the Rugby Football League ran a poll among fans on the Our League app to name a trophy for the man of the match award in the 1895 Cup Final. French was one of three names in the poll along with Willie Horne and Johnny Whiteley. French won the poll with over 60% of the votes cast and presented the award at the inaugural final on 24 August 2019 to Sheffield's Anthony Thackeray. Award winners 2019 Anthony Thackeray - Sheffield Eagles 2020 Not awarded - no competition played due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Craig Hall - Featherstone Rovers References External links Statistics at en.espn.co.uk Saints Heritage Society profile Widnes RLFC Player Profile 1939 births Living people BBC sports presenters and reporters British sports broadcasters Dual-code rugby internationals England international rugby union players English rugby league commentators English rugby league players English rugby union players Great Britain national rugby league team players Members of the Order of the British Empire Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside Rugby league second-rows Rugby union locks Rugby union players from St Helens, Merseyside Schoolteachers from Lancashire St Helens R.F.C. players Widnes Vikings players Liverpool St Helens F.C. players