Summary
Leeds Rhinos player Jake Connor won the 2025 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel award after a strong season. He helped his team reach a top-four finish and was the third-highest points scorer for the season. Connor received the award at a ceremony in Manchester, where other awards were also given out.
Key Facts
- Jake Connor, a Leeds Rhinos player, won the 2025 Man of Steel award.
- The award is named after Steve Prescott and has been given out since 1977.
- Connor scored 181 points in the season, with seven tries, 76 goals, and one drop-goal.
- He transferred from Huddersfield Giants to Leeds Rhinos at the end of the 2024 season.
- Connor helped his team achieve their first top-four finish since 2017.
- The award ceremony took place in Manchester, where Eva Hunter and Joe Coyd also received honors.
- Eva Hunter won Woman of Steel with Wigan, and Joe Coyd won Wheels of Steel for the London Roosters in wheelchair rugby.
