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Chris Johns’ appointment as manager of the Australian team for the 2004 Trans-Tasman rugby league Test in Newcastle was viewed as a controversial one in some quarters. Johns was an […]

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FLASHBACK: October 1998

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OCTOBER 1998 HALFBACK, Stacey Jones was Man of the Match as the Kiwis carved out a controversial 22-16 win over Great Britain in the First Test at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, […]

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FLASHBACK: November 1991

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Former Welsh rugby union international, Paul Moriarty scored two tries in his Great Britain rugby league Test debut against Papua New Guinea at Central Park, Wigan. Moriarty, who was signed by Widnes […]

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FLASHBACK: October 1996

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Great Britain undertook what proved a disastrous South Pacific tour, making a mockery of Super League’s claim to be creating a new world order in which a well funded rugby league would reach new […]

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Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Peter Gallagher in action for Queensland against New South Wales at the SCG.

Kiwi Test hooker, Duane Mann in action for New Zealand Residents versus Australian Residents at Lang Park in 1994, watched by rival hooker, Shane Christensen.

French manager, Antoine Blain receives the symbolic gift of a Kangaroo from Queensland Rugby League president, Vic Jensen during the historic 1951 tour

Wally Lewis, pictured here during his stint with English club, Wakefield, played in five Brisbane grand finals, winning three.

They love their league in the pretty French town of Limoux.

Adrian Lam on the attack for Brisbane Wests with Ipswich Jets lock, Jeremy Schloss applying the pressure in defence.

Tall winger, Darren Plowman. He was one of the Crushers’ best in their first top grade hit-out against Manly at Emerald

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

‘Smokin’ Joe Kilroy and Brett Le Man at Brothers’ training.

Duncan Thompson

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

Scene from a Brisbane v Toowoomba Bulimba Cup match at the Gabba in the 1950s, with Brisbane on the attack. Photo from the Melit family collection.

Dean Pay in action for Canterbury-Bankstown. Pay scored a try in the 1994 Ashes decider.

Shane Bernardin trains with Redcliffe, the club he joined after leaving Norths

Andrew Ettingshausen

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

Frank Stanton as coach of the New South Wales State of Origin side in 1984. Legendary trainer, Alf Richards is on his right and prop, Peter Tunks on his left.

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

Allan Ayres (second from left in the back row) could have been anything in rugby league. He is pictured here with the 1971 Tweed/Gold Coast premiership winning South Murwillumbah side. The captain-coach was Claude McDermott (third from right in the front row).

Murwillumbah Brothers’ captain-coach, Milton Whybrow (second from left), watches the progress of teammate, Jack Nardi in the play-off for fifth spot in the 1974 Group 18-Gold Coast finals series at Murwillumbah Oval. Prop, Paul ‘Porky’ Weaver is on Whybrow’s left. Surfers Paradise captain-coach, John Chisholm (left knee strapped) sizes up Nardi. The Pirates won, but Tweed Heads Seagulls would go on to beat Mullumbimby in the grand final.

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

David Waite (right) when he was Great Britain coach. His assistant at that time, Brian Noble, is the other man in the photo.

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

Reg Gasnier

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Jon and Lola Ricketts on their wedding day, May 12, 1951, outside St Carthages Cathedral, Lismore.

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

Referee, Stan Scamp issues a caution to Easts, Greg Holben, one of many the fiery five eighth received in his career

Gene Miles in action for the Broncos. He started his senior career with Souths in Townsville.

Manly skipper, Fred Jones celebrates the Sea Eagles’ 1972 grand final win over the Roosters. Allan Thompson is behind him and Terry Randall on the right.

Brad Backer in action for Easts

‘Sister Dorrie’ and Tex Morton. Born Dorothy May Ricketts, ‘Sister’ Dorrie was my great Aunty.

Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren home in Queensland

Ben Ikin (left) with former Broncos’ Test prop, Shane Webcke at a Men of League function.

Western Division coach, Johnny King holds the Amco Cup aloft after the country boys’ 6-2 win over Penrith in the final of the knock-out competition’s inaugural season in 1974. To King’s right is cult hero, ‘TV Ted’ Ellery.

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

Eric Harris (centre) with Leeds’ teammates, Welshman, Con Murphy (left) and John Kelly before a match in the 1938-39 English season

Captain, Gary Freeman tries to rally Kiwi teammates after Australia score a try in the series deciding Third Test at Lang Park, Brisbane in 1991. Australia won 40-12

Don Fox scores for Featherstone with referee, Eric Clay on the spot to award the try. Australian defenders are nowhere to be seen.

Alex Murphy holds the Challenge Cup aloft after leading Leigh to victory over Leeds at Wembley

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Jack Reardon (right) with former QRL boss, Ron McAuliffe (centre) and noted Brisbane journalist, Paul Sweeney

Ross Strudwick sells raffle tickets at the Kirra Beach Hotel in the 1980s

French captain, Puig Aubert (right) shakes hands with British counterpart, Scotsman, Dave Valentine, ahead of their World Cup clash in Toulouse. Watching on is English referee, Charlie Appleton from Warrington