FLASHBACK: DECEMBER 1986
DECEMBER 1986 Australian Rugby League skipper, Wally Lewis rejected an offer from Wigan to play the remainder of the English season with the Greater Manchester club, after his commitments with […]
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DIARY UPDATE: Week 51, 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 51 2020 MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Indigenous rugby league on the Tweed is the main topic of conversation when our eldest son, Damien […]
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: October 1991
Wigan defeated Penrith 21-4 in a brutal World Club Challenge encounter at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium, with former All Black, Frano ‘The Boot’ Botica kicking six goals from seven shots to win […]
FLASHBACK: October 1986
WIGAN coach, Graham Lowe predicted Australia would not go through their tour of England undefeated, after his club side made the Kangaroos battle every step of the way in the opening […]
FLASHBACK: December 1990
Brilliant British halfback, Andy Gregory announced his retirement from Test football after playing all three matches against the touring Kangaroos. It proved a short term break from the international scene, […]
DIARY ENTRY: Week 8, 2015
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 There is an In Memoriam in The Northern Star today for Ken Boyd, a fine fullback in NSW Country in the 1950s and 60s, particularly at Murwillumbah […]
FLASHBACK: November 1989
Great Britain clinched their first home series against New Zealand in 24 years with a 10-6 win over the Kiwis at Central Park, Wigan in front of a crowd of […]
Challenge Cup
Graham Murray took Leeds to a Challenge Cup triumph over London Broncos at Wembley in 1998, and I’m sure he will be remembered by those at the new Wembley on […]
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