Kangaroo Tours
COVERING a Kangaroo tour of Britain for metropolitan newspapers is one thing. Leading 30 or 40 Australian supporters on such a tour is something else altogether. Meeting deadlines for a […]
Author Archives: SteveRicketts
The NRL’s new boss
THE Welsh are noted for their beguiling turn of phrase and lyrical intonation. New NRL chief executive, Dave Smith will need all his Welsh charm, along with his undoubted business […]
FLASHBACK: February 1938
The 1937-38 Kangaroos were officially farewelled at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds after their six month tour of Britain and France. ‘Daily Herald’ writer, Tom Reynolds was full of praise for […]
2013: NRL Season preview
THE 2013 rugby league season marks a new stage in my association with the code after 32 years as a fulltime sports journalist with Queensland Newspapers in Brisbane. Suffice to […]
