Rob Burrow Award

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| sport = Rugby league

| competition = Super League Grand Final

| country = United Kingdom

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| firstwinner = Bevan French

(Wigan Warriors)

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| presenter = Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters' Association

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The Rob Burrow Award is presented annually to the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final. It is named after former Leeds Rhinos player Rob Burrow, the first person to be voted man of the match in two Super League Grand Finals.

The award replaced the Harry Sunderland Trophy in 2024.{{cite web |title=The Rob Burrow Award |url=https://www.superleague.co.uk/article/3934/the-rob-burrow-award |publisher=Super League |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=7 February 2024}}

Background

{{seealso|Harry Sunderland Trophy}}

Prior to the introduction of the Rob Burrow Award, the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy. The trophy was introduced in 1965, over 30 years before the formation of the Super League in 1996. It was awarded to the man of the match in the Championship final between 1965 and 1973, and the Premiership final between 1974 and 1997.

Below is a list of players who have been named man of the match since the inaugural Super League Grand Final in 1998.{{cite web |title=Grand Final Winners |url=https://www.superleague.co.uk/history-heritage/grand-final-winners |publisher=Super League |access-date=19 February 2024}}

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SeasonRecipientTeam
1998

|Jason Robinson

|Wigan Warriors

1999

|Henry Paul

|Bradford Bulls

2000

|Chris Joynt

|St Helens

2001

|Michael Withers

|Bradford Bulls

2002

|Paul Deacon

|Bradford Bulls

2003

|Stuart Reardon

|Bradford Bulls

2004

|Matt Diskin

|Leeds Rhinos

2005

|Leon Pryce

|Bradford Bulls

2006

|Paul Wellens

|St Helens

2007

|Rob Burrow

|Leeds Rhinos

2008

|Lee Smith

|Leeds Rhinos

2009

|Kevin Sinfield

|Leeds Rhinos

2010

|Thomas Leuluai

|Wigan Warriors

2011

|Rob Burrow (2)

|Leeds Rhinos

2012

|Kevin Sinfield (2)

|Leeds Rhinos

2013

|Blake Green

|Wigan Warriors

2014

|James Roby

|St Helens

2015

|Danny McGuire

|Leeds Rhinos

2016

|Liam Farrell

|Wigan Warriors

2017

|Danny McGuire (2)

|Leeds Rhinos

2018

|Stefan Ratchford

|Warrington Wolves

2019

|Luke Thompson

|St Helens

2020

|James Roby (2)

|St Helens

2021

|Kevin Naiqama

|St Helens

2022

|Jonny Lomax

|St Helens

2023

|Jake Wardle

|Wigan Warriors

† = denotes a player who won the trophy but played on the losing team in the final.

List of winners

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SeasonRecipientTeam
2024

|Bevan French

|Wigan Warriors

References