FLASHBACK: APRIL 1982
APRIL 1982 Souths’ coach, Bob McCarthy labelled refereeing in the bush as ‘woeful’, in the fallout from his 1981 Brisbane premiership winning team’s shock 17-16 loss to Wide Bay, in […]
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FLASHBACK: July, 1981
JULY 1981 Wally Lewis will never forget the look of pride on his parents, Jim and Jean’s faces as he took the field for his Test debut against France at […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 48 2020
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 48 2020 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Former Rugby League Test prop, Gary Parcell has died, aged 87. Gary played eight Tests for Australia […]
HISTORY OF RUGBY LEAGUE ON THE GOLD COAST: A STORY OF RESILIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Just as there was life ‘Before the Broncos’ in Brisbane, there was a proud history of rugby league on the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers before the Titans and its […]
FLASHBACK: July 1979
JULY 1979 A galloping 40 metre try by prop, Rohan Hancock was the big talking point from Queensland Country’s 18-9 win over Parramatta Eels in an Amco Cup round 3 […]
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