The full New Year Honours list for 2025 has been revealed, with a host of famous faces from sport, politics and the arts among those receiving honours.

But for all of the stars whose efforts have been rightly rewarded by King Charles III and the honours committee, there is disappointment over some of the deserving individuals who have been overlooked - with two names in particular being raised by frustrated rugby fans.

Both Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies and Kevin Sinfield have taken the legendary statuses they carved out on the rugby pitch to new levels in retirement, with both men regularly putting in superhuman effort to help raise millions of pounds for charity. There has long been calls for Jiffy and Sinfield to be honoured with a knighthood for their efforts, but they have again been overlooked by the committee.

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They join football legend David Beckham - who has long been tipped to become a Sir for his charity and ambassadorial work - in being snubbed for the top honour, with former England manager Gareth Southgate becoming a knight of the realm instead.

Actor and presenter Stephen Fry has also been given a knighthood for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity, while Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been bestowed the same honour for political and public service.

There is one new knight within Welsh rugby, with legendary wing Gerald Davies left 'dumbstruck' having been honoured with a knighthood for services to rugby and for voluntary and charitable service in Wales The 79-year-old played 46 times for Wales and won three Grand Slams, before serving as the President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 2019 until last year.

However, there has been no such honour for Jiffy yet again, despite repeated calls for him to be made a Sir for his incredible fundraising work. His tremendous playing career and charity endeavours saw him awarded with an MBE and OBE in 1995 and 2015 respectively but fans, colleagues, former teammates and friends have all called for him to be honoured with a knighthood.

The legendary fly-half has raised more than £40 million for the Velindre cancer charity, spearheading the cause after losing his father and first wife Karen to the disease. He began supporting Velindre as a Patron back in 2007, before serving as President for over 10 years.

Ever since he started, he has shown extraordinary commitment to the cause, running yearly golf days and huge overseas bike ride challenges all over America as well as in Majorca. Two years ago, he created an event that supported both Velindre Cancer Centre and Swansea Bay Health Charity to help raise funds for cancer services across both hospitals, and has since raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the cause.

"If you look at what he experienced, losing his dad as a young kid and then his wife when he had three young kids, it put him in a situation where he knew what it was like to need that care and support," Jiffy's good mate Nigel Owens told WalesOnline last year.

"He’s been an absolutely huge support and an inspiration. He’s 61 now and to still be the driving force behind all these challenges, the cycling and stuff and the man getting everyone together to do it is just amazing.

"He has raised so much money and awareness of Velindre,and he is certainly deserving of a knighthood, no doubt about it. I don’t know how it all works, but if somebody is deserving of one, it is Jiffy."

As for Sinfield, he was given a CBE for services to motor neurone disease (MND) awareness in the 2024 New Year Honours List, to add to the OBE he was awarded in 2021 for services to rugby league and charitable fundraising and the MBE he was given in 2014 for services to rugby league.

He was awarded the CBE alongside his best friend and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow, having helped raised nearly £10 million for research and support for sufferers of MND. Burrow was diagnosed with the condition in December 2019 and was told he may only have a year to live, but he defied expectations to become an inspiration to millions before passing away earlier this year.

Sinfield, who is currently part of Steve Borthwick's coaching staff with England, has vowed to not stop fundraising until a cure has been found for MND and has put himself through hellish challenges to raise millions of pounds for the cause. His most recent gruelling challenge saw him run seven ultramarathons in seven days, covering 230 miles and stopping in all four corners of the UK to raise nearly £1.5 million in honour of his late friend.

It has been suggested that one reason Sinfield has not received a knighthood this year could be due to protocol rules which can prevents honours from being upgraded for three years after they are awarded. However, there have been widespread calls from politicians and campaigners for those protocols to be waived.

While it won''t come in 2024, however, it surely won't be long until both Sinfield and Jiffy are rewarded for their superhuman efforts with a knighthood. It's difficult to think of two men who deserve such an honour more.