Noble's aces in the pack

"Physically we were dominant and technically, when we didn't have the ball, we were dominant," said Noble.

"It was a big effort from Huddersfield to come back and put a couple of scores on us in the second half but I think the scoreline was a fair reflection of the game."

Scrum half Paul Deacon kicked ten goals from as many attempts to keep the scoreboard ticking over as the Bulls ran in five tries to two.

Deacon's excellent tactical kicking kept the Giants penned in their own half for much of a match that was marred by poor handling by both sides in greasy conditions - and the massive penalty count and four yellow cards dished out by referee Karl Kirkpatrick.

With Huddersfield 26-2 down with 30 minutes remaining it seemed the floodgates must open but the plucky visitors hit back with two tries as the Bulls once again lost their way.

The two late tries that stretched the margin of victory were a reward for a performance that finally saw the Bulls mount some consistent pressure but it was far from a perfect performance.

Noble, however, regarded the muddled second-half display as a blip in an otherwise good day at the office.

"I was really pleased," he said. "Other than losing our way in the middle of the second half we took some good positive steps. We looked strong and efficient and our last plays were pretty good. There were some ticks in some boxes tonight."

Great Britain prop Stuart Fielden had an eventful afternoon, scoring a try and setting up another with a grubber kick before being sent to the sin bin for fighting for the second time this season against the Giants.

Noble's exact thoughts on a prop kicking the ball inside the opposition 20 would be interesting but, publicly at least, he was happy to hail Fielden.

"Stuart played well. He deserves the plaudits. We expect our players to do most things and he was in the right place at the right time and made the right play. Full credit to him."