New Huddersfield Giants head coach Jim Lenihan is well aware of the task he has on his hands as he looks to try and turn the club’s fortunes around.The Giants currently sit bottom of the Super League table, with criticisms such as crowd sizes and recruitment regularly levelled at the club.
The Australian takes on the role following the sacking of Luke Robinson on March 22 after Huddersfield lost all five of their opening Super League matches.
The Giants said they would be looking to employ someone to look towards 2030 and beyond to build a long-term foundation and with that in mind, announced Lenihan on a long-term contract due to his “vision for the club”.
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Lenihan, who featured 21 times as a player for Huddersfield during the 1999 season, was most recently working as head coach for the Brisbane Tigers in his homeland, Australia.
Before that, he worked as an assistant coach at NRL side Gold Coast Titans from 2019 to 2025, temporarily taking over as interim head coach in 2023.
So, how will he be approaching his time as head coach? First of all, he will be looking to build an identity and be “unapologetically” a team that Huddersfield can have pride in.
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