THE AMAZING MICK SULLIVAN. GREAT BRITAIN RUGBY LEAGUE LEGEND & TWO-TIMES RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP WINNER Rugby League World Cup Winner. Mick Sullivan was born in Pudsey in Leeds. On the 21st January 1934. He signed professionally for Huddersfield in 1954. He played his amateur rugby at the Shaw Cross amateur club in Dewsbury. He made [...]
1932 GREAT BRITAIN RUGBY LEAGUE. THE STORY BEHIND THE TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. Rugby League 1932 Tour by Great Britain visited Australia and New Zealand. The party was captained by Welshman Jim Sullivan. The following reports provide historical details on the three test matches played in New Zealand. Their style and content are taken from the [...]
1932 GREAT BRITAIN RUGBY LEAGUE. THE STORY BEHIND THE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA. 1932 Great Britain Rugby League tour of Australia and New Zealand were captained by Welshman Jim Sullivan. The following reports provide historical details on the three test matches played in Australia. Their style and content are taken from the details available from the [...]
1954 RL WORLD CUP. DAVE VALENTINE, SCOTLAND’S WORLD CUP WINNER. 1954 RL World Cup. The story of Dave Valentine. Scotland's winning captain. Dave Valentine was born on the 12th of September 1926. In the Scottish Borders. In Hawick in Roxburghshire. Born into a rugby family, Dave’s younger brothers. Alec and Rob were also fine rugby [...]
WALES RUGBY LEAGUE LIONS - THE STORY BEHIND THE GREAT BRITAIN RUGBY LEAGUE TOUR OF 1950. Wales Rugby League Lions. Great Britain included a number of Wales Rugby League Lions in the 1950 Tour party. These included the five players pictured above. Elwyn Gwyther of Belle Vue Rangers, Frank Osmond of Swinton, Doug Phillips of [...]
RUGBY LEAGUE ASHES SERIES. THE CAPTAIN WHO PLAYED ON DESPITE A BROKEN ARM Rugby League Ashes Series. No Lions tour has been the subject of such intense drama. And intrigue as the 1958 adventure. It saw Great Britain retain the Ashes in the most sensational style. Yet find themselves battling against a split in their [...]
CHILL-OUT SUNDAY THE ELLIS RUGBY – RUGBY LEAGUE LIONS TOUR – 100 YEARS OF TEST MATCHES – BOOK PREVIEW Rugby League Lions Tour. 100 Years of Test Matches Book Preview. Author - Robert Gate Very few people understand the significance of rugby league’s history. And its relevance to the game’s communities more than Robert Gate. Who has [...]
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