker George Gatis.

Chris Foreman converted but Hull restored parity five minutes later, Craig Hall

finishing off a slick move involving Lee Radford, Danny Washbrook and Graeme Horne.

Tickle's conversion made it 8-6 to the visitors as the ex-Wigan goal-kicker

became the latest entrant to the 1000 Super League points club.

A brilliant ankle-tap from Matt Sing then denied a certain try for Rod Jensen

but the Giants' winger played a decisive hand moments before the break, setting up Brown, Foreman's goal making it 12-8 at the break.

Giants turned the screw on the restart and after Ryan Hudson was held just short, Robinson powered over from dummy-half for his fifth try in four matches this term, Foreman's conversion handing the hosts a 10-point buffer.

The hosts made the game safe when Crabtree crossed the whitewash shortly after a barnstorming run from Brown, who cashed in on a loose pass from Horne.

Elford put gloss on the win three minutes from time, diving over after

gathering Foreman's neat kick - the full-back converting.