Match Report | Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants

Huddersfield make it five straight wins in all competitions with a remarkable comeback win at Leeds.

Huddersfield make it five straight wins in all competitions with a remarkable comeback win at Leeds.

Giants twice came back from 12-point deficits with some fantastic rugby to capitalise on Leeds mistakes after being a man down in the first half.

Huddersfield couldn't take advantage when they got field position in the first half and after a tight, cautious opening, Leeds full-back Lachlan Miller sparked the game into life with a 40-metre run from his own in-goal area, and with Giants on the retreat the Rhinos pressed home their advantage for Paul Momirovski to go over.

Huddersfield struggled for rhythm and after Luke Yates was sinbinned, Leeds struck again, David Fusitu'a touching down with a try from Brodie Croft's grubber kick.

12 - 0  down but on the ascendancy, Connor gave Giants a toehold in the game with a penalty late in the first half, which would be the catalyst to spark a spectacular burst into life in the second.

Giants focused on the right side of the Rhinos defence and the rejuvenated, Esan Marsters powered through the Leeds line to put a new outlook on the game. From the restart Adam Swift raced from deep in his own half, the Giants shifted to the right to set up a brilliant Elliot Wallis finish, his first since returning from injury, in the corner and level the score.

But then, Leeds responded with two quick tries of their own, Momirovski grabbing his second and then Matt Frawlrey teeing up Jarrod O'Connor to make it 24-12. The Giants were down by 12 again.

However, the Giants could see that the opportunity was there, and they roared back onto the attack again, Marsters putting another big dent on the Leeds defence and Swift continuing his remarkable scoring run, with his 14th try in his past eight games with a brilliantly improvised dummy half dive into the corner. 

Marsters and Swift again combined brilliantly again to send Harvey Livett over and Connor's quick hands created Kevin Naiqama's seventh try in as many games to bring the Giants level, which prompted fantastic scenes. 

Leeds were rattled, and when Miller attempted a short kick from a goal-line drop-out he made a hash of it and from the resulting penalty Connor could not miss, right in front of the posts, and Giants finally edged ahead with six minutes remaining.

Leeds raced up the other end but a shoddy passage of play gifted the ball to Clune and he sprinted clear, over 70m, to make sure of the spectacular result.

Leeds 24 - 30 Giants