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FLASHBACK: JANUARY 1960

09/02/2020by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

JANUARY 1960 Australian halfback, Barry Muir was lucky not to be sent off, after he knocked out French rival, Bernard Fabre from Albi, in the Third Rugby League Test at […]

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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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FLASHBACK: April, 1959

02/05/2019by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

APRIL 1959 On a hot spring day, in the French city of Grenoble, France extracted revenge against Great Britain, in one of the great turnarounds of international rugby league history. […]

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FLASHBACK: April 1964

22/04/2014by SteveRicketts Leave a comment

Centre, John McDonald made an impressive Bulimba Cup debut for Towoomba in the Clydesdales 27-18 loss to Brisbane at Lang Park, with the Courier-Mail’s Jack Reardon tipping State honours for […]

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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.

Duncan Thompson

France rugby league forward, Jean Pambrun in action for Catalans XIII

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

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.

Eric Harris (centre) with Leeds’ teammates, Welshman, Con Murphy (left) and John Kelly before a match in the 1938-39 English season

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

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.

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

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

The late, great Harold ‘Mick’ Crocker.

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

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

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

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

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

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

Canberra Raiders’ winger, John Ferguson

Brad Backer in action for Easts

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

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

Tall winger, Darren Plowman. He was one of the Crushers’ best in their first top grade hit-out against Manly at Emerald

Gene Miles in action for the Broncos. He started his senior career with Souths in Townsville.

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

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

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

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

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).

Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren home in Queensland

Dean Pay in action for Canterbury-Bankstown. Pay scored a try in the 1994 Ashes decider.

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

Reg Gasnier

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