FLASHBACK: May 1966
MAY 1966 Sydney was destined to remain a second-class sporting city, while ever it relied on the obsolete Sydney Cricket Ground for major events. So wrote the Sydney Morning Herald’s […]
Category Archives: Flashbacks
A trip down memory lane…
FLASHBACK: MAY 1961
MAY 1961 Test forward, Elton Rasmussen scored the try of the match for Wide Bay in their thrilling 22-21 loss to Ipswich in the (Queensland) State rugby league trials at […]
FLASHBACK: May 1981
MAY 1981 Great Britain Test forward, Brian Lockwood equalled legendary halfback, Alex Murphy’s record of winning at Wembley with three different clubs, when he played a key role in Widnes’ […]
FLASHBACK: April, 1936
Brisbane suffered a humiliating 17-6 loss to Tweed, at Knox Park, Murwillumbah, while Lismore forced a 12-all draw with Ipswich at Oakes Oval, Lismore in a flurry of cross border […]
FLASHBACK: April 1981
Balmain lock, Neil Pringle revealed details of his battle with a debilitating illness, as he celebrated signing a new contract with the Tigers. Pringle, then 28, had played his 100th […]
FLASHBACK: April, 1966
Great Britain’s 1966 Rugby League Touring Squad was given little chance of reclaiming the Ashes in Australia, with only one player in the 26-man outfit having previously been to the […]
FLASHBACK: April, 1971
FLASHBACK APRIL 1971 Young Toowoomba winger, Wayne Bennett scored two tries as the Clydesdales emerged 21-19 winners over Ipswich, in a round one, Bulimba Cup (inter-city) fixture at the Athletic […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1966
FLASHBACK MARCH 1966 Huddersfield vice-president, Eric Sellers proposed a new competition, featuring the top 16 English clubs, while, at the same time, Blackpool Borough secretary-director, George Lunn pushed for a […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1981
FLASHBACK MARCH 1981 Wynnum-Manly five eighth, Brian Walsh created something of a record when he was sent for two spells in the sin bin in one quarter of football at […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1976
FLASHBACK MARCH 1976 Darryl Brohman was compared with some of the great English forwards, after a skilful display for Norths against Brothers in a Woolies pre-season match at Lang Park. […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1961
FLASHBACK MARCH 1961 Former Tweed Heads schoolboy teammates, Lionel Morgan and Billy McDermott starred for Brisbane in an upset 21-7 win over Ipswich in an inter-city, Bulimba Cup match, under […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1951
FLASHBACK MARCH 1951 Clubs and district Leagues in New South Wales and Queensland were primed to offer goal kicking forward, Harry Bath big money deals on his expected return to […]
FLASHBACK: February,
FLASHBACK FEBRUARY 1951 THREE players from Easts in Sydney arrived in Queensland, and there were high expectations about the impact they might make on the game in the State. Most […]
FLASHBACK: February, 1986
FLASHBACK FEBRUARY 1986 Norths’ centre, Trevor Cook cut his former team to shreds, as the Devils swamped Easts 34-12 in a Woolies’ pre-season rugby league clash at Bishop Park, Nundah. […]
FLASHBACK: February, 1996
FLASHBACK FEBRUARY 1996 The Brisbane Broncos’ camp cried foul after rookie prop, Shane Webcke was sickened by a front-on tackle by Penrith hooker, Danny Farrar in a Super League trial, […]
FLASHBACK: January, 1981
FLASHBACK JANUARY 1981 There is nothing new about the struggle to get kids to play that toughest of all team body contact sports, rugby league. When I was growing up […]
FLASHBACK: January, 1971
JANUARY 1971 Queensland Rugby League chairman, Bruce Hatcher retains fond memories of a time when some of the state’s best footballers were effectively put into isolation for two months, living […]
FLASHBACK: January, 1951
FLASHBACK JANUARY 1951 Renowned BBC commentator, Eddie Waring warned that France’s historic tour of Australia and New Zealand could be a huge success, or a colossal failure. Waring said if […]
FLASHBACK: December 1955
FLASHBACK DECEMBER 1955 France’s former Basque rugby union star, Jean Dop stole the limelight from Welsh dual rugby international, Lewis Jones in France’s 17-5 win over Great Britain at Parc […]
FLASHBACK: December, 1985
FLASHBACK DECEMBER 1985 New Zealand Rugby League coach, Graham Lowe led his team from a formal, post-Test match function in Perpignan, France, in protest at the way the Kiwis had […]
