GIANTS TO FACE CATALANS IN PRELIMINARY SEMI FINAL

Huddersfield Giants will take on the Catalans Dragons at the Galpharm Stadium next Friday night (kick off 8.00pm) in the engage Super League Play-Off Preliminary semi final.

The winners of this game will progress to week 3 of the competition with the losers eliminated.

Under the innovative new eight team play-off format the Rhinos, as a result of finishing top of the league and beating Hull KR in the Qualifying Play-Off have earned ‘ClubCall’ – the opportunity to choose their semi-final opponents from the winners of next week’s two Preliminary Semi Finals.

This means that Brian McClennan’s men can choose to play the winners of Friday’s Huddersfield versus Catalans clash or Saturday’s fixture between Hull KR and the winners of this evening’s Wigan versus Castleford game.

The Giants will tomorrow announce details of ticketing for this game.