In depth- Huddersfield Giants vs London Broncos (Betfred Super League Round 25)
Huddersfield Giants vs London Broncos is a matchup which is the ninth most frequent in Broncos Super League history with the fixture taking place on 50 occasions & 68 times in all competitions including matches in the Super League, Challenge Cup & Second Division. Out of these 68 fixtures, London have won 28 times, lost 37 times & drawn 3 times. Huddersfield & London have already met once so far this season (Round 6) at the Cherry Red Records Stadium where Huddersfield took the 6-26 victory. See the video below for the highlights of this fixture. London have taken on Huddersfield away from home on 32 occasions between 1981-2019, winning 9, losing 22 & drawing once.
London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants highlights (Super League Round 6):
The first time that the Broncos took on Huddersfield was on October 12th, 1980, in a Second Division matchup which finished Fulham RLFC 30-7 Huddersfield at Craven Cottage in front of an audience of 5,939. The first time that the Broncos took on Huddersfield away from home was on April 19th, 1981, where the Giants took an 8-3 win at Fartown in front of an audience of 2,435.
Huddersfield Giants have taken on the Broncos in all 4 of our different names (Fulham RLFC, London Crusaders, Harlequins RL & London Broncos) and the two sides have played against each other in many different venues across the course of the fixture’s history including Craven Cottage, Fartown, Naughton, National Sports Centre, Arena 84, the Polytechnic, Hilton Park, Leeds Road, Barnet Copthall, the Alfred McAlpine, the Stoop, the Valley, Griffin Park, Galpharm, The John Smith’s Stadium, the Hive, Trailfinders & the Cherry Red Records Stadium.
Enjoy some of the best images from the history of this fixture:
Throughout the years of this fixture, the Broncos have accumulated a points difference of -262, scoring 1,334 & conceding 1,596 points. The highest try scorer for London in this fixture’s history is Greg Fleming who scored 10 try’s in 7 games for London between 1999-2001. The highest appearance holder in the history of this fixture for London is tied between Chad Randall (2006-2013) & Steele Retchless (1998-2004) who both made 16 appearances in the fixture. London’s biggest win vs Huddersfield came on April 13th, 2001, where the Broncos beat the Giants 43-12 at the Valley in front of an audience of 2,894.
Huddersfield Giants Honours
League Leader’s Shield Winners: 2013
Challenge Cup Winners: 1912-13, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1932-33, 1944-45, 1952-53.
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS v LONDON BRONCOS
Last ten meetings:
London Broncos 6, Huddersfield 26 (31/3/24)
Huddersfield 24, London Broncos 19 (22/4/19)
London Broncos 26, Huddersfield 38 (31/3/19)
(at Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing)
Huddersfield 40, London Broncos 4 (2/9/16)
Huddersfield 38, London Broncos 22 (21/6/14)
London Broncos 16, Huddersfield 30 (10/5/14)
(at The Hive, Barnet)
London Broncos 12, Huddersfield 26 (17/8/13)
(at Twickenham Stoop)
Huddersfield 34, London Broncos 6 (10/2/13)
Huddersfield 46, London Broncos 10 (24/6/12)
Huddersfield 50, London Broncos 14 (13/5/12)
RHYS KENNEDY needs one appearance to reach 100 for his career.
- 24 for London Broncos (2024)
- 26 for Hull KR (2023)
- 47 for Brisbane Broncos (2019-2022)
- 2 for South Sydney Rabbitohs (2019)
