DIARY UPDATE: Week 29, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 29 2018 TUESDAY, JULY 17 Rugby League Hall of Fame’s new inductees are Mark Graham, Cliff Lyons, Ricky Stuart, Petero Civoniceva, Gorden […]
Tag Archives: Puig Aubert
AND STILL THEY COME!
People watching can be the best form of entertainment, and it’s often free. Rarely have I enjoyed a night of people watching more than an unexpected bonanza in a bar/tabac […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 19, 2018
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 19 2018 MONDAY, MAY 7 Several Labor Day marchers down a few ales at Stafford Tavern. One eyewitness to the march, tells […]
DIARY UPDATE: Week 35, 2017
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 35 2017 MONDAY, AUGUST 28 The family of the late, Reg ‘Bubbles Pegg, have donated his State jersey to the Queensland Rugby […]
FLASHBACK: FEBRUARY 2009
FEBRUARY 2009 Gold Coast Titans v New Zealand Warriors at Oakes Oval, Lismore, was a dream assignment for me. It was a match in the town where I was born, […]
FLASHBACK: January 1954
FLASHBACK JANUARY 1954 France defeated the ‘American All Stars’ 31-0 on a freezing cold Paris day, in the process putting the final nail in the coffin of attempts to have […]
FLASHBACK: January 1949
JANUARY 1949 MARSEILLES was the setting of Australia’s first post-war rugby league Test against France, and the crowd of 15,679 got full value for money in a free flowing, fiery […]
FLASHBACK: October 1953
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1953 Australian, Brian Bevan was the dazzling star of Other Nationalties’ 15-10 win over France at Stade du Park Lescure, Bordeaux in a European championship match, played in […]
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: 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 […]
