FLASHBACK: November, 1980
FLASHBACK NOVEMBER 1980 English clubs scrambled to sign New Zealand rugby league players, after the Kiwi’s tour of the UK, under the captaincy of Mark Graham and the coaching of […]
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BLACKBALL – STAUNCHLY LABOUR AND LEAGUE
TRAVEL The Paparoa Ranges near Blackball, on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, provide any number of beautiful walks, including the country’s latest ‘Great Walk’. But, back in […]
FLASBACK: June 1980
JUNE 1980 Australian centre, Chris Close was sent off by referee, Jack ’10 yards’ Percival, after a wild brawl in the tour match against a veteran Maori side at Hastings […]
FLASHBACK: August 1949
AUGUST 1949 Ted Verrenkamp scored four tries for Leeds in a 63-3 win over fellow Yorkshire club, York, setting the stage for another fine season for the former Queensland rugby […]
FLASHBACK: August 1939
AUGUST 1939 The 1939 New Zealand Rugby League side in the UK included a man who would play Test cricket in England 10 years later. The 1939/40 Kiwi and Wallaby rugby union […]
GORDON SMITH – A WEST COAST TREASURE
Gordon Smith is probably an unlikely ‘favorite player’, but he ranks highly on my list of overseas’ stars who impressed me when I was a rugby league journalist with the […]
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