Former Eels wins 2023 Man of Steel award after guiding Wigan to grand closing

Bevan French has been named the 2023 Man of Steel, awarded to the Super League’s most excellent participant every season.

The 27-year-old shifted from the surface backs to five-eighth this season and has been a pivotal determine within the Wigan Warriors’ cost to the grand closing.

French is the primary Wigan participant to win the award since Sam Tomkins was topped in 2012.

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The playmaker beat out St Helens fullback Jack Welsby and Catalans winger Tom Johnstone to the award.

The Warriors will face the Catalans Dragons within the 2023 Super League grand closing, with Mitchell Pearce pulling the strings for the group from France.

French performed for the Eels from 2016 to 2018 earlier than making the transfer overseas to England, plying his commerce for Wigan since 2019.

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Across his 47 video games within the NRL, the gun winger scored 35 tries and in addition represented the Indigenous All Stars on two events.

Elsewhere, Adrian Lam received Super League Coach of the Year, main the Leigh Leopards of their first yr again within the prime division.

They completed fifth total and received the Challenge Cup, along with his son Lachlan Lam kicking a matchwinning area objective in further time.

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