The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award is given to the international player of the year, as determined by a ballot of international rugby league writers and broadcasters.
•
The Golden Boot was founded in 1985 and is awarded by the British magazine Rugby League World.
•
To fill the gap, Rugby League World magazine asked its Golden Boot panel to come up with winners in the existing categories used by the RLIF.
The RLIF's scheduling of competitions made shortly after its formation, specifically the timing of world cups, was criticised by Graham Clay, editor of Open Rugby magazine for opting for a four-yearly cycle beginning in 2002 that would mean rugby league facing strong competition from other major sporting events for corporate sponsorship.
The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award is a rugby league award handed out annually for achievements in rugby league by Rugby League World magazine.
•
Lewis and the other pre-1990 winners were initially recognised for the years that they collected the award, not for the year of their performances, but this was changed by Rugby League World magazine in 2010.
•
No award was made between 1990 and 1998 due to organisational difficulties, the award was resurrected in its original format in 1999 when Open Rugby changed ownership to become Rugby League World Magazine, which retained ownership of the Golden Boot.
Major League Baseball | National Football League | National Hockey League | World Cup | rugby union | FIFA World Cup | World Trade Center | World Series | UEFA Champions League | 2010 FIFA World Cup | World Bank | World Health Organization | Premier League | Guinness World Records | Australian Football League | rugby league | Major League Soccer | 1978 FIFA World Cup | World Series of Poker | Allies of World War II | BBC World Service | National League | League of Nations | ATP World Tour 250 series | World Heritage Site | UEFA Europa League | World Boxing Association | World Boxing Council | 2006 FIFA World Cup | American League |
Off the pitch, international honours went to Richard Knight who represented Scotland Students at the Students Rugby League World Cup in Australia and also Scotland A in the Home Nations Tournament.