FLASHBACK: July 1984
Australian Rugby League skipper, Wally Lewis was heckled by spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he made a speech following the Kangaroos’ 20-7 win over Great Britain, to clinch […]
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DIARY UPDATE: Week 24, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 24 2018 MONDAY, JUNE 11 Tweed legend, Keith ‘Clackers’ Kennedy appears in the Queens Honors List. ‘Clackers’ is synonymous with rugby league […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 23, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 23 2018 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 Great State of Origin rugby league rivals, Glenn Lazarus and Steve Renouf are my interview subjects at […]
FLASHBACK: June 1994
JUNE 1994 Wigan’s British Test rugby league winger, Martin Offiah said he feared for his life when spear tackled twice in the 20-14 World Club Challenge win over the Broncos […]
FLASHBACK: May 1994
MAY 1994 Broncos’ Queensland State of Origin forward, Gavin ‘Jed’ Allen was banned for 12 matches for a shoulder charge gone wrong, on Cronulla-Sutherland halfback, Paul Green. Allen stood to […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 40, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 40 2017 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Chat to Gold Coast Titans’ coaching staff member, Terry Matterson at Beaches Cafe, Main Beach. His daughter […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 37, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 37 2017 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Former Test rugby league centre, Dale Shearer is keen for his biography to be written, and I […]
COMMENT: WE SHOULD HAVE PAID THE MANAGERS
Player-managers – I didn’t have a great deal to do with them during my 32 years as a rugby league writer. I certainly didn’t rely on them as much as […]
FALSE ECONOMICS
by Steve Ricketts, former Chief Rugby League Writer, The Courier-Mail. It seemed to make sense, in terms of the newspaper’s budget, when I was asked to return to Brisbane, from […]
FLASHBACK: December 1987
Queensland rugby league forward, Mark Hohn vowed to give the Brisbane Broncos full value, despite having suffered his second broken leg in three months – while playing for English club, […]
