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

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

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

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.

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

Andrew Ettingshausen

Lee Crooks in action for Great Britain against Australia

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

Duncan Thompson

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

Kevin and Mary Donnelly in 1975

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

Valleys coach, Henry Holloway

Greg Conescu in a pensive mood

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

Don Fox scores for Featherstone with referee, Eric Clay on the spot to award the try. Australian defenders are nowhere to be seen.

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

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

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.

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

Brad Backer in action for Easts

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

Rodger Kuhn in action for Easts at Lang Park

Noel Cleal in action for NSW

Darren Smith in action for his first club, Brisbane Easts

Reg Gasnier

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

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

Wigan superstar, Ellery Hanley

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

Wayne Lindenberg in action for Easts

Doug Muir in action for Brisbane club, Valleys

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

Peter Leis in action for Redcliffe

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

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.

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

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

Claude Mantoulan on the attack in a Test against Great Britain

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.

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).

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

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

Ken Day in his Manly-Warringah gear

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

ARL boss, Ken Arthurson

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.