As the snow continued to fall, the Giants opted for the uprights early on, predicting that the weather conditions would make points on the board hard to come by.

You would think they were right until the first try came in the 22^ndminute scored by the formidable winger Chris Riley with Brett Hodgson duly adding the conversion. With the green of the grass invisible, the try of the game followed thanks to an excellent line break by Ryan Atkins deep in his half and followed by some composed handling which allowed Stefan Ratchford to dive under the posts. Thanks to the boot of Hodgson, the Wire were full value for the 14-2 lead. Hodgson again proved to be a pain the side of his old club and added another penalty kick to extend the lead to 16-2.

With the conditions clearly effecting the quality of rugby, Ratchford got his second try of the game after a grubber kicked bounced out of the defending full-back's arms and into the path of Ratchford. Hodgson finally got the opportunity to convert one of his own tries in the 70^thminute after a slick move and offload sent him over untouched by cold and wet Giants defence. Hodgson of course converted for his 6^thsuccessful kick of the game and following his try meant he was responsible for half of the Wire’s points that day. But the game will always be remembered, and still talked about today, thanks to the tireless efforts of the fans who played their part in making the game go ahead.

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