DIARY UPDATE: Week 32, 2021
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 32 2021 MONDAY, AUGUST 9 My former Telegraph Sports Editor, John Morton described Bobby Banks as the Wally Lewis of his time. […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 32 2021 MONDAY, AUGUST 9 My former Telegraph Sports Editor, John Morton described Bobby Banks as the Wally Lewis of his time. […]
NOVEMBER 2001 It was the Rugby League Ashes campaign which almost didn’t go ahead, because of terrorism. The 2001 Australia v Great Britain and Ireland series was played over two […]
I wish I could say there was a great sense of anticipation across the UK, as the countdown began to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup final at Old Trafford, […]
The much-maligned Welsh team restored some credibility to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, thanks to a courageous 46-22 loss to Australia in a semi-final at Huddersfield’s McAlpine Stadium. The […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 42 2020 MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 Men of League patron, Ron Atkins celebrates his 85th birthday at Broncos Leagues Club, and I feel […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 30 2020 MONDAY, JULY 27 The Courier-Mail’s chief sports writer, Robert Craddock speculates on whether the Broncos will drop young forward, Andrew […]
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1995 ENGLAND captain, Shaun Edwards was accused of taunting Australian winger, John Hopoate with racial abuse at London’s Wembley Stadium, in the opening match of the 1995 Rugby […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 14 2020 MONDAY, APRIL 6 Former Socceroo, Mark Viduka has some damning things to say about our national team, going back a […]
I must confess to having under-estimated Brad Fittler, when he was thrown into a leadership role during the Super League War in the 1990s. To me, he wasn’t a great […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 29 2019. MONDAY, JULY 22 Rugby league cult hero, giant former Brisbane Norths’ prop, Campbell ‘Zulu’ Dews has agreed to be a […]
APRIL 1990 The chaotic nature of rugby league on the border of New South Wales and Queensland was never more graphically illustrated than by the City v Country match played […]
APRIL 1995 Australian Rugby League contracted players were reportedly having second thoughts about staying with the ‘Establishment’, after England and New Zealand confirmed they would be siding with the rebel […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 21 2019 MONDAY, MAY 27 Queensland State of Origin coach, Kevin Walters is emotional at the naming of the Maroons’ squad for […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 28 2018 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Queensland salvage pride from the 2018 State of Origin rugby league series with a 18-12 win in […]
Testicle grabbing and hand stomping. It was all part of the England v Australia World Cup rugby league match at London’s Twickenham Stadium on October 28, 2000. It was the […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 17 2017 TUESDAY, APRIL 25 ANZAC Day Dawn Service at The Gap, and there is a big turn-out, for the service itself […]
Player-managers – I didn’t have a great deal to do with them during my 32 years as a rugby league writer. I certainly didn’t rely on them as much as […]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Watch build-up to Super Bowl. Pop singer ruins anthem. So Australia is not the only country where that happens. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Walk to Keith Payne Park, […]
MAL Meninga brought down the curtain on his amazing playing career by leading the Kangaroos to a then world record 74-0 Test win over France in the final match of […]