FLASHBACK: December 1961
DECEMBER 1961 France and New Zealand played out a violent 5-all draw in the Third Test in 1961, with the draw enough to give the Kiwis a series win after […]
DECEMBER 1961 France and New Zealand played out a violent 5-all draw in the Third Test in 1961, with the draw enough to give the Kiwis a series win after […]
FLASHBACK DECEMBER 1955 France’s former Basque rugby union star, Jean Dop stole the limelight from Welsh dual rugby international, Lewis Jones in France’s 17-5 win over Great Britain at Parc […]
NOVEMBER 1965 France defeated New Zealand 14-3 in a brawling First Test at Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, watched by a vocal crowd of 30,000, at what was a double header with […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 19 2020 MONDAY, MAY 11 The bushland around Enoggera Dam in Brisbane’s west is the destination for my wife, Marie and I […]
FLASHBACK OCTOBER 1960 Fiery forwards, Vince Karalius (Great Britain) and Jean Barthe (France) were sent from the field in a brutal rugby league World Cup match at Station Road, Swinton, […]
BOOK REVIEW Rugby League in France soared to incredible highs and plummeted to unparalleled lows in the 1960s, a decade covered by noted English rugby league author, Roger Grime, from […]
DECEMBER 1959. FRENCH Rugby League legend, Puig Aubert lambasted France’s pack for not dominating their Australian rivals, as the touring Kangaroos won the Second Test, and the series with a […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 35 2018 MONDAY, AUGUST 27 Day 19 of Britain/Ireland adventure and we head north from London to Lymm in Cheshire, where we […]
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 […]