'Boot’ award in Chch
Rugby league’s most prestigious i individual; award, the Adidas Golden Boot, will be made in Christchurch later this year. The: award was instituted by Ithe “Open Rugby” magazine in England and annually recog-. nises the code’s finest footballer. | Previous . winners haye all been Australian backs, Wally Lewis, Brett Kenny and Garry Jack.j j.
The 1988 ceremony has i been set down (for Thursday, July 14, three days before New Zealand and Great Britairij I meet I in what ■ to be a vital World Cup qualifying encounter lat the Addington Show Grounds! Previous jl I functions have been held on |thej . eve of test series in Australia and England. | | New Zealand’s victory over Australia last year’ and the timing of (the!
event suggests that the Golden Boot will be awarded to a Kiwi, or British, representative for the first time. Even in its short lifetime, the Gplddn Boot — which explains the design of the trophy — has gained international acceptance and plans are in hand to ensure the occasion is givjen appropriate billing as part of the pre-World Cup buildup. |
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Press, 23 March 1988, Page 32
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