Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield has won Rugby League's prestigious Golden Boot award for 2012.

The 32-year-old is only the fourth Englishman to be named the best player in the world.

"It is great to win the Golden Boot but I would swap it for an England World Cup win or another Grand Final win every day of the week," Sinfield told BBC Sport.

"The team awards far outweigh the individual ones. It is really nice to win it but there are bigger prizes for teams at stake."

Sinfield became the all-time leading points scorer for the Rhinos last season as he guided the team to a sixth Super League title.

Written by
Jack Prescott