Huddersfield Giants sack Luke Robinson as Ralph Rimmer explains decision
Huddersfield Giants have sacked Luke Robinson following their winless start to the Super League season.
The 41-year-old, who served the club as a player before joining the coaching staff, was appointed in September 2024 after initially taking over from Ian Watson on an interim basis.
However, Huddersfield struggled throughout his tenure, losing 34 of his 47 games in charge.
Robinson's hand was weakened by a continuing injury crisis but those issues ultimately offered little protection as results failed to improve, leaving the Giants on the lookout for a new head coach.
"Huddersfield Giants have today terminated the contract of head coach Luke Robinson and seek immediate expressions of interest in the position going forward to be sent to director of rugby Andy Kelly before Saturday 28th March," read a club statement.
"In the interim period, Andy Kelly will take charge of all first-team matters."
Kelly takes the reins with Huddersfield rock bottom of Super League after Friday's loss at Bradford Bulls made it five straight defeats at the start of 2026.
The Giants, who have reached the play-offs just once in 10 years and appear to be fighting for their top-flight status, travel to Wigan Warriors next Saturday.
'Director for change' Ralph Rimmer said: "We've been resetting the club and have done a huge amount of work behind the scenes.
"Critically, we need some on-field success as well. We've launched Giants Unleashed and that really needs to mean something on and off the field.
"Luke Robinson is a fantastic man and someone who dedicated himself to the club for a long, long time. He's a legend of this club and will remain so – but nevertheless, this set of circumstances has brought about this change.
"His successor will be someone who gets excited by the club. We have a vision, a mission and values. We need someone who is going to help us with the work we're doing on the culture of the club and takes us through to 2030. By then, we will be in a new stadium and we've got a training facility that will be ready in the next couple of months.
"We want somebody to buy into that and help build success. We're very, very determined to bring success to this club."