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 […]
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I HAVE A CUNNING PLAN
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 […]
SPA TOWN TO A SPANKING
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 […]
COMING THE RAW PRAWN AT WEYMOUTH
“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 UPDATE: Week 48, 2017
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 […]
GRAND UNION CANAL WALK
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
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: March 1981
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 […]
FLASHBACK: January 1980
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 […]
FLASHBACK: November 1984
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 […]
FLASHBACK: June 1984
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 […]
FLASHBACK: February 1994
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 […]
FLASHBACK: December 1978
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 […]
