"Huddersfield 42—12. Scrum-half Sean Long was awarded the Lance Todd trophy for a record third time for his man—of—the—match performance during the final. St Helens followed up their Challenge Cup win by claiming the League Leader's Shield, before cementing their reputation as the team of the year by defeating Hull 26 points to 4 in the Super League Grand Final. Once more St Helens confirmed their status as the outstanding team of the summer era. Additionally, Paul Wellens received the Man of Steel Award for the 2006 season. In December 2006 St Helens were awarded with the BBC Sports Personality"
"injury, Wellens announced his retirement from playing on 24 June 2015. In total he played 495 times for St Helens, in the process winning 5 Super League titles, 5 Challenge Cup winners medals, two World Club Challenges, the Man of Steel Award, the Lance Todd Trophy, the Harry Sunderland Trophy, and was named in the Super League Dream Team on four occasions. Paul still lives in the St.Helens area and has 3 children Harry, Ava and Joseph. He is also a big part of his son's rugby team Thatto Heath. Paul Wellens Paul Simon Wellens (born 27 February 1980) is"
"Paul Wellens Paul Simon Wellens (born 27 February 1980) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. A Great Britain and England international , he played his entire career with St Helens, with whom he won several Super League championships and Challenge Cup titles. Wellens also became only the third player to have won the Lance Todd Trophy, Harry Sunderland Trophy, and the Man of Steel Award. Born in St Helens, Wellens was educated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, along with his twin sister Claire who is now a Drama teacher at De La Salle. Wellens joined the"
"Lance Todd Trophy as ""Man of the Match"" in the 2003 Challenge Cup Final against Bradford Bulls. He was also named in the 2003 Super League Dream Team at fullback. Connolly was regarded as one of the premier British centres of his generation and appeared 31 times for the national side excelling in the defensive side of the game, although his try scoring record was very modest at this level. Gary Connolly Gary John Connolly (born 22 June 1971) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s who played and for St. Helens, Canterbury Bulldogs,"
"Lance Todd Trophy The Lance Todd Trophy is a trophy in rugby league, awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final's man of the match. Introduced in 1945–46, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War. The trophy's winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game. The trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at the AJ Bell Stadium, home of the Salford Red Devils. The trophy belongs to the Red Devils Association, the"
"which lost 14-12 to Leeds, but he won the Lance Todd Trophy. The voting for the Lance Todd Trophy took place after 70 minutes when St Helens were leading 12-5. That year Nicholls was also voted the best player in the Championship, claiming the second-ever Man of Steel Award. The ""Open Rugby"" inaugural World XIII was revealed in June 1978 and included Nicholls. Nicholls played left- in the 7-13 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 12 December 1978. George Nicholls (rugby league) George Nicholls (born 14 May 1944) is"
"1997 Challenge Cup The 1997 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition. The competition ended with the final on 3 May 1997, which was played at Wembley Stadium. The trophy was won and successfully defended by St. Helens, who beat Bradford Bulls 32–22 in the final. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Tommy Martyn. St Helens: Steve Prescott, Danny Arnold, Andy Haigh, Paul Newlove, Anthony Sullivan, Tommy Martyn, Bobbie Goulding, Apollo Perelini, Keiron Cunningham, Julian O'Neill, Chris Joynt, Derek McVey,"
"one-way rivalry and competitive fixtures were rare as they played in different divisions. They also have other local rivalries with Huddersfield Giants and Halifax. ""* Announced on 15 Decemeber 2018:"" Gains Losses The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association. The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War. The Steve Prescott"
"with a drop—goal. They were hammered in the 2003 World Club Challenge by Sydney by 38 points to 0. In this season, they failed to win a trophy after being knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Leeds at the semi—final stage, and the Super League play—offs by Wigan at the same stage. In 2004 they beat arch—rivals Wigan 32—16 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in front of a capacity crowd of 73,734 people to win the Challenge Cup, Long gaining his second of an eventual three Lance Todd Trophies. Millward's reign was not without controversy and his St Helens"
"Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association. The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War. † = Won Lance Todd Trophy whilst on losing side The Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award is an annual honour, awarded by the European Super League to the most outstanding player in the British game for that year. The Golden Boot Award is a rugby league award"
"Pryce. † = Won Lance Todd Trophy Whilst on Losing Side Lance Todd Trophy The Lance Todd Trophy is a trophy in rugby league, awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final's man of the match. Introduced in 1945–46, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War. The trophy's winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game. The trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at the AJ Bell Stadium, home of the Salford"
"Andy Gregory Andrew Gregory (born 10 August 1961), also known by the nickname of ""Andy"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer. A Great Britain international representative , he is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame. He was also the first man to win the Lance Todd Trophy twice, first player to win five Challenge Cup Final winners medals, first player to play in eight Challenge Cup finals, only one of only two players to have played in six Ashes series against Australia (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992); Andy Gregory and Garry Schofield. Gregory was"
