KEN DAVY OBE WINS RLWBA AWARD

Ken Davy OBE has won the RLWBA’s Merit Award for services to the sport and its presentation in the media, in recognition of his outstanding support of the Huddersfield club for the last three decades.

The RLWBA’s Merit Award stretches back even further, to 1983, and Ken Davy OBE will receive the Arthur Brooks Trophy, named in memory of a long-serving former Daily Mirror Rugby League correspondent.

Trevor Hunt, the Chair of the RLWBA, said:

“We’re delighted to recognise the outstanding contributions made to the sport by Brad O’Neill on the field for Wigan Warriors this season, and by Ken Davy OBE off the field over three decades at the Huddersfield Giants.

“We are also pleased to recognise Ken Davy for the commitment and loyalty he has shown to the Huddersfield Giants since he first took over as chairman in 1996.

“They weren’t in the Super League then and they hadn’t played in the top division for almost two decades, but Ken’s investment has established them as a Super League club for 28 of the last 29 seasons, during which they have regularly been Play-Off contenders, winning the League Leaders’ Shield in 2013.

“They have also reached three Challenge Cup Finals, and it was impossible not to feel for Ken as the Giants fell at the final hurdle at Twickenham in 2006, Wembley in 2009 and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2022.

“Following his decision in June to stand down as Chair, this is a fitting time for the RLWBA to show our appreciation for Ken’s contribution.”