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Saints 12-16 Huddersfield Giants

Saints 12-16 Huddersfield Giants
9:36pm

Back-to-back defeats for Saints as they fail to bounce back from last week's loss in an error-strewn match. 

9:36pm

Siren goes and Saints have lost 16-12 here

9:36pm

Saints fans get up off their seats to head for exit

9:35pm

Clock stopped 12 secs to go. Hudds head and feed

9:35pm

Lomax pass finds touch and that should be it.

9:34pm

Saints ahve it back, into last minute. Do Saints ahve something up their sleeve?

9:33pm

2 mins to go, Saints may get one more chance here

9:33pm

Richardson kick palmed by Makinson but knock on called

9:32pm

3 minutes to go and Saints in possession but well in own half

9:31pm

Brough kick rebounds back to him  but Giants halfback knocks on

9:29pm

Attendance tonight is 8,979

9:29pm

Saints move it left but Swift finds touchline. Into last 5

9:28pm

Brough drills ball into touch and Saints will have to start from deep again 

9:26pm

Knowles tackled on last and it's a turnover 20m from Giants line

9:25pm

Another knock on, this time by Huddersfield and Saints will have scrum

9:23pm

Saints knock on and Hudds have scrum just inside own half

9:21pm

Hudds kick for touch again and Saints have a scrum 10 from own line

9:21pm

Into the last 10 minutes and Saints still trail by 4

9:20pm

Lomax break gives Saints chance but kick just too strong

9:17pm

Ball lost and Hudds survive

9:17pm

Pen Saints

9:16pm

Touch judge on, looked high shot on Knowles

9:15pm

Saints with another scrum as Giants ruled to have knocked on

9:13pm

Barba ball knocked down to save try. Scrum Saints 10m out

9:12pm

Knock on by Giants, and a penalty as ball touched in off-side posuition

9:11pm

Pressure eases off visitors as referee blows for penalty

9:11pm

Saints almost in, Lomax finding Wilkin who gives it to Roby who is held just short. This is better

9:10pm

Saints making inroads again as over halfway

9:09pm

On the hour-mark here as Saints trail 16-12. "Come on you Saints" the crowd urges

9:08pm

Richardson with goal from under posts. 16-12 now

9:08pm

58: Saints score as Thompson crashes over

9:07pm

Another pen as Barba dragged into touch

9:06pm

Roby taps

9:06pm

Pen Saints 30 out

9:05pm

Barba kick and Hudds trapped in goal. Crowd lifts

9:04pm

Saints making good ground again here

9:03pm

Lomax puts down Barba's inside ball and Giants have it back

9:02pm

Great run from Thompson. Makes about 15 after impact

9:01pm

Giants knock-on and pressure eases

9:01pm

Roby about to re-enter fray along with Amor

9:00pm

Another goal line dropout as Swift pats ball dead from grubber

8:58pm

Swift takes Brough chip kick as Hudds looked dangerous in that set

8:55pm

Giants tackled on last. Turnover

8:54pm

Dropout finds ground and makes 80m

8:53pm

Swift can't get out of ingoal as Hudds force repeat set

8:52pm

LMS offload looked to give Saints a chance but ball dropped. Scrum Hudds

8:47pm

Back underway as Saints collect from kickoff

8:46pm

Sides coming back out for 2nd half now

8:45pm

Saints looked to start off where they left at Bolton trailing 16-0 but a brighter end to half sees deficit cut to 10 points 

8:34pm

Saints trail 16-6 at break

8:34pm

Saints keep it alive but Barba kick fielded. That's halftime

8:33pm

Saints tapping it

8:33pm

Lomax taken out after kick

8:33pm

Saints penalty as haltime hooter sounds

8:32pm

Clock stopped with 23 secs to go. Time for 2 plays maybe

8:32pm

Richardson kick stands up and Hudds trapped in goal.

8:30pm

Brough finds sideline with boot as clock ticks towards last minute of first half

8:30pm

Saints cough up possession as Lomax pass wayward

8:29pm

Pen Saints for interference

8:28pm

Saints looking more lively since try

8:28pm

Dropout coming up as Hudds palm Richardson kick dead

8:28pm

Taia finds Lomax who looked through but slips

8:26pm

Just what Saints needed, maybe that will spark them to life

8:26pm

Richardson with conversion. Saints trail 16-6 after 35 mins

8:25pm

Barba finishes. Fages found LMS who put Lomax through, Barba on inside to race in. 

8:25pm

Saints score

8:24pm

Sarcastic cheers as Barba takes high ball

8:23pm

Saints caught on last and turnover. Maybe lost count there

8:22pm

Roby comesoff replaced by fages

8:22pm

Hudds looking dangerous again though

8:22pm

McGillvary throught he was through but pulled back for forward pass. Ironic cheers from fans

8:20pm

LMS ruled to have knocked on. Crowd screaming for interference 

8:19pm

Stoppage as Hudds injury. Crowd getting restless 

8:17pm

Another Saints pen

8:17pm

Saints penalty after Richardson hit after kick

8:16pm

Brough kick too strong. 20m tap

8:14pm

Barba bundled touch in goal after picking up Brough kick. Drop out

8:13pm

McGillvary takes kick and makes 30m kick return.

8:12pm

Hudds kick allowed to bounce and hits corner flag. 20m tap

8:10pm

Hudds kick charged down. Chance for Saints but ball is dropped.

8:09pm

Brough misses kick this time. Giants lead 16-0

8:08pm
8:08pm

McIntosh with 2nd as Giant move it left. Boos ring round the TWS

8:08pm

McIntosh with 2nd as Giant move it left. Boos ring round the TWS

8:07pm

Another try for Hudds

8:07pm

Small band of Giants fans mock Barba's going home

8:07pm

Ref blows for a Giants penalty. More pressure

8:07pm

Ref blows for a Giants penalty. More pressure

8:07pm

Barba drops another Hudds kick

8:06pm

Justin Holbrook said he didn't expect his team to be at their best tonight. They've certainly been far from that in this opening quarter

8:04pm

Grubber from Hudds goes dead. 20m restart

8:04pm
8:03pm
8:03pm

Pen Hudds for markers not square as crowd shouts for forward pass

8:00pm

Saints caught on last. Turnover Hudds

7:59pm

Giants knock-on on first tackle. A chance for Saints here from scrum

7:58pm

Brough with the kick. 12-0. Saints need to get settled here

7:57pm

Alex Mellor finishes after hands close to line put him over about 10m right of posts

 
Published on 10/08/2018
Saints 12-16 Huddersfield Giants