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- August 2010
- Based In:
- Brisbane
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Rabbitohs
- Favourite Sports:
- League,
Latest Articles
The 2012 NRL Grand Final: A cultural journey
2 Oct 2012With my beloved Rabbitohs falling in the preliminary final, I wasn’t sure I could attend this year’s grand final. It was perhaps too painful for me to make the trip all the way south to the big game. Indeed, three other Bunnies’ supporters in my original group decided not to make the Sydney trip. With [...]
Rugby league's crucial bookends
24 Jul 2012Foundation rugby league countries England, Australia, and New Zealand are receiving timely good news that augurs well for the game’s future. Starting with England, at its annual general meeting in Hull, a Rugby Football League (RFL) Governance Review prepared by eminent sports lawyer and RFL Interim Chairman Maurice Watkins, concluded that the sport’s system of [...]
Rugby league's profile increasing on French television
2 Jun 2012In an earlier article on The Roar, I outlined a new relationship between Al Jazeera Sport and rugby league in France. More details have come to light with the launch of Al Jazeera’s beIN Sport, which is a French premium network of sports channels operated by the Qatar-based broadcaster. It consists of two channels – [...]
When 1983 ghosts roar for the Featherstone Rovers
17 Apr 2012Featherstone Rovers first came into my conscious thought in 1983. It was still a learning curve for me, becoming familiar with rugby league. I was fortunate enough to see Ellery Hanley on TV, creating a magical length-of-the-field try for the then-known Bradford Northern against Rovers at Leeds’ Headingley ground. It was a Challenge Cup semi [...]
Rugby League World Cup: Part I
29 Mar 2012Next year heralds the 2013 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) in England, Wales, Ireland and France. Right up to and the tournament, I’ll be bringing a series of articles on this important event in our sport’s calendar. Part one of this series will highlight the RLWC draw, and subsequent opinion of this. On Thursday March [...]
Super League on the up in 2012
14 Feb 2012Before a ball was kicked, the Super League heralded the 2012 season in controversial circumstances. The competition will be known as the Stobart Super League in a three-year deal. The Stobart brand sees the FTSE 250 logistics company in a marketing-led approach to sponsor English rugby league’s flagship competition, which will not include cash. This [...]
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