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LET’S GO TO PUB, LUV

18/09/2019by SteveRicketts 1 Comment

Travel “What could be more romantic?”, I said to my wife, Marie, as she contemplated a wedding anniversary lunch with me; a fellow rugby league writer; a rugby league fan/war […]

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A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT THIS TOWN

04/09/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a town synonymous with prunes and rugby league, not necessarily in that order. It has been a home away from home for my wife, Marie and I on […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 48, 2017

20/04/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

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 […]

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DIARY UPDATE: Week 45, 2017

12/04/2019by SteveRicketts 1 Comment

DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 45 2017 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Remedial Massage physiotherapist, Paula Nutting mentions former Illawarra rugby league player, ‘bone crusher’ Jefferies, as she does […]

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THEY LOVE BIG SIRRO IN VILLENEUVE

18/03/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

IN Villeneuve-sur-Lot they still talk about the time ‘big Sirro’ came to town. ‘Big Sirro’ is Paul Sironen, the former international rugby league forward who played 247 matches for his […]

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Duncan Thompson

Jack Reardon (right) with former QRL boss, Ron McAuliffe (centre) and noted Brisbane journalist, Paul Sweeney

Wally Lewis, pictured here during his stint with English club, Wakefield, played in five Brisbane grand finals, winning three.

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

Reg Gasnier

Peter Gallagher in action for Queensland against New South Wales at the SCG.

Western Division coach, Johnny King holds the Amco Cup aloft after the country boys’ 6-2 win over Penrith in the final of the knock-out competition’s inaugural season in 1974. To King’s right is cult hero, ‘TV Ted’ Ellery.

Brad Backer in action for Easts

Captain, Gary Freeman tries to rally Kiwi teammates after Australia score a try in the series deciding Third Test at Lang Park, Brisbane in 1991. Australia won 40-12

French manager, Antoine Blain receives the symbolic gift of a Kangaroo from Queensland Rugby League president, Vic Jensen during the historic 1951 tour

Ross Strudwick sells raffle tickets at the Kirra Beach Hotel in the 1980s

Referee, Stan Scamp issues a caution to Easts, Greg Holben, one of many the fiery five eighth received in his career

Allan Ayres (second from left in the back row) could have been anything in rugby league. He is pictured here with the 1971 Tweed/Gold Coast premiership winning South Murwillumbah side. The captain-coach was Claude McDermott (third from right in the front row).

Scene from a Brisbane v Toowoomba Bulimba Cup match at the Gabba in the 1950s, with Brisbane on the attack. Photo from the Melit family collection.

Alex Murphy holds the Challenge Cup aloft after leading Leigh to victory over Leeds at Wembley

Andrew Ettingshausen

Frank Stanton as coach of the New South Wales State of Origin side in 1984. Legendary trainer, Alf Richards is on his right and prop, Peter Tunks on his left.

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

Murwillumbah Brothers’ captain-coach, Milton Whybrow (second from left), watches the progress of teammate, Jack Nardi in the play-off for fifth spot in the 1974 Group 18-Gold Coast finals series at Murwillumbah Oval. Prop, Paul ‘Porky’ Weaver is on Whybrow’s left. Surfers Paradise captain-coach, John Chisholm (left knee strapped) sizes up Nardi. The Pirates won, but Tweed Heads Seagulls would go on to beat Mullumbimby in the grand final.

French captain, Puig Aubert (right) shakes hands with British counterpart, Scotsman, Dave Valentine, ahead of their World Cup clash in Toulouse. Watching on is English referee, Charlie Appleton from Warrington

‘Smokin’ Joe Kilroy and Brett Le Man at Brothers’ training.

Adrian Lam on the attack for Brisbane Wests with Ipswich Jets lock, Jeremy Schloss applying the pressure in defence.

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

Clive Churchill (centre back) in the official Easts team photo from 1965. In the centre at the front is skipper, Ben Wall.

‘Sister Dorrie’ and Tex Morton. Born Dorothy May Ricketts, ‘Sister’ Dorrie was my great Aunty.

Jon and Lola Ricketts on their wedding day, May 12, 1951, outside St Carthages Cathedral, Lismore.

Kiwi Test hooker, Duane Mann in action for New Zealand Residents versus Australian Residents at Lang Park in 1994, watched by rival hooker, Shane Christensen.

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

They love their league in the pretty French town of Limoux.

Shane Bernardin trains with Redcliffe, the club he joined after leaving Norths

Ben Ikin (left) with former Broncos’ Test prop, Shane Webcke at a Men of League function.

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

David Waite (right) when he was Great Britain coach. His assistant at that time, Brian Noble, is the other man in the photo.

Manly skipper, Fred Jones celebrates the Sea Eagles’ 1972 grand final win over the Roosters. Allan Thompson is behind him and Terry Randall on the right.