Rugby league – Page 2

Part 2 – 2003 to 2007: Players who made their first grade debuts and never returned to the NRL again

19 July, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Think of every kid that ever laced a footy boot and then consider how many of them never actually make it to top flight rugby league? So many more miss out

Rugby League Hottest 100 2022 voting live!

15 July, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

Rugby League Hottest 100 2022 voting is now live! For the first time, you can vote for as many or as little songs as you like. Follow the link and start voting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZRMKJG You can also

IRL makes call as trans women banned from participating at the Rugby League World Cup

21 June, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league has confirmed transgender athletes (male-to-female) will not be permitted to participate at the upcoming World Cup in England after a decision was handed down by the IOC. It follows FINA (swimming’s international body)

The mighty Lions tour of 1992, a dubious 100-metre sprint and a legendary British win at the home of the Carlton Blues

14 June, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis In 2019 the Great Britain Lions toured New Zealand and Papua New Guinea – the first time the Lions had appeared on the international stage since way back in 2007. The

Tributes flow for legendary commentator Ray Warren after announcing retirement

2 June, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Iconic commentator Ray Warren has officially called time on his career – one game short of calling a mind-boggling 100 State of Origin matches for Channel Nine. Warren’s career spanned over five

NRL franchises have spent over $15 million sacking coaches over the last decade while local community clubs can’t rub two pennies together

18 May, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis National Rugby League clubs have spent an estimated total of over $15 million paying out sacked coaches in the last decade alone. The monstrous number got bigger this week when the

Big Mal, Lazo and ‘The Grasshopper’: Rugby league’s greatest (and worst) political converts over the years

17 May, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Australians are set to go to the polls this Saturday to elect the countries 47th Parliament of Australia. As sitting Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese continue to

1980’s cult hero Olsen Filipaina dead at 64

10 February, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Ground-breaking rugby league cult hero Olsen Filipaina has died at the age of 64. The Kiwi International and star of the Balmain Tigers in the 1980’s passed away at Westmead Hospital after 17 days in

Love the game like never before: The existential crisis of a new rugby league year and how the old girl needs you more than ever

27 January, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis As we crawl toward rugby league season version 2022, the “new” Covid world we live in has buckled us into an existential crisis made more apparent by the gaping hole now

Ten of the wettest, slipperiest, downright atrocious conditions we’ve seen footy played in

25 November, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS With torrential rain hitting eastern Australia, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the wettest, slipperiest and downright atrocious conditions we’ve ever seen footy played in. Here are ten

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