Warrington Wolves overpower Huddersfield Giants 34-24 in try-fest
Warrington Wolves ran in six tries to beat Huddersfield Giants 34-24 in the Betfred Super League, ending the visitors' four-match winning run at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on 23 August 2026.
Huddersfield, who had climbed off the bottom of the table on the back of four straight wins, actually struck first. Sam Halsall crossed for the opening try — rugby league's equivalent of a touchdown, grounding the ball over the opposition's try line — and the Giants looked to have carried their momentum into Cheshire. BBC Sport
Then the roof caved in. Warrington scored four tries in 12 minutes to turn a 4-0 deficit into a commanding lead. Danny Walker, James Bentley, Sam Powell and George Williams all crossed in a blistering first-half spell, with Josh Hayes adding the conversions (kicks at goal after a try, worth two points each). By half-time the scoreboard read 22-4, and the match already had the feel of a contest settled.
Arron Lindop extended Warrington's advantage after the break with their fifth try, and with Hayes again on target, the Wolves led 28-4. At that point the game looked done.
To their credit, Huddersfield refused to fold. Sam Hewitt and Connor Wrench scored two tries in two minutes — a rapid double strike that, with one successful conversion, trimmed the gap to 28-14 and gave the Giants a flicker of hope. Ryan Flanagan, who took over the kicking duties, converted two of Huddersfield's tries across the match. BBC Sport
Matty Ashton shut the door with nine minutes remaining, scoring Warrington's sixth try to make it 34-14 and put the result beyond doubt. Huddersfield kept pushing. Sam Halsall grabbed his second of the afternoon, and Jacob Gagai added a late try, but with only one conversion from that flurry, the gap was too wide to close in the remaining minutes.
The final score — 34-24 — flattered the visitors slightly, given Warrington's 18-point lead with under ten minutes to play. But Huddersfield's late rally at least reflected the form that had seen them win four on the bounce heading into this fixture.
For Warrington, it was a clinical attacking display. Six different try-scorers speaks to a side sharing the workload rather than relying on one outlet, and Hayes's five goals from six attempts gave the scoreboard a solid foundation. For Huddersfield, the defeat halts their resurgence — though the fact they kept scoring when the game looked gone suggests the confidence built during that winning streak has not evaporated overnight.
Marcus Griffiths was the referee.
