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Why Man of Steel award's not a key selection concern for England coach
Yorkshire Evening Post
|October 15, 2025
England coach Shaun Wane says it “wasn’t really difficult” to leave Man of Steel Jake Connor out of his Ashes squad.
Connor, who played five times for England in 2018 and made three Great Britain appearances the following year, had an outstanding season with Leeds Rhinos, being named their player of the year. He also featured in the Betfred Super League Dream Team and won the Man of Steel award, but was not included among the 24 players selected to take on Australia in the three-Test series which begins at Wembley on Saturday, October 25.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of Yorkshire Evening Post.
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