{
  "id": 19759004,
  "title": "The Rugby League World Cup final should have solved the Golden Boot battle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-rugby-league-world-cup-final-should-have-solved-the-golden-boot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:13:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-13/kalyn-ponga-reece-walsh-australia-new-zealand-golden-boot/107381702"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kalyn Ponga has been awarded the Golden Boot as international player of the year but the trophy should not have been given until he and Reece Walsh faced off in the World Cup final.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Rugby League World Cup US plans could wreak havoc for rugby union in 2031",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/rugby-league-world-cup-us-plans-could-wreak-havoc-for-rugby-union-in",
        "published": "2026-11-13T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}