FLASHBACK: November, 1975
FLASHBACK NOVEMBER 1975 Wales finished the 1975 Rugby League World Series with a flourish, defeating New Zealand and France within six days. The 25-24 win over the Kiwis, at the […]
Category Archives: Flashbacks
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FLASHBACK: November 2010
FLASHBACK NOVEMBER 2010 Australian fullback, Billy Slater described the 2010 Four Nations final at Suncorp Stadium as a ‘dogfight’, with the Kiwis walking away with bragging rights again, just two […]
FLASHBACK: November, 1995
FLASHBACK NOVEMBER 1995 Former Wallaby, Garrick Morgan’s return to rugby union was confirmed, after he struggled in rugby league, playing for new club, the South Queensland Crushers, under novice coach, […]
FLASHBACK: October, 1955
OCTOBER 1955 French Rugby League officials left Hilton Park, Leigh in England full of confidence about the future, despite France’s 32-19 loss to a star-studded Other Nationalities side, in a […]
FLASHBACK: November, 1965
NOVEMBER 1965 France defeated New Zealand 14-3 in a brawling First Test at Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, watched by a vocal crowd of 30,000, at what was a double header with […]
FLASHBACK: October, 1970
OCTOBER 1970 Referee, Fred Lindop dealt out 15 cautions in a brutal World Cup rugby league match at Headingley, Leeds with Great Britain scoring the only try of the contest, […]
FLASHBACK: October 1995
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1995 ENGLAND captain, Shaun Edwards was accused of taunting Australian winger, John Hopoate with racial abuse at London’s Wembley Stadium, in the opening match of the 1995 Rugby […]
FLASHBACK: October, 1960
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1960 Fiery forwards, Vince Karalius (Great Britain) and Jean Barthe (France) were sent from the field in a brutal rugby league World Cup match at Station Road, Swinton, […]
FLASHBACK: September, 2005
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 2005 The Rugby League, Rugby Union and Journalistic communities were mourning the loss of Harry Jefferies, who died on September 6, 2005, aged 83. Jefferies was a long […]
FLASHBACK: September, 1955
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 1955 Valleys were Brisbane’s best team in 1955 and Brothers the cleanest. So reported the ‘Sunday Truth’ newspaper after Valleys beat Brothers 17-7 in the grand final at […]
FLASHBACK: September, 1995
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 1995 Brisbane Broncos and Canberra Raiders produced a match of State of Origin intensity in the first week of the 1995 Australian Rugby League finals series. The Raiders […]
FLASHBACK: September, 1980
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 1980 Souths’ hooker, Billy Johnstone was sent off by referee, Eddie Ward for a high, late shot on Valleys’ captain-coach, Ross Strudwick three minutes from the end of […]
FLASHBACK: August, 2000
FLASHBACK AUGUST 2000 The crowd at Brisbane’s ANZ Stadium at southside Nathan, sat in stunned silence when Cronulla Sharks went to the halftime break leading 20-6 against premiership favorites, the […]
FLASHBACK: August, 1995
AUGUST 1980 Brisbane Broncos’ prop, Glenn Lazarus blasted Wests Magpies’ supporters for their parochial support of the Australian Rugby League cause during a match at Campbelltown Stadium. ‘Lazo’ said the […]
FLASHBACK: August, 1970
AUGUST 1970 David Wright, Barry Lafferty and Greg Thomas, all members of Brothers’ 1969 under-18 side, were no match for their more experienced Norths rivals in the Lang Park, Brisbane […]
FLASHBACK: August, 1960
AUGUST 1960 Englishman, Bert Holcroft arrived in Brisbane, destined for coaching success in the bush, but not in his one stint in the big time of Sydney football. Holcroft, a […]
FLASHBACK: August, 1950
FLASHBACK AUGUST 1950 Great Britain’s unhappy Southern Hemisphere tour finished with a 20-13 loss to New Zealand in the Second Test at Auckland’s Carlaw Park, giving the Kiwis a 2-0 […]
FLASHBACK: July 1975
JULY 1975 Queensland Rugby League Chairman, Senator Ron McAuliffe called for the Maroons to be included as a separate entity, in future international tournaments, after they came within an ace […]
FLASHBACK: July, 1950
July 1950 Things turned ugly on Great Britain’s tour of Australia, with Queensland, in particular, accused of being poor hosts, after a controversial Second Test at the Gabba. It even […]
FLASHBACK: July 1960
JULY 1960 The last rugby league Test played at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds proved an embarrassment for the French touring side, which capitulated 56-6 to the Keith Barnes’ captained Australia. […]
