2026 SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCHED

Hosted at the Accu Stadium, the Scholarship Launch night welcomed the Scholarship squad back, and inducted it’s new members into the Giants set up.

Headed up by new Head Coach, Chris Cullimore, the players were announced one by one and presented their kits by First Team Head Coach, Luke Robinson, Transition Pathway Manager Leroy Cudjoe and Scholars graduate, Kieran Rush.

The lads heard from Owner and Chairman Ken Davy OBE, Club President Keith Hellawell, Club Doctor Ian Sampson and new Organisational Wellbeing Coach, Steve Hardisty.

The full list of players is as follows:

Under 15s

Jack Baker - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Leo Barker - York Acorn

Jack Byram - Moldgreen

Kian Bennett - Waterhead Warriors

Ezra Charlton - Moldgreen

Darius Delos Reyes - Moldgreen

Riley Dixon - Drighlington 

Wiktor Hamerik - Drighlington 

Daniel Hayes - Drighlington 

Alfie Jackson - Sharlston Rovers

Alfie James Jackson - Sharlston Rovers

Malikai Latif - Siddal

Rory Marshall - Saddleworth Rangers

Archie Murrell - Drighlington 

Owen Neilly - Moldgreen

Oliver Thornton - Saddleworth Rangers

Alfie Virr - Queensbury

Leighton Ward - Oldham St Annes

Jake Watson - Waterhead Warriors 

Oliver Westall - Saddleworth Rangers

William Wood - Saddleworth Rangers

Under 16s 

Lewis Dyas - Lock Lane 

Gabriel Famurewa - Cutsyke Raiders

Samuel Hayley - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Callum Halliday - Lock Lane 

Spencer Hartley - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Harvey Hinchliffe - Shawcross Sharks

Trysten Hylton - Queensbury 

Oliver Knapping - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Leo Laycock - Lock Lane

James Lee - Sharlston Rovers 

Riley Lovelady - Queensbury 

Archie Lunn - Cutsyke Raiders

Max Newitt - Sharlston Rovers 

Kyron Parchment - Lindley Swifts

Kian Russell - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Jack Teale - Emley Moor

Javae Cupples-Tinker - Lindley Swifts 

Craig Tshuma - Lock Lane 

Oliver Ward - Birkenshaw Blue Dogs

Noah White - Lock Lane