FLASHBACK: January 1968
A letter of complaint about the off-field behavior of the Kangaroos’ touring side was sent by the English Rugby League to their Australian counterparts. The Kangaroos were well into the French […]
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FLASHBACK: November 1997
THAT most vitriolic of Super League opponents, George Piggins, the South Sydney chairman, said he was willing to sit down with Melbourne Storm counterpart, John Ribot in the interests of […]
FLASHBACK: January 1997
After 18 months self imposed exile from rugby league, Gorden ‘Raging Bull’ Tallis made his return to the playing field – for Australia against the United States in the inaugural Super […]
FLASHBACK: November 1996
Gold Coast Chargers’ coach, Phil Economidis blasted the inflated egos of players signed by the rebel Super League competition, as he talked up his club’s chances in the establishment Australian […]
FLASHBACK: March 1966
Australian rugby league representative, Col Weir announced his retirement from football, after being axed from his club side, Wests for the first round of premiership fixtures. It was the first […]
FLASHBACK: February 1996
MARK Geyer took sacked Broncos fullback, Julian O’Neill under his wing in Perth as the talented utility star looked to revitalise his career with the Western Reds in the proposed […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 24, 2015
TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Chairman of Queensland Rugby League History Committee, Kevin Brasch scores a AM in Queen’s Honours, for his services to the code and education. He is interviewed on […]
FLASHBACK: January 1996
The besieged Australian Rugby League confirmed ‘The Muller Group’ as licence holders for the Gold Coast ‘Gladiators’ in the 1996 Optus Cup premiership, and promised shot term support to ensure […]
FLASHBACK: December 1995
Queensland State of Origin prop, Gavin Allen rejected an offer from Super League franchise, Adelaide Rams, opting instead to honour a commitment to sign with London Broncos for the 1996 […]
FLASHBACK: September 1995
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs’ chief executive, Peter ‘Bullfrog’ Moore missed his first Rothmans Medal dinner since the early 1970s, for fear emotions might run over as a result of the Super League war. Moore, […]
FLASHBACK: July 1970
AUSTRALIAN Rugby League was in crisis after Great Britain regained the Ashes and crowds in Sydney fell by 200,000 two thirds of the way through the club season. The touring […]
FLASHBACK: August 1995
A fight, or was it just a wrestling match, between Broncos’ stars Kevin Walters, Chris Johns and Peter Ryan at Brisbane’s Paddington Tavern on a Monday night brought a mixed […]
Flashback: JULY 1995
THREE All Blacks rugby union stars hit the headlines during the tumultuous 1995 Australian Rugby League season when loyalties were divided between the ARL, and those who had signed with […]
FLASHBACK: April 1995
The first derby clash between the Broncos and Crushers proved a sobering affair for the new boys on the block in front of a crowd of 49,607 at Brisbane’s ANZ Stadium. […]
FLASHBACK: April 1940
Eric Harris, the man known as ‘the Toowoomba Ghost’, scored four tries in his first match back in Australia after an illustrious career with Leeds in England. A try scoring […]
FLASHBACK: March 1995
Queensland’s new expansion clubs, the Crushers and Cowboys, got off to losing starts in the 20 team 1995 ARL competition on a weekend when news broke that News Ltd would […]
FLASHBACK: March 1970
The last rites were being read over the famous Bulimba Cup inter-city competition after Brisbane thrashed Ipswich 66-5 at Lang Park in the first match of the 1970 series. With […]
FLASHBACK: February 1995
Australian Rugby League bosses declared that the challenge from Super League was ‘dead and buried’ after the 20 elite level clubs effectively ‘rejected’ a proposal from News Ltd for a […]
FLASHBACK: January 1995
The South Queensland Crushers won a lot of friends, but not the honour of a first up win when they clashed with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a trial at Emerald […]
FLASHBACK: August 1973
EASTS young prop, Paul Khan emerged from the August 5 inter-state match in Sydney as a shock candidate for the Kangaroo tour of Britain and France at the end of […]
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