The first Super League meeting between these two sides looked like being a one-sided affair as the Giants opened up an 18-0 lead.
First, Woolford’s half-blocked pass bounced loose and triggered York’s Jesse Dee out of the line, but the ball evaded his attempt to gather and Adam Clune nipped in to score.
Niall Evalds and Tanguy Zenon then went over in a blistering spell where Huddersfield’s attacking combinations threatened to overwhelm the visitors.
But York regrouped and Roberts, the former St Helens academy player, got a try on his first appearance as he raced on to Ata Hingano’s grubber kick.
Roberts then turned provider, feeding David Nofoaluma, who evaded two challenges to touch down. However the youngster missed both goals in the face of a strong wind.
Any hopes York had of establishing a foothold in the match, though, were all but ended by two tries from Gagai, who showed great strength to touch down under pressure from Roberts for his first.
He then showed brilliant feet to cut in from the left and escape a couple of tackles before speeding away to score.
Between those two tries, York’s Kieran Buchanan had a try ruled out by video referee Aaron Moore for obstruction, but they did reduce the deficit when McShane’s super aerial pass found Williams in the corner.
But they created problems of their own making when Woolford intercepted and scampered away to seal a 20-point win.
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