FLASHBACK: February, 1960
FEBRUARY 1960 Cashed up Sydney rugby league club officials headed straight for Queenslanders, Gary Parcell and Elton Rasmussen when the Kangaroo touring party returned to Australia after five months touring […]
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FLASHBACK: December 1959
DECEMBER 1959. FRENCH Rugby League legend, Puig Aubert lambasted France’s pack for not dominating their Australian rivals, as the touring Kangaroos won the Second Test, and the series with a […]
FLASHBACK: August 1989
AUGUST 1989 Giant Englishman, Brendan Hill powered Easts to a 18-16 win over Wynnum-Manly at Langlands Park, to keep the Tigers on top of the 1989 Brisbane Rugby League premiership. […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 51 2016
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 51 2016 MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 Drinks with my former Murwillumbah High School classmate, Tom Tartan at Brothers’ Leagues. Tom reflects on his time […]
FLASHBACK: April 1958
APRIL 1958 Young winger, Des Hendry scored two fine tries for Brisbane in their 25-14 win over 1957 Bulimba Cup winners, Ipswich at the Exhibition Grounds, his electric speed often bringing […]
FLASHBACK: MAY 1957
Debutant winger, Eddie Lumsden scored four tries in New South Wales’ 49-11 thrashing of Queensland in the first match of the 1957 inter-state series at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds. Lumsden, […]
FLASHBACK: August 1966
Referee, Roy Massey sent four players from the field in four minutes, late in Ipswich’s dramatic 7-2 win over Brisbane in the final of the inter-city, Bulimba Cup competition at […]
FLASHBACK: October 1960
Players in the decisive World Cup match between Great Britain and Australia did as they liked under French referee, Edouard Martung, according to Queensland forward, Gary Parcell on his return to […]
FLASHBACK: April 1954
Queensland pushed hard for Toowoomba’s Duncan Thompson to coach Australia against the touring Great Britain side, but ultimately New South Wales got their way, with Vic Hey getting the job. […]
