Rock-bottom Huddersfield Giants lost 36-16 to Toulouse Olympique in a Super League basement battle.
Giants fell behind in just the fourth minute when Cesar Rouge’s grubber kick sent Henry O’Kane through to score.
They got on the scoreboard just a few minutes with a carbon-copy try after Tuimoala Lolohea’s kick was snaffled up by Joe Greenwood but the reprieve was short-lived.
Toulouse pushed ahead again just before the quarter-hour mark when winger Paul Ulberg stepped inside and found a gap, before the Giants defence parted again to allow Mathieu Jussaume to score soon after the midway point of the first half.
When Ethan Quai-Ward then latched on to another Rouge kick and Jake Shorrocks nailed his fourth successful conversion, Huddersfield were 24-4 down after less than half an hour.
George Flanagan reduced the arrears, thanks in part to the video referee, and converted his own try to leave the Giants trailing by 14 at half-time.
After the break the video ref ruled no knock-on to give Jussaume another try, with Shorrocks increasing the lead to 20 again.
Toulouse lost Anthony Marion to the sin bin for a nasty tackle and Huddersfield briefly came to life, with Jacob Gagai going over, but O’Kane’s second try finished them off and signed off a comprehensive victory for the visitors.
2026 Super League – key dates and what to look out for
- Magic Weekend: July 4-July 5
- Rivals Round reversed: July 23-July 26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
- Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford
Sky Sports will again show every game of the Super League live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining five matches each week shown on Sky Sports+
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