FLASHBACK: December 1991
Hull prop, Andy Dannant was suspended for eight matches for a high shot which left Leeds’ superstar, Ellery Hanley with his jaw broken in three places. The incident was reviewed by ‘trial by […]
Hull prop, Andy Dannant was suspended for eight matches for a high shot which left Leeds’ superstar, Ellery Hanley with his jaw broken in three places. The incident was reviewed by ‘trial by […]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 There is an In Memoriam in The Northern Star today for Ken Boyd, a fine fullback in NSW Country in the 1950s and 60s, particularly at Murwillumbah […]
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, […]
Great Britain rugby league skipper, Ellery Hanley is awarded the MBE in the New Year’s honours list. Ellery was playing for Wigan at the time and a few days earlier […]
Brisbane Easts’ Queensland State of Origin winger, Steve Stacey stunned officials of Salford in England by walking out on the club and flying back to Australia. Stacey and Englishman, Roby […]
SEVEN Queensland players were named in the Australian team for the inaugural Rugby League World Cup in France. Twenty three years before rugby union staged its first world tournament, league […]
SEPTEMBER 1964 International forwards, John Cleary and Jim Paterson were sent from the field by Sydney referee, Laurie Bruyeres in the Foley Shield Grand Final in Townsville, played in front […]
Wynnum-Manly star, Wally Lewis was named captain of the Oceania team to play Europe in Paris in a match to mark the 50th anniversary of rugby league in France. Kiwi, […]
Dublin Blues winger, Brian Carney signs for English club, Gateshead after being discovered playing university rugby league by Gateshead’s Australian CEO, Shane Richardson. Carney would go on to play 14 […]
Australia were magnificent in their 31-9 victory over host nation, France in a 1972 World Cup match played at Toulouse. France, captained by Francis de Nadai from Limoux, impressed in […]
There were calls for England based Australians to be allowed to play for the touring Kangaroos after Great Britain wrapped up the 1948 Ashes series with a 16-7 win at […]
Test forward, Col Weiss announced his retirement from representative football, but the QRL was quick to point out that while he was playing club football (for Brothers) he had to […]
THE parochialism of Queenslanders is to be admired in many circumstances, but card carrying members of the local league fraternity have gone too far in describing the Intrust Super Cup […]