TRAVEL What could possibly go wrong? It was November, 1982, and I had chosen a pub called ‘The Old Bore’ at Cunning Corner, for lunch, on the way to the Australian Rugby League Kangaroos’ match against Bradford Northern at Odsal Stadium. Although I was not the driver, I had been tasked with planning many of […]
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 […]
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 […]
IT’S a photograph which has always fascinated me. Australian skipper, Arthur Beetson is holding a trophy aloft, as his teammates gather round. The photograph obviously was taken before a match, […]
MAY 1994 Broncos’ Queensland State of Origin forward, Gavin ‘Jed’ Allen was banned for 12 matches for a shoulder charge gone wrong, on Cronulla-Sutherland halfback, Paul Green. Allen stood to […]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Up at 4.45 a.m. to watch live telecast of Leeds v North Queensland Cowboys World Club Challenge match. It was only 4-4 at halftime, but the Cowboys […]
MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Enjoy a lovely two hour chat with former Test rugby league referee and Sheffield Shield cricket umpire, Don Lancashire and his wife, Carol at their Mount Warren […]
English clubs went on a shopping spree for rugby union talent, with the key signings Terry Holmes (to Bradford Northern from Wales) and South Africians, Ray Mordt and Rob Louw (to Wigan). […]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Watch build-up to Super Bowl. Pop singer ruins anthem. So Australia is not the only country where that happens. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Walk to Keith Payne Park, […]
