TRAVEL What could possibly go wrong? It was November, 1982, and I had chosen a pub called ‘The Old Bore’ at Cunning Corner, for lunch, on the way to the Australian Rugby League Kangaroos’ match against Bradford Northern at Odsal Stadium. Although I was not the driver, I had been tasked with planning many of […]
TRAVEL CELEBRATED spa town, Harrogate one night; former coal mining borough, Leigh in Greater Manchester the next. Such is the lot of rugby league writer based in northern England. It […]
“A pint of real ale, please”. “Would you like a pint of prawns with that?” the barman at the Kings Arms Pub on the quayside at Weymouth in County Dorset, […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 48 2017 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 English couple, Terry and Joyce Holmes are our guests on a country drive. Terry is a contributor […]
BRITISH Waterways and rugby league. What do they have in common? Quite a lot actually, given that a big part of Britain’s canal system runs through rugby league heartland, the […]
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 […]
Redcliffe rugby league coach, the great Arthur Beetson, used the unlimited tackle rule to his side’s advantage in a 20-13 win over Brothers at Dolphin Oval, and then immediately called for […]
The arrival of Test coach, Frank Stanton raised the hopes of Redcliffe supporters, with the club experiencing a premiership drought going back to their inaugural title in 1965, when Henry […]
Brisbane Easts’ Queensland State of Origin winger, Steve Stacey stunned officials of Salford in England by walking out on the club and flying back to Australia. Stacey and Englishman, Roby […]
Great Britain forward, David Hobbs was banned for three games and fined $1,000 after he was sent off for a blatant elbow to the head of Australian hooker, Greg Conescu […]
CANTERBURY prop, Martin Bella blasted Broncos’ halfback, Allan Langer’s tackling style, and had a shot at the administrative skills of Brisbane’s CEO, John Ribot at the same time. Bella faced […]
France claimed a 2-0 series win over the touring Kangaroos with a 11-10 result at the Stade Municipal, Toulouse in front of 6,500 delirious home town fans. The French had […]