"1955–56 Challenge Cup The 1955–56 Challenge Cup was the 55th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. In the Challenge Cup tournament's final St. Helens faced Halifax. Played on 28 April 1956 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 79,341, St Helens won 13-2. This was Saints' first Challenge Cup final win in five Final appearances. Alan Prescott, their prop forward was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. The St Helens team was greeted enthusiastically upon their return to the North. After detraining at Liverpool the team's open-top coach ride to St Helens attracted"
"2017. Sneyd and Wellens are the only players to win the award in consecutive finals. Halifax's former Australian international fullback Graham Eadie and Wigan's 1984-85 Australian import stand-off Brett Kenny are the only players to win both the Lance Todd Trophy and the Clive Churchill Medal as the player of the match in the Sydney Premiership Grand Final. Eadie won the Lance Todd in 1986–87 and was (retrospectively) twice awarded the Churchill after Manly-Warringah's premiership wins in 1976 and 1978 while 1984–85 trophy winner Kenny was retrospectively awarded the Churchill for Parramatta's Grand Final wins in 1982 and 1983. The"
"Lance Todd Trophy winner was St Helens' second-row forward, Dick Huddart. This was St Helens’ second Challenge Cup Final win in six Final appearances. 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season The 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 66th season of rugby league football. Leeds won their first Championship when they defeated Warrington 25-10 in the play-off final. The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Wigan 12-6 in the final. Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. St.Helens beat Swinton 15–9 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 16–10"
"the game on 19 September 2008. He was awarded the honour of MBE in the 2013 New Year's Honours List, for ""services to Rugby League and to charity"". Paul Sculthorpe Paul Sculthorpe MBE (born 22 September 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative or , he began his career at Warrington before joining St. Helens, with whom he won a total of four Grand Finals, four Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges, as well as becoming the first (and currently only) player to win the Man of"
"fans, despite some stories that were easily contested, including his description of a Wigan versus Halifax match that actually took place ""after"" he had joined Leeds. Andy Gregory Andrew Gregory (born 10 August 1961), also known by the nickname of ""Andy"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer. A Great Britain international representative , he is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame. He was also the first man to win the Lance Todd Trophy twice, first player to win five Challenge Cup Final winners medals, first player to play in eight Challenge Cup finals, only one of"
", and scored three goals in St. Helens 15-2 victory over the Salford in the Premiership Final during the 1975–76 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1976, he played, and was man of the match winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in the 32-20 victory over Warrington in the Premiership Final during the 1976–77 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1977, he became the first player to have received both the Lance Todd Trophy and Harry Sunderland Trophy. Geoff Pimblett played in St. Helens' 16-13 victory over Leeds in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during"
"an estimated 100,000 people despite pouring rain. 1955–56 Challenge Cup The 1955–56 Challenge Cup was the 55th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. In the Challenge Cup tournament's final St. Helens faced Halifax. Played on 28 April 1956 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 79,341, St Helens won 13-2. This was Saints' first Challenge Cup final win in five Final appearances. Alan Prescott, their prop forward was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. The St Helens team was greeted enthusiastically upon their return to the North. After detraining at Liverpool the team's"
"to adjust to rugby league, but developed into an important part of the St. Helens squad in 2006. He was however used primarily as an impact player, starting most games from the interchange bench. Fas'asavalu was unlucky not to receive the Lance Todd Trophy for his performance in the 2006 Challenge Cup Final victory, where he scored a try in the 2006 and his performance against Huddersfield Giants earned widespread praise. St. Helens fans were treated to Fa'asavalu's victory dance in both the 2006 Challenge Cup Final and the Grand Final for 2006's Super League XI. His block busting runs"
"despite finishing at the top of the league ladder for the third successive season. James Roby, however, became the second St Helens player, and home—grown talent in two years to win the Man of Steel Award. Saints success in the Challenge Cup continued in 2008 with a victory at the new Wembley Stadium, this time defeating Hull F.C. 28-16. Paul Wellens received the Lance Todd Trophy after sharing the award with teammate Leon Pryce the year earlier. They also achieved first place again in the 2008 Super League season – for the 4th year running – winning the League Leaders"
"prisoners of war and for Lord Beaverbrook’s armaments programme. In 1946, the Lance Todd Trophy was introduced and awarded to the man of the match. The first winner was Billy Stott of Wakefield Trinity the first winner of the trophy on the losing team was Frank Whitcombe of Bradford Northern in 1948. In itself, it is a prestigious trophy presented only at the Challenge Cup Final. The winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game and the trophy was presented at a celebratory dinner at the Willows, the home of Salford. 1954"
