Huddersfield Giants lose to Wigan Warriors in Challenge Cup final
They took on Wigan Warriors in the final
Last updated 28th May 2022
The Huddersfield Giants have been left heartbroken after a try four minutes from the whistle by Wigan Warriors clinched the game.
The Giants were on course to end their 69-year wait for the Challenge Cup victory when they led 14-12 throughout the final quarter.
But winger Liam Marshall had other ideas, striking a cruel blow, with the score ending 16-14 to Wigan.
Huddersfield dominated the first half but could only manage a four-point lead at the break and in the end were left to reflect on an off day with the boot by full-back Tui Lolohea, who managed to kick just one of five attempts at goal.
It meant a second cup-final defeat in three years for Giants coach Ian Watson and captain Luke Yates following their one-point loss with Salford in 2020.
Huddersfield had previously won the title six times, with the last victory back in 1953.
This was their first time back in the final in 13 years.
The Challenge Cup Final, which was held at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium, is the first major honour of this year's rugby league season.
The 62,850-capacity stadium, which opened in 2019 on the site of Tottenham Hotspur's former White Hart Lane home, was the 12th venue to have hosted the cup final in the competition's 125-year history.
It is the first time it has been held away from Wembley since being played at Twickenham in 2006 when the former was undergoing redevelopment, although the final is due to return to the national stadium next year.