The Tom Bergin Trophy was an award given to the man-of-the-match in the annual
Championship Grand Final. The award is named after Tom Bergin, a former president of the
Rugby League Writers' Association and former editor for the ''
Salford City Reporter''. The trophy was first awarded in the
Second Division Premiership Final of the
1986–87 season.
In 1998, the Divisional Premiership final was replaced with a play-off system, and the trophy continued to be used as a man-of-the-match award for the Grand Final of the second division. The trophy was last awarded in 2014 to
Martyn Ridyard.
Following the introduction of the
Super 8s in the 2015 season, the Championship Grand Final was replaced by the
Million Pound Game
Million Pound Game (stylized as £1M Game) was an annual rugby league game that decides which Championship teams will be promoted to Super League, and which Super League teams would be relegated for the following season. Instituted in 2015 and ...
, and the trophy was no longer used. Despite the reintroduction of the Grand Final in 2019, the award was not reinstated.
Recipients
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Rugby league trophies and awards
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