LEEDS’ RICH RUGBY HISTORY
‘Leeds used to be a rugby town’, a bloke said to me as I waited for my Indian takeaway at the nearby ‘Home Bar’ at Roundhay, in November, 2009. He […]
Category Archives: Travel
THEY CALL THE ISLAND MARIA
Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, Moreton Island, Kangaroo Island, Mornington Island, Straddy – I’d heard of them all. But Maria Island! Where the hell is that? That’s what I thought, when […]
A MOTHER’S ‘MERCY’ DASH
The terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005 hit close to home, given our daughter, Melanie and son, Damien were both living in London at the time, although Melanie […]
WE’LL TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
TRAVEL BY STEVE RICKETTS The main coastal path on the Cinque de Terre is a gem, but an alternate walk through the vineyards, high above the sea, brings a whole […]
A LITTLE GEM
TRAVEL by Steve Ricketts Is there a better beach in Australia than ‘Little Beach’ at Western Australia’s Two Peoples Bay? It is the prettiest beach I have seen, and, to […]
Torrid time on the Torrens
Rugby League took me to South Australia for the first time – to cover Rams v Broncos matches, one a trial in the suburbs, the other a Super League premiership […]
THEY LOVE BIG SIRRO IN VILLENEUVE
IN Villeneuve-sur-Lot they still talk about the time ‘big Sirro’ came to town. ‘Big Sirro’ is Paul Sironen, the former international rugby league forward who played 247 matches for his […]
BAN LIFTED FOR PR REASONS
by Steve Ricketts It was the tour which saw Wayne Bennett lift the media ban he had imposed on me, three years earlier. The peace accord was brokered by Australian […]
EUROPEAN ODYSSEY TOUR
The 9/11 terror attacks on the United States in 2001 made air travel, particularly international flights, unappealing for many people. So it was an absolute miracle that my fourth, and final, ‘supporters’ […]
THERE’S NOTHING SO DREAR
There are few things sadder, from a community point of view, than the closure of a much loved ‘local’. Now, I don’t wish to glorify drinking. This item is all […]
