Leeds Rhinos celebrate success at Rugby League Awards Night, but Wigan Warriors ace is Man of Steel

Leeds Rhinos celebrated success at the Rugby League Awards Night, but a Wigan Warriors player was named Man of Steel.

Rhinos centre Connie Boyd was named Betfred Women’s Super League young player of the year at the presentation in Manchester. The Steve Prescott Man of Steel trophy went to Wigan’s Brad O’Neill, from a shortlist also including his teammate Adam Keighran and Leeds’ Lachie Miller. The Man of Steel decision was made by a panel of former winners Ellery Hanley, Paul Sculthorpe, Joe Lydon, James Roby and Sam Tomkins.

Rhinos’ Maika Sivo received the Super League top try scorer honour, but Leeds’ Brad Arthur was pipped to the coach of the year award by Wigan’s Matt Peet. Sylvain Houles, of Toulouse Olympique, was also shortlisted following a vote of all 14 Super League team bosses.

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Leeds Rhinos' Connie Boyd has been named Betfred Women's Super League young player of the year. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.placeholder image
Leeds Rhinos' Connie Boyd has been named Betfred Women's Super League young player of the year. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

Leeds’ Tristan Norfolk missed out on the Wheels of Steel honour, for Wheelchair Super League’s top player, to Rob Hawkins of Halifax Panthers. St Helens’ Harry Robertson retained the men’s Super League young player of the year gong and top tackler was Joe Mellor, of Bradfoird Bulls.

Jenna Foubister, of Wigan, was named Woman of Steel, Warriors’ Denis Betts took the Women’s Super League coaching prize and Amelia Brown, from Huddersfield Giants was that competition’s leading try scorer. London Roosters’ Max Owen and Edinburgh Giants’ Martyn Gill were Wheelchair Super League young player and coach of the year respectively.

In the Championship, London Broncos’ Gairo Voro claimed player of the year, young player was Midlands Hurricanes’ Sully Medworth and the coach’s award went to Allan Coleman, of Widnes Vikings.

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