HISTORY OF RUGBY LEAGUE ON THE GOLD COAST: A STORY OF RESILIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Just as there was life ‘Before the Broncos’ in Brisbane, there was a proud history of rugby league on the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers before the Titans and its […]
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FLASHBACK: October 1959
OCTOBER 1959 Kangaroos’ rugby league coach, Clive Churchill was threatened with arrest after small boys pelted Australians sitting along the sideline at Oldham in England, with orange peel. Churchill threw […]
FLASHBACK: August 1984
AUGUST 1984 Brothers staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in rugby league history, to beat Redcliffe 40-36 at Lang Park in a match that would live long in the […]
FLASHBACK: November 1963
FLASHBACK NOVEMBER 1963 Less than 18 months after winning the Ashes series in Australia, Great Britain fell to its greatest humiliation at the hands of the Kangaroos when the Arthur […]
FLASHBACK: June 1967
The touring New Zealand Rugby League side scored a memorable 15-14 win over New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. NSW, with legendary centre, Reg Gasnier as captain-coach, were […]
France’s lost opportunity
The rugby league landscape in France would have a vastly different appearance if the code had openly turned professional after the successful 1951 tour of Australia and New Zealand. The […]
FLASHBACK: March 1967
New Sydney rugby league club, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, budgeted to spend $73,000 in their first season, after being promoted from second division with the Penrith Panthers. “That is the amount we need to […]
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: JULY 1965
Just 24 hours after beating Queensland 30-9 at Lang Park, New South Wales headed to Townsville for a ‘friendly’ match against North Queensland. Can you imagine something like that happening now, […]
FLASHBACK: November 1959
Yorkshire Cup winners, Featherstone Rovers embarrassed the touring Kangaroos, scoring three tries to one in a stunning 23-15 win at Post Office Road. The Kangaroos had started November with good […]
FLASHBACK: October 1959
A field goal by Brian Fallon gave Leigh a memorable 18-17 win over the touring Kangaroos, with the captaincy of Australia’s Harry Wells criticised in the press. Australia scored three […]
FLASHBACK: July 1964
THE ‘Prince of Centres’, Reg Gasnier was at his attacking best as Australia defeated France 27-2 at Lang Park in the Second Test, to clinch a first ever home series […]
FLASHBACK: November 1959
Controversial refereeing decisions cost Australia dearly in the Second Test at Headingley, with Britain drawing level in the battle for the Ashes, with an 11-10 win. Referee, Ron Gelder was […]
