FLASHBACK: November 1978
NOVEMBER 1978 A Great Britain side, dabbed ‘Dad’s Army’, caused one of the great rugby league upsets with a 18-14 win over the touring Kangaroos at Odsal Stadium, Bradford in […]
Category Archives: Flashbacks
A trip down memory lane…
FLASHBACK: November 1998
FLASHBACK – NOVEMBER 1998. New Zealand clinched their first series win in Great Britain since 1971, with a record 36-16 victory before a capacity crowd of 27,884, at the Reebok […]
FLASHBACK: October 1953
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1953 Australian, Brian Bevan was the dazzling star of Other Nationalties’ 15-10 win over France at Stade du Park Lescure, Bordeaux in a European championship match, played in […]
CORBETT PARK NOSTALGIA
There is a plaque at Neumann Oval, Albion, to signify it was once the home ground of the mighty Fortitude Valley Rugby League Club. It is now the Allan Border […]
FLASHBACK: October 2008
OCTOBER 2008 On October 26, 2008 I covered the Australia v New Zealand first round Rugby League World Cup match at the Sydney Football Stadium. My memories are not so much […]
FLASHBACK: October 1998
OCTOBER 1998 HALFBACK, Stacey Jones was Man of the Match as the Kiwis carved out a controversial 22-16 win over Great Britain in the First Test at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, […]
FLASHBACK: October 1978
OCTOBER 1978 Rival halfbacks, Tom Raudonikis (Australia) and Steve Nash were sent off by referee, Ron Campbell in the opening match of the 1978 Ashes series at Central Park, Wigan. […]
FLASHBACK: September 1988
SEPTEMBER 1988 AFTER making his Test debut against Papua New Guinea at Wagga Wagga earlier in the year, Brisbane Broncos’ halfback, Allan Langer cemented his place as his country’s top […]
FLASHBACK: September 1978
SEPTEMBER, 1978 Referee, Ian Smith was spat at by a spectator and widely abused after Brisbane Rugby League premiers, Easts, defeated Redcliffe 21-16 in a major semi-final at Lang Park. […]
FLASHBACK: September 1968
SEPTEMBER 1968 In what was rated the best match of the season, Valleys defeated Norths 18-15 in the Brisbane knock-out semi-final at Lang Park, with the goal kicking of Des […]
