FLASHBACK: January 1967
JANUARY 1967 Wallaby stars, Bob Honan and George Ruebner switched to rugby league with South Sydney and Balmain respectively, but it was a lesser known University union player from Brisbane, […]
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FLASHBACK: JUNE 1961
JUNE 1961 Australian rugby league skipper, Brian Carlson threatened to take the team from the field after a number of players fell victim to late tackles in a match against […]
FLASHBACK: MAY 1961
MAY 1961 Test forward, Elton Rasmussen scored the try of the match for Wide Bay in their thrilling 22-21 loss to Ipswich in the (Queensland) State rugby league trials at […]
FLASHBACK: March, 1966
FLASHBACK MARCH 1966 Huddersfield vice-president, Eric Sellers proposed a new competition, featuring the top 16 English clubs, while, at the same time, Blackpool Borough secretary-director, George Lunn pushed for a […]
GIVE THE MAN MEAT (AND LETTUCE)
I wonder what sports nutritionists would think of steak and lettuce as a match-day meal for rugby league players? I imagine they would be quite critical of any club which […]
2019 ROSS LIVERMORE MEMORIAL LECTURE: AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND
AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND Former Queensland State of Origin coach and player, Michael Hagan will deliver the 2019 Ross Livermore Memorial Lecture, at Queensland Rugby League Central, Castlemaine Street, Milton, on Saturday, […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 45, 2015
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Melbourne Cup day, and Marie goes next door to Bandits/Brothers Club and places several bets. My money was on Bondi Beach (on the nose). We both dip out, with […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 43, 2015
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 David Smith quits as National Rugby League chief executive and the rumour mill goes into overdrive, re. his replacement, with radio commentator, Ray Hadley mentioning former Queensland […]
FLASHBACK: April 1970
‘HAGAN’S HEROES’Â they were dubbed after the Toowoomba Clydesdales breathed new life into the Bulimba Cup inter-city competition with a shock 17-13 win over Brisbane at the Athletic Oval, Toowoomba. The […]
FLASHBACK: March 1964
Wynnum-Manly’s international five eighth, Johnny Gleeson and Redcliffe hooker, Bob Lawson were sent off following a wild brawl in the final minute of a BRL round 1 fixture at Redcliffe […]
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