2 Sep 2020

Giants face injury crisis for Saints

Huddersfield Giants have an unprecedented raft of injuries and suspension keeping the following out of this week’s fixture against St Helens on Friday Night and name a number of players who are significant doubts ahead of the match:

Ash Golding (Head Knock, Potential return Next Week), Darnell McIntosh (Doubtful head knock), Michael Lawrence (Doubtful - Groin), Jon Luke Kirby (ACL injury, return in 9 months), Chester Butler (Out for 2020 Season subject to further specialist advices), Ukuma Ta'ai (Out for 2020 Season subject to further specialist advices), Suaia Matagi (Suspended for two weeks), Lee Gaskell (Finger, Potential return - 3rd week in September), Aidan Sezer (Doubtful - Hamstring), Adam Walne (Unknown Return, seeing a Specialist this week), Kenny Edwards (Doubtful - Assessment ongoing this week), Aaron Murphy (Shoulder, Potential Return - 3rd week in September), Innes Senior (Loaned out - available for recall mid-September), Jake Wardle (Doubtful - knee injury, assessment this week).

Huddersfield Giants Head Coach, Simon Woolford said: “To say the situation is dreadful would be an understatement – we have just 16 fit today and will check on a number on the day itself and I can’t say I’ve ever seen as bad a situation as this”

“We just have to have faith in the guys were selecting and hope that this crisis lessens over the coming weeks. There will be opportunities for a number of lads this weekend and I look forward to seeing them grasp that.”

21-man squad in full

2. Jermaine McGillvary sponsored by Lynda's Transport

3. Jake Wardle sponsored by Scholes Cricket Club Ex-Players

4. Jordan Turner sponsored by the Burdsey Family

5. Darnell McIntosh sponsored by Grappolo's

7. Aidan Sezer sponsored by Keith & Bren Hellawell

8. James Gavet sponsored by Oiseau de Mer

9. Adam O'Brien sponsored by PMW Quarries

11. Kenny Edwards sponsored by David Burdsey

12. Joe Wardle

13. Michael Lawrence sponsored Selbie Opticians

14. Matty English sponsored by Helen Whiteley & Paul Tunnacliffe