{"id":537861,"date":"2026-04-18T14:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537861\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:12:10","slug":"huddersfield-giants-interim-boss-explains-rare-but-costly-taane-milne-situation-as-update-provided-on-injured-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537861\/","title":{"rendered":"Huddersfield Giants interim boss explains rare but costly Taane Milne situation as update provided on injured winger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interim-coach Liam Finn admitted Huddersfield Giants \u201chave to find a solution\u201d after having a player ruled out of the second half of Friday\u2019s heavy home loss to Leeds Rhinos.<\/p>\n

Giants centre Sam Halsall<\/a> had already gone off with what could be a long-term injury when replacement Taane Milne suffered a head knock in the build-up to a Huddersfield try on the final play of the opening period.<\/p>\n

Milne was not wearing an instrumented mouthguard, which measures the force of head impacts and was therefore automatically ruled out of the rest of the match.<\/p>\n

Finn<\/a> explained: \u201cHe can\u2019t wear the mouthguard because of his implant. If you go off for an HIA [head injury assessment] with no mouthguard, you can\u2019t come back on. That wasn\u2019t ideal so we have to find a solution for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Halsall\u2019s injury was another concern for Giants. The centre returned from a long-term hamstring layoff, but lasted just 16 minutes before having to be helped from the field.<\/p>\n

Finn said: \u201cWe don\u2019t know how bad it is; we are hoping it is his calf, as opposed to his Achilles, but we won\u2019t know for a few days.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the Giants\u2019 first loss under Finn, in his third game at the helm and he refused to blame those injuries for the defeat.<\/p>\n

He stressed: \u201cIt was difficult to get any energy into the middle to compete, but the game was already gone by then.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was certainly no major impact on the result. Maybe an impact on the scoreline, but not the result.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t give up and scored some points, but that\u2019s not a massive positive \u2013 you shouldn\u2019t be giving up if you are a professional rugby league player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giants are back in action on Thursday, away to Leigh Leopards. Finn admitted there were \u201clots of areas that weren\u2019t acceptable\u201d in yesterday\u2019s performance, but insisted: \u201cWe play a really tough sport and in this game sometimes you get kicked in the face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not a team that has been flying high for the last two or three years, so you are not just going to go from worst to first in three weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be more kicks in the face along the way and it\u2019s how you take those and how you bounce back from them. Bouncing back next week is a massive focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jazz Tevaga\u2019s sin-bin, Hull KR\u2019s underrated star and very early Man of Steel candidates \u2013 Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show.<\/a><\/p>\n

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