Last year’s treble winners have added the World Club title this season with their triumph over Brisbane Broncos last month, but that sandwiched successive league defeats.
The shock loss to newcomers York Knights and the 58-6 hammering by Leeds Rhinos in Las Vegas have left them playing catch-up in Super League and they started this game, bottom of the table and already eight points adrift of early leaders Wigan Warriors.
But Gildart’s try inside three minutes got them up and running at the Accu Stadium. Jez Litten dropped the ball with a try begging, but shortly after, winger Davies produced a smart finish in the corner.
Huddersfield finished 10th last year but began that campaign with 10 straight defeats and they have started this one on the wrong foot as well.
That was evident in handling errors within their own half, which handed the ball to their opponents and from Tyrone May’s miss-pass, Burgess walked one in.
Lewis scored the try of the game shortly into the second period with a trademark individual effort as he danced and dummied his way over after picking the ball up just inside the Huddersfield half.
The Giants eventually got on the scoreboard when Flanagan brilliantly caught Tui Lolohea’s high kick and touched down, but it came at a cost as the full-back, the scorer of five of his side’s eight Super League tries in 2026, injured himself on landing.
And it was only a temporary blip for the Robins as Davies rounded off a slick handling move and Lewis grabbed the final try, accelerating his way over.
But as Super League takes a break for a week, these two sides will resume action next Saturday as they meet again at the same ground in the last-16 of the Challenge Cup (15:00 GMT).