DIARY UPDATE: Week 39, 201
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 39 2019. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Our train from Bergerac to Paris reaches speeds of 320km, as song ‘Hold Tight’ by Dave Dee, […]
Category Archives: Diary of a retired Rugby League Journalist
DIARY UPDATE: Week 38, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 38, 2019 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Another day at Aurillac would have been too much. It is not the most exciting town in […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 37, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 37 2019 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 The grandeur of Gorge du Tarn unfolds before my wife, Marie and I today, as we drive […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 36, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 36 2019 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Bratislava proves underwhelming. My wife, Marie and I opted for a coach trip to the Slovakian capital, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 35, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 35 2019 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Our river cruise from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, to Budapest in Hungary, on ‘Scenic Crystal’, is into […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 34, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 34 2019 MONDAY, AUGUST 26 A massive storm hits Singapore, and is most welcome, given there has been a prolonged dry spell, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 33, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 33 2019 MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Weight divisions in the two rugby codes is a subject for debate on Radio MMM, and naturally […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 32, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 32 2019 MONDAY, AUGUST 12 Australians, Craig Young and Danny Buderus, along with New Zealanders, Ruben Wiki and Stacey Jones are announced […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 31, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 31 2019 MONDAY, AUGUST 5 Former Courier-Mail colleague, Mark Mazzaglia now works at Ladbrokes, Lutwyche, where my former sports editor, Karl deKroo […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 30, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 30 2019 MONDAY, JULY 29 ‘Yesterday’ ‘does it’ for me. I love the concept, and the Suffolk locations. My wife, Marie and […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 29, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 29 2019. MONDAY, JULY 22 Rugby league cult hero, giant former Brisbane Norths’ prop, Campbell ‘Zulu’ Dews has agreed to be a […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 28, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 28 2019 MONDAY, JULY 15 Coffee from Lure, Yeppoon is yummy. Young bloke out front, with his dog, looks the archetpyal ‘bushie’. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 27, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 27 MONDAY, JULY 8 A Burdekin Roosters’ banner adorns the main street of Ayr, the principal town in the Burdekin Valley. This […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 25, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 25 2019 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 Our daughter-in-law, Channelle says the food was ordinary at a business breakfast at the Convention Centre, South […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 26, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 26 2019 MONDAY, JULY 1 Former Queensland State of Origin centre, Tony Currie and I talk about the future of Origin football, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 24, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 24 2019 MONDAY, JUNE 17 Broadbeach Newsagency was robbed overnight. It is a designated crime scene as I turn up to buy […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 23, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 23, 2019 MONDAY, JUNE 10 Bob Dimond is the last surviving member of the 28-man Kangaroo rugby league squad which left these […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 22, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 22 2019. MONDAY, JUNE 3 Spring Bluff Rail Station and Ravensbourne National Park are our destinations, as Marie and I drive west […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 21, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 21 2019 MONDAY, MAY 27 Queensland State of Origin coach, Kevin Walters is emotional at the naming of the Maroons’ squad for […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 19, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 19 2019. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 A boy weighing over 90kg plays for one of the teams in an under-11s rugby league match […]
