Kevin Sinfield nominated for Sports Personality of the Year 2015

[josie andrews]

Former Leeds Rhinos captain and Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield has been nominated on the 12-strong shortlist for the 2015 Sports Personality of the Year award.

Sinfield, who has been nominated for the award for the very first time, finished his career in league in the best possible way, winning the treble and guiding Leeds to an unprecedented season of success for the club.

Sinfield captained Leeds to the Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield and Super League trophies.

He is amongst company such as Andy Murray and new world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, and fans can vote by phone or online during the programme, which will be screened on BBC One on December 20, with further coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website.

SPOTY 2015 Shortlist: Andy Murray, Tyson Fury, Greg Rutherford, KEVIN SINFIELD, Max Whitlock, Lizzie Armistead, Lucy Bronze, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah, Chris Froome, Lewis Hamilton, Adam Peaty.

http://www.totalrl.com/kevin-sinfield-n ... ear-2015/?

[josie andrews]

What personality?

[josie andrews]

Andy Murray for me & the GB Davis Cup Team for Team of the Year

First time GB have won the Davis Cup in almost eighty years since 1936.

It was a fantastic competition Well done

[phild1]

What personality?

/= phild he could have a transplant

[Owd Codger]

How kind of the BBC to include a player from Rugby League, irrespective of it being Sinfield.

Will make a big impact with the few seconds they show of our season every year!

[morley pie eater]

The BBC (including radio, tv, ceefax and online) give RL better coverage than newspapers or any other media (excluding Sky for obvious reasons).

In this case we should all vote Sinfield IMO - the good publicity for League if he gets in the top 3 is worth putting aside petty bias. (It would also continue the dominance of Lancashire-born players through RL history. )

[ddtftf]

excuse me I need to be sick

[widdenoldboy]

Jamie Peacock would've been a good shout but I'll be supporting Sinfield in this comp.

[Owd Codger]

Would be interesting to know how many rugby League supporters still watch the event in full.

Or just record it and then run the recording at fast speed to see the actual awards and the few seconds on our game.

I suspect that now in the age of technology, the latter is the case!

[bill.inger]

Dead on there, anyone who can sit through all that sanctimonious drivel and consider theirselves as being entertained,,, well, they could do with some warm milk.