"was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy. St Helens: Paul Wellens, Sean Hoppe, Kevin Iro, Paul Newlove, Anthony Sullivan; Tommy Martyn, Sean Long, David Fairleigh, Keiron Cunningham, Sonny Nickle, Chris Joynt (c), Peter Shiels, Paul Sculthorpe <br> Subs: Steve Hall, Anthony Stewart, Vila Matautia, Tim Jonkers Coach: Ian Millward Bradford: Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Scott Naylor, Shane Rigon, Leon Pryce, Henry Paul, Robbie Paul (c), Joe Vagana, James Lowes, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock, Daniel Gartner, Mike Forshaw<br> Subs: Paul Deacon, Paul Anderson, Lee Gilmour, Stuart Fielden Coach: Brian Noble The tournament was screened in the United Kingdom by the"
"Gildart who played for Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Oldham. The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 27 August 2016. Hull were seeking a first ever Challenge Cup victory at Wembley while Warrington were looking for their first win since 2012. In a close fought game Hull came from 10–0 down with only 20 minutes left to play to win 12–10. Hull , Marc Sneyd was voted the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy. Teams: Hull: Jamie Shaul, Stevie Michaels, Mahe Fonua, Kirk Yeaman, Fetuli Talanoa, Carlos Tuimavave, Marc Sneyd, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, Liam Watts, Sika Manu, Mark"
"the 2017 Challenge Cup in a 18-14 win against the record holders Wigan Warriors, and once again he was named the Lance Todd Trophy winner becoming on the second player to win the award two years in a row. Sneyd was named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Marc Sneyd Marc Sneyd (born ) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Hull F.C. in the European Super League. He previously played for the Castleford Tigers and the Salford Red Devils. Having come through the club's junior ranks, Sneyd made"
"George Nicholls (rugby league) George Nicholls (born 14 May 1944) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. A Great Britain and England international representative forward, he played his club rugby for English sides Widnes and St. Helens. Eventually becoming a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee, he also became the first player to win the Man of Steel Award, Harry Sunderland Trophy and Lance Todd Trophy with the club. With Great Britain, Nicholls also won the 1972 Rugby League World Cup. George Nicholls was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Born in Widnes, Lancashire"
"received the Lance Todd Trophy after sharing the award with team-mate Leon Pryce the year earlier. They also achieved first place again in the 2008 Super League season—for the 4th year running—winning the League Leaders Shield, and beat Leeds 38—10 for the right to go to Old Trafford to contest the Grand Final. However, St Helens were once again defeated by Leeds in the Grand Final, by a margin of 24 to 16, on 4 October 2008. James Graham, on a positive note, made it a hat—trick of ex—Blackbrook Royals to win the Man of Steel Award whilst playing for"
"club record 69,429 people watch the Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie at Odsal between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield. Larger crowds had watched matches at Odsal, but this was the largest involving the home side. In the Final, Huddersfield beat St. Helens 15-10 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,588. This produced a record gate taking for a Challenge Cup final of £31,000. This was Huddersfield’s sixth Cup Final win in seven Final appearances, including one win during the Second World War. Peter Ramsden, their stand-off half, became the youngest player to win the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match"
"position is held by Justin Holbrook. St Helens R.F.C. St Helens R.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in St Helens, Merseyside who compete in the European Super League, the top tier of competition for rugby league in Europe. Formed in 1873, St Helens are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union and have been league champions on 13 occasions. St Helens are also the third most successful side in the Challenge Cup with 12 wins in 21 Final appearances. St Helens are founding members of the Super League and are one of only four"
"series as the by coach Daniel Anderson. St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final and Hohaia was selected to play at stand-off. He was punched unconscious by Ben Flower in the first few minutes of the match and had to leave the field for the remainder of the 14-6 victory over Wigan Warriors. He retired from rugby on 29 April 2015 because of recurrent concussion symptoms. Post retirement from rugby he moved to Michigan. In 2015, he was named as Taniwharau's best player of their first 70 years. Lance Hohaia Lance Koro Hohaia (born 1 April 1983) is"
"he was invited to the Rugby league Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium as a guest of honour. On 24 October 2007, Lydon returned to the Wigan Warriors Club as part of the takeover by Ian Lenagan, and became Chief Executive of the Holding Company. On 19 November 2008 Joe Lydon was appointed Welsh Rugby Union Head of Rugby Performance & Development. On 24 May 2013, Joe Lydon was named RFU Head of International Player Development. Joe Lydon participated in the televised all-around sports competition ""Superstars"", finishing second in the 1985 Series. Only three players have won the Lance Todd"
"Huddersfield's line when the ball went to Lee Briers who kicked a field goal, putting the final score at 25 - 16. The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man of the Match in each year's Challenge Cup final and this year Michael Monaghan became the third Australian in history to win it. 2009 Challenge Cup Final The 2009 Carnegie Challenge Cup Final was played on 29 August 2009 at Wembley Stadium, in London between Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves. It was the first Challenge Cup final since 1985–86 that any of the 'Big Four' (Bradford, Leeds, St. Helens,"
"played left-, i.e. number 8, in St. Helens' 10-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1953 Challenge Cup Final during the 1952-53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588, and played left-, and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in the 13-2 victory over Halifax in the 1956 Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341. Alan Prescott played left-, i.e. number 8, in St. Helens' 5-22 defeat by Leigh in the"