Giants roar past Hull
Super Leaders Huddersfield came from behind to beat Hull 42-16 and move in the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
Last Updated: 15/04/12 5:25pm
Super Leaders Huddersfield came from behind to beat Hull 42-16 and move in the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
The injury-hit hosts moved 14-0 ahead in the first half before Giants' exciting backs went to work, scoring six of their eight tries including an 80-metre individual effort from Leroy Cudjoe.
Hull lacked nine first teamers and fielded third-choice full-back Reece Lyne and 18-year-old Ben Crooks, son of former Great Britain forward Lee.
However, they posed a threat early on and it was England winger Tom Briscoe who opened the scoring 10 minutes into the game, finishing off a neat crossfield move to touch down at the corner.
Huddersfield defended stoutly in the middle but were exposed on the flanks a second time on 23 minutes when centre Jordan Turner once more got Briscoe racing over at the corner.
Danny Tickle kicked both difficult conversions and extended his side's lead to 14-0 with a penalty before Huddersfield pulled a try back a minute before the interval.
George double
A handling error by scrum-half Brett Seymour put the visitors into a perfect attacking position and winger Luke George took Kevin Brown's long pass to cross for his 11th try of the season.
Danny Brough's touchline conversion cut the gap to eight points and it was down to four within two minutes of the re-start when George raced over for his second of the match.
Tickle kicked a second penalty from a brief foray into the Huddersfield 20-metre area and Briscoe went within inches of completing his hat-trick but the momentum was firmly with the Giants in the second half.
Exciting full-back Greg Eden was put through a gap by Brough and had the pace to see off the cover as he crossed at the corner, and Huddersfield eventually went in front thanks to Cudjoe's spectacular long-range solo effort.
With the visitors' confidence on the rise, skipper Kevin Brown then carved out an opening for centre Joe Wardle to go 60 metres for a score and Cudjoe added his second on the hour.
As Hull chanced their arm with the game slipping away from them, Huddersfield punished them further with hooker Luke Robinson and second rower Jason Chan adding tries and Brough taking his goal tally to five.
