Well the list is out and Kevin has made this list (not) again.
In fact no professional made it this time

If you look hard enough you will find the following

Congrats to Martin Stevens COYD For services to Rugby League. (Gillingham, Kent)
Stuart CUMMINGS Lately Match Officials Director, Rugby Football League. For services to Rugby League. (Ikley, West Yorkshire)
and
Malcolm KIELTY For services to Wheelchair Rugby League (Halifax, West Yorkshire)

But the one that should be there is Sir Kevin.

Maybe he has turned it down, due to his republican beliefs...

I would be extremely disappointed in Citizen Sinfield if he accepted any state-sponsored award at all.

So disappointed would I be that I'd dash out to buy a season ticket just so that I could post it back to the club in disgust.

Indeed.

Comrad Kevin needs not this capatalistic token badge.

Cummings getting honoured just shows you can go through a career being absolute sh## at it ,blag loads of free trips to France and then Lizzy will honour you when yer done and talking bollox on sky!!

I despise the royal family and all that goes with it. Destroy the class system and form a republic.

Many people from all walks of life refuse honours but are not allowed to say they have refused one,( or it's scorned upon) danny Boyle is probably the only recent person to pupil ally refuse one, I would love Kevin Sinfield to do the same.

Well I did not vote for her! - Bring back the Roundheads - There's only One Oliver Cromwell!

IIRC the likes of Ben Thaler, Richard Silverwood and Phil Bentham all came through to referee in SL under Cummings's watch as head of match officials.

If the joker we had on Boxing Day and the likes of Robert Hicks are indicative of the development work being done under Ganson and Jon Sharp, I'd be lobbying for Cummings to get a Knighthood and his old job back.

I hear yer AG but even their performances have been woeful at times and in Silverw@nks case nothing short of pure ineptitude!

The ones given out to sports personalities have become quite silly for a while now. I'm more of the opinion that if they are going to award sports people it should come at the end of their careers. However success in 1 event/tournament/season and they're immediately getting honoured. It's not like you see the ones given to actors after a couple of movies or musicians after one album.

On one hand you have 5 of England's 1966 World Cup winning team who didn't receive MBE's until the year 2000. At the other end of the scale Audley Harrison got one after the 2000 Olympics, no doubt for "services to boxing" yet after then he's done more harm than good to the sport with some awful showings. Paul Collingwood received one along with the rest of the 2005 England Ashes team even though he played one test and scored a total of 17 runs in 2 innings. Beckham was awarded in 2003, the halfway point of his career.

*Yes I know Peacock has got one too. Whilst he does deserve one I don't believe he should have been recognised until he had finished playing.

Spot on....

Agreed, just like testimonials also

rli find it surprising this legend has never been recognised. Should we put his name forward?rl