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BBC News
04-08-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Winger Roosken signs new Huddersfield contract
Huddersfield Town winger Ruben Roosken has signed a new contract at the John Smith's Stadium until at least 25-year-old Dutchman initially joined the Terriers from Heracles Almelo on a two-year deal in January but has extended his stay even further."I'm so happy to have this extension signed, and it means a lot to myself and my family to have been made to feel so loved and welcomed at the club since arriving in January," he told the Terriers' website., external"I feel really settled and at home at the club, and I can see the direction and ambition of everyone here this summer, and that's a journey I want to be part of."Even though I have only been a Huddersfield Town player since January, this club means a lot to me and I wouldn't want to play my football anywhere else right now."Huddersfield got their campaign off to a flying start on Saturday, beating Leyton Orient 3-0 in their League One opener, with Roosken scoring their third goal.
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Preferred new Huddersfield rugby stadium site 'not for sport'
Super League rugby club Huddersfield Giants' hopes of building a new stadium have suffered a setback after the council said its preferred site was not earmarked for sports Giants currently share the John Smith's Stadium with League One football club Huddersfield Town, but from the end of the season plan to move to a stadium of their than 2,000 fans had signed a petition calling on Kirklees Council to allow the new development on the nearby site of the former gasworks off St Andrew's the local authority said the land sat "right at the centre" of an enterprise zone it expected to be used by health and wellbeing research companies. Giants owner Ken Davy has already named the site as the favoured location of a future stadium, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. However, the council said it was "crucial" for economic development rather than for sport or said it did not own the land but the location was "a crucial component" of its Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor - a regeneration project focused on creating a "vibrant economic area" between the railway station and the John Smith's Stadium. 'Crucial connection' The council said the aim of the corridor was to attract high-quality jobs and businesses, particularly in areas like health innovation, advanced manufacturing and digital technology.A spokesperson said: "We're doing a tremendous amount of work in this part of Huddersfield at the moment, thanks to government investment which will see huge boosts to our local economy and industry, particularly around health innovation and digital technology."The site at Gasworks Street is perfectly placed for investment by a business who could really capitalise on this crucial connection."At present, the site isn't allocated for development for sports and leisure."In the meantime, any application put forward to develop a brand new stadium – at Gasworks Street or any other location – would need to follow our usual planning process, and we would consider these plans in detail at the point an application was submitted." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Welsby hat-trick helps Saints thrash Giants
Betfred Super LeagueHuddersfield (0) 4Tries: BibbySt Helens (22) 46Tries: Sailor 2, Sironen 2, Welsby 3, Murphy Goals: Whitby 7 St Helens continued their recent dominance over Huddersfield Giants with a 46-4 victory at the John Smith's Welsby scored a hat-trick, with Tristan Sailor and Curtis Sironen grabbing two tries each. with Lewis Murphy also getting in on the Bibby scored the hosts' only points on a chastening night for the have now won the past 12 meetings against the Giants and climb to fourth in Super League and ease the pressure on boss Paul to follow Huddersfield: Lolohea; Swift, Milne, Halsall, Gagai; Clune, Rush; King, Woolford, Greenwood, Rushton, Bibby, CudjoeInterchanges: Golding, Wilson, Burgess, Hewitt; Helens: Welsby; Sailor, Percival, Cross, Murphy; Lomax, Whitby; Walmsley, Clark, Delaney, Sironen, Knowles, LeesInterchanges: Mbye, Paasi, Stephens, Dagnall; Chris Kendall.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Giants move Wigan game due to Stereophonics gig
Huddersfield Giants have moved their home Super League fixture with Wigan Warriors because of a clash with a Stereophonics Welsh band are performing at John Smith's Stadium on Saturday, 14 June, the same date as the Giants' game with the Super League the match will now be played at FLAIR Stadium, the home of Championship side Dewsbury Rams, 10 miles will have the same 15:00 BST kick-off as the originally scheduled are 11th in the table with one win from their opening 10 matches in 2025.
