page_title: Shaun Johnson
section_title: 2013
hierarchical_section_title: Shaun Johnson / Playing career / 2013
caption_attribution_description: SHAUN JOHNSON
context_page_description: Shaun Johnson is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
  He has played previously for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Johnson played for the NRL All Stars in 2013. In 2014 Johnson won the Golden Boot Award for the world's best player.
context_section_description: On 13 February 2013, Johnson was chosen to play in the 2013 All Stars match for the NRL All Stars team, playing off the interchange bench in the 32–6 loss to the Indigenous All Stars at Suncorp Stadium. For the 2013 Anzac Test, Johnson was selected to play halfback for New Zealand, kicking two goals from two attempts in their 32–12 loss against Australia at Canberra Stadium. In Round 14 against the Sydney Roosters, Johnson chased down Michael Jennings after the latter picked up a loose ball and sprinted toward an undefended try line, Warriors later won the match 23–12 at SFS. Johnson played in all the Warriors' 24 matches and scored 10 tries in the 2013 NRL season. Following the end of the season, Johnson was selected in New Zealand 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. In the Rugby League World Cup Semi Finals on 24 November against England at Wembley Stadium, after the game was locked-up at 8-all at halftime and England lead 18–14, with seconds to go in the game, Johnson scored the final try of the game in the 80th minute, stepping and sliding through a hole to level the score at 18-all and then converting his own try to seal the win and to cement the Kiwis' place in the World Cup final. Following the Kiwis 34–2 World Cup Final loss to Australia at Old Trafford, Johnson finished the tournament as the top points-scorer with 76 points (4 tries and 30 goals).
caption: Johnson playing for the Warriors
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