Lance Todd Trophy
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The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final.
The trophy was introduced in 1946, 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 winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game and the trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at The Willows, home of Salford RLFC. The trophy belongs to the Red Devils Association, the official body representing ex-Salford players.
On Saturday 26 August 2006 St Helens' Sean Long became the first player to win 3 Lance Todd Trophies following his Man-of-the-Match performances in the 2001, 2004 and 2006 Challenge Cup Finals.
Robbie Paul, Gary Connolly and Kevin Sinfield have all won the award since 1996 despite each of them finishing on the losing side in their respective finals.
| Year | Recipient | Winners | Runners-Up | Position |
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| 2006 | Sean Long | St Helens | Huddersfield | Scrum-Half |
| 2005 | Kevin Sinfield | Hull | Leeds | Loose Forward |
| 2004 | Sean Long | St Helens | Wigan | Stand-Off |
| 2003 | Gary Connolly | Bradford Northern | Leeds | Full-Back |
| 2002 | Kris Radlinski | Wigan | St Helens | Full-Back |
| 2001 | Sean Long | St Helens | Bradford Northern | Stand-Off |
| 2000 | Henry Paul | Bradford Northern | Leeds | Stand-Off |
| 1999 | Leroy Rivett | Leeds | London Broncos | Full-Back |
| 1998 | Mark Aston | Sheffield Eagles | Wigan | Scrum-Half |
| 1997 | Tommy Martyn | St. Helens | Bradford Northern | Stand-Off |
| 1996 | Robbie Paul | St. Helens | Bradford Northern | Scrum-Half |
| 1995 | Jason Robinson | Wigan | Leeds | Winger |
| 1994 | Martin Offiah | Wigan | Leeds | Winger |
| 1993 | Dean Bell | Wigan | Widnes | Loose Forward |
| 1992 | Martin Offiah | Wigan | Castleford | Winger |
| 1991 | Dennis Betts | Wigan | St. Helens | Second Row |
| 1990 | Andy Gregory | Wigan | Warrington | Scrum-Half |
| 1989 | Ellery Hanley | Wigan | St. Helens | Loose Forward |
| 1988 | Andy Gregory | Wigan | Halifax | Scrum-Half |
| 1987 | Graham Eadie | Halifax | St. Helens | Full-Back |
| 1986 | Bob Beardmore | Castleford | Hull KR | Scrum-Half |
| 1985 | Brett Kenny | Wigan | Hull | Stand-Off |
| 1984 | Joe Lydon | Widnes | Wigan | Centre |
| 1983 | David Hobbs | Featherstone Rovers | Hull | Second-Row |
| 1982 | Eddie Cunningham | Widnes | Hull | Centre |
| 1981 | Mick Burke | Widnes | Hull KR | Full-Back |
| 1980 | Brian Lockwood | Hull KR | Hull | Prop-Forward |
| 1979 | David Topliss | Wakefield Trinity | Widnes | Stand-Off |
| 1978 | George Nicholls | St. Helens | Leeds | Second-Row |
| 1977 | Steve Pitchford | Leeds | Widnes | Prop-Forward |
| 1976 | Geoff Pimblett | St. Helens | Widnes | Full-Back |
| 1975 | Ray Dutton | Widnes | Warrington | Full-Back |
| 1974 | Derek Whitehead | Warrington | Featherstone Rovers | Full-Back |
| 1973 | Steve Nash | Featherstone Rovers | Bradford Northern | Scrum-Half |
| 1972 | Kel Coslett | St. Helens | Leeds | Loose-Forward |
| 1971 | Alex Murphy | Leigh | Leeds | Scrum-Half |
| 1970 | Bill Kirkbride | Castleford | Wigan | Second-Row |
| 1969 | Malcolm Reilly | Castleford | Salford | Loose-Forward |
| 1968 | Don Fox | Wakefield Trinity | Leeds | Prop-Forward |
| 1967 | Carl Dooler | Featherstone Rovers | Barrow | Scrum-Half |
| 1966 | Len Killeen | St. Helens | Wigan | Left Winger |
| 1965 | Ray Ashby Brian Gabbitas |
Wigan Hunslet |
Stand-Off Winger |
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| 1964 | Frank Collier | Widnes | Hull KR | Prop-Forward |
| 1963 | Harold Poynton | Wakefield Trinity | Wigan | Stand-Off |
| 1962 | Neil Fox | Wakefield Trinity | Huddersfield | Left Centre |
| 1961 | Dick Huddart | St. Helens | Wigan | Second-Row |
| 1960 | Tommy Harris | Hull | Wakefield Trinity | Hooker |
| 1959 | Brian McTigue | Wigan | Hull | Second-Row |
| 1958 | Rees Thomas | Wigan | Workington Town | Scrum-Half |
| 1957 | Jeff Stevenson | Leeds | Barrow | Scrum-Half |
| 1956 | Alan Prescott | St. Helens | Halifax | Prop-Forward |
| 1955 | Jack Grundy | Barrow | Workington Town | Second-Row |
| 1954 | Gerry Helme | Warrington | Halifax | Scrum-Half |
| 1953 | Peter Ramsden | Huddersfield | St. Helens | Stand-Off |
| 1952 | Billy Ivison | Workington Town | Featherstone Rovers | Loose-Forward |
| 1951 | Cec Mountford | Wigan | Barrow | Stand-Off |
| 1950 | Gerry Helme | Warrington | Widnes | Scrum-Half |
| 1949 | Ernest Ward | Bradford Northern | Halifax | Centre |
| 1948 | Frank Whitcombe | Bradford Northern | Wigan | Prop-Forward |
| 1947 | Willie Davies | Bradford Northern | Leeds | Stand-Off |
| 1946 | Billy Stott | Wakefield Trinity | Wigan | Centre |
