FLASHBACK: July 1998
JULY 1998 London Broncos, under the coaching of former Australian Test centre, Tony Currie, enjoyed a stellar start to July, with wins over Hull and Bradford Northern. Former All Black centre, […]
Category Archives: Flashbacks
A trip down memory lane…
FLASHBACK: July 1988
JULY 1988 Gold Coast Giants’ coach, Bob McCarthy labelled forward, Keith Neller State of Origin material after watching him star against a well regarded Illawarra Steelers’ pack at Seagulls’ Stadium, […]
FLASHBACK: July 1978
JULY 1978 Brisbane premiers, Easts, scored a convincing 27-6 win over North Sydney in a fourth round Amco Cup (knockout) competition match at Lang Park, scoring five tries to one […]
FLASHBACK: July 1948
JULY 1948 The Courier-Mail’s Jack Reardon wrote a hard hitting column, calling for the axing of under performing players from Brisbane first grade teams. Reardon, a former Australian Test centre, […]
FLASHBACK: June 1998
FLASHBACK JUNE 1998 Queensland State of Origin coach, Wayne Bennett was refusing media interviews, because of negative press surrounding the selection of the Maroons side, which included a host of players from […]
FLASHBACK: June 1978
FLASHBACK JUNE 1978 Former Test halfback, Dennis Ward made a remarkable comeback to rugby league when he led Wynnum-Manly to a 23-14 win over Brisbane premiers, Easts at Kougari Oval. […]
FLASHBACK: June 1958
FLASHBACK JUNE 1958 Manly-Warringah defeated Toowoomba 14-7 in a challenge rugby league match played in miserable weather in Toowoomba, with rain and thick fog making conditions uncomfortable for players and […]
FLASHBACK: June 1948
FLASHBACK JUNE 1948 Goal kicking fullback, Warwick Clarke was New Zealand’s hero as they showed tremendous grit to defeat Queensland 11-10 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in front of a […]
FLASHBACK: May 1988
MAY 1988 Gold Coast Giants caused one of the upsets of the 1988 New South Wales Rugby League season when they defeated the Brisbane Broncos in an absorbing ‘derby’ at […]
FLASHBACK: May 1978
MAY 1978 Innisfail Souths’ winger, Kerry Boustead was the crowd favorite as Thiess Toyota Country beat City 19-10 at Lang Park, Brisbane. Boustead, 18, did a wonderful job keeping his City rival, […]
