.NRL superstar Herbie Farnworth could end up being only the 6th English player in past to gain the respected Golden Shoes award after making the shortlist.The award, which recognises the standout entertainers in international rugby organization each year, will definitely be introduced in early December: as well as are going to be actually chosen through a few of the game’s excellent players who have reached 50 worldwide limits consisting of England image James Graham, Australia legend Darren Lockyer and also Petero Civoniceva, that embodied both Australia and also Fiji on the international performance.Dolphins centre Farnworth, who comes from the small village of Blacko in Lancashire, has actually been actually named on the six-player shortlist for the 2024 Golden Boot honor after his standout efficiencies in England’s 2-0 Test set sway Samoa on home ground this autumn.Farnworth faces powerful competition for the honor– along with Australia triad Harry Give, Tom Trbojevic and also Isaah Yeo being chosen after the Kangaroos’ Pacific Cup gain along with Tonga leader Addin Fonua-Blake as well as New Zealand speedster Keano Kini.However if Farnworth was to succeed this year’s honor– with the champion being actually announced in early December– he will certainly end up being only the 6th English gamer in background to gain the gong.Famous quartet Ellery Hanley, Garry Schofield, Andy Farrell, Kevin Sinfield and also Tommy Makinson are delighting in each other’s company in an exclusive group of English players to be called Golden Shoes champions.The exclusive club of English Golden Footwear champions.Ellery Hanley (1988 ).Garry Schofield (1990 ).Andy Farrell (2004 ).Kevin Sinfield (2012 ).Tommy Makinson (2018 ).QUIZ: Can you call every victor of the males’s Golden Boot honor because 2000?The Golden Boot award was actually founded in 1985 by the English journal Open up Rugby as well as it was actually initial granted to Australian icon Wally Lewis for his functionalities throughout 1984– along with Garry Jack (1985 ), Brett Kenny (1986 ), Hugh McGahan and also Peter Sterling (1987 ), Hanley (1988 ), Mal Meninga (1989) as well as Schofield (1990) likewise receivers of being actually determined rugby organization’s absolute best gamer for those certain calendar years.No award was actually created between 1990 and also 1998 at that time because of organisational difficulties– along with Circle Publications Ltd getting the civil liberties to the award in 1999 and began rewarding the Golden Boot from that year on.The International Rugby Rank purchased the legal rights to the award in 2017 as well as launched a girls’s classification in 2018– with the wheelchair category coming a year later on.Whilst the Golden Boot was formerly awarded to rugby circle’s gamer for their efficiencies throughout the calendar year for club as well as country, the award was actually modified under the IRL’s semblance to displays entirely on the global stage during the course of stated calendar year.READ NEXT: Ranking every Super Organization group by variety of confirmed new signings for 2025.