Almanac Rugby League

The Almanac Rugby league Crew

If you’d like to publish a rugby league story on The Footy Almanac website, please contact Ian Hauser.

 

If you’d like to join the Footy Almanac’s rugby league email list to receive our regular
Thursday updates during the season and occasional updates in the off-season, contact John Harms in the first instance.

 

The Footy Almanac’s coverage of rugby league features a team of four regular columnists:

Ian Hauser provides a round by round preview/review and comments on specific players/incidents.
Matt O’Hanlon (Prop by the Sea) offers a quirky take of the week’s happenings on and off the field.
Mark Shannon (The Prospector) comments on various issues in the code, both historical and current.
Russel Hansen (Rabbit in the Vineyard) gives a specific take on South Sydney’s progress.

as well as numerous other occasional contributors.

Our collection of articles appears below. The first article was published in 2010.

 

NRL Round 1 – Sharks v Rabbitohs: A report from Rabbit in the Vineyard

Russel Hansen has moved from Brisbane to the Barossa and morphed from Rabbitoh Russ to The Rabbit in the Vineyard. (Lucky bugger! – Ed.) Suitably fortified with the best of local cuisine, he took in South Sydney’s first game of the year.

NRL Round 1 – Dolphins v Roosters: Un-bloody-believable!

In what will rank as the upset of the season (after all of 8 games played to date), the debutant Dolphins have defeated the ‘Billionaires of Bondi’ to win their first ever match in the NRL. Where does this put Wayne Bennett in the pantheon?

Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2023, Round 1: Get your tips in!

The NRL 2023 season kicks off tonight. Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser previews the season and tries to find the winners in Round 1.

Almanac Rugby League: Season 2023 is now just seven sleeps away!

The 2023 rugby league season is just one week away! Here are a few things to keep in mind as we work our way through the next seven months.

Almanac Footy Tipping (NRLM): And the winners are…

Here are the results and prizes for the Almanac’s 2022 NRLM footy tipping comp.

Almanac Rugby League – 2021/22 World Cup Wrap: The Roos hot to trot!

The Jillaroos and Kangaroos produced powerful performances to dominate their respective finals of the 2021/22 rugby league World Cup. Ian Hauser offers his wrap of the tournament.

Almanac Rugby League: 2021/22 World Cup Finals Preview

The 2021/22 Rugby League World Cup reaches its climax this weekend. Ian Hauser brings you up to date with the finalists.

Almanac Rugby League: 2021/22 World Cup Update

We’re getting to the pointy end of the 2021/22 Rugby League World Cup competitions. Ian Hauser brings you up to date.

Almanac Rugby League: 2021/22 World Cup update, and farewell Josh Jackson

The 2021/22 rugby league World Cup continues in the Old Dart. Ian Hauser brings us up to date as the men’s competition enters the quarter-finals and the women’s competition gets under way.

Almanac Rugby League – 2021/22 World Cup: Rounds 1 and 2

It’s all going pretty much to plan at the Rugby League World Cup after the first two rounds of pool matches. Ian Hauser provides an update.