DIARY UPDATE: Week 15, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 15 2018 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Valleys’ rugby league legend, Ray Edwards, has passed away. His daughter is 4KQ Breakfast host, Laurel Edwards. […]
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FLASHBACK: November 1973
FLASHBACK – NOVEMBER 1973 Tall, rampaging forward, Phil Lowe scored two tries in Great Britain’s brilliant 21-11 win over Australia in the First Test at London’s Wembley Stadium. Lowe, from […]
FLASHBACK: July 1988
JULY 1988 Gold Coast Giants’ coach, Bob McCarthy labelled forward, Keith Neller State of Origin material after watching him star against a well regarded Illawarra Steelers’ pack at Seagulls’ Stadium, […]
FLASHBACK: February 1972
Young Brisbane Easts’ forwards, Johnny Lang and Paul Khan spent four days training with Sydney premiers, Souths, thanks to the generosity – and contacts – of Stones Corner publican, Jack Loth. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 26, 2015
MONDAY, JUNE 22 To Paula Nutting Remedial Massage. She has had a number of sports roles over the years, including physio for Brisbane Brothers Rugby League when Don Gailer was […]
FLASHBACK: November 1970
‘Get These Savages Off Our TV Screens’ That was the headline in one English newspaper after a vicious 1970 World Cup Rugby League final between Australia and Great Britain at […]
FLASHBACK: May 1969
NEW South Wales gave Queensland their worst walloping in years, a 26-0 loss at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds in front of a crowd of just over 15,000. Blues forwards, Bob […]
FLASHBACK: January 1984
Easts’ 1983 grand final hero, Wayne Lindenberg, 28, confirmed he would not play for the Tigers in the new season, after announcing his ‘retirement’ from the code during Queensland’s tour […]
