It was a joke, and the 2 of them are mates. Don't get yourself too excited about it.

On another note, a fully deserved MoS award for Sam. He's been magnificent at times this year.

Strange award considering he was much better last year.

Think Lockyer, A Johns, Slater, Thurston, C Smith, Buderus, Barba, G Inglis, B Stewart, J Lyon, J Roby (i could go on) would have something say about that! Absolute PLOP!

Steve Prescott has called Tomkins a "Rugby League legend" on Twitter.

It must have been a lot of work that he's done for MEncap. I wuld have thought Sam would have got it for the Joining JAck, it wouldn't be near as big now if it wasn't for him.

Westwood for me is a true Man of Steel.

If the award is for the "best player" fair enough thats clearly young ST but then rename the award please.

Bet eddie and stevo had an orgasm when Tomkins was named MoS

Excellent

Sam deserves it and it was a travesty that he didn't win last year.

I like how you snuck James Roby and Jamie Lyon in there.

They have a seperate player of the year award. The Man of steel award is designed for the player that "has made the most impact" for that season therefore Sam is a worthy winner.

Sensitive souls on here aren't we?

I meant in the UK. However Roby obviously aside, you give Sam Tomkins the standard of coaching and competition week in week out that the players mentioned received and he would easily hold his own and possibly surpass quite a few of them too IMO.

A sublime talent. I pray we don't lose him to Union.