FLASHBACK: April 1997
APRIL 1997 Wendell Sailor was sent to the sin bin by referee, Bill Harrigan after a melee in which the Broncos’ winger hit Cowboys’ centre, Paul Bowman with a flurry […]
APRIL 1997 Wendell Sailor was sent to the sin bin by referee, Bill Harrigan after a melee in which the Broncos’ winger hit Cowboys’ centre, Paul Bowman with a flurry […]
NOVEMBER 1996 The struggling South Queensland Crushers were labelled the ‘Redcliffe Mafia’, after Dolphins’ stalwart, Steve Bleakley was appointed head coach, replacing sacked former Test lock, Bob Lindner, for the […]
OCTOBER 2011 Australian overcame dubious tactics by New Zealand to win the first match of the 2011 Four Nations Rugby League Tournament, which was held in England and Wales. Australian […]
Dave Bolton was man of the match in Balmain’s shock 11-2 win over Souths in the 1969 Sydney grand-final, a match magnificently chronicled in Ian Heads’ book, ‘The Great Grand […]
DIARY OF A RETIRED RUGBY LEAGUE WRITER WEEK 49 2019 MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 On assignment for Rugby League History Committee at St George in South West Queensland, with QRL Government […]
After 18 months self imposed exile from rugby league, Gorden ‘Raging Bull’ Tallis made his return to the playing field – for Australia against the United States in the inaugural Super […]
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Bus it to Frankfurt, then Metro to Marianplatz where there is an International Girls Day march in Berger Street. At Kleinmarket a busker belts out a few […]