Hill targets Giant steps for Huddersfield

Chris Hill will be a frustrated spectator when Huddersfield Giants aim to get back to winning ways ahead of their upcoming Betfred Challenge Cup semi-final.

The Giants travel to Wakefield Trinity in Super League on Thursday evening, live on Sky Sports, without a win since they beat Hull FC 24-16 on April 9 to reach the last four of the cup.

A draw with Leeds Rhinos was followed by losses against St Helens and Hill's former club Warrington Wolves, with the prop picking up a one-game suspension from the latter which means he will be watching from the stands at the Be Well Support Stadium this week.

"I'm not a big fan of sitting on the sidelines, but the lads are ready, and it is what it is," Hill told Sky Sports News ahead of the clash with Wakefield.

"It's part of the game, I thought the ban was a little bit soft, but I'll take it on the chin. I didn't really want to fight it and maybe get two and miss the semi-final next week.

"The boys are really ready, we don't want to go into a semi-final with one draw out of the last four, so we really want to put in a good performance going into that semi-final the following week."

Huddersfield must make do without Tui Lolohea due to a one-match ban as well as they bid to end a run of six straight losses away to Trinity. Meanwhile, Jack Cogger, who was sin-binned twice in the 32-10 defeat away to Warrington, has been suspended for two games and will miss both this match and the cup semi-final against Hull Kingston Rovers on May 7.

The absence of one of the Giants' pack leaders in Great Britain and England international Hill will undoubtedly be a boost for Wakefield - who went down 32-10 to Hull KR last Saturday - particularly with the hosts having their charismatic prop David