Australia Rugby League Kangaroos Arthur Beetson was a Rugby League World Cup Winner in 1968. CHILL-OUT SUNDAY THE ELLIS RUGBY – AUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE KANGAROOS ARTHUR BEETSON BOOK PREVIEW Arthur Beetson’s future talents as a ball-playing front-rower were honed in his teenage years. When he played at centre or five-eighth in his home-town of Roma in […]
JOHNNY RAPER ST GEORGE & AUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE LEGEND & THE BOWLER HAT Johnny Raper Australia Rugby League Legend. A tribute from Ellis Rugby. St George & Australia Rugby League player Johnny Raper tribute On the 9th February 2022 surrounded by his family and close friends. Johnny Raper sadly passed away. Raper was an outstanding […]
AUSTRALIA KANGAROOS RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY (Part 2). THE 1908-09 & 1911-12 TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN. Australia Kangaroos Rugby League History. And the legendary Dally Messenger & Chris McKivat. Despite the splendid crowds attracted by the Lions’ 1908 Rugby Union tour. And the well-established support for Sydney’s district clubs in the Rugby Union premiership. The initial […]
AUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY (Part 1). THE LEGENDARY DALLY MESSENGER. Australia Rugby League History. And the legendary Dally Messenger. Rugby League has in fact remained exclusively restricted to a small part of England. But it is played there with a fervour and passion that has often extended Australia’s greatest players. The game has ebbed and […]