.NRL celebrity Herbie Farnworth could possibly become just the sixth English gamer in history to win the famous Golden Boot honor after creating the shortlist.The honor, which acknowledges the standout entertainers in worldwide rugby game every year, will certainly be introduced in early December: and will definitely be determined by a few of the game’s fantastic gamers who have actually gotten to 50 worldwide caps featuring England icon James Graham, Australia legend Darren Lockyer as well as Petero Civoniceva, who represented both Australia and also Fiji on the worldwide scene.Dolphins center Farnworth, who hails from the tiny town of Blacko in Lancashire, has been called on the six-player shortlist for the 2024 Golden Footwear award after his standout performances in England’s 2-0 Test collection get Samoa on home ground this autumn.Farnworth encounters solid competition for the award– with Australia trio Harry Grant, Tom Trbojevic and also Isaah Yeo being recommended after the Kangaroos’ Pacific Mug gain in addition to Tonga captain Addin Fonua-Blake as well as New Zealand speedster Keano Kini.But if Farnworth was actually to gain this year’s award– with the victor being revealed in early December– he is going to end up being merely the 6th English gamer in record to succeed the gong.Legendary quartet Ellery Hanley, Garry Schofield, Andy Farrell, Kevin Sinfield as well as Tommy Makinson are actually enjoying one another’s firm in an unique club of English players to become named Golden Boot champions.The special club of English Golden Boot victors.Ellery Hanley (1988 ).Garry Schofield (1990 ).Andy Farrell (2004 ).Kevin Sinfield (2012 ).Tommy Makinson (2018 ).TEST: Can you name every winner of the guys’s Golden Footwear award because 2000?The Golden Boot honor was actually founded in 1985 by the British journal Open Rugby as well as it was very first rewarded to Australian symbol Wally Lewis for his functionalities throughout 1984– along with Garry Jack (1985 ), Brett Kenny (1986 ), Hugh McGahan as well as Peter Sterling (1987 ), Hanley (1988 ), Mal Meninga (1989) and Schofield (1990) additionally recipients of being actually determined rugby organization’s finest player for those specific fiscal year.No honor was actually made between 1990 and 1998 back then due to organisational troubles– along with Category Publications Ltd getting the civil liberties to the honor in 1999 as well as started granting the Golden Shoes from that year on.The International Rugby Rank bought the civil rights to the honor in 2017 as well as presented a women’s group in 2018– with the wheelchair category happening a year later.Whilst the Golden Shoes was actually formerly rewarded to rugby category’s player for their performances throughout the fiscal year for group and nation, the award was transformed under the IRL’s role to display screens entirely on the global phase in the course of said calendar year.READ NEXT: Position every Super Organization group through variety of validated brand-new signings for 2025.