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, […]
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FLASHBACK: December 1947
The first ever Test between France and New Zealand resulted in disappointment for a courageous home side, three days after Christmas, 1947. The Kiwis had been meant to play France […]
FLASHBACK: November 1947
The Rugby Football League announced it would trial a ‘throw-in’, instead of a scrum, during the New Zealand Kiwi’s French leg of their northern hemisphere tour. Noted Australian journalist, Tom […]
FLASHBACK: JUNE 1937
Queensland’s Test halfback, Fred Gilbert had to be carried from the dressing rooms to a car, before being transported to hospital after he dislocated his shoulder in the first inter-state match […]
FLASHBACK: April 1967
Jim Murphy made an impressive senior representative debut for Ipswich against Brisbane in the inter-city Bulimba cup competition. Murphy, who would go on to tour New Zealand with the 1971 […]
FLASHBACK: October 1996
Great Britain undertook what proved a disastrous South Pacific tour, making a mockery of Super League’s claim to be creating a new world order in which a well funded rugby league would reach new […]
FLASHBACK: October 1986
WIGAN coach, Graham Lowe predicted Australia would not go through their tour of England undefeated, after his club side made the Kangaroos battle every step of the way in the opening […]
FLASHBACK: August 1946
The wizardry of Brothers’ international centre, Jack Reardon in the Brisbane elimination final 17-8 win over Souths had critics wondering how he could have been left out of the Australian side for the failed […]
FLASHBACK: July 1986
Alex Murphy, one of the greats of British rugby league, took a pot shot at the egos of Australian players during a talent scouting trip ‘down under’ for the St […]
FLASHBACK: May 1981
The blinding pace and elusiveness of indigenous winger, John ‘Chicka’ Ferguson proved the difference as Newtown Jets defeated Combined Brisbane 23-19 at Lang Park in the Tooth Cup mid-week combination. Ferguson […]
FLASHBACK: MAy 1966
British Test centre, Eric Ashton named a controversial World Team as he launched his biography, ‘Glory in the Centre Spot’. Missing from Ashton’s side were Queensland greats, Duncan Hall and […]
FLASHBACK: April 1946
Australian and New Zealand Air Force men on the HMS Indomitable gave plenty of stick to members of the Great Britain Rugby League side, which was travelling ‘down under’ for the […]
FLASHBACK: October 1985
New Zealand arrived in England for their 11th tour of the northern hemisphere. They opened with a 14-8 loss to Wigan at Central Park, a match played in torrential rain before […]
FLASHBACK: December 1990
Brilliant British halfback, Andy Gregory announced his retirement from Test football after playing all three matches against the touring Kangaroos. It proved a short term break from the international scene, […]
FLASHBACK: December 1950
France played a (British) Empire side in Bordeaux, with the crowd of nearly 40,000 giving the day a carnival like atmosphere. Brisbane Sunday-Mail journalist, Alan Cleaver reported on the match […]
FLASHBACK: November 1985
Brilliant young centre, Garry Schofield scored a record four tries as Great Britain wrapped up the series against New Zealand with a 25-8 win at Central Park, Wigan. It was Britain’s […]
DIARY ENTRY: WEEK 13, 2015
THURSDAY, MARCH 26 I interview beach volleyball Olympic Gold Medal winner, Natalie Cook at Pineapple Hotel in my role as Beer and Beef Club MC. Natalie wears her Australian blazer, and […]
FLASHBACK: September 1950
WALLABIES’ Test captain, Trevor Allen was expelled from the New South Wales Rugby Union after signing professional papers to play rugby league with Leigh in England. Allen, who was a […]
FLASHBACK: November 1989
Great Britain clinched their first home series against New Zealand in 24 years with a 10-6 win over the Kiwis at Central Park, Wigan in front of a crowd of […]
FLASHBACK: JULY 1959
Australian players were the subject of derisive cheers from spectators as New Zealand prevented a home side series clean sweep with a 28-12 win in the Third Test at the […]
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