England gamers Harry Smith and Lewis King have each been shortlisted for worldwide rugby league’s Golden Boot awards.
Wigan half-back Smith is shortlisted for the lads’s award with New Zealand’s James Fisher-Harris and Joseph Tapine and Australia prop Payne Haas.
The quartet have been chosen from an extended listing of 20 gamers after the Pacific Championships and England-Tonga video games.
King will go up in opposition to France’s Jeremy Bourson for the wheelchair Golden Boot.
The London Roosters participant received the inaugural Wheels of Metal, given to the main participant within the Wheelchair Tremendous League, final month.
Kiwi Ferns trio Georgia Hale, Mele Hufanga, Apii Nicholls and Jillaroos fullback Tamika Upton have been shortlisted for the ladies’s award.
Fisher-Harris and Tapine helped New Zealand to a document 30-0 defeat of Australia within the inaugural Pacific Cup ultimate. They, together with Haas, are bidding to grow to be the primary operating ahead to win the award since former Nice Britain captain and now Eire rugby union coach Andy Farrell 20 years in the past.
Smith helped the Warriors to Grand Last victory earlier than taking part in a key position for Shaun Wane’s England facet as they accomplished a 3-0 sequence win over Tonga.
The 2022 Golden Boot winners have been New Zealand’s Joey Manu and Raecene McGregor, whereas England star Sebastien Bechara took the wheelchair award.
The winners of the 2023 awards will probably be introduced in early December.