FLASHBACK: July 1966
JULY 1966 Great Britain rugby league players and management were angered by the performance of Sydney referee, Col Pearce after the touring Lions lost the Second Test 6-4 to Australia […]
Tag Archives: Bill Carroll
DIARY UPDATE: Week 43, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 43 2019 MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 Murwillumbah Brothers’ rugby league stalwart, Bill Carroll receives positive feedback from those who attended yesterday’s reunion for […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 42, 2019
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 42 2019 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 There are four ‘Stop/Go’ people on duty at one tiny roundabout on a back street – Uxbridge […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 42, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 42 2018 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Murwillumbah rugby league stalwart, Bill Carroll tells me of the passing of former Murwillumbah Brothers’ player, Brian […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 13, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 13 2018 MONDAY, MARCH 26 Radio TAB’s John McCoy said he was in tears, when he heard the news, Australian cricketers had […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 6, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER. WEEK 6 2018 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 There is a moving tribute to former Great Britain rugby league winger, John Atkinson before the Round […]
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN OFF-SEASON
The last thing Australian rugby league captain, Cameron Smith wanted on Melbourne Cup day, 2012, was to be bothered by a league journo. But he tolerated my request for a […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 18, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 18 2017 TUESDAY, MAY 2 Tweed rugby league stalwart, Bill Carroll phones to say Robert ‘Foxy’ Graham passed away yesterday. ‘Foxy’ was […]
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