Woman of Steel

The Woman of Steel (known as the Telegraph Woman of Steel for sponsorship reasons) is an award in English rugby league. It is awarded to the player of the year in the Women's Super League; the winner is determined by a poll of the players in the Women's Super League.

This article is about the British rugby award. For other uses, see Woman of Steel (disambiguation).
Telegraph Woman of Steel
SportRugby league
CompetitionWomen's Super League
CountryEngland
History
First award2018
First winnerEngland Georgia Roche (Castleford Tigers)
Most winsCourtney Winfield-Hill
Georgia Roche
Jodie Cunningham
Tara-Jane Stanley (1 each)
Most recentEngland Tara-Jane Stanley (York City Knights Ladies)

The award was inaugurated in 2018 and the winner will be announced as part of the Steve Prescott Man of Steel Awards in October each year.[1]

On 10 September 2019 the Rugby Football League announced that the award would be sponsored with immediate effect by the Daily Telegraph and be known as the Telegraph Woman of Steel.[2]

2018

The inaugural nominees were Lois Forsell of Leeds Rhinos Women, Georgia Roche and Tara-Jane Stanley, both of Castleford Tigers Women.[3] The award was won by Georgia Roche.[4]

2019

The nominees were Castleford's Kelsey Gentles, Emily Rudge of St Helens and Leeds Rhinos' Courtney Winfield-Hill.[5] The award was won by Courtney Winfield-Hill.[6]

2020

No award as the Women's Super League season was cancelled.

2021

Five players were shortlisted for the award: Jodie Cunningham, Emily Rudge (both St Helens), Sinead Peach, Rhiannon Marshall (both York City Knights) and Fran Goldthorp (Leeds Rhinos).[7] Jodie Cunningham was named as the winner of the award.[8]

2022

Six players were shortlisted for the award: Georgia Roche (Leeds Rhinos), Amy Hardcastle and Jodie Cunningham (both St Helens), Hollie Dodd, Sinead Peach, and Tara-Jane Stanley, (all 3 from York City Knights). Tara Jane Stanley was announced as the winner of the award.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Woman of Steel: Lois Forsell, Tara-Jane Stanley and Georgia Roche on shortlist". BBC Sport. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. "The Telegraph to sponsor Woman of Steel Award". Rugby Football League. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. "First Woman of Steel shortlist announced". Total RL. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "All the winners from tonight's Man of Steel Awards Dinner". Rugby Football League. 8 October 2018.
  5. "Who will take Georgia's crown?". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3, 191. 16 September 2019. p. 27.
  6. "Jackson Hastings: Salford Red Devils half-back wins 2019 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
  7. Flynn, Leanne (24 September 2021). "Goldthorp shortlisted for 2021 Woman of Steel". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. "Sam Tomkins named 2021's Super League Man of Steel; Steve McNamara Coach of Year; Jack Welsby Young Player of Year". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. "York's Tara Jane Stanley named 2022 Woman of Steel". rugbyleague.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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