{"id":612819,"date":"2026-05-30T23:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/612819\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:44:10","slug":"lance-todd-trophy-voting-breakdown-as-four-wigan-warriors-men-earn-votes-in-jack-farrimond-landslide-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/612819\/","title":{"rendered":"Lance Todd Trophy voting breakdown as four Wigan Warriors men earn votes in Jack Farrimond landslide win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_8157.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wigan Warriors stand-off Jack Farimond was an overwhelming man of the match in today\u2019s Challenge Cup final demolition of Hull KR \u2013 despite being substituted after 61 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>By the time he went off \u2013 to be replaced by former Man of Steel Bevan French making his return from long-term injury \u2013 the 20-year-old had scored two tries and set up another to put Wigan well on course to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-wigan-warriors-win-third-challenge-cup-in-five-years-as-hull-kr-melt-in-wembley-heat-115582\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 40-10 success<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Farrimond received 23 of the 34 votes cast by members of the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n<p>Lance Todd Trophy runner-up was centre Adam Keighran whose 20 points \u2013 from two tries and eight conversions \u2013 equalled the Wembley record.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Junior Nesemba, who was also among the try scorers, received two votes and the other went to half-back Harry Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s winner was Warrington Wolves\u2019 Marc Sneyd, despite the Wire man being on the losing end of the result, with Sneyd picking up his third Lance Todd Trophy and given Farrimond\u2019s talent at such a young age, more could still come for the 20-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mvp-post-title left entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-willie-peters-first-words-as-hull-kr-lose-heavily-to-wigan-warriors-in-challenge-cup-final-115592\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFelt a bit sorry for ourselves\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Willie Peters reacts as Hull KR lose heavily to Wigan Warriors in Challenge Cup Final<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ChallengeCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#ChallengeCup<\/a> trophy for a record-extending 22nd time \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zm1as6zLt9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zm1as6zLt9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betfred Challenge Cup (@TheChallengeCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheChallengeCup\/status\/2060754697560920188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wigan Warriors stand-off Jack Farimond was an overwhelming man of the match in today\u2019s Challenge Cup final 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