Tag: RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP
How the Nazis helped destroy French rugby league
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It has been a long, long time since France defeated Australia in back-to-back Test matches in 1978 – longer still since they last appeared in a World Cup Final. The history
WATCH: Australia v France – 1968 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYxstPPkmEQ
Tongan coach hits back at critics, Wales not scared of trip to PNG
Tongan coach Kristian Kristian Woolf has hit back at critics of Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita’s defections ahead of the World Cup saying that his side was used to players going the other weay. “We
Future Australian Immortal defends Taumalolo and Fifita’s Tongan defections
Injured Australian playmaker Johnathan Thurston has come out in support of Tongan defectors Jason Taumalolo and former Kangaroo Andrew Fifita going against recent comments made by fellow Aussie Cooper Cronk. Speaking on Triple M Brisbane,
Diary of a traitor and why a defeated Australia is best for business
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos have had a mortgage on top spot in the rugby league world for an eternity. Okay sure, they did lose the 2008 World Cup, a series or two
8 legends of other sports that represented two nations
Diego Costa – Football: Spain/Brazil https://twitter.com/KuteKante/status/911599503907721216 Lennox Lewis – Boxing: Canada/Great Britain #PlateauNews: #OnThisDay 1993, @LennoxLewis stops Frank Bruno in the 7th Round to retain the WBC belt. Record 24-0 pic.twitter.com/lzw2wFkjpe —
Cronk hammers Fifita for disrespecting Kangaroos just before announcement
Incumbent Australian half Cooper Cronk has ripped into Tongan World Cup defector Andrew Fifita after the big prop turned his back on the Kangaroos to represent the Tongans at the upcoming tournament. Cronk questioned Fifita’s
Fifita and Taumalolo made pact to defect to Tonga for World Cup
Andrew Fifita has revealed the pact he and Jason Taumalolo made before switching to Tonga for the World Cup. The pair made waves earlier in the week when they jumped ship from Australia and